Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
2,382 
312 
162 
185 
201 
160 
acres treated 
771,781 
589,100 
73,698 
52,254 
28,070 
9,443 
Manure used 
farms 
813 
77 
31 
32 
26 
31 
acres treated 
89,675 
69,791 
9,385 
3,316 
1,594 
1,357 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1,321 
250 
123 
128 
132 
94 
acres 
538,806 
430,934 
54,025 
25,170 
15,696 
4,713 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
2,012 
310 
164 
179 
183 
143 
acres 
752,808 
582,849 
69,255 
46,663 
28,194 
8,885 
Nematodes 
farms 
298 
100 
32 
34 
26 
29 
acres 
140,349 
120,718 
8,678 
7,299 
1,719 
1,305 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
346 
62 
22 
24 
20 
40 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
94,860 
86,706 
3,266 
2,229 
607 
885 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
456 
163 
56 
62 
40 
22 
acres on which used 
225,994 
188,701 
17,094 
12,787 
4,170 
918 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
144 
10 
3 
13 
3 
2 
acres 
11,007 
4,129 
810 
3,517 
261 
(D) 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
695 
44 
13 
15 
37 
18 
acres 
79,664 
57,012 
7,084 
5,473 
1,883 
669 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
128 
3 
4 
7 
20 
8 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
72,186 
(D) 
(D) 
18,770 
15,220 
10,119 
used 
farms 
1,531 
37 
19 
24 
26 
27 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
28,727 
15,610 
2,030 
3,814 
1,610 
596 
used 
farms 
785 
63 
46 
26 
35 
47 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
100,734 
71,687 
13,357 
5,310 
4,009 
1,743 
practices were used 
farms 
2,174 
235 
97 
112 
129 
98 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
435,532 
346,015 
31,180 
29,540 
14,247 
2,760 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
362 
20 
9 
6 
20 
11 
acres 
17,704 
9,653 
2,999 
310 
1,648 
249 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
794 
11 
20 
34 
99 
47 
Solar panels 
farms 
739 
10 
19 
32 
94 
43 
Wind turbines 
farms 
135 
- 
2 
4 
24 
8 
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 
3 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
18 
2 
2 
1 
4 
2 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
8,298 
128 
98 
114 
356 
270 
Part owners 
farms 
2,653 
108 
59 
82 
105 
100 
Tenants 
farms 
9,054 
174 
80 
70 
94 
112 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
10,968 
239 
158 
197 
461 
371 
acres 
23,726,356 
1,265,117 
267,931 
2,581,139 
10,718,677 
5,640,533 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
19,072 
239 
163 
202 
467 
430 
acres 
24,478,736 
1,245,358 
266,280 
2,573,331 
10,713,703 
5,636,745 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
2,109 
281 
133 
146 
188 
145 
acres 
1,810,849 
595,055 
86,540 
61,631 
246,836 
188,293 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
2,089 
279 
133 
146 
188 
145 
acres 
1 ,770,459 
584,975 
84,464 
60,221 
242,836 
187,284 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
464 
41 
15 
19 
24 
24 
acres 
385,187 
32,329 
3,733 
10,178 
10,209 
6,439 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
33,613 
922 
408 
484 
947 
794 
1 operator 
9,701 
150 
113 
113 
268 
254 
2 operators 
8,021 
121 
88 
106 
213 
162 
3 operators 
1,769 
87 
26 
37 
65 
54 
4 operators 
270 
27 
9 
8 
5 
8 
5 or more operators 
244 
25 
1 
2 
4 
4 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
15,044 
196 
120 
119 
309 
256 
1 operator 
11,561 
108 
83 
93 
240 
220 
2 operators 
1,320 
31 
17 
10 
29 
6 
3 operators 
190 
6 
1 
2 
1 
8 
4 operators 
31 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
28 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
120 Arizona 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
