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 
656 
895 
693 
456 
322 
646 
acres 
29,825 
24,947 
12,194 
7,844 
4,066 
15,311 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1,469 
2,406 
1,858 
1,356 
906 
1,940 
acres 
119,322 
122,074 
55,251 
29,083 
15,080 
50,589 
Nematodes 
farms 
103 
152 
100 
38 
14 
40 
acres 
3,321 
2,612 
733 
844 
90 
534 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
150 
232 
166 
75 
62 
111 
acres 
3,376 
2,663 
1,195 
720 
270 
686 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
74 
89 
57 
41 
27 
103 
acres on which used 
2,691 
1,832 
782 
728 
322 
1,727 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
68 
94 
91 
59 
67 
174 
acres 
8,099 
4,943 
2,246 
1,257 
826 
5,224 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
298 
553 
583 
488 
402 
970 
acres 
27,500 
31,102 
22,956 
15,105 
10,342 
32,061 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
40 
63 
44 
56 
51 
370 
acres 
7,723 
3,290 
1,235 
1,444 
(D) 
47,998 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
313 
353 
235 
141 
57 
173 
acres 
17,373 
10,634 
4,243 
1,728 
830 
5,273 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
148 
197 
130 
102 
68 
98 
acres 
6,130 
3,877 
1,261 
1,305 
508 
1,887 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
375 
596 
550 
409 
300 
517 
acres 
12,463 
9,623 
6,284 
4,473 
2,085 
6,805 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
158 
241 
201 
115 
93 
322 
acres 
6,182 
5,571 
2,913 
1,362 
1,469 
5,274 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
22 
64 
52 
43 
50 
99 
Solar panels 
farms 
17 
54 
39 
16 
27 
68 
Wind turbines 
farms 
2 
4 
1 
- 
- 
8 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
3 
6 
3 
6 
12 
6 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
1 
2 
4 
8 
4 
Biodiesel 
farms 
1 
5 
6 
10 
11 
17 
Ethanol 
farms 
3 
3 
1 
16 
2 
10 
Other 
farms 
1 
4 
3 
7 
- 
1 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
10 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,268 
3,325 
3,923 
3,622 
3,473 
12,266 
Part owners 
farms 
1,234 
1,932 
1,383 
926 
537 
1,265 
Tenants 
farms 
160 
316 
285 
234 
236 
476 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
2,503 
5,265 
5,315 
4,550 
4,012 
13,552 
acres 
622,912 
838,015 
529,605 
362,705 
258,464 
2,365,228 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
2,502 
5,257 
5,306 
4,548 
4,010 
13,531 
acres 
586,270 
783,699 
499,104 
338,382 
246,840 
2,096,371 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
1,405 
2,257 
1,675 
1,173 
783 
1,770 
acres 
210,852 
219,019 
1 1 1 ,970 
62,737 
39,366 
159,180 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
1,394 
2,248 
1,668 
1,160 
773 
1,741 
acres 
206,757 
217,846 
110,312 
61,023 
38,694 
151,529 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
295 
513 
440 
353 
225 
1,694 
acres 
40,737 
55,489 
32,159 
26,037 
12,296 
276,508 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
3,781 
8,104 
8,128 
7,139 
6,379 
20,617 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,729 
3,443 
3,463 
2,764 
2,393 
8,367 
2 operators 
783 
1,819 
1,841 
1,745 
1,623 
4,894 
3 operators 
118 
249 
239 
246 
194 
609 
4 operators 
29 
44 
36 
18 
29 
90 
5 or more operators 
3 
18 
12 
9 
7 
47 
Total women operators 
number 
791 
2,131 
2,136 
2,112 
2,022 
7,005 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
733 
1,893 
2,006 
1,913 
1,839 
6,182 
2 operators 
29 
105 
53 
80 
81 
343 
3 operators 
- 
8 
5 
9 
7 
43 
4 operators 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
2,497 
5,037 
5,099 
4,270 
3,695 
1 1 ,398 
Female 
165 
536 
492 
512 
551 
2,609 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
1,492 
2,663 
2,456 
1,871 
1,553 
4,060 
Other 
1,170 
2,910 
3,135 
2,911 
2,693 
9,947 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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