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 
$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 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
1,467 
2,729 
2,007 
1,606 
1,243 
2,408 
acres treated 
98,762 
115,037 
54,286 
34,441 
22,325 
43,576 
Manure used 
farms 
518 
999 
688 
677 
414 
892 
acres treated 
45,008 
47,869 
20,246 
14,477 
6,669 
15,354 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
768 
1,059 
684 
485 
384 
733 
acres 
36,415 
30,263 
11,646 
6,772 
7,264 
11,786 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1,321 
2,183 
1,557 
1,230 
941 
1,927 
acres 
83,850 
96,394 
39,747 
25,541 
17,929 
38,064 
Nematodes 
farms 
171 
162 
121 
54 
44 
41 
acres 
6,033 
2,450 
836 
362 
368 
418 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
291 
366 
236 
138 
102 
143 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
7,464 
4,734 
1,619 
684 
1,418 
2,032 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
139 
151 
82 
36 
34 
59 
acres on which used 
4,715 
2,920 
736 
406 
480 
991 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
76 
137 
82 
87 
70 
100 
acres 
3,332 
4,106 
1,263 
1,912 
1,520 
1,498 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
163 
344 
245 
221 
244 
555 
acres 
10,351 
14,644 
7,460 
6,012 
4,967 
10,875 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
263 
662 
589 
613 
675 
1,389 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
71,061 
100,626 
81,481 
61,519 
48,417 
109,299 
used 
farms 
207 
324 
167 
109 
112 
175 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
9,289 
7,814 
2,759 
1,211 
1,559 
3,368 
used 
farms 
122 
162 
129 
90 
83 
94 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
5,248 
3,485 
763 
769 
462 
994 
practices were used 
farms 
511 
705 
553 
432 
351 
518 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
22,701 
16,056 
8,058 
4,209 
4,091 
7,424 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
174 
272 
179 
128 
125 
235 
acres 
6,501 
5,619 
2,471 
1,642 
2,319 
3,515 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
26 
47 
44 
42 
29 
91 
Solar panels 
farms 
18 
32 
35 
35 
19 
66 
Wind turbines 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
- 
4 
3 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
4 
6 
7 
1 
6 
22 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
2 
- 
4 
1 
4 
Biodiesel 
farms 
3 
4 
1 
6 
- 
5 
Ethanol 
farms 
3 
1 
2 
- 
2 
3 
Other 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
4 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,423 
3,709 
3,793 
4,163 
4,753 
9,625 
Part owners 
farms 
755 
1,216 
771 
604 
394 
750 
Tenants 
farms 
162 
242 
202 
204 
163 
297 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
2,182 
4,932 
4,570 
4,772 
5,151 
10,377 
acres 
584,535 
882,201 
695,369 
557,691 
575,647 
839,431 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
2,178 
4,925 
4,564 
4,767 
5,147 
10,375 
acres 
501,603 
805,171 
626,336 
496,471 
493,975 
777,710 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
921 
1,466 
978 
818 
565 
1,056 
acres 
112,347 
122,059 
52,639 
43,923 
31,616 
63,342 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
917 
1,458 
973 
808 
557 
1,047 
acres 
110,128 
120,137 
52,063 
43,179 
29,962 
61,782 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
347 
644 
587 
573 
707 
827 
acres 
85,151 
78,952 
69,609 
61,964 
83,326 
63,281 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
3,400 
7,417 
6,873 
7,052 
7,698 
15,863 
1 operator 
1,477 
3,302 
3,008 
3,178 
3,326 
6,213 
2 operators 
727 
1,556 
1,501 
1,557 
1,675 
3,894 
3 operators 
106 
260 
203 
197 
247 
468 
4 operators 
21 
36 
34 
32 
39 
68 
5 or more operators 
9 
13 
20 
7 
23 
29 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
804 
1,910 
1,993 
2,127 
2,657 
5,833 
1 operator 
685 
1,705 
1,764 
1,921 
2,313 
5,133 
2 operators 
42 
81 
75 
80 
112 
287 
3 operators 
3 
13 
25 
14 
33 
36 
4 operators 
1 
1 
1 
1 
4 
- 
5 or more operators 
4 
- 
- 
1 
3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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