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 
351 
548 
374 
238 
192 
457 
acres 
15,731 
14,955 
6,099 
3,470 
1,948 
11,940 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
692 
1,196 
923 
675 
474 
1,135 
acres 
50,693 
51,810 
26,515 
16,061 
7,976 
45,219 
Nematodes 
farms 
52 
68 
28 
22 
4 
14 
acres 
1,783 
647 
206 
61 
36 
682 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
137 
174 
82 
61 
26 
49 
acres 
5,017 
2,106 
420 
305 
105 
1,024 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
59 
104 
34 
35 
7 
52 
acres on which used 
2,743 
1,705 
313 
458 
38 
1,713 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
18 
53 
49 
32 
33 
76 
acres 
4,497 
4,884 
2,269 
996 
734 
5,693 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
560 
948 
811 
696 
566 
1,777 
acres 
95,083 
95,516 
40,377 
28,518 
14,409 
113,668 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
47 
71 
31 
28 
15 
402 
acres 
7,233 
7,030 
1,194 
1,420 
407 
61,203 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
81 
153 
146 
96 
55 
124 
acres 
3,047 
2,335 
1,469 
651 
540 
1,854 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
52 
61 
38 
14 
26 
25 
acres 
1,824 
1,397 
419 
263 
165 
2,106 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
260 
350 
241 
184 
122 
190 
acres 
12,792 
9,709 
4,442 
1,976 
1,014 
21,854 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
47 
111 
73 
57 
25 
78 
acres 
2,037 
3,398 
920 
1,061 
115 
1,744 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
27 
68 
56 
32 
29 
105 
Solar panels 
farms 
27 
65 
56 
30 
27 
97 
Wind turbines 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
4 
2 
2 
3 
1 
12 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
822 
1,964 
2,040 
2,115 
2,000 
8,660 
Part owners 
farms 
645 
1,020 
861 
636 
386 
1,002 
Tenants 
farms 
165 
278 
239 
183 
169 
533 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
1,478 
2,996 
2,909 
2,755 
2,391 
9,688 
acres 
309,334 
374,072 
223,095 
152,640 
99,024 
1,260,894 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
1,467 
2,984 
2,901 
2,751 
2,386 
9,662 
acres 
272,787 
339,265 
204,982 
140,976 
93,089 
965,107 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
810 
1,309 
1,104 
823 
557 
1,555 
acres 
181,164 
170,744 
85,979 
56,766 
32,936 
166,965 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
810 
1,298 
1,100 
819 
555 
1,535 
acres 
180,969 
162,407 
82,284 
55,632 
32,526 
164,447 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
164 
257 
198 
174 
133 
949 
acres 
36,742 
43,144 
21,808 
12,798 
6,345 
298,305 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
2,408 
4,814 
4,705 
4,316 
3,774 
14,739 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
970 
1,933 
1,825 
1,721 
1,507 
6,330 
2 operators 
575 
1,157 
1,128 
1,075 
926 
3,378 
3 operators 
73 
130 
142 
119 
83 
358 
4 operators 
3 
35 
32 
10 
31 
94 
5 or more operators 
11 
7 
13 
9 
8 
35 
Total women operators 
number 
638 
1,314 
1,365 
1,292 
1,241 
4,906 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
604 
1,193 
1,232 
1,175 
1,099 
4,283 
2 operators 
14 
42 
48 
45 
56 
239 
3 operators 
2 
11 
11 
9 
10 
35 
4 operators 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
5 
5 or more operators 
" 
" 
" 
" 
4 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
1,478 
2,962 
2,856 
2,609 
2,202 
8,371 
Female 
154 
300 
284 
325 
353 
1,824 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
921 
1,578 
1,320 
1,171 
915 
2,772 
Other 
711 
1,684 
1,820 
1,763 
1,640 
7,423 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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