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 
409 
414 
231 
933 
1,236 
974 
521 
acres 
25,340 
36,210 
22,220 
148,093 
501,540 
641,334 
727,069 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
....farms 
924 
780 
531 
1,646 
1,582 
1,126 
569 
acres 
59,802 
64,779 
54,274 
261,800 
690,924 
939,150 
1,126,985 
Nematodes 
....farms 
88 
110 
69 
265 
542 
426 
345 
acres 
5,788 
10,915 
7,679 
47,194 
214,920 
275,569 
534,558 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
....farms 
118 
148 
93 
346 
561 
559 
390 
acres 
5,720 
11,073 
7,350 
49,050 
173,419 
261,462 
427,739 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
....farms 
63 
81 
61 
236 
659 
563 
367 
acres on which used 
4,004 
6,490 
5,121 
37,123 
233,037 
341,016 
488,676 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
....farms 
85 
60 
41 
126 
272 
222 
110 
acres 
2,311 
1,470 
2,281 
9,011 
23,215 
30,682 
30,362 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
....farms 
164 
116 
117 
230 
239 
177 
120 
acres 
8,044 
6,134 
8,493 
19,184 
38,192 
53,114 
58,852 
Land under conservation easement 
....farms 
310 
237 
148 
425 
230 
146 
79 
acres 
35,323 
34,412 
24,029 
100,251 
100,499 
112,747 
174,243 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
....farms 
142 
138 
77 
355 
493 
386 
205 
acres 
7,341 
7,379 
5,106 
35,251 
163,779 
224,568 
237,050 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
....farms 
73 
60 
62 
261 
492 
488 
260 
acres 
3,808 
5,506 
5,822 
39,085 
194,041 
313,242 
335,326 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
....farms 
295 
306 
169 
620 
795 
633 
387 
acres 
15,462 
23,228 
14,834 
90,111 
271,478 
351,010 
528,586 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
....farms 
130 
106 
56 
254 
361 
295 
151 
acres 
4,181 
4,817 
3,183 
25,127 
88,065 
120,546 
110,412 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
...farms 
22 
16 
12 
39 
26 
8 
10 
Solar panels 
...farms 
12 
8 
10 
26 
18 
7 
3 
Wind turbines 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
Methane digesters 
...farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
...farms 
7 
4 
- 
1 
4 
1 
- 
Small hydro systems 
...farms 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
1 
Biodiesel 
...farms 
2 
1 
- 
6 
3 
1 
6 
Ethanol 
...farms 
1 
2 
1 
5 
1 
- 
- 
Other 
...farms 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
....farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
....farms 
1,691 
1,252 
758 
1,925 
946 
411 
281 
Part owners 
....farms 
641 
499 
398 
1,159 
1,125 
899 
424 
Tenants 
....farms 
84 
94 
57 
192 
213 
65 
29 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
....farms 
2,334 
1,752 
1,159 
3,085 
2,075 
1,310 
706 
acres 
346,383 
330,670 
246,129 
949,493 
1,075,162 
1,171,458 
1,995,835 
Owned land in farms 
....farms 
2,332 
1,751 
1,156 
3,084 
2,071 
1,310 
705 
acres 
313,768 
296,371 
231,667 
868,254 
993,376 
1,108,180 
1,872,800 
Land rented or leased from others 
....farms 
731 
595 
457 
1,359 
1,352 
966 
454 
acres 
66,642 
70,232 
58,697 
280,602 
597,565 
719,322 
736,094 
Rented or leased land in farms 
....farms 
725 
593 
455 
1,351 
1,338 
964 
453 
acres 
66,093 
69,097 
58,360 
278,026 
593,133 
716,441 
731,779 
Land rented or leased to others 
....farms 
337 
288 
168 
577 
374 
197 
149 
acres 
33,164 
35,434 
14,799 
83,815 
86,218 
66,159 
127,350 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
.number 
3,513 
2,568 
1,732 
4,720 
3,296 
2,028 
1,238 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,545 
1,236 
788 
2,158 
1,540 
909 
388 
2 operators 
714 
519 
348 
853 
527 
351 
233 
3 operators 
129 
74 
65 
219 
182 
89 
85 
4 operators 
23 
10 
9 
34 
26 
13 
19 
5 or more operators 
5 
6 
3 
12 
9 
13 
9 
Total women operators 
.number 
885 
650 
447 
1,032 
588 
248 
168 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
782 
582 
409 
867 
489 
207 
131 
2 operators 
37 
25 
13 
61 
36 
11 
17 
3 operators 
7 
6 
4 
13 
5 
5 
1 
4 operators 
2 
- 
- 
1 
3 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
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PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
2,137 
1,598 
1,049 
2,938 
2,093 
1,305 
699 
Female 
279 
247 
164 
338 
191 
70 
35 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
1,226 
892 
640 
1,801 
1,593 
1,083 
584 
Other 
1,190 
953 
573 
1,475 
691 
292 
150 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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