Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 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 
3,846 
474 
543 
120 
153 
149 
acres 
1 ,463,898 
1,309 
6,706 
3,528 
6,785 
10,519 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
10,869 
1,280 
2,274 
436 
669 
567 
acres 
3,743,665 
4,512 
31,911 
13,559 
27,634 
34,598 
Nematodes 
... farms 
887 
68 
43 
26 
20 
19 
acres 
331,325 
180 
570 
528 
1,007 
934 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
1,791 
164 
157 
54 
58 
47 
acres 
919,710 
357 
1,557 
1,581 
2,816 
2,739 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
752 
46 
77 
14 
16 
10 
acres on which used 
287,909 
93 
681 
271 
622 
492 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
561 
40 
110 
13 
24 
25 
acres 
70,812 
117 
1,166 
190 
724 
658 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
2,315 
508 
779 
114 
143 
104 
acres 
260,078 
1,990 
13,017 
4,621 
7,992 
8,049 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
576 
21 
67 
37 
45 
24 
acres 
215,341 
43 
855 
1,118 
1,896 
1,927 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
1,023 
62 
128 
39 
46 
34 
acres 
467,634 
129 
781 
787 
896 
1,313 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
1,559 
106 
141 
53 
54 
47 
acres 
700,590 
186 
1,175 
830 
1,611 
2,261 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
6,408 
256 
751 
252 
410 
405 
acres 
2,273,369 
663 
10,446 
6,579 
15,859 
23,383 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
1,099 
112 
216 
48 
78 
57 
acres 
103,467 
291 
2,534 
967 
2,331 
1,767 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
561 
75 
151 
44 
28 
21 
Solar panels 
... farms 
335 
44 
85 
36 
19 
17 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
122 
10 
29 
5 
3 
2 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
8 
3 
1 
- 
- 
2 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
72 
10 
27 
7 
5 
3 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
64 
11 
12 
- 
5 
5 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
16 
5 
4 
2 
- 
2 
Ethanol 
... farms 
19 
2 
7 
- 
- 
2 
Other 
... farms 
4 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
61 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
17,275 
4,442 
5,649 
883 
1,050 
792 
Part owners 
... farms 
5,843 
215 
1,048 
221 
344 
346 
Tenants 
... farms 
1,698 
204 
334 
100 
96 
135 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
23,195 
4,668 
6,711 
1,107 
1,397 
1,149 
acres 
9,282,999 
37,479 
225,571 
83,496 
141,234 
144,321 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
23,118 
4,657 
6,697 
1,104 
1,394 
1,138 
acres 
8,169,709 
21,403 
140,133 
57,490 
97,394 
110,044 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
7,592 
422 
1,405 
322 
443 
485 
acres 
3,639,738 
3,304 
28,136 
12,929 
25,048 
38,745 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
7,541 
419 
1,382 
321 
440 
481 
acres 
3,590,400 
1,479 
24,458 
12,667 
23,638 
37,554 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
3,313 
404 
770 
212 
227 
223 
acres 
1,162,628 
17,901 
89,116 
26,268 
45,250 
35,468 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
40,590 
7,869 
1 1 ,268 
1,964 
2,350 
2,016 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
11,796 
2,111 
3,282 
601 
786 
637 
2 operators 
11,109 
2,543 
3,408 
519 
600 
557 
3 operators 
1,427 
172 
269 
47 
75 
58 
4 operators 
304 
26 
46 
24 
17 
17 
5 or more operators 
180 
9 
26 
13 
12 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
13,345 
3,128 
4,176 
692 
776 
650 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
11,992 
2,945 
3,812 
591 
662 
594 
2 operators 
530 
77 
141 
42 
38 
28 
3 operators 
74 
7 
19 
3 
10 
- 
4 operators 
12 
2 
3 
2 
2 
- 
5 or more operators 
4 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
21,821 
4,081 
6,022 
1,021 
1,297 
1,136 
Female 
2,995 
780 
1,009 
183 
193 
137 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
12,349 
1,535 
2,580 
524 
690 
636 
Other 
12,467 
3,326 
4,451 
680 
800 
637 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
68 Idaho 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
