Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning ot abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
604 
164 
126 
62 
81 
48 
acres 
215,943 
142,997 
39,281 
15,119 
12,001 
3,222 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1,014 
212 
181 
81 
143 
96 
acres 
397,644 
241,179 
76,634 
30,700 
29,403 
10,121 
Nematodes 
farms 
124 
46 
22 
11 
9 
14 
acres 
26,017 
19,012 
2,577 
1,726 
1,201 
635 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
238 
74 
47 
30 
30 
19 
acres 
70,117 
53,501 
8,458 
3,593 
3,149 
748 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
33 
19 
3 
3 
- 
3 
acres on which used 
13,126 
11,883 
785 
(D) 
- 
132 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
150 
33 
20 
15 
30 
10 
acres 
12,070 
6,690 
1,880 
661 
1,869 
276 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
740 
134 
138 
46 
71 
50 
acres 
114,415 
66,515 
19,369 
9,274 
6,925 
3,577 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
194 
50 
27 
8 
37 
6 
acres 
109,650 
82,978 
9,540 
3,877 
8,908 
657 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
705 
159 
135 
65 
108 
66 
acres 
219,138 
126,863 
46,441 
18,568 
16,304 
6,061 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
292 
88 
72 
20 
36 
26 
acres 
81,402 
56,031 
14,301 
3,748 
4,674 
1,736 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
609 
127 
107 
46 
81 
50 
acres 
106,915 
(D) 
(D) 
9,267 
8,384 
3,145 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
393 
99 
73 
36 
62 
30 
acres 
70,126 
41,534 
14,084 
4,932 
5,432 
2,149 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
78 
4 
8 
2 
3 
2 
Solar panels 
farms 
65 
3 
8 
- 
2 
2 
Wind turbines 
farms 
5 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
10 
1 
- 
1 
1 
- 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,666 
213 
208 
57 
48 
56 
Part owners 
farms 
589 
138 
136 
49 
85 
57 
Tenants 
farms 
196 
22 
26 
9 
30 
22 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
2,267 
351 
344 
106 
134 
113 
acres 
268,627 
1 1 1 ,982 
43,042 
20,232 
18,018 
9,543 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
2,255 
351 
344 
106 
133 
113 
acres 
236,723 
104,295 
39,096 
19,812 
17,362 
8,617 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
789 
160 
162 
58 
115 
79 
acres 
272,208 
164,563 
56,610 
17,731 
20,509 
6,755 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
785 
160 
162 
58 
115 
79 
acres 
271,929 
164,563 
56,610 
17,731 
20,308 
6,755 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
390 
62 
59 
13 
13 
12 
acres 
32,183 
7,687 
3,946 
420 
857 
926 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
3,855 
692 
562 
180 
234 
204 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,346 
154 
212 
63 
110 
80 
2 operators 
872 
148 
127 
42 
35 
43 
3 operators 
193 
55 
28 
8 
18 
11 
4 operators 
27 
9 
3 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
13 
7 
- 
1 
- 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
1,232 
161 
149 
51 
51 
60 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,046 
149 
149 
41 
49 
37 
2 operators 
75 
6 
- 
5 
1 
10 
3 operators 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 operators 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
2,006 
349 
313 
99 
154 
114 
Female 
445 
24 
57 
16 
9 
21 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
1,565 
339 
293 
86 
132 
99 
Other 
886 
34 
77 
29 
31 
36 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
90 Delaware 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
