Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products 
Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of 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 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
1,087 
195 
189 
84 
135 
105 
acres treated 
350,514 
208,739 
71,340 
25,386 
25,736 
8,893 
Manure used 
farms 
548 
96 
84 
35 
57 
38 
acres treated 
67,494 
37,864 
14,116 
6,128 
3,611 
1,979 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
604 
165 
130 
60 
80 
52 
acres 
215,943 
144,512 
40,746 
13,161 
11,241 
3,310 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1,014 
213 
185 
79 
143 
101 
acres 
397,644 
242,694 
78,341 
28,500 
28,839 
10,245 
Nematodes 
farms 
124 
46 
23 
11 
9 
17 
acres 
26,017 
19,012 
2,842 
1,883 
824 
866 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
238 
74 
48 
30 
29 
20 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
70,117 
53,501 
8,557 
3,916 
2,727 
754 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
33 
19 
3 
3 
- 
3 
acres on which used 
13,126 
1 1 ,883 
785 
(D) 
- 
132 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
150 
33 
20 
17 
28 
10 
acres 
12,070 
6,690 
1,880 
1,401 
1,129 
276 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
740 
135 
141 
49 
65 
51 
acres 
114,415 
67,065 
21,121 
7,879 
6,130 
3,827 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
194 
50 
29 
7 
37 
7 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
109,650 
82,978 
11,161 
2,341 
8,883 
1,342 
used 
farms 
705 
160 
138 
63 
108 
71 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
219,138 
127,389 
48,433 
16,650 
15,973 
6,226 
used 
farms 
292 
89 
73 
19 
36 
25 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
81,402 
56,831 
14,081 
3,590 
4,507 
1,481 
practices were used 
farms 
609 
127 
109 
50 
75 
53 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
106,915 
(D) 
(D) 
9,421 
8,132 
3,237 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
393 
99 
75 
43 
54 
30 
acres 
70,126 
41,534 
14,305 
5,141 
5,066 
2,091 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
78 
4 
8 
2 
3 
3 
Solar panels 
farms 
65 
3 
8 
- 
2 
3 
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 
209 
57 
48 
64 
Part owners 
farms 
589 
138 
139 
54 
79 
56 
Tenants 
farms 
196 
23 
26 
8 
30 
22 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
2,267 
351 
348 
111 
128 
120 
acres 
268,627 
1 1 1 ,982 
45,618 
19,331 
16,616 
12,945 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
2,255 
351 
348 
111 
127 
120 
acres 
236,723 
104,295 
41,672 
18,911 
15,960 
10,045 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
789 
161 
165 
62 
109 
78 
acres 
272,208 
166,078 
56,629 
17,435 
19,617 
6,484 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
785 
161 
165 
62 
109 
78 
acres 
271,929 
166,078 
56,629 
17,435 
19,416 
6,484 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
390 
62 
59 
13 
13 
20 
acres 
32,183 
7,687 
3,946 
420 
857 
2,900 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
3,855 
694 
566 
191 
222 
215 
1 operator 
1,346 
154 
216 
61 
109 
84 
2 operators 
872 
149 
127 
47 
31 
45 
3 operators 
193 
55 
28 
9 
17 
12 
4 operators 
27 
9 
3 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
13 
7 
- 
1 
- 
1 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
1,232 
161 
150 
57 
46 
63 
1 operator 
1,046 
149 
150 
47 
44 
38 
2 operators 
75 
6 
- 
5 
1 
11 
3 operators 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 operators 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
116 Delaware 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
