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 
229 
259 
186 
165 
137 
239 
acres 
10,719 
5,844 
2,910 
1,046 
754 
3,841 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
937 
1,023 
815 
743 
639 
1,619 
acres 
60,251 
39,512 
19,685 
1 1 ,765 
7,834 
72,140 
Nematodes 
farms 
36 
29 
16 
18 
13 
21 
acres 
707 
136 
141 
47 
37 
58 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
88 
91 
59 
47 
30 
52 
acres 
3,896 
816 
264 
123 
78 
127 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
30 
33 
29 
20 
13 
22 
acres on which used 
654 
415 
152 
108 
96 
66 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
36 
44 
38 
22 
32 
68 
acres 
1,073 
1,601 
745 
148 
347 
1,083 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
186 
269 
210 
294 
226 
420 
acres 
11,107 
8,751 
3,960 
3,344 
2,052 
8,329 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
36 
38 
26 
42 
18 
235 
acres 
8,654 
3,825 
1,827 
4,710 
1,547 
71,672 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
106 
80 
61 
44 
47 
48 
acres 
9,259 
2,364 
922 
286 
210 
1,490 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
107 
97 
58 
56 
44 
67 
acres 
4,683 
3,666 
574 
262 
218 
4,836 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
664 
571 
289 
235 
154 
253 
acres 
32,727 
17,828 
4,180 
3,892 
2,064 
23,856 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
117 
141 
94 
59 
49 
129 
acres 
4,379 
3,231 
1,247 
538 
449 
2,547 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
33 
51 
62 
69 
45 
160 
Solar panels 
farms 
26 
26 
38 
50 
32 
89 
Wind turbines 
farms 
7 
12 
8 
6 
2 
50 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
2 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
3 
13 
7 
6 
9 
24 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
1 
8 
6 
7 
6 
16 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
2 
- 
3 
4 
2 
Ethanol 
farms 
2 
2 
6 
- 
2 
2 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
2 
3 
- 
2 
- 
27 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,133 
1,760 
1,832 
2,075 
2,067 
5,869 
Part owners 
farms 
548 
562 
412 
340 
236 
559 
Tenants 
farms 
161 
215 
123 
72 
73 
165 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
1,693 
2,342 
2,246 
2,419 
2,308 
6,435 
acres 
407,737 
429,236 
214,941 
(D) 
(D) 
1,633,857 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
1,681 
2,322 
2,244 
2,415 
2,303 
6,428 
acres 
351,200 
289,820 
174,772 
128,196 
93,729 
1 ,303,480 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
713 
782 
540 
416 
313 
740 
acres 
121,493 
99,911 
39,334 
16,693 
10,733 
123,103 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
709 
777 
535 
412 
309 
724 
acres 
119,316 
99,592 
38,688 
16,181 
10,287 
113,139 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
254 
326 
310 
239 
196 
1,006 
acres 
58,714 
139,735 
40,815 
16,052 
16,822 
340,341 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
2,929 
3,996 
3,824 
3,999 
3,869 
10,486 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
929 
1,267 
1,085 
1,129 
1,018 
3,214 
2 operators 
797 
1,118 
1,152 
1,241 
1,253 
3,015 
3 operators 
84 
123 
94 
91 
83 
280 
4 operators 
18 
26 
29 
20 
19 
44 
5 or more operators 
14 
3 
7 
6 
3 
40 
Total women operators 
number 
898 
1,340 
1,411 
1,487 
1,540 
4,016 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
779 
1,223 
1,260 
1,403 
1,405 
3,623 
2 operators 
42 
48 
65 
33 
57 
158 
3 operators 
9 
7 
7 
6 
7 
20 
4 operators 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
1,692 
2,262 
2,012 
2,158 
1,995 
5,385 
Female 
150 
275 
355 
329 
381 
1,208 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
1,071 
1,117 
873 
828 
711 
2,138 
Other 
771 
1,420 
1,494 
1,659 
1,665 
4,455 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Idaho 95 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
