Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
58 
30 
12 
2 
4 
3 
acres 
548 
40 
57 
(D) 
70 
(D) 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
127 
24 
32 
5 
9 
10 
acres 
15,518 
34 
263 
61 
296 
247 
Nematodes 
... farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
9 
3 
4 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
3 
25 
- 
(D) 
- 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
5 
1 
1 
- 
1 
- 
acres on which used 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
2 
1 
1 
_ 
_ 
_ 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
36 
9 
16 
1 
1 
3 
acres 
576 
19 
106 
(D) 
(D) 
50 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
15 
3 
4 
1 
3 
- 
acres 
881 
7 
42 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
34 
15 
11 
1 
1 
1 
acres 
1,280 
18 
25 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
19 
4 
2 
1 
1 
3 
acres 
2,464 
9 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
178 
37 
40 
10 
9 
12 
acres 
9,564 
51 
188 
119 
233 
160 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
52 
5 
16 
3 
6 
7 
acres 
3,325 
6 
29 
21 
53 
(D) 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
66 
22 
16 
4 
3 
3 
Solar panels 
... farms 
57 
18 
15 
3 
2 
3 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
11 
4 
3 
- 
- 
1 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geeexchange systems 
... farms 
2 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
4 
2 
1 
- 
1 
- 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
... farms 
3 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
546 
184 
141 
21 
30 
24 
Part owners 
... farms 
122 
12 
21 
7 
5 
19 
Tenants 
... farms 
94 
51 
19 
1 
3 
- 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
669 
196 
162 
28 
35 
43 
acres 
204,343 
676 
3,893 
1,438 
2,615 
4,229 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
668 
196 
162 
28 
35 
43 
acres 
200,333 
626 
3,448 
1,437 
2,611 
3,869 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
216 
63 
40 
8 
8 
19 
acres 
633,678 
(D) 
695 
236 
433 
1,051 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
216 
63 
40 
8 
8 
19 
acres 
633,528 
189 
695 
236 
433 
1,051 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
42 
2 
12 
1 
2 
2 
acres 
4,160 
(D) 
445 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,230 
379 
311 
46 
71 
72 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
387 
140 
84 
14 
8 
19 
2 operators 
315 
97 
77 
13 
27 
20 
3 operators 
40 
3 
12 
2 
3 
3 
4 operators 
12 
2 
5 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
8 
5 
3 
- 
- 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
525 
183 
142 
22 
32 
29 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
438 
156 
119 
20 
21 
22 
2 operators 
34 
10 
10 
1 
4 
2 
3 operators 
5 
1 
1 
- 
1 
1 
4 operators 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
512 
134 
98 
21 
27 
37 
Female 
250 
113 
83 
8 
11 
6 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
412 
132 
101 
18 
17 
23 
Other 
350 
115 
80 
11 
21 
20 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
62 Alaska 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
