Table 65. Summary by 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 - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
3,846 
740 
479 
585 
550 
277 
acres 
1,463,898 
1,030,398 
186,560 
121,879 
76,596 
23,351 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
10,869 
1,020 
749 
1,043 
1,353 
928 
acres 
3,743,665 
2,073,665 
598,597 
424,081 
324,492 
1 1 1 ,643 
Nematodes 
farms 
887 
360 
133 
130 
103 
28 
acres 
331,325 
268,711 
26,048 
19,713 
13,987 
1,740 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,791 
486 
278 
287 
269 
104 
acres 
919,710 
645,268 
148,929 
74,940 
38,676 
6,593 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
752 
282 
137 
94 
63 
29 
acres on which used 
287,909 
232,787 
32,631 
14,859 
4,978 
1,163 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
561 
82 
71 
61 
59 
48 
acres 
70,812 
33,843 
15,688 
9,085 
5,459 
1,740 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
2,315 
100 
107 
134 
193 
176 
acres 
260,078 
75,616 
59,528 
42,210 
29,200 
15,981 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
576 
21 
37 
31 
56 
36 
acres 
215,341 
43,726 
30,951 
19,620 
18,113 
10,696 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
1,023 
183 
111 
141 
129 
73 
acres 
467,634 
271 ,278 
91,989 
62,826 
21,115 
5,895 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
1,559 
323 
204 
200 
264 
139 
acres 
700,590 
370,502 
143,575 
91,930 
65,909 
14,435 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
6,408 
848 
610 
876 
1,124 
784 
acres 
2,273,369 
1,332,656 
317,644 
252,026 
213,946 
72,550 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,099 
113 
82 
118 
113 
84 
acres 
103,467 
51,791 
12,363 
12,495 
11,102 
3,325 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
561 
28 
9 
32 
48 
24 
Solar panels 
farms 
335 
13 
7 
19 
23 
12 
Wind turbines 
farms 
122 
9 
1 
4 
18 
5 
Methane digesters 
farms 
8 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
72 
1 
- 
5 
2 
2 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
64 
4 
4 
1 
7 
4 
Biodiesel 
farms 
16 
- 
- 
3 
2 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
19 
- 
- 
4 
1 
- 
Other 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
61 
7 
1 
5 
13 
1 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
17,275 
341 
215 
401 
773 
809 
Part owners 
farms 
5,843 
713 
512 
672 
798 
491 
Tenants 
farms 
1,698 
112 
108 
187 
264 
218 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
23,195 
1,055 
732 
1,078 
1,580 
1,307 
acres 
9,282,999 
3,055,365 
964,780 
887,179 
1,013,972 
422,091 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
23,118 
1,054 
727 
1,073 
1,571 
1,300 
acres 
8,169,709 
2,733,532 
924,624 
825,810 
952,308 
392,238 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
7,592 
829 
621 
862 
1,066 
710 
acres 
3,639,738 
1,396,282 
609,600 
558,139 
463,719 
200,731 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
7,541 
825 
620 
859 
1,062 
709 
acres 
3,590,400 
1,378,169 
605,719 
554,494 
459,300 
195,515 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
3,313 
237 
122 
201 
215 
207 
acres 
1,162,628 
339,946 
44,037 
65,014 
66,083 
35,069 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
40,590 
2,491 
1,535 
2,085 
2,964 
2,412 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1 1 ,796 
411 
382 
627 
945 
789 
2 operators 
11,109 
420 
294 
499 
711 
609 
3 operators 
1,427 
215 
120 
102 
141 
94 
4 operators 
304 
64 
22 
22 
24 
16 
5 or more operators 
180 
56 
17 
10 
14 
10 
Total women operators 
number 
13,345 
406 
311 
488 
745 
703 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1 1 ,992 
320 
261 
424 
679 
615 
2 operators 
530 
26 
15 
23 
26 
37 
3 operators 
74 
6 
5 
3 
2 
2 
4 operators 
12 
2 
- 
1 
2 
2 
5 or more operators 
4 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
21,821 
1,143 
809 
1,230 
1,748 
1,387 
Female 
2,995 
23 
26 
30 
87 
131 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
12,349 
1,107 
796 
1,163 
1,515 
1,030 
Other 
12,467 
59 
39 
97 
320 
488 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
94 Idaho 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
