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 
768 
1,035 
683 
452 
343 
902 
acres 
36,470 
26,630 
11,591 
4,905 
3,106 
26,035 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1,306 
2,115 
1,499 
1,153 
845 
2,357 
acres 
86,228 
87,506 
39,124 
24,081 
12,023 
63,604 
Nematodes 
farms 
181 
164 
120 
54 
50 
47 
acres 
8,124 
2,652 
912 
336 
576 
455 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
293 
370 
236 
145 
98 
158 
acres 
8,633 
5,104 
1,470 
863 
473 
3,177 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
141 
150 
78 
38 
34 
70 
acres on which used 
4,789 
3,061 
603 
323 
479 
1,385 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
73 
129 
75 
66 
47 
167 
acres 
2,746 
4,531 
1,251 
1,441 
752 
3,255 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
159 
312 
232 
191 
198 
701 
acres 
11,107 
1 1 ,439 
5,704 
4,512 
3,923 
19,615 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
245 
601 
493 
486 
444 
1,941 
acres 
53,986 
82,396 
53,367 
30,153 
26,922 
234,187 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
204 
322 
161 
105 
98 
222 
acres 
9,297 
7,955 
2,600 
1,030 
914 
5,003 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
126 
154 
130 
95 
75 
115 
acres 
5,574 
2,988 
1,240 
503 
260 
1,860 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
508 
687 
537 
404 
340 
645 
acres 
24,316 
15,775 
7,666 
3,245 
2,985 
12,456 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
162 
270 
172 
134 
100 
293 
acres 
5,922 
5,993 
2,424 
1,642 
1,416 
5,587 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
27 
46 
42 
45 
24 
101 
Solar panels 
farms 
21 
32 
32 
37 
17 
72 
Wind turbines 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
- 
3 
4 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
3 
4 
8 
2 
5 
24 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
2 
- 
4 
1 
4 
Biodiesel 
farms 
2 
5 
1 
6 
- 
5 
Ethanol 
farms 
3 
1 
2 
- 
- 
5 
Other 
farms 
1 
“ 
- 
1 
- 
4 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
2 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,320 
3,270 
3,156 
3,195 
3,014 
13,597 
Part owners 
farms 
733 
1,204 
795 
575 
380 
866 
Tenants 
farms 
179 
230 
188 
181 
148 
367 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
2,057 
4,481 
3,958 
3,771 
3,400 
14,467 
acres 
454,715 
629,121 
382,245 
271,662 
231,190 
2,246,807 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
2,053 
4,474 
3,951 
3,770 
3,394 
14,463 
acres 
417,979 
579,570 
352,482 
252,611 
211,445 
1,959,528 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
919 
1,439 
986 
763 
533 
1,254 
acres 
112,178 
117,973 
49,574 
38,150 
23,780 
99,125 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
912 
1,434 
983 
756 
528 
1,233 
acres 
110,444 
117,442 
49,069 
37,874 
22,979 
93,482 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
323 
519 
421 
321 
327 
1,813 
acres 
38,470 
50,082 
30,268 
19,327 
20,546 
292,922 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
3,239 
6,767 
5,909 
5,626 
5,218 
21,800 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,409 
2,998 
2,600 
2,486 
2,090 
9,032 
2 operators 
694 
1,423 
1,358 
1,291 
1,277 
4,908 
3 operators 
103 
234 
145 
147 
142 
727 
4 operators 
19 
38 
27 
22 
19 
108 
5 or more operators 
7 
11 
9 
5 
14 
55 
Total women operators 
number 
765 
1,707 
1,659 
1,635 
1,733 
7,892 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
661 
1,527 
1,517 
1,487 
1,564 
6,824 
2 operators 
38 
67 
53 
65 
68 
390 
3 operators 
2 
14 
12 
6 
11 
79 
4 operators 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
7 
5 or more operators 
4 
" 
" 
- 
4 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
2,019 
4,197 
3,638 
3,438 
2,960 
11,370 
Female 
213 
507 
501 
513 
582 
3,460 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
1,271 
2,267 
1,776 
1,574 
1,181 
4,643 
Other 
961 
2,437 
2,363 
2,377 
2,361 
10,187 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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