Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
361,286 
28,244 
63,051 
17,239 
22,121 
22,235 
acres 
100,719,008 
78,512 
780,039 
460,747 
870,997 
1,202,412 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
794,320 
40,133 
132,243 
42,705 
59,122 
58,963 
acres 
285,510,954 
126,889 
1 ,904,859 
1,265,557 
2,497,223 
3,432,636 
Nematodes 
... farms 
58,865 
3,987 
9,721 
2,784 
3,602 
3,602 
acres 
14,454,000 
12,689 
113,080 
67,417 
130,925 
183,355 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
121,682 
13,059 
24,837 
6,141 
6,822 
6,349 
acres 
35,006,868 
34,120 
265,458 
140,560 
235,035 
306,114 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
53,200 
4,693 
10,851 
2,871 
3,276 
2,958 
acres on which used 
13,136,568 
13,288 
153,329 
79,730 
116,108 
143,622 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
217,931 
7,047 
35,810 
1 1 ,704 
17,351 
16,964 
acres 
48,566,201 
25,362 
524,326 
335,750 
732,488 
966,041 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
216,314 
15,313 
53,477 
14,673 
17,851 
16,784 
acres 
42,175,207 
57,536 
801,079 
427,875 
704,549 
879,352 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
76,441 
2,212 
14,504 
5,449 
7,130 
6,696 
acres 
13,186,093 
7,304 
229,149 
166,819 
280,663 
370,295 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
278,290 
9,661 
30,240 
11,531 
17,130 
18,320 
acres 
96,476,496 
21,436 
361,256 
283,085 
593,105 
860,178 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
195,738 
4,630 
15,478 
6,328 
10,090 
11,207 
acres 
76,639,804 
10,439 
169,411 
141,736 
345,500 
522,799 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
405,692 
18,851 
62,308 
21,322 
31 ,580 
30,559 
acres 
105,707,971 
48,567 
706,117 
495,419 
1,080,031 
1 ,405,236 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
133,124 
6,915 
23,065 
8,329 
11,416 
1 1 ,380 
acres 
10,280,793 
15,774 
205,493 
134,992 
240,755 
294,970 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
57,299 
6,635 
15,011 
3,521 
4,112 
3,706 
Solar panels 
... farms 
36,331 
5,544 
10,386 
2,292 
2,507 
2,262 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
9,054 
518 
1,644 
442 
588 
524 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
537 
41 
131 
44 
41 
37 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
9,403 
542 
2,806 
690 
814 
691 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
1,323 
158 
329 
118 
114 
99 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
4,099 
279 
774 
217 
306 
324 
Ethanol 
... farms 
2,364 
94 
352 
143 
162 
154 
Other 
... farms 
1,243 
124 
301 
84 
105 
73 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
10,181 
133 
923 
304 
533 
517 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
1,428,351 
193,102 
505,437 
119,680 
141,207 
116,469 
Part owners 
... farms 
533,070 
8,232 
55,640 
25,308 
33,353 
39,039 
Tenants 
... farms 
147,882 
22,300 
28,472 
8,710 
10,382 
10,873 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
1,967,866 
201,686 
562,350 
145,414 
175,207 
156,079 
acres 
625,476,424 
2,833,048 
20,945,972 
10,714,173 
16,529,928 
19,861,194 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
1,973,527 
208,854 
562,953 
145,183 
174,680 
155,712 
acres 
563,576,452 
918,310 
13,568,667 
7,642,480 
12,922,692 
15,737,397 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
670,805 
22,181 
82,841 
34,061 
43,989 
50,026 
acres 
354,924,885 
141,642 
1,723,717 
1 ,328,933 
2,375,357 
3,650,364 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
666,945 
21,832 
81,842 
33,802 
43,607 
49,680 
acres 
350,951,205 
78,521 
1 ,538,460 
1,277,207 
2,281,420 
3,553,537 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
294,659 
19,435 
76,732 
26,116 
28,606 
27,109 
acres 
70,380,739 
1,998,605 
7,603,573 
3,135,345 
3,711,292 
4,244,783 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
3,233,358 
347,246 
902,196 
231,487 
276,794 
248,927 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,181,152 
116,796 
317,247 
87,719 
107,328 
97,531 
2 operators 
785,531 
94,440 
242,434 
57,380 
66,994 
58,600 
3 operators 
111,495 
9,903 
23,547 
6,766 
8,414 
8,144 
4 operators 
21,118 
1,596 
4,465 
1,253 
1,545 
1,418 
5 or more operators 
10,007 
899 
1,856 
580 
661 
688 
Total women operators 
number 
990,543 
136,826 
321 ,742 
74,011 
85,035 
73,152 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
874,615 
119,691 
287,021 
65,599 
75,646 
65,032 
2 operators 
46,252 
6,930 
14,203 
3,365 
3,746 
3,275 
3 operators 
5,618 
786 
1,539 
357 
485 
383 
4 operators 
856 
95 
248 
75 
65 
60 
5 or more operators 
526 
94 
118 
49 
33 
32 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
1,821,039 
170,114 
486,605 
131,950 
160,933 
146,328 
Female 
288,264 
53,520 
102,944 
21,748 
24,009 
20,053 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
1 ,007,904 
84,476 
210,969 
59,690 
75,669 
73,269 
Other 
1,101,399 
139,158 
378,580 
94,008 
109,273 
93,112 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
78 United States 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - UNiTED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
