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 
104 
158 
91 
79 
77 
90 
acres 
3,079 
1,386 
1,532 
295 
331 
1,810 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
214 
243 
139 
153 
118 
173 
acres 
9,750 
3,628 
1,890 
822 
601 
5,145 
Nematodes 
farms 
11 
42 
9 
5 
5 
7 
acres 
152 
200 
(D) 
12 
57 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
45 
54 
22 
27 
23 
7 
acres 
624 
249 
115 
53 
108 
18 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
16 
24 
12 
22 
19 
20 
acres on which used 
586 
504 
98 
92 
168 
876 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
13 
13 
16 
9 
17 
45 
acres 
357 
136 
179 
(D) 
474 
1,100 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
38 
64 
76 
99 
83 
211 
acres 
1,291 
1,750 
1,410 
733 
565 
1,797 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
16 
10 
4 
8 
8 
43 
acres 
(D) 
1,851 
651 
104 
18 
2,132 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
36 
158 
193 
252 
307 
453 
acres 
432 
678 
778 
735 
722 
1,724 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
54 
144 
101 
79 
54 
138 
acres 
644 
693 
1,862 
284 
187 
1,166 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
130 
338 
267 
251 
164 
361 
acres 
2,309 
2,833 
1,792 
1,288 
830 
2,877 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
20 
55 
40 
51 
39 
91 
acres 
370 
560 
457 
256 
179 
1,023 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
103 
85 
79 
61 
75 
185 
Solar panels 
farms 
88 
82 
73 
56 
74 
173 
Wind turbines 
farms 
19 
18 
5 
8 
9 
38 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
4 
Biodiesel 
farms 
6 
- 
2 
1 
- 
5 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
5 
2 
6 
5 
1 
13 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
2 
- 
5 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
414 
862 
798 
862 
968 
3,449 
Part owners 
farms 
137 
183 
178 
175 
226 
1,312 
Tenants 
farms 
121 
458 
525 
783 
864 
5,797 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
551 
1,050 
977 
1,037 
1,196 
4,764 
acres 
412,842 
11,862,770 
142,125 
(D) 
(D) 
1,849,411 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
619 
1,418 
1,426 
1,757 
2,016 
10,383 
acres 
412,788 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
730,320 
2,464,279 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
179 
201 
190 
145 
114 
403 
acres 
193,640 
165,129 
127,749 
29,412 
15,978 
138,536 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
176 
201 
186 
145 
114 
392 
acres 
193,124 
164,329 
(D) 
29,412 
15,658 
121,157 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
32 
48 
26 
58 
31 
148 
acres 
12,263 
29,088 
22,960 
5,240 
1,820 
251,631 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,122 
2,566 
2,500 
3,124 
3,507 
17,324 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
312 
696 
752 
868 
972 
5,241 
2 operators 
296 
632 
558 
733 
826 
4,299 
3 operators 
49 
134 
159 
153 
208 
801 
4 operators 
8 
26 
14 
26 
28 
112 
5 or more operators 
7 
15 
18 
40 
24 
105 
Total women operators 
number 
430 
1,097 
1,074 
1,315 
1,641 
8,529 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
355 
795 
812 
987 
1,240 
6,663 
2 operators 
29 
108 
98 
105 
151 
738 
3 operators 
3 
18 
16 
26 
22 
88 
4 operators 
2 
4 
2 
5 
2 
14 
5 or more operators 
- 
3 
2 
4 
5 
13 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
526 
1,001 
1,006 
1,220 
1,172 
5,590 
Female 
146 
502 
495 
600 
886 
4,968 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
463 
981 
949 
1,123 
1,247 
6,892 
Other 
209 
522 
552 
697 
811 
3,666 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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