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 
137 
115 
441 
509 
700 
622 
acres 
12,830 
13,343 
77,569 
221,002 
649,233 
1,194,615 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
....farms 
420 
324 
300 
832 
789 
860 
727 
acres 
29,027 
25,341 
29,564 
135,803 
337,708 
872,924 
1,559,130 
Nematodes 
....farms 
22 
13 
12 
50 
65 
109 
123 
acres 
1,821 
1,724 
1,196 
11,127 
25,101 
59,764 
131,816 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
....farms 
52 
49 
29 
145 
267 
408 
442 
acres 
4,526 
6,519 
3,348 
28,764 
114,530 
330,800 
663,681 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
....farms 
18 
22 
24 
102 
183 
341 
343 
acres on which used 
1,033 
2,264 
3,271 
21,826 
63,062 
203,601 
394,875 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
....farms 
16 
10 
19 
37 
11 
16 
8 
acres 
1,425 
1,414 
1,995 
8,273 
1,411 
8,939 
9,112 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
....farms 
315 
259 
210 
533 
512 
532 
393 
acres 
35,566 
36,953 
36,565 
139,318 
260,949 
614,061 
1,118,262 
Land under conservation easement 
....farms 
49 
49 
40 
113 
61 
66 
40 
acres 
3,516 
4,767 
4,052 
20,279 
21,685 
38,001 
40,223 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
....farms 
42 
35 
25 
104 
175 
246 
229 
acres 
1,355 
2,403 
2,148 
9,978 
50,222 
134,787 
271,609 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
....farms 
24 
29 
13 
131 
211 
299 
292 
acres 
1,454 
2,525 
948 
29,444 
87,661 
266,811 
519,506 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
....farms 
139 
128 
96 
328 
375 
526 
477 
acres 
11,719 
12,432 
12,081 
59,199 
162,801 
500,984 
948,237 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
....farms 
27 
30 
14 
65 
46 
48 
58 
acres 
1,383 
2,176 
1,268 
4,987 
5,571 
12,055 
27,907 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
...farms 
8 
16 
14 
36 
20 
10 
8 
Solar panels 
...farms 
8 
16 
10 
33 
20 
10 
7 
Wind turbines 
...farms 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Methane digesters 
...farms 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
...farms 
- 
" 
" 
- 
- 
Small hydro systems 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Ethanol 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
....farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
....farms 
825 
546 
418 
995 
403 
192 
178 
Part owners 
....farms 
413 
366 
301 
858 
693 
558 
427 
Tenants 
....farms 
130 
119 
52 
190 
227 
301 
270 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
....farms 
1,241 
914 
725 
1,865 
1,103 
754 
610 
acres 
179,481 
158,860 
141,852 
552,381 
541,085 
533,280 
1,394,549 
Owned land in farms 
....farms 
1,238 
912 
719 
1,853 
1,096 
750 
605 
acres 
156,065 
137,885 
126,781 
471,345 
440,118 
448,931 
1,276,571 
Land rented or leased from others 
....farms 
545 
487 
354 
1,052 
922 
861 
697 
acres 
59,456 
67,134 
56,771 
251,408 
481,681 
1,002,303 
2,092,567 
Rented or leased land in farms 
....farms 
543 
485 
353 
1,048 
920 
859 
697 
acres 
59,116 
65,790 
56,376 
247,242 
473,250 
995,150 
2,072,807 
Land rented or leased to others 
....farms 
133 
103 
103 
242 
178 
124 
108 
acres 
23,756 
22,319 
15,466 
85,202 
109,398 
91,502 
137,738 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
.number 
2,033 
1,480 
1,130 
2,987 
2,000 
1,673 
1,621 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
834 
654 
467 
1,273 
812 
594 
407 
2 operators 
447 
321 
268 
644 
395 
340 
294 
3 operators 
58 
49 
21 
92 
83 
99 
119 
4 operators 
19 
2 
11 
22 
21 
10 
30 
5 or more operators 
10 
5 
4 
12 
12 
8 
25 
Total women operators 
.number 
583 
394 
328 
726 
403 
323 
232 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
490 
359 
288 
636 
368 
260 
167 
2 operators 
36 
13 
8 
34 
10 
24 
21 
3 operators 
3 
3 
8 
6 
5 
5 
5 
4 operators 
3 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
- 
“ 
- 
- 
“ 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
1,220 
919 
679 
1,878 
1,230 
998 
856 
Female 
148 
112 
92 
165 
93 
53 
19 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
589 
456 
357 
1,033 
853 
886 
762 
Other 
779 
575 
414 
1,010 
470 
165 
113 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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