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 
1,321 
244 
116 
137 
131 
94 
acres 
538,806 
426,797 
52,009 
30,059 
16,783 
4,725 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
2,012 
303 
157 
187 
183 
142 
acres 
752,808 
577,307 
68,260 
50,892 
25,850 
8,663 
Nematodes 
farms 
298 
100 
32 
32 
27 
28 
acres 
140,349 
120,718 
8,678 
6,953 
2,063 
1,273 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
346 
60 
24 
24 
19 
41 
acres 
94,860 
85,889 
4,083 
2,229 
605 
887 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
456 
159 
54 
64 
44 
22 
acres on which used 
225,994 
188,006 
15,958 
13,988 
4,800 
918 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
144 
10 
3 
13 
3 
2 
acres 
1 1 ,007 
4,129 
810 
3,517 
261 
(D) 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
695 
44 
13 
15 
37 
15 
acres 
79,664 
57,012 
7,084 
5,473 
1,883 
666 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
128 
3 
4 
6 
20 
6 
acres 
72,186 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
12,970 
9,958 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
1,531 
36 
20 
23 
27 
26 
acres 
28,727 
15,250 
2,390 
3,564 
1,860 
594 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
785 
62 
41 
31 
36 
45 
acres 
100,734 
70,237 
12,557 
7,060 
4,509 
1,535 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
2,174 
229 
92 
120 
131 
91 
acres 
435,532 
343,074 
30,591 
30,550 
16,762 
2,626 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
362 
20 
8 
7 
19 
12 
acres 
17,704 
9,653 
2,545 
764 
1,628 
269 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
794 
11 
20 
31 
99 
45 
Solar panels 
farms 
739 
10 
19 
29 
94 
41 
Wind turbines 
farms 
135 
- 
2 
4 
23 
9 
Methane digesters 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
8 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
17 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
Ethanol 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
38 
- 
2 
- 
3 
1 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
18 
2 
2 
1 
4 
2 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
8,298 
128 
97 
109 
346 
265 
Part owners 
farms 
2,653 
108 
56 
82 
107 
89 
Tenants 
farms 
9,054 
167 
77 
78 
96 
88 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
10,968 
239 
154 
192 
453 
355 
acres 
23,726,356 
(D) 
265,575 
1,502,367 
1,613,918 
838,191 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
19,072 
236 
162 
197 
459 
399 
acres 
24,478,736 
1 ,242,868 
267,171 
1,493,802 
1,608,944 
834,898 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
2,109 
277 
124 
154 
192 
130 
acres 
1,810,849 
590,412 
83,864 
66,430 
248,756 
150,943 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
2,089 
275 
124 
154 
192 
130 
acres 
1,770,459 
580,332 
81,788 
65,020 
244,756 
(D) 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
464 
41 
12 
22 
24 
22 
acres 
385,187 
32,329 
2,976 
10,935 
10,209 
5,736 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
33,613 
908 
403 
486 
915 
758 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
9,701 
149 
104 
117 
267 
223 
2 operators 
8,021 
116 
90 
105 
212 
154 
3 operators 
1,769 
86 
26 
37 
62 
54 
4 operators 
270 
27 
9 
8 
5 
7 
5 or more operators 
244 
25 
1 
2 
3 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
15,044 
196 
116 
122 
293 
231 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
11,561 
108 
81 
94 
232 
194 
2 operators 
1,320 
31 
16 
11 
29 
4 
3 operators 
190 
6 
1 
2 
1 
7 
4 operators 
31 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
28 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
12,170 
391 
209 
232 
463 
360 
Female 
7,835 
12 
21 
37 
86 
82 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
13,219 
363 
210 
228 
440 
323 
Other 
6,786 
40 
20 
41 
109 
119 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
94 Arizona 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
