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 
142 
110 
134 
551 
521 
483 
466 
acres 
12,844 
1 1 ,408 
17,728 
98,421 
153,488 
285,270 
855,892 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
...farms 
558 
423 
356 
1,322 
1,122 
944 
918 
acres 
44,973 
43,749 
48,683 
261,774 
416,652 
732,744 
2,082,876 
Nematodes 
...farms 
37 
15 
38 
114 
150 
154 
203 
acres 
2,837 
949 
4,284 
13,633 
29,787 
57,101 
219,515 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
...farms 
58 
51 
55 
233 
268 
326 
320 
acres 
3,936 
3,648 
4,928 
39,329 
76,676 
203,468 
578,675 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
...farms 
24 
19 
9 
104 
121 
129 
183 
acres on which used 
1,571 
924 
731 
12,186 
26,855 
45,256 
198,227 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
...farms 
17 
25 
17 
62 
73 
80 
75 
acres 
578 
1,306 
1,058 
3,311 
7,712 
16,919 
37,073 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
...farms 
73 
59 
30 
216 
121 
99 
69 
acres 
6,726 
6,740 
4,357 
36,994 
40,374 
60,335 
68,883 
Land under conservation easement 
...farms 
41 
22 
24 
92 
89 
58 
56 
acres 
3,315 
2,504 
3,731 
15,015 
27,110 
31,376 
126,451 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
...farms 
32 
36 
33 
102 
124 
185 
202 
acres 
1,781 
2,449 
2,111 
10,567 
24,647 
105,830 
316,343 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
...farms 
55 
43 
35 
209 
243 
286 
287 
acres 
3,509 
2,585 
3,774 
28,466 
64,483 
149,314 
442,396 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
...farms 
348 
307 
278 
1,040 
927 
721 
713 
acres 
27,550 
26,617 
29,870 
178,580 
277,755 
427,835 
1 ,248,232 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
...farms 
56 
28 
27 
167 
122 
68 
120 
acres 
2,216 
1,264 
1,157 
10,905 
13,999 
17,905 
48,131 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
...farms 
29 
17 
2 
50 
37 
42 
65 
Solar panels 
...farms 
16 
12 
2 
30 
20 
22 
32 
Wind turbines 
...farms 
6 
5 
- 
10 
8 
16 
28 
Methane digesters 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Geoexchange systems 
...farms 
7 
- 
- 
7 
3 
1 
2 
Small hydro systems 
...farms 
4 
1 
- 
9 
7 
5 
5 
Biodiesel 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
Ethanol 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
1 
3 
Other 
...farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
...farms 
- 
4 
- 
6 
8 
12 
28 
TENURE 
Full owners 
...farms 
837 
456 
320 
1,136 
840 
471 
399 
Part owners 
...farms 
201 
255 
215 
830 
753 
709 
706 
Tenants 
...farms 
98 
64 
73 
226 
135 
128 
105 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
...farms 
1,043 
713 
538 
1,984 
1,598 
1,180 
1,107 
acres 
179,945 
151,223 
113,889 
705,713 
963,027 
1,192,836 
5,344,265 
Owned land in farms 
...farms 
1,038 
711 
535 
1,966 
1,593 
1,180 
1,105 
acres 
146,672 
114,090 
99,532 
549,395 
848,870 
1,097,689 
4,886,997 
Land rented or leased from others 
...farms 
301 
319 
288 
1,064 
893 
837 
813 
acres 
33,400 
39,336 
45,137 
247,666 
371,852 
685,576 
2,108,609 
Rented or leased land in farms 
...farms 
299 
319 
288 
1,056 
888 
837 
811 
acres 
32,455 
39,156 
44,619 
235,853 
364,673 
680,804 
2,093,044 
Land rented or leased to others 
...farms 
128 
123 
86 
415 
327 
205 
193 
acres 
34,218 
37,313 
14,875 
168,131 
121,336 
99,919 
472,833 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,761 
1,218 
923 
3,548 
2,860 
2,338 
2,475 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
602 
403 
336 
1,109 
856 
614 
459 
2 operators 
472 
314 
237 
867 
679 
464 
449 
3 operators 
42 
49 
29 
174 
151 
168 
193 
4 operators 
13 
6 
5 
33 
25 
34 
58 
5 or more operators 
7 
3 
1 
9 
17 
28 
51 
Total women operators 
number 
577 
351 
232 
969 
758 
523 
513 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
513 
322 
209 
828 
663 
453 
400 
2 operators 
20 
10 
10 
63 
37 
24 
40 
3 operators 
8 
3 
1 
5 
7 
6 
5 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
997 
716 
560 
2,016 
1,573 
1,252 
1,150 
Female 
139 
59 
48 
176 
155 
56 
60 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
590 
474 
414 
1,486 
1,267 
1,065 
1,088 
Other 
546 
301 
194 
706 
461 
243 
122 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Idaho 69 
