Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
361,286 
46,249 
41,137 
45,634 
54,492 
39,099 
acres 
100,719,008 
51,835,119 
20,327,416 
13,014,995 
8,471,791 
3,270,015 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
794,320 
64,571 
65,529 
81,488 
1 1 1 ,749 
90,369 
acres 
285,510,954 
116,206,767 
60,682,866 
44,952,237 
31,993,846 
13,339,772 
Nematodes 
farms 
58,865 
9,936 
7,121 
7,222 
8,995 
6,853 
acres 
14,454,000 
7,640,895 
2,815,604 
1 ,792,386 
1 ,267,045 
501,387 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
121,682 
20,348 
14,987 
14,040 
16,798 
12,499 
acres 
35,006,868 
20,674,176 
6,971,954 
3,808,270 
2,189,365 
707,959 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
53,200 
9,840 
6,676 
5,952 
7,540 
5,107 
acres on which used 
13,136,568 
7,867,314 
2,471,633 
1,285,901 
828,867 
303,607 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
217,931 
20,420 
24,017 
28,891 
34,788 
24,431 
acres 
48,566,201 
18,501,667 
1 1 ,922,735 
8,295,311 
5,186,951 
1,966,137 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
216,314 
15,585 
14,273 
15,912 
20,980 
17,023 
acres 
42,175,207 
18,521,415 
7,550,085 
4,933,091 
3,757,283 
1,798,819 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
76,441 
4,036 
4,269 
4,943 
6,743 
5,451 
acres 
13,186,093 
2,535,613 
1,536,765 
1,495,249 
1,649,900 
920,679 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
278,290 
29,031 
31,992 
38,208 
47,610 
32,676 
acres 
96,476,496 
38,264,491 
22,997,543 
16,931,435 
10,792,467 
3,777,196 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
195,738 
27,146 
27,529 
30,826 
35,294 
22,592 
acres 
76,639,804 
35,109,117 
17,685,715 
11,807,519 
7,389,844 
2,493,036 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
405,692 
34,113 
32,846 
43,224 
62,198 
50,061 
acres 
105,707,971 
43,506,040 
20,617,698 
16,170,692 
13,012,886 
5,742,607 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
133,124 
10,929 
10,928 
14,000 
18,875 
13,515 
acres 
10,280,793 
3,906,469 
1 ,879,900 
1 ,433,029 
1,244,779 
559,524 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
57,299 
2,763 
2,697 
3,384 
4,982 
4,032 
Solar panels 
farms 
36,331 
1,037 
1,016 
1,564 
2,754 
2,536 
Wind turbines 
farms 
9,054 
819 
793 
834 
915 
594 
Methane digesters 
farms 
537 
145 
9 
22 
25 
15 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
9,403 
504 
549 
654 
772 
573 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
1,323 
36 
32 
42 
66 
68 
Biodiesel 
farms 
4,099 
329 
379 
396 
591 
395 
Ethanol 
farms 
2,364 
239 
287 
312 
339 
222 
Other 
farms 
1,243 
19 
24 
45 
115 
108 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
10,181 
1,053 
1,097 
1,334 
1,452 
909 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,428,351 
21,909 
16,905 
23,057 
49,552 
62,363 
Part owners 
farms 
533,070 
48,819 
51,205 
60,003 
72,166 
52,500 
Tenants 
farms 
147,882 
8,497 
7,843 
11,012 
17,165 
14,503 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
1 ,967,866 
70,949 
68,371 
83,507 
122,583 
115,678 
acres 
625,476,424 
113,372,561 
67,923,836 
69,179,475 
73,790,062 
44,358,277 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
1,973,527 
70,728 
68,119 
83,068 
121,724 
114,922 
acres 
563,576,452 
109,034,707 
65,191,825 
65,758,947 
68,011,296 
39,869,300 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
670,805 
57,440 
59,118 
71,151 
89,602 
67,220 
acres 
354,924,885 
104,523,086 
64,533,319 
55,820,391 
48,339,096 
24,582,989 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
666,945 
57,316 
59,039 
71,007 
89,320 
66,942 
acres 
350,951,205 
103,854,607 
64,215,586 
55,360,561 
47,924,232 
24,108,933 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
294,659 
9,224 
8,071 
10,258 
17,127 
18,106 
acres 
70,380,739 
5,006,333 
3,052,240 
3,883,378 
6,194,865 
4,973,308 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
3,233,358 
151,263 
123,360 
145,842 
209,518 
193,837 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,181,152 
33,743 
40,435 
53,946 
82,555 
76,950 
2 operators 
785,531 
29,425 
26,654 
31,170 
45,490 
43,410 
3 operators 
1 1 1 ,495 
11,061 
6,988 
7,227 
8,730 
7,208 
4 operators 
21,118 
2,916 
1,340 
1,267 
1,481 
1,225 
5 or more operators 
10,007 
2,080 
536 
462 
627 
573 
Total women operators 
number 
990,543 
28,436 
24,782 
30,112 
46,869 
47,880 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
874,615 
23,262 
21,945 
26,696 
41,658 
42,396 
2 operators 
46,252 
1,824 
1,135 
1,372 
2,040 
2,201 
3 operators 
5,618 
283 
128 
158 
266 
265 
4 operators 
856 
67 
17 
26 
44 
49 
5 or more operators 
526 
56 
17 
16 
21 
16 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
1,821,039 
76,785 
73,292 
90,677 
131,487 
119,415 
Female 
288,264 
2,440 
2,661 
3,395 
7,396 
9,951 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
1,007,904 
73,246 
69,048 
80,866 
104,594 
81,424 
Other 
1,101,399 
5,979 
6,905 
13,206 
34,289 
47,942 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
104 United States 2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
