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 
10,293 
1,032 
777 
1,062 
1,384 
1,005 
acres treated 
3,562,999 
1,956,389 
587,220 
431,020 
315,637 
115,068 
Manure used 
farms 
3,434 
328 
244 
331 
364 
231 
acres treated 
285,392 
159,858 
35,873 
28,930 
23,404 
10,136 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
3,846 
746 
503 
579 
543 
281 
acres 
1 ,463,898 
1,035,938 
188,428 
120,448 
77,870 
19,522 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
10,869 
1,032 
787 
1,052 
1,358 
977 
acres 
3,743,665 
2,103,051 
611,650 
415,718 
313,098 
116,020 
Nematodes 
farms 
887 
361 
134 
134 
101 
24 
acres 
331 ,325 
268,980 
26,606 
19,789 
13,873 
951 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,791 
491 
287 
289 
260 
99 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
919,710 
651,364 
147,707 
74,585 
35,362 
5,899 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
752 
284 
137 
97 
61 
28 
acres on which used 
287,909 
233,593 
32,092 
15,086 
4,571 
1,166 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
561 
84 
73 
61 
59 
45 
acres 
70,812 
34,073 
16,418 
8,420 
5,330 
1,576 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
2,315 
100 
117 
127 
198 
174 
acres 
260,078 
75,616 
63,103 
39,058 
30,711 
15,214 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
576 
21 
37 
35 
59 
44 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
215,341 
43,726 
30,951 
20,670 
24,010 
16,297 
used 
farms 
1,023 
188 
119 
140 
119 
82 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
467,634 
278,107 
97,603 
53,556 
17,976 
8,790 
used 
farms 
1,559 
330 
213 
207 
253 
138 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
700,590 
389,721 
135,981 
92,583 
56,730 
12,319 
practices were used 
farms 
6,408 
856 
632 
888 
1,136 
794 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
2,273,369 
1,342,112 
326,971 
252,376 
206,960 
72,217 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,099 
114 
82 
122 
111 
95 
acres 
103,467 
52,826 
1 1 ,438 
13,903 
10,158 
3,210 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
561 
28 
11 
31 
52 
33 
Solar panels 
farms 
335 
13 
7 
19 
25 
16 
Wind turbines 
farms 
122 
9 
2 
4 
20 
10 
Methane digesters 
farms 
8 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
72 
1 
1 
4 
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 
2 
4 
14 
5 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
17,275 
342 
225 
411 
811 
897 
Part owners 
farms 
5,843 
726 
537 
670 
794 
510 
Tenants 
farms 
1,698 
112 
109 
193 
263 
227 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
23,195 
1,069 
767 
1,086 
1,614 
1,416 
acres 
9,282,999 
3,080,506 
986,315 
909,191 
1,170,980 
541,726 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
23,118 
1,068 
762 
1,081 
1,605 
1,407 
acres 
8,169,709 
2,758,045 
945,846 
846,834 
1,015,712 
497,636 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
7,592 
842 
647 
868 
1,059 
738 
acres 
3,639,738 
1,416,640 
620,561 
556,525 
448,584 
226,110 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
7,541 
838 
646 
863 
1,057 
737 
acres 
3,590,400 
1,398,527 
616,490 
552,227 
445,008 
220,894 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
3,313 
239 
132 
201 
222 
233 
acres 
1,162,628 
340,574 
44,540 
66,655 
158,844 
49,306 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
40,590 
2,522 
1,587 
2,110 
3,023 
2,607 
1 operator 
1 1 ,796 
413 
405 
633 
962 
843 
2 operators 
11,109 
428 
303 
505 
722 
665 
3 operators 
1,427 
218 
125 
103 
142 
95 
4 operators 
304 
65 
21 
23 
27 
18 
5 or more operators 
180 
56 
17 
10 
15 
13 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
13,345 
416 
318 
504 
759 
763 
1 operator 
1 1 ,992 
330 
266 
442 
683 
663 
2 operators 
530 
26 
16 
22 
31 
38 
3 operators 
74 
6 
5 
3 
2 
4 
4 operators 
12 
2 
- 
1 
2 
3 
5 or more operators 
4 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
120 Idaho 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
