Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
604 
35 
83 
35 
18 
59 
acres 
215,943 
100 
1,307 
1,222 
1,019 
3,830 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
1,014 
40 
170 
62 
83 
113 
acres 
397,644 
122 
2,327 
2,496 
4,301 
8,232 
Nematodes 
... farms 
124 
6 
13 
9 
3 
21 
acres 
26,017 
17 
291 
480 
(D) 
1,554 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
238 
14 
27 
4 
8 
28 
acres 
70,117 
26 
295 
(D) 
262 
1,367 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
33 
3 
2 
- 
1 
1 
acres on which used 
13,126 
10 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
150 
_ 
30 
10 
9 
15 
acres 
12,070 
- 
177 
209 
(D) 
370 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
740 
71 
220 
44 
68 
66 
acres 
114,415 
282 
3,045 
1,260 
2,825 
3,921 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
194 
1 
36 
16 
13 
16 
acres 
109,650 
(D) 
600 
(D) 
682 
1,475 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
705 
12 
105 
37 
53 
58 
acres 
219,138 
31 
1,280 
1,165 
2,357 
4,518 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
292 
- 
31 
20 
20 
15 
acres 
81,402 
- 
309 
339 
840 
698 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
609 
41 
100 
48 
45 
68 
acres 
106,915 
129 
1,413 
1,266 
1,602 
4,039 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
393 
13 
43 
22 
36 
33 
acres 
70,126 
30 
589 
591 
1,392 
1,417 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
78 
13 
39 
1 
8 
5 
Solar panels 
... farms 
65 
11 
35 
1 
7 
3 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
5 
- 
3 
- 
- 
1 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
10 
2 
3 
- 
1 
1 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
... farms 
3 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
1,666 
399 
788 
117 
122 
91 
Part owners 
... farms 
589 
8 
100 
18 
30 
48 
Tenants 
... farms 
196 
45 
45 
8 
6 
14 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
2,267 
413 
889 
135 
152 
142 
acres 
268,627 
4,327 
26,028 
11,462 
13,188 
16,776 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
2,255 
407 
888 
135 
152 
139 
acres 
236,723 
1,788 
18,340 
7,299 
10,905 
13,636 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
789 
53 
146 
27 
36 
62 
acres 
272,208 
234 
2,574 
1,097 
2,295 
4,046 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
785 
53 
145 
26 
36 
62 
acres 
271,929 
234 
2,566 
1,067 
2,295 
4,006 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
390 
69 
152 
45 
31 
37 
acres 
32,183 
2,539 
7,696 
4,193 
2,283 
3,180 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
3,855 
696 
1,493 
203 
252 
229 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,346 
261 
454 
97 
79 
96 
2 operators 
872 
151 
411 
38 
65 
48 
3 operators 
193 
29 
60 
5 
13 
7 
4 operators 
27 
9 
5 
2 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
13 
2 
3 
1 
- 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
1,232 
279 
601 
46 
72 
76 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,046 
210 
518 
40 
64 
66 
2 operators 
75 
27 
35 
3 
4 
1 
3 operators 
8 
5 
3 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
2,006 
336 
709 
122 
135 
118 
Female 
445 
116 
224 
21 
23 
35 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
1,565 
246 
512 
93 
104 
84 
Other 
886 
206 
421 
50 
54 
69 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
64 Delaware 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
