Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
....farms 
52 
22 
14 
56 
20 
14 
4 
acres 
1,690 
898 
1,122 
7,431 
3,244 
5,320 
2,592 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
....farms 
67 
41 
25 
110 
46 
18 
5 
acres 
2,593 
1,973 
1,496 
13,147 
8,875 
9,058 
6,854 
Nematodes 
....farms 
10 
5 
2 
18 
4 
3 
2 
acres 
409 
168 
(D) 
1,650 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
....farms 
33 
12 
4 
35 
10 
4 
3 
acres 
1,039 
(D) 
283 
4,363 
1,309 
820 
(D) 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
....farms 
13 
6 
2 
13 
4 
5 
- 
acres on which used 
418 
55 
(D) 
1,539 
186 
324 
- 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
....farms 
13 
7 
1 
17 
9 
6 
_ 
acres 
193 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
603 
399 
- 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
....farms 
14 
6 
3 
26 
- 
3 
- 
acres 
137 
(□) 
80 
1,571 
- 
(D) 
- 
Land under conservation easement 
....farms 
25 
19 
5 
18 
9 
3 
- 
acres 
2,301 
1,684 
583 
3,234 
1,584 
(D) 
- 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
....farms 
17 
12 
4 
19 
17 
13 
5 
acres 
218 
295 
44 
766 
1,598 
3,358 
4,372 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
....farms 
6 
12 
6 
24 
13 
9 
2 
acres 
132 
(D) 
157 
2,422 
2,480 
2,654 
(D) 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
....farms 
54 
35 
16 
79 
25 
13 
3 
acres 
1,695 
1,462 
1,144 
7,473 
3,344 
3,498 
253 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
....farms 
37 
22 
13 
59 
22 
8 
2 
acres 
1,222 
549 
750 
3,993 
2,940 
3,832 
(D) 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
...farms 
8 
7 
2 
3 
2 
- 
- 
Solar panels 
...farms 
6 
2 
2 
2 
1 
- 
- 
Wind turbines 
...farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Methane digesters 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
...farms 
1 
5 
1 
- 
Small hydro systems 
...farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
...farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
...farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
....farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
....farms 
113 
96 
31 
68 
22 
11 
2 
Part owners 
....farms 
72 
32 
23 
96 
39 
16 
7 
Tenants 
....farms 
4 
14 
6 
13 
6 
2 
5 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
....farms 
185 
128 
54 
164 
61 
27 
9 
acres 
24,218 
22,526 
11,094 
42,593 
30,687 
25,309 
17,642 
Owned land in farms 
....farms 
185 
128 
54 
164 
61 
27 
9 
acres 
23,319 
21,769 
10,454 
41,242 
30,223 
24,522 
17,642 
Land rented or leased from others 
....farms 
76 
46 
29 
109 
45 
18 
12 
acres 
6,165 
6,015 
3,698 
19,686 
14,322 
14,964 
47,928 
Rented or leased land in farms 
....farms 
76 
46 
29 
109 
45 
18 
12 
acres 
6,155 
6,015 
3,698 
19,511 
14,322 
14,964 
47,928 
Land rented or leased to others 
....farms 
38 
17 
11 
22 
9 
7 
_ 
acres 
909 
757 
640 
1,526 
464 
787 
- 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
.number 
329 
211 
96 
339 
125 
65 
36 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
80 
82 
32 
75 
26 
8 
2 
2 operators 
87 
52 
20 
66 
29 
12 
7 
3 operators 
14 
7 
8 
23 
8 
5 
2 
4 operators 
7 
1 
- 
7 
3 
3 
2 
5 or more operators 
1 
- 
" 
6 
1 
1 
1 
Total women operators 
.number 
115 
73 
29 
72 
25 
20 
12 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
89 
62 
23 
51 
21 
8 
6 
2 operators 
13 
4 
3 
6 
2 
2 
3 
3 operators 
- 
1 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
" 
" 
" 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
158 
116 
50 
161 
63 
25 
12 
Female 
31 
26 
10 
16 
4 
4 
2 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
109 
93 
45 
128 
47 
26 
11 
Other 
80 
49 
15 
49 
20 
3 
3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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