Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
....farms 
1,025 
687 
530 
1,922 
1,585 
952 
890 
acres 
117,055 
99,657 
94,465 
521,747 
803,068 
852,557 
2,377,549 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
....farms 
1,193 
818 
626 
2,288 
1,883 
1,111 
1,123 
acres 
132,652 
114,001 
104,878 
596,389 
934,748 
990,098 
2,739,295 
Nematodes 
....farms 
191 
138 
117 
354 
292 
225 
254 
acres 
14,210 
12,520 
12,747 
65,306 
93,196 
108,030 
356,365 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
....farms 
574 
366 
297 
978 
792 
494 
445 
acres 
58,125 
48,239 
45,548 
233,576 
333,846 
337,771 
754,159 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
....farms 
462 
280 
227 
687 
591 
399 
379 
acres on which used 
50,851 
35,402 
32,670 
137,678 
198,383 
215,213 
592,985 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
....farms 
65 
47 
39 
189 
145 
135 
163 
acres 
3,979 
3,092 
2,979 
27,693 
41,178 
77,528 
301,141 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
....farms 
295 
185 
176 
704 
593 
367 
324 
acres 
30,957 
26,089 
28,123 
184,970 
298,743 
337,543 
870,896 
Land under conservation easement 
....farms 
104 
41 
53 
154 
150 
104 
142 
acres 
12,092 
5,727 
8,342 
35,583 
69,824 
74,164 
701,815 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
....farms 
113 
78 
64 
171 
210 
123 
180 
acres 
5,898 
2,808 
2,520 
12,499 
22,648 
30,431 
111,051 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
....farms 
62 
41 
18 
183 
247 
181 
229 
acres 
3,372 
2,012 
1,833 
27,673 
67,174 
81,648 
373,928 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
....farms 
513 
367 
318 
1,265 
1,272 
827 
875 
acres 
43,359 
42,338 
45,625 
265,679 
478,442 
555,685 
1,531,276 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
....farms 
174 
139 
82 
314 
211 
140 
138 
acres 
10,481 
10,315 
6,323 
42,507 
39,791 
56,062 
126,620 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
...farms 
246 
117 
89 
255 
251 
169 
245 
Solar panels 
...farms 
223 
108 
80 
237 
233 
157 
220 
Wind turbines 
...farms 
21 
5 
2 
33 
13 
15 
25 
Methane digesters 
...farms 
1 
- 
- 
4 
4 
1 
4 
Geoexchange systems 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
8 
3 
2 
6 
Small hydro systems 
...farms 
6 
6 
15 
8 
11 
- 
14 
Biodiesel 
...farms 
7 
1 
7 
10 
7 
1 
1 
Ethanol 
...farms 
- 
- 
3 
1 
5 
- 
6 
Other 
...farms 
3 
1 
- 
3 
2 
2 
" 
Wind rights leased to others 
....farms 
6 
4 
3 
13 
6 
5 
19 
TENURE 
Full owners 
....farms 
1,779 
882 
714 
2,151 
1,526 
761 
798 
Part owners 
....farms 
490 
412 
310 
1,174 
1,169 
901 
1,182 
Tenants 
....farms 
264 
183 
165 
658 
535 
378 
454 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
....farms 
2,279 
1,297 
1,026 
3,356 
2,718 
1,673 
1,996 
acres 
382,922 
256,293 
233,809 
1,137,907 
1,689,394 
1,743,306 
8,917,505 
Owned land in farms 
....farms 
2,269 
1,294 
1,024 
3,325 
2,695 
1,662 
1,980 
acres 
316,574 
211,980 
203,397 
953,311 
1,429,677 
1,575,046 
8,279,044 
Land rented or leased from others 
....farms 
762 
598 
478 
1,843 
1,707 
1,283 
1,642 
acres 
84,754 
81,344 
85,983 
487,063 
845,874 
1,255,800 
8,499,681 
Rented or leased land in farms 
....farms 
754 
595 
475 
1,832 
1,704 
1,279 
1,636 
acres 
81,946 
80,771 
78,884 
475,481 
814,587 
1,225,134 
8,285,952 
Land rented or leased to others 
....farms 
253 
161 
134 
518 
449 
292 
482 
acres 
69,156 
44,886 
37,511 
196,178 
291,004 
198,926 
852,190 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
.number 
4,317 
2,495 
1,990 
6,870 
6,084 
4,048 
5,154 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,221 
773 
604 
1,956 
1,412 
840 
972 
2 operators 
988 
527 
441 
1,480 
1,217 
782 
840 
3 operators 
243 
121 
104 
410 
409 
252 
362 
4 operators 
57 
40 
26 
86 
99 
97 
142 
5 or more operators 
24 
16 
14 
51 
93 
69 
118 
Total women operators 
.number 
1,236 
622 
517 
1,725 
1,431 
943 
1,166 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,000 
526 
428 
1,420 
1,071 
712 
790 
2 operators 
89 
40 
40 
99 
117 
76 
145 
3 operators 
13 
4 
3 
19 
28 
16 
23 
4 operators 
2 
1 
- 
1 
3 
2 
3 
5 or more operators 
2 
“ 
- 
6 
6 
4 
1 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
2,191 
1,318 
1,055 
3,528 
2,948 
1,885 
2,219 
Female 
342 
159 
134 
455 
282 
155 
215 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
1,585 
1,064 
790 
2,832 
2,334 
1,581 
1,875 
Other 
948 
413 
399 
1,151 
896 
459 
559 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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