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 
908 
1,520 
1,365 
997 
679 
1,276 
acres treated 
72,910 
73,562 
50,529 
24,487 
12,730 
28,947 
Manure used 
farms 
124 
292 
235 
161 
143 
290 
acres treated 
9,931 
11,979 
6,095 
3,362 
2,689 
5,724 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
344 
560 
385 
247 
207 
389 
acres 
14,563 
14,912 
7,222 
4,288 
2,593 
7,811 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
705 
1,231 
948 
685 
497 
953 
acres 
47,852 
52,809 
35,461 
16,739 
10,167 
24,944 
Nematodes 
farms 
53 
69 
25 
24 
2 
14 
acres 
1,793 
709 
104 
(D) 
(D) 
682 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
130 
171 
86 
63 
24 
44 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
4,070 
1,996 
407 
364 
60 
973 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
67 
101 
37 
33 
10 
41 
acres on which used 
3,188 
1,647 
339 
252 
59 
1,432 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
20 
56 
57 
33 
45 
46 
acres 
1,446 
5,606 
2,328 
1,639 
2,424 
2,020 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
611 
1,045 
940 
807 
725 
1,171 
acres 
100,669 
98,196 
57,594 
35,338 
25,148 
48,197 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
71 
161 
101 
103 
70 
67 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
16,546 
23,323 
10,252 
5,270 
3,497 
8,062 
used 
farms 
80 
162 
145 
105 
55 
99 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
2,843 
2,486 
1,669 
785 
651 
1,071 
used 
farms 
62 
59 
35 
20 
33 
4 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
2,684 
1,035 
396 
837 
(D) 
(D) 
practices were used 
farms 
272 
354 
248 
192 
136 
123 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
13,205 
8,571 
14,846 
3,003 
3,845 
6,482 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
53 
116 
74 
62 
29 
50 
acres 
3,040 
3,022 
974 
814 
293 
755 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
29 
72 
62 
35 
26 
91 
Solar panels 
farms 
29 
69 
62 
32 
25 
83 
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 
5 
- 
8 
5 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
941 
2,529 
2,698 
2,787 
2,926 
5,639 
Part owners 
farms 
671 
1,064 
881 
645 
421 
803 
Tenants 
farms 
183 
269 
253 
200 
202 
452 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
1,624 
3,604 
3,593 
3,440 
3,352 
6,458 
acres 
398,471 
577,053 
380,096 
281,512 
218,148 
447,091 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
1,612 
3,593 
3,579 
3,432 
3,347 
6,442 
acres 
351,295 
479,513 
301,988 
227,607 
190,242 
376,124 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
856 
1,342 
1,144 
850 
630 
1,263 
acres 
188,329 
170,203 
106,171 
64,465 
40,972 
104,344 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
854 
1,333 
1,134 
845 
623 
1,255 
acres 
187,432 
162,416 
101,465 
63,189 
40,558 
103,135 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
203 
384 
340 
318 
302 
300 
acres 
48,073 
105,327 
82,814 
55,181 
28,320 
72,176 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
2,645 
5,674 
5,702 
5,248 
5,109 
10,162 
1 operator 
1,086 
2,328 
2,280 
2,231 
2,225 
4,033 
2 operators 
605 
1,329 
1,327 
1,229 
1,155 
2,553 
3 operators 
82 
152 
166 
147 
115 
234 
4 operators 
10 
41 
39 
14 
43 
57 
5 or more operators 
12 
12 
20 
11 
11 
17 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
707 
1,600 
1,692 
1,591 
1,701 
3,416 
1 operator 
649 
1,430 
1,523 
1,446 
1,482 
3,009 
2 operators 
26 
55 
49 
55 
78 
180 
3 operators 
2 
14 
19 
9 
21 
13 
4 operators 
- 
2 
1 
2 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
- 
2 
2 
- 
" 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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