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 
32,764 
35,010 
21,105 
14,040 
10,804 
20,952 
acres 
1,606,894 
941,207 
340,414 
180,061 
115,068 
616,028 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
83,746 
94,440 
59,216 
41,641 
31,258 
70,313 
acres 
7,093,551 
4,763,884 
1,847,518 
974,056 
558,633 
3,097,824 
Nematodes 
farms 
5,549 
5,737 
2,754 
1,679 
1,223 
1,796 
acres 
235,202 
118,936 
28,538 
14,510 
8,424 
31,073 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
10,642 
12,326 
7,171 
4,621 
3,121 
5,129 
acres 
324,986 
168,352 
56,432 
24,798 
14,328 
66,248 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
4,298 
4,767 
2,627 
1,893 
1,360 
3,140 
acres on which used 
156,118 
95,799 
27,507 
16,460 
10,785 
72,577 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
18,431 
17,565 
1 1 ,034 
8,329 
6,708 
23,317 
acres 
926,648 
564,325 
252,085 
141,031 
102,288 
707,023 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
17,052 
23,691 
18,993 
16,356 
14,898 
41,551 
acres 
1,331,807 
1,330,018 
681,163 
449,459 
306,888 
1,515,179 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
5,625 
7,238 
5,227 
4,319 
3,764 
24,826 
acres 
756,790 
802,473 
384,202 
265,481 
225,131 
2,613,810 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
27,185 
26,900 
15,934 
10,438 
7,305 
11,011 
acres 
1 ,740,389 
959,968 
326,077 
147,337 
71 ,968 
467,625 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
16,665 
14,492 
7,708 
5,012 
3,462 
5,012 
acres 
1,054,470 
530,537 
152,496 
64,306 
32,448 
320,316 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
44,658 
48,790 
31,599 
21,405 
15,307 
21,491 
acres 
2,898,724 
1,715,229 
625,646 
282,997 
155,267 
980,185 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
12,830 
15,338 
10,352 
7,420 
5,848 
13,089 
acres 
378,386 
312,569 
148,606 
86,750 
62,433 
268,348 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
4,578 
6,904 
5,830 
4,928 
4,628 
12,573 
Solar panels 
farms 
3,102 
4,938 
4,184 
3,494 
3,334 
8,372 
Wind turbines 
farms 
641 
909 
619 
508 
520 
1,902 
Methane digesters 
farms 
41 
62 
67 
39 
23 
89 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
649 
941 
900 
801 
809 
2,251 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
99 
209 
181 
124 
124 
342 
Biodiesel 
farms 
330 
406 
320 
265 
178 
510 
Ethanol 
farms 
175 
189 
152 
114 
102 
233 
Other 
farms 
128 
174 
132 
154 
93 
251 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
660 
722 
386 
290 
203 
2,075 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
87,792 
162,897 
160,289 
152,927 
157,881 
532,779 
Part owners 
farms 
51,687 
64,561 
41,083 
28,249 
19,417 
43,380 
Tenants 
farms 
13,394 
17,496 
12,873 
10,246 
8,893 
25,960 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
140,210 
228,273 
201,876 
181,571 
177,570 
577,278 
acres 
37,005,361 
50,177,272 
22,211,692 
18,122,127 
12,962,349 
116,373,412 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
139,590 
228,019 
202,167 
182,310 
178,633 
584,247 
acres 
32,103,689 
45,749,581 
19,426,796 
16,510,340 
11,659,582 
90,260,389 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
65,330 
81,865 
53,489 
37,588 
27,104 
60,898 
acres 
16,644,323 
13,894,065 
6,132,326 
3,164,077 
1,852,998 
15,438,215 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
64,946 
81,408 
53,075 
37,245 
26,819 
59,828 
acres 
16,247,078 
13,680,958 
6,015,472 
3,098,034 
1,811,419 
14,634,325 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
22,559 
32,860 
26,482 
21,562 
18,924 
109,486 
acres 
5,377,989 
4,926,530 
3,208,681 
2,084,451 
1,887,685 
29,785,279 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
230,523 
371,363 
325,165 
291,520 
284,953 
906,014 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
88,787 
138,603 
119,318 
104,619 
99,532 
342,664 
2 operators 
53,965 
91,313 
82,879 
76,622 
77,421 
227,182 
3 operators 
8,026 
1 1 ,989 
9,598 
8,162 
7,380 
25,126 
4 operators 
1,458 
2,195 
1,708 
1,454 
1,284 
4,790 
5 or more operators 
637 
854 
742 
565 
574 
2,357 
Total women operators 
number 
62,841 
111,556 
104,725 
98,961 
102,154 
332,227 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
55,440 
99,023 
93,504 
88,256 
91,330 
291,105 
2 operators 
2,928 
5,102 
4,515 
4,367 
4,449 
16,319 
3 operators 
351 
599 
519 
504 
510 
2,035 
4 operators 
82 
66 
82 
64 
60 
299 
5 or more operators 
29 
48 
54 
38 
28 
203 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
137,824 
215,628 
184,830 
162,157 
154,428 
474,516 
Female 
15,049 
29,326 
29,415 
29,265 
31,763 
127,603 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
83,158 
113,535 
86,487 
70,132 
62,748 
182,666 
Other 
69,715 
131,419 
127,758 
121,290 
123,443 
419,453 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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