Table 85. Summary by Type of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Vegetables 
Fruits and 
Horticultural 
Grains or 
Root crops 
Item 
Total 
Coffee 
or melons 
coconuts 
specialities 
field crops 
or tubers 
SELECTED MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT, BUILDINGS, AND I 
FACILITIES ON DECEMBER 31, 2012 - Con. 
Selected buildings and facilities: - Con. 
Buildings for machinery 
farms 
2,067 
535 
89 
488 
222 
15 
6 
number 
2,336 
556 
93 
594 
274 
16 
7 
Greenhouses 
farms 
803 
12 
116 
63 
508 
3 
1 
number 
4,512 
26 
504 
150 
3,666 
(D) 
(D) 
Houses for agregados and other workers 
farms 
2,280 
847 
11 
641 
92 
29 
23 
number 
3,625 
1,245 
(D) 
926 
104 
134 
79 
ESTIMATED MARKET VALUE OF ALL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Total 
farms 
10,493 
2,783 
493 
2,722 
542 
189 
360 
dollars 
365,219,750 
34,361,758 
16,432,174 
79,228,440 
26,016,453 
34,165,287 
6,212,456 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $999 
farms 
1,950 
635 
140 
491 
85 
37 
59 
dollars 
683,573 
223,628 
63,085 
166,181 
22,479 
21,819 
25,820 
$1 ,000 to $9,999 
farms 
5,128 
1,534 
220 
1,479 
216 
69 
232 
dollars 
19,857,370 
5,618,797 
839,422 
6,394,497 
850,127 
223,262 
923,013 
$10,000 to $29,999 
farms 
1,620 
298 
19 
382 
71 
69 
39 
dollars 
26,049,264 
4,670,779 
293,916 
6,677,471 
1,206,542 
918,352 
577,681 
$30,000 to $49,999 
farms 
396 
90 
7 
74 
26 
4 
6 
dollars 
14,131,388 
2,998,655 
265,895 
2,941,052 
935,874 
(D) 
207,408 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,399 
226 
107 
296 
144 
10 
24 
dollars 
304,498,155 
20,849,899 
14,969,856 
63,049,239 
23,001,431 
32,867,540 
4,478,534 
ESTIMATED MARKET VALUE OF ALL LAND, 
BUILDINGS, AND FACILITIES 
Total 
farms 
dollars 
13,159 
4,198,181,341 
3,425 
459,070,777 
501 
110,920,418 
3,350 
851,017,016 
667 
180,538,920 
204 
68,431,324 
433 
71,194,932 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $9,999 
farms 
180 
42 
45 
20 
47 
4 
2 
dollars 
998,562 
247,933 
321,701 
107,265 
174,957 
22,400 
(D) 
$10,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,840 
578 
15 
392 
96 
66 
159 
dollars 
50,498,465 
16,891,856 
(D) 
10,478,703 
1,607,537 
1 ,929,282 
4,210,650 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
3,197 
1,153 
49 
866 
188 
66 
142 
dollars 
226,366,102 
81,932,546 
3,764,899 
62,160,188 
12,793,505 
4,829,213 
8,397,944 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
4,378 
1,209 
269 
1,236 
183 
37 
47 
dollars 
668,352,027 
180,945,201 
33,707,185 
189,198,004 
27,476,131 
5,613,634 
5,960,552 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
1,967 
373 
88 
541 
48 
21 
53 
dollars 
641 ,220,226 
115,385,400 
26,065,084 
170,092,189 
16,617,679 
8,219,000 
17,899,096 
$500,000 or more 
farms 
1,597 
70 
35 
295 
105 
10 
30 
dollars 
2,610,745,959 
63,667,841 
46,610,125 
418,980,667 
121,869,111 
47,817,795 
34,714,847 
AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS USED, INCLUDING FERTILIZER 
Any chemical use 
farms 
8,841 
2,679 
487 
2,860 
634 
184 
405 
Commercial fertilizer used on cropland 
farms 
7,687 
2,537 
406 
2,719 
622 
182 
403 
cuerdas on which used 
86,940 
25,832 
5,820 
36,570 
2,308 
4,612 
1,791 
Commercial fertilizer used on pastureland 
farms 
558 
27 
61 
96 
21 
1 
8 
cuerdas on which used 
28,966 
94 
240 
3,625 
241 
(D) 
148 
Organic fertilizer 
farms 
507 
43 
69 
103 
18 
3 
4 
cuerdas on which used 
23,809 
316 
361 
1,447 
71 
(D) 
73 
Chemical products (sprays, dusts, fumigants, etc.) 
used to control- 
Insects on crops 
farms 
2,914 
517 
285 
996 
491 
135 
159 
cuerdas on which used 
47,356 
5,479 
6,015 
19,964 
1,482 
4,288 
881 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
2,239 
205 
225 
1,128 
179 
115 
79 
cuerdas on which used 
32,328 
2,494 
4,318 
17,608 
446 
4,134 
470 
Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pastures 
farms 
5,911 
1,870 
287 
1,987 
237 
158 
253 
cuerdas on which used 
109,026 
20,703 
6,572 
31,104 
1,539 
3,963 
1,004 
Nematodes on crops 
farms 
2,004 
192 
169 
1,092 
150 
62 
41 
cuerdas on which used 
28,035 
3,748 
1,962 
16,190 
379 
3,516 
209 
HIRED FARM WORKERS, AGREGADOS, 
AND SHARECROPPERS 
Workers who worked 5 months or longer 
farms 
5,034 
1,931 
161 
1,092 
239 
135 
165 
number 
14,922 
5,206 
1,678 
3,048 
554 
1,473 
300 
Workers who worked less than 5 months 
farms 
4,282 
858 
195 
1,513 
341 
51 
47 
number 
15,200 
1,822 
1,496 
4,622 
1,286 
1,817 
122 
Agregado and sharecropper families 
living on place December 31 
farms 
1,450 
453 
8 
427 
71 
29 
6 
number 
2,277 
615 
(D) 
612 
116 
43 
9 
LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, AND THEIR PRODUCTS 
Inventory 
Total cattle and calves 
farms 
3,223 
26 
30 
383 
40 
6 
53 
All cows 
number 
257,285 
433 
784 
14,983 
5,191 
200 
1,206 
farms 
2,522 
17 
19 
223 
36 
3 
39 
All heifers and heifer calves 
number 
130,339 
180 
324 
3,022 
2,821 
(D) 
518 
farms 
2,528 
18 
18 
291 
37 
5 
43 
Bulls, steers, bull calves, and steer calves 
number 
farms 
65,579 
2,810 
(D) 
21 
(D) 
26 
4,150 
267 
(D) 
34 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
41 
number 
61,367 
(D) 
(D) 
7,811 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Dairy cattle 
farms 
834 
6 
5 
117 
4 
3 
12 
Cows 
number 
farms 
99,892 
555 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
1 
1,984 
40 
(D) 
1 
26 
1 
(D) 
2 
Heifers and heifer calves 
number 
farms 
64,494 
669 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
4 
69 
109 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
12 
number 
35,398 
(D) 
(D) 
1,915 
(D) 
(D) 
50 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
258 Puerto Rico 2012 Census of Agriculture - SUMMARY DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
