Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
$25,000 to 
$49,999 
$10,000 to 
$24,999 
$5,000 to 
$9,999 
$2,500 to 
$4,999 
$1,000 to 
$2,499 
Less than 
$1,000 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
6 
15 
4 
6 
7 
2 
acres 
(D) 
66 
4 
8 
12 
(D) 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
10 
26 
18 
10 
11 
7 
acres 
97 
467 
662 
960 
223 
20 
Nematodes 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1 
2 
3 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
- 
- 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
1 
1 
- 
acres on which used 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
_ 
1 
_ 
1 
_ 
_ 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
3 
11 
3 
1 
6 
6 
acres 
(D) 
179 
23 
(D) 
21 
43 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
2 
1 
5 
1 
3 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
543 
(D) 
8 
(D) 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
5 
10 
4 
4 
3 
3 
acres 
7 
41 
4 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
2 
5 
3 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
41 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
14 
48 
23 
18 
11 
14 
acres 
164 
939 
173 
274 
11 
(D) 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
3 
11 
8 
7 
5 
2 
acres 
(D) 
410 
162 
28 
7 
(D) 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
8 
8 
6 
11 
9 
14 
Solar panels 
farms 
7 
7 
6 
10 
8 
12 
Wind turbines 
farms 
4 
2 
- 
2 
- 
2 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
27 
103 
78 
70 
78 
128 
Part owners 
farms 
20 
23 
14 
14 
14 
5 
Tenants 
farms 
8 
14 
15 
11 
6 
7 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
47 
126 
92 
84 
92 
133 
acres 
7,381 
17,066 
12,023 
(D) 
(D) 
53,511 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
47 
126 
92 
84 
92 
133 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
6,751 
(D) 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
28 
37 
29 
25 
20 
12 
acres 
(D) 
40,015 
(D) 
5,572 
9,535 
(D) 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
28 
37 
29 
25 
20 
12 
acres 
(D) 
40,015 
(D) 
5,572 
9,535 
(D) 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
2 
11 
5 
5 
3 
6 
acres 
(D) 
1,364 
102 
658 
31 
823 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
86 
224 
171 
139 
166 
201 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
30 
65 
49 
59 
43 
82 
2 operators 
19 
70 
53 
31 
45 
55 
3 operators 
6 
2 
4 
3 
7 
3 
4 operators 
- 
2 
1 
1 
3 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
34 
97 
76 
67 
83 
88 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
26 
78 
68 
59 
68 
79 
2 operators 
4 
8 
4 
4 
6 
3 
3 operators 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
41 
91 
76 
55 
58 
87 
Female 
14 
49 
31 
40 
40 
53 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
42 
83 
52 
46 
36 
65 
Other 
13 
57 
55 
49 
62 
75 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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