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 
50 
36 
11 
9 
10 
7 
acres 
2,179 
778 
106 
82 
56 
122 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
111 
66 
22 
26 
25 
51 
acres 
5,924 
1,754 
430 
290 
266 
943 
Nematodes 
farms 
11 
8 
- 
1 
- 
2 
acres 
695 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
19 
9 
5 
- 
3 
2 
acres 
509 
97 
51 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
- 
acres on which used 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
15 
9 
3 
4 
5 
6 
acres 
357 
161 
58 
35 
57 
26 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
62 
67 
40 
28 
26 
78 
acres 
2,769 
1,753 
848 
525 
371 
2,489 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
5 
6 
2 
10 
7 
36 
acres 
711 
(D) 
(D) 
291 
173 
2,114 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
72 
48 
28 
9 
7 
8 
acres 
3,296 
1,098 
322 
37 
(D) 
(D) 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
24 
20 
4 
1 
1 
- 
acres 
611 
219 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
63 
81 
21 
25 
6 
2 
acres 
2,809 
1,445 
248 
345 
85 
(D) 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
38 
29 
10 
6 
2 
8 
acres 
1,343 
448 
106 
36 
(D) 
(D) 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
12 
8 
1 
11 
2 
25 
Solar panels 
farms 
10 
7 
- 
10 
1 
22 
Wind turbines 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
2 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
130 
179 
115 
113 
121 
426 
Part owners 
farms 
33 
48 
12 
15 
3 
13 
Tenants 
farms 
25 
13 
18 
9 
3 
19 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
167 
228 
127 
134 
124 
439 
acres 
13,578 
1 1 ,384 
4,669 
4,764 
3,577 
27,838 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
163 
227 
127 
128 
124 
439 
acres 
11,082 
7,295 
3,732 
4,033 
2,846 
18,553 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
58 
61 
30 
27 
7 
32 
acres 
(D) 
1,591 
(D) 
358 
81 
726 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
58 
61 
30 
24 
6 
32 
acres 
2,768 
1,591 
516 
310 
51 
726 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
33 
53 
22 
23 
21 
79 
acres 
2,496 
4,089 
937 
779 
761 
9,285 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
281 
373 
202 
232 
185 
710 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
118 
131 
97 
50 
76 
255 
2 operators 
57 
91 
39 
80 
44 
166 
3 operators 
11 
12 
9 
6 
7 
28 
4 operators 
- 
6 
- 
1 
- 
7 
5 or more operators 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
90 
133 
48 
Ill 
66 
312 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
70 
118 
48 
81 
56 
248 
2 operators 
6 
6 
- 
15 
5 
21 
3 operators 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
6 
4 operators 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
143 
187 
133 
95 
105 
314 
Female 
45 
53 
12 
42 
22 
144 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
121 
125 
65 
81 
47 
177 
Other 
67 
115 
80 
56 
80 
281 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Delaware 91 
