Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
58 
3 
- 
5 
2 
8 
acres 
548 
(D) 
- 
91 
(D) 
83 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
127 
3 
4 
10 
13 
15 
acres 
15,518 
(D) 
(D) 
5,852 
4,354 
2,081 
Nematodes 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
9 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres on which used 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
2 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
36 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
acres 
576 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
15 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
881 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
34 
1 
1 
1 
2 
- 
acres 
1,280 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
19 
- 
- 
4 
2 
1 
acres 
2,464 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
178 
1 
3 
10 
18 
18 
acres 
9,564 
(D) 
(D) 
3,676 
1,751 
995 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
52 
- 
1 
3 
8 
4 
acres 
3,325 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
66 
3 
- 
2 
2 
3 
Solar panels 
farms 
57 
1 
- 
1 
2 
3 
Wind turbines 
farms 
11 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
4 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
546 
4 
3 
9 
23 
23 
Part owners 
farms 
122 
1 
4 
4 
13 
10 
Tenants 
farms 
94 
7 
2 
9 
8 
7 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
669 
5 
7 
14 
36 
33 
acres 
204,343 
(D) 
3,143 
31,580 
16,537 
44,905 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
668 
5 
7 
13 
36 
33 
acres 
200,333 
(D) 
3,143 
31,376 
15,805 
44,905 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
216 
8 
6 
13 
21 
17 
acres 
633,678 
201 
1,186 
2,004 
6,157 
7,563 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
216 
8 
6 
13 
21 
17 
acres 
633,528 
(D) 
1,186 
2,004 
6,057 
(D) 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
42 
2 
_ 
2 
6 
_ 
acres 
4,160 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
832 
- 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,230 
30 
21 
44 
74 
74 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
387 
5 
2 
10 
22 
20 
2 operators 
315 
3 
3 
8 
15 
13 
3 operators 
40 
2 
3 
- 
6 
4 
4 operators 
12 
- 
1 
2 
1 
1 
5 or more operators 
8 
2 
- 
2 
- 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
525 
4 
7 
17 
25 
27 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
438 
2 
7 
6 
25 
20 
2 operators 
34 
1 
- 
2 
- 
2 
3 operators 
5 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
4 operators 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
512 
11 
8 
18 
37 
30 
Female 
250 
1 
1 
4 
7 
10 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
412 
8 
5 
20 
29 
26 
Other 
350 
4 
4 
2 
15 
14 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
86 Alaska 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
