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 
149 
180 
126 
126 
56 
47 
acres 
1,086 
956 
660 
680 
132 
224 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
172 
214 
166 
145 
74 
123 
acres 
2,231 
2,117 
964 
912 
411 
606 
Nematodes 
farms 
25 
27 
16 
13 
14 
10 
acres 
147 
302 
50 
36 
38 
70 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
75 
92 
72 
55 
39 
26 
acres 
442 
520 
337 
165 
80 
145 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
14 
21 
8 
28 
9 
3 
acres on which used 
317 
94 
20 
87 
(D) 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
11 
29 
9 
13 
17 
29 
acres 
231 
179 
57 
109 
59 
240 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
18 
41 
22 
31 
33 
91 
acres 
72 
570 
116 
293 
136 
695 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
39 
63 
25 
53 
71 
99 
acres 
2,236 
1,692 
1,459 
1,900 
2,675 
4,251 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
32 
61 
38 
27 
25 
33 
acres 
408 
308 
130 
85 
62 
127 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
32 
35 
35 
53 
29 
18 
acres 
238 
206 
77 
251 
53 
125 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
127 
185 
134 
101 
55 
72 
acres 
1,890 
1,223 
542 
647 
207 
288 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
92 
72 
49 
54 
53 
41 
acres 
1,242 
519 
317 
210 
136 
196 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
20 
18 
37 
53 
40 
81 
Solar panels 
farms 
12 
15 
32 
35 
39 
65 
Wind turbines 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 
6 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
- 
2 
2 
9 
2 
17 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
1 
2 
3 
2 
- 
2 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
3 
Other 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
228 
535 
561 
683 
620 
1,655 
Part owners 
farms 
88 
139 
116 
116 
58 
159 
Tenants 
farms 
36 
69 
32 
21 
71 
89 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
316 
674 
677 
799 
682 
1,815 
acres 
19,925 
32,372 
34,043 
30,428 
20,115 
73,118 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
316 
674 
677 
799 
678 
1,814 
acres 
19,141 
30,945 
32,730 
29,061 
19,453 
69,009 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
124 
208 
148 
137 
129 
248 
acres 
9,728 
12,002 
4,504 
3,254 
1,995 
7,840 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
124 
208 
148 
137 
129 
248 
acres 
9,728 
11,968 
4,372 
3,254 
1,995 
7,840 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
29 
65 
48 
57 
47 
142 
acres 
784 
1,461 
1,445 
1,367 
662 
4,109 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
578 
1,229 
1,189 
1,335 
1,198 
3,036 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
168 
345 
365 
387 
392 
972 
2 operators 
149 
338 
279 
372 
299 
780 
3 operators 
30 
34 
35 
46 
38 
121 
4 operators 
4 
24 
8 
9 
7 
23 
5 or more operators 
1 
2 
22 
6 
13 
7 
Total women operators 
number 
197 
497 
460 
520 
481 
1,324 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
171 
406 
317 
428 
375 
1,004 
2 operators 
10 
23 
40 
46 
44 
130 
3 operators 
2 
15 
13 
- 
6 
8 
4 operators 
- 
- 
6 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
" 
" 
6 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
281 
552 
536 
606 
563 
1,319 
Female 
71 
191 
173 
214 
186 
584 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
226 
434 
311 
315 
225 
668 
Other 
126 
309 
398 
505 
524 
1,235 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
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