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 
676 
844 
533 
337 
221 
512 
acres 
52,601 
44,310 
19,028 
7,554 
4,656 
18,825 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1,675 
2,297 
1,435 
894 
595 
1,237 
acres 
161,918 
141,091 
61,189 
26,519 
13,680 
54,073 
Nematodes 
farms 
39 
52 
19 
26 
6 
27 
acres 
3,212 
649 
212 
352 
47 
106 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
85 
112 
64 
38 
26 
59 
acres 
3,992 
2,536 
521 
117 
63 
284 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
33 
33 
17 
12 
7 
18 
acres on which used 
1,135 
553 
781 
260 
7 
144 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
64 
77 
55 
45 
35 
123 
acres 
6,392 
5,615 
1,962 
1,665 
355 
4,231 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
313 
538 
327 
256 
245 
686 
acres 
51,944 
40,569 
18,535 
1 1 ,938 
6,514 
39,818 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
48 
39 
33 
30 
29 
253 
acres 
5,590 
10,441 
1,820 
1,763 
2,156 
25,507 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
181 
237 
119 
89 
66 
148 
acres 
9,380 
8,666 
2,836 
1,812 
732 
5,178 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
69 
60 
41 
29 
9 
50 
acres 
3,943 
2,435 
977 
450 
72 
1,125 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
373 
407 
301 
191 
159 
316 
acres 
22,821 
13,713 
7,769 
2,473 
1,690 
9,479 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
131 
161 
103 
64 
27 
147 
acres 
4,721 
5,427 
2,376 
1,143 
664 
3,824 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
26 
55 
36 
26 
47 
75 
Solar panels 
farms 
17 
42 
20 
19 
31 
42 
Wind turbines 
farms 
- 
4 
1 
3 
3 
1 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
5 
5 
10 
3 
15 
20 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
Biodiesel 
farms 
1 
3 
2 
1 
2 
6 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
2 
5 
- 
2 
1 
5 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,836 
4,350 
3,891 
3,509 
3,229 
10,084 
Part owners 
farms 
1,510 
2,097 
1,289 
780 
469 
1,049 
Tenants 
farms 
183 
341 
275 
208 
138 
299 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
3,358 
6,461 
5,182 
4,298 
3,702 
11,152 
acres 
828,978 
965,444 
533,345 
338,669 
220,861 
1,449,426 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
3,346 
6,447 
5,180 
4,289 
3,698 
11,133 
acres 
779,509 
916,812 
499,700 
306,495 
208,151 
1,083,078 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
1,699 
2,442 
1,569 
996 
614 
1,355 
acres 
281,212 
296,315 
128,044 
64,000 
35,068 
130,702 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
1,693 
2,438 
1,564 
988 
607 
1,348 
acres 
280,669 
294,489 
127,664 
63,246 
33,976 
127,514 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
227 
343 
262 
204 
169 
1,125 
acres 
50,012 
50,458 
34,025 
32,928 
13,802 
369,536 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
5,399 
10,282 
8,318 
6,822 
5,897 
17,303 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,914 
3,768 
2,921 
2,466 
1,993 
6,315 
2 operators 
1,417 
2,651 
2,277 
1,805 
1,677 
4,559 
3 operators 
164 
285 
210 
177 
121 
425 
4 operators 
18 
71 
33 
37 
41 
92 
5 or more operators 
16 
13 
14 
12 
4 
41 
Total women operators 
number 
1,626 
3,243 
2,738 
2,304 
2,114 
6,311 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,527 
2,950 
2,522 
2,090 
1,924 
5,717 
2 operators 
39 
129 
98 
85 
83 
242 
3 operators 
7 
9 
4 
12 
8 
34 
4 operators 
- 
2 
2 
2 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
3,219 
6,042 
4,797 
3,980 
3,313 
9,380 
Female 
310 
746 
658 
517 
523 
2,052 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
1,997 
3,245 
2,165 
1,520 
1,210 
3,268 
Other 
1,532 
3,543 
3,290 
2,977 
2,626 
8,164 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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