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 
357 
363 
220 
167 
158 
386 
acres 
30,717 
14,328 
3,598 
2,538 
2,209 
17,642 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
929 
1,009 
738 
565 
589 
1,599 
acres 
168,114 
98,083 
31,648 
25,199 
15,344 
104,889 
Nematodes 
farms 
29 
40 
15 
12 
13 
15 
acres 
1,893 
1,071 
119 
182 
(D) 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
68 
87 
62 
39 
29 
37 
acres 
3,428 
1,676 
451 
262 
308 
231 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
34 
40 
29 
22 
22 
33 
acres on which used 
729 
602 
369 
315 
336 
602 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
74 
65 
48 
40 
45 
110 
acres 
4,574 
3,543 
1,325 
747 
904 
3,444 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
211 
329 
342 
341 
347 
920 
acres 
16,854 
19,664 
8,199 
9,607 
5,308 
25,679 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
144 
184 
111 
83 
88 
520 
acres 
74,147 
92,458 
18,835 
16,577 
9,193 
186,384 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
225 
251 
159 
107 
123 
419 
acres 
51,676 
29,781 
9,462 
3,020 
2,618 
29,936 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
183 
149 
63 
51 
37 
101 
acres 
43,096 
18,656 
8,413 
2,466 
1,381 
15,886 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
554 
509 
350 
219 
194 
568 
acres 
75,985 
54,380 
16,263 
7,160 
3,971 
40,005 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
124 
125 
102 
71 
103 
216 
acres 
7,012 
4,848 
2,218 
1,536 
1,346 
9,141 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
133 
208 
178 
194 
182 
608 
Solar panels 
farms 
113 
165 
153 
159 
151 
511 
Wind turbines 
farms 
11 
26 
24 
27 
34 
116 
Methane digesters 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
15 
22 
16 
28 
14 
36 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
2 
5 
3 
1 
11 
15 
Biodiesel 
farms 
1 
6 
5 
3 
3 
7 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
- 
Other 
farms 
- 
7 
5 
2 
3 
12 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
20 
22 
13 
18 
4 
84 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,465 
2,425 
2,349 
2,338 
2,728 
11,905 
Part owners 
farms 
696 
862 
535 
419 
327 
1,073 
Tenants 
farms 
207 
238 
181 
132 
121 
443 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
2,177 
3,295 
2,893 
2,761 
3,058 
13,013 
acres 
1,116,606 
911,242 
459,257 
312,703 
228,198 
4,894,695 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
2,161 
3,287 
2,884 
2,757 
3,055 
12,978 
acres 
1,009,203 
821,069 
379,113 
269,856 
206,129 
3,649,814 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
905 
1,110 
726 
556 
448 
1,548 
acres 
511,839 
383,387 
197,382 
102,413 
63,982 
556,635 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
903 
1,100 
716 
551 
448 
1,516 
acres 
508,727 
380,727 
190,206 
100,568 
63,731 
532,260 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
284 
351 
276 
224 
233 
1,763 
acres 
110,515 
92,833 
87,320 
44,692 
22,320 
1,269,256 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
3,930 
5,786 
5,032 
4,681 
5,169 
21,211 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,136 
1,637 
1,352 
1,296 
1,426 
6,651 
2 operators 
1,029 
1,596 
1,517 
1,442 
1,568 
5,986 
3 operators 
152 
234 
159 
119 
145 
628 
4 operators 
32 
45 
31 
21 
24 
124 
5 or more operators 
19 
13 
6 
11 
13 
32 
Total women operators 
number 
1,371 
2,115 
1,977 
1,865 
2,100 
8,909 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,156 
1,843 
1,720 
1,658 
1,872 
7,685 
2 operators 
86 
109 
119 
87 
95 
525 
3 operators 
9 
14 
5 
11 
11 
48 
4 operators 
4 
3 
1 
- 
- 
5 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
- 
" 
1 
2 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
1,981 
2,944 
2,473 
2,306 
2,529 
9,906 
Female 
387 
581 
592 
583 
647 
3,515 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
1,497 
1,804 
1,416 
1,179 
1,206 
4,523 
Other 
871 
1,721 
1,649 
1,710 
1,970 
8,898 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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