Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 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 
1,321 
236 
353 
43 
54 
49 
acres 
538,806 
502 
4,230 
1,215 
2,724 
3,853 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
2,012 
400 
569 
75 
59 
69 
acres 
752,808 
1,064 
6,673 
2,609 
3,002 
5,364 
Nematodes 
... farms 
298 
28 
51 
2 
5 
5 
acres 
140,349 
77 
406 
(D) 
(D) 
152 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
346 
70 
134 
8 
10 
13 
acres 
94,860 
163 
1,514 
206 
326 
957 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
456 
33 
62 
16 
8 
11 
acres on which used 
225,994 
59 
782 
633 
353 
413 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
144 
32 
51 
7 
4 
1 
acres 
11,007 
108 
680 
142 
161 
(D) 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
695 
251 
230 
26 
17 
22 
acres 
79,664 
594 
2,496 
799 
340 
1,005 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
128 
27 
25 
1 
8 
4 
acres 
72,186 
47 
340 
(D) 
57 
(D) 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
1,531 
1,043 
300 
12 
8 
21 
acres 
28,727 
1,585 
2,388 
114 
111 
299 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
785 
341 
196 
25 
7 
21 
acres 
100,734 
989 
1,049 
360 
185 
681 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
2,174 
762 
554 
79 
61 
64 
acres 
435,532 
1,663 
4,255 
1,482 
1,185 
1,184 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
362 
123 
116 
17 
12 
15 
acres 
17,704 
255 
964 
335 
310 
514 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
794 
192 
193 
25 
42 
23 
Solar panels 
... farms 
739 
183 
185 
24 
34 
23 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
135 
24 
35 
6 
9 
5 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
8 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
17 
7 
2 
- 
- 
1 
Ethanol 
... farms 
3 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
... farms 
38 
2 
11 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
18 
- 
5 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
8,298 
4,307 
2,172 
178 
237 
195 
Part owners 
... farms 
2,653 
1,167 
570 
56 
43 
57 
Tenants 
... farms 
9,054 
6,437 
1,340 
164 
74 
139 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
10,968 
5,477 
2,747 
236 
281 
252 
acres 
23,726,356 
29,523 
60,346 
125,063 
21,284 
26,639 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
19,072 
1 1 ,692 
3,918 
366 
337 
359 
acres 
24,478,736 
33,032 
76,036 
19,638 
25,521 
36,816 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
2,109 
362 
419 
66 
52 
77 
acres 
1,810,849 
4,361 
21,728 
2,944 
3,601 
7,151 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
2,089 
351 
415 
66 
51 
76 
acres 
1,770,459 
1,045 
6,154 
2,944 
3,131 
6,850 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
464 
147 
99 
19 
15 
17 
acres 
385,187 
16,650 
26,370 
113,800 
1,228 
2,717 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
33,613 
19,616 
6,788 
687 
570 
671 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
9,701 
5,927 
1,887 
182 
197 
193 
2 operators 
8,021 
4,739 
1,841 
163 
122 
136 
3 operators 
1,769 
1,015 
269 
40 
24 
52 
4 operators 
270 
110 
48 
6 
5 
6 
5 or more operators 
244 
120 
37 
7 
6 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
15,044 
9,563 
2,992 
296 
202 
253 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
11,561 
7,374 
2,445 
222 
150 
167 
2 operators 
1,320 
845 
209 
31 
16 
37 
3 operators 
190 
112 
34 
4 
1 
- 
4 operators 
31 
17 
4 
- 
3 
3 
5 or more operators 
28 
18 
2 
- 
1 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
12,170 
6,522 
2,593 
236 
263 
290 
Female 
7,835 
5,389 
1,489 
162 
91 
101 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
13,219 
7,790 
2,600 
263 
224 
274 
Other 
6,786 
4,121 
1,482 
135 
130 
117 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
68 Arizona 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
