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 
2,571 
2,567 
1,394 
782 
507 
868 
acres 
37,564 
21,137 
5,470 
2,870 
2,322 
43,743 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
3,498 
3,816 
2,365 
1,489 
867 
2,090 
acres 
63,841 
40,256 
15,117 
9,923 
5,128 
70,180 
Nematodes 
farms 
378 
402 
177 
113 
59 
155 
acres 
4,201 
2,695 
1,199 
361 
155 
3,222 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,409 
1,645 
827 
521 
259 
420 
acres 
16,994 
10,313 
2,769 
985 
1,004 
10,949 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
854 
831 
422 
272 
135 
373 
acres on which used 
16,293 
10,579 
3,648 
1,398 
894 
16,074 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
165 
173 
92 
44 
51 
108 
acres 
6,724 
2,443 
708 
775 
718 
4,328 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
565 
753 
533 
346 
322 
851 
acres 
16,090 
17,869 
6,974 
4,618 
3,014 
44,395 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
187 
190 
76 
86 
62 
260 
acres 
69,788 
28,896 
7,845 
6,286 
1,752 
78,578 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
447 
634 
581 
353 
283 
309 
acres 
4,489 
3,279 
2,145 
1,162 
1,041 
3,697 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
133 
200 
117 
93 
87 
124 
acres 
3,229 
3,239 
708 
318 
334 
8,710 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
962 
1,098 
894 
596 
428 
747 
acres 
34,465 
23,233 
13,664 
6,097 
3,293 
33,669 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
553 
601 
386 
297 
147 
312 
acres 
4,770 
3,933 
1,217 
920 
703 
6,840 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
577 
864 
753 
502 
422 
1,219 
Solar panels 
farms 
536 
830 
705 
463 
413 
1,123 
Wind turbines 
farms 
31 
34 
34 
29 
15 
76 
Methane digesters 
farms 
2 
5 
1 
6 
- 
9 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
4 
15 
12 
9 
8 
30 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
17 
33 
34 
17 
8 
50 
Biodiesel 
farms 
14 
17 
15 
23 
3 
45 
Ethanol 
farms 
8 
5 
10 
6 
3 
12 
Other 
farms 
12 
4 
2 
6 
4 
14 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
7 
4 
11 
8 
3 
30 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
5,673 
8,320 
6,689 
4,975 
4,008 
13,792 
Part owners 
farms 
719 
896 
403 
336 
238 
748 
Tenants 
farms 
651 
921 
626 
425 
344 
856 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
6,410 
9,247 
7,106 
5,316 
4,257 
14,568 
acres 
666,023 
792,761 
358,981 
292,867 
230,753 
1,777,888 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
6,392 
9,216 
7,092 
5,311 
4,246 
14,540 
acres 
554,771 
694,815 
310,165 
246,217 
186,262 
1,465,941 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
1,389 
1,823 
1,035 
764 
587 
1,615 
acres 
520,436 
512,169 
111,617 
66,265 
45,440 
581,156 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
1,370 
1,817 
1,029 
761 
582 
1,604 
acres 
511,503 
508,257 
110,604 
57,795 
45,230 
575,858 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
554 
640 
418 
302 
231 
1,055 
acres 
120,185 
101,858 
49,829 
55,120 
44,701 
317,245 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
10,874 
15,628 
11,965 
8,984 
7,157 
24,555 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
3,902 
5,479 
4,068 
2,970 
2,320 
7,534 
2 operators 
2,639 
4,014 
3,260 
2,451 
2,045 
6,993 
3 operators 
365 
530 
315 
232 
174 
639 
4 operators 
104 
82 
41 
49 
37 
152 
5 or more operators 
33 
32 
34 
34 
14 
78 
Total women operators 
number 
3,441 
5,468 
4,603 
3,597 
3,022 
10,264 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
2,959 
4,867 
4,022 
3,144 
2,637 
9,123 
2 operators 
204 
253 
225 
173 
149 
502 
3 operators 
14 
22 
12 
20 
25 
43 
4 operators 
8 
6 
1 
3 
3 
2 
5 or more operators 
“ 
1 
14 
7 
- 
" 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
5,982 
8,301 
6,009 
4,390 
3,334 
11,172 
Female 
1,061 
1,836 
1,709 
1,346 
1,256 
4,224 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
3,839 
4,889 
3,496 
2,428 
1,842 
6,203 
Other 
3,204 
5,248 
4,222 
3,308 
2,748 
9,193 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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