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 
33 
27 
15 
84 
73 
86 
56 
acres 
2,931 
3,189 
1,943 
16,964 
25,495 
60,274 
97,669 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
...farms 
62 
46 
32 
170 
89 
89 
58 
acres 
6,985 
7,061 
5,387 
49,682 
53,788 
101,399 
155,864 
Nematodes 
...farms 
1 
1 
1 
19 
11 
24 
15 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,564 
1,939 
7,071 
12,772 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
...farms 
6 
4 
12 
31 
37 
37 
30 
acres 
465 
(D) 
1,813 
3,397 
8,414 
17,338 
36,533 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
...farms 
1 
2 
- 
4 
3 
8 
8 
acres on which used 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
525 
371 
2,183 
9,668 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
...farms 
3 
9 
2 
26 
21 
14 
11 
acres 
156 
335 
(D) 
1,908 
2,223 
2,097 
4,371 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
...farms 
30 
31 
21 
80 
44 
36 
29 
acres 
2,928 
1,709 
3,060 
13,582 
16,806 
24,463 
40,534 
Land under conservation easement 
...farms 
7 
20 
5 
28 
14 
12 
26 
acres 
523 
3,692 
788 
8,433 
5,325 
1 1 ,808 
75,991 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
...farms 
38 
33 
22 
144 
80 
76 
47 
acres 
3,354 
3,639 
3,470 
26,290 
31,987 
59,023 
82,024 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
...farms 
14 
11 
9 
66 
29 
42 
35 
acres 
738 
860 
724 
8,551 
8,353 
18,065 
41,925 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
...farms 
46 
24 
8 
99 
50 
47 
33 
acres 
3,790 
2,766 
1,230 
15,262 
14,299 
26,956 
34,163 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
...farms 
27 
14 
19 
62 
41 
52 
31 
acres 
1,989 
937 
1,094 
8,522 
10,263 
18,603 
24,699 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
...farms 
5 
2 
- 
3 
2 
- 
- 
Solar panels 
...farms 
4 
1 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
Wind turbines 
...farms 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Methane digesters 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
...farms 
1 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Small hydro systems 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
...farms 
39 
30 
15 
30 
19 
11 
5 
Part owners 
...farms 
37 
20 
26 
128 
69 
65 
40 
Tenants 
...farms 
13 
13 
2 
19 
4 
14 
13 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
...farms 
78 
50 
41 
158 
88 
76 
45 
acres 
9,996 
8,882 
7,751 
28,844 
41,143 
46,304 
53,926 
Owned land in farms 
...farms 
76 
50 
41 
158 
88 
76 
45 
acres 
9,051 
8,209 
6,405 
28,474 
35,513 
44,397 
52,706 
Land rented or leased from others 
...farms 
52 
33 
28 
147 
73 
79 
53 
acres 
5,040 
4,198 
3,666 
34,960 
31,268 
71,013 
111,817 
Rented or leased land in farms 
...farms 
50 
33 
28 
147 
73 
79 
53 
acres 
5,000 
4,198 
3,666 
34,799 
31,268 
71,013 
111,817 
Land rented or leased to others 
...farms 
13 
9 
9 
9 
8 
4 
4 
acres 
985 
673 
1,346 
531 
5,630 
1,907 
1,220 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
128 
99 
48 
236 
155 
167 
149 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
61 
36 
38 
127 
43 
39 
15 
2 operators 
18 
18 
5 
41 
36 
27 
14 
3 operators 
9 
9 
- 
9 
12 
22 
18 
4 operators 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
6 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
Total women operators 
number 
27 
22 
4 
40 
28 
22 
15 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
27 
20 
4 
38 
24 
22 
13 
2 operators 
- 
1 
- 
1 
2 
- 
1 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
88 
58 
41 
166 
88 
88 
57 
Female 
1 
5 
2 
11 
4 
2 
1 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
67 
51 
34 
151 
82 
84 
57 
Other 
22 
12 
9 
26 
10 
6 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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