Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
10,017 
2,578 
3,613 
517 
512 
443 
acres 
1,301,710 
7,518 
46,937 
15,983 
21,095 
27,931 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
13,898 
3,059 
5,169 
807 
795 
714 
acres 
1,846,661 
9,263 
66,762 
23,637 
30,628 
39,925 
Nematodes 
... farms 
2,292 
429 
755 
126 
121 
117 
acres 
407,959 
1,495 
11,009 
3,830 
5,426 
8,279 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
4,913 
1,256 
1,749 
259 
230 
208 
acres 
740,656 
3,948 
25,371 
8,431 
10,693 
13,649 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
2,227 
418 
720 
116 
122 
99 
acres on which used 
499,590 
1,418 
11,674 
4,031 
4,613 
6,295 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
730 
90 
262 
38 
43 
52 
acres 
84,528 
293 
3,368 
1,035 
1,457 
2,775 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
4,788 
884 
2,008 
252 
252 
223 
acres 
1,093,362 
3,581 
29,802 
8,416 
11,836 
14,736 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
989 
136 
394 
64 
37 
47 
acres 
226,300 
336 
2,870 
1,276 
926 
2,713 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
1,304 
292 
440 
62 
52 
51 
acres 
193,495 
458 
3,476 
1,073 
1,248 
1,495 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
1,106 
434 
261 
26 
26 
52 
acres 
109,335 
984 
1,638 
471 
1,017 
2,243 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
3,648 
605 
1,221 
202 
222 
166 
acres 
909,263 
1,550 
9,629 
4,468 
6,889 
7,769 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
1,239 
162 
312 
78 
97 
63 
acres 
137,830 
424 
2,188 
1,529 
2,404 
1,912 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
748 
173 
295 
58 
33 
26 
Solar panels 
... farms 
646 
155 
247 
51 
29 
23 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
38 
11 
9 
4 
2 
- 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
4 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
20 
5 
11 
- 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
18 
9 
6 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
49 
8 
20 
- 
6 
- 
Ethanol 
... farms 
28 
3 
13 
3 
1 
2 
Other 
... farms 
33 
6 
10 
- 
4 
1 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
7 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
39,172 
10,936 
18,477 
2,192 
1,934 
1,457 
Part owners 
... farms 
6,537 
270 
1,937 
532 
555 
500 
Tenants 
... farms 
2,031 
536 
599 
92 
107 
136 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
45,806 
1 1 ,232 
20,452 
2,730 
2,495 
1,962 
acres 
7,379,770 
63,676 
460,569 
155,765 
191,311 
214,036 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
45,709 
11,206 
20,414 
2,724 
2,489 
1,957 
acres 
6,891,800 
49,981 
416,402 
139,209 
178,571 
189,923 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
8,620 
812 
2,558 
628 
666 
643 
acres 
2,703,204 
3,048 
43,067 
25,119 
34,192 
50,464 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
8,568 
806 
2,536 
624 
662 
636 
acres 
2,656,542 
2,821 
39,735 
22,673 
33,406 
49,783 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
3,146 
669 
943 
234 
193 
187 
acres 
534,632 
13,922 
47,499 
19,002 
13,526 
24,794 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
74,539 
17,824 
32,649 
4,317 
4,036 
3,327 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
25,758 
6,630 
11,036 
1,571 
1,410 
1,127 
2 operators 
18,549 
4,366 
8,716 
1,059 
998 
770 
3 operators 
2,706 
634 
1,015 
136 
156 
162 
4 operators 
469 
67 
181 
37 
18 
20 
5 or more operators 
258 
45 
65 
13 
14 
14 
Total women operators 
number 
26,643 
6,857 
12,722 
1,513 
1,358 
1,076 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
23,012 
5,939 
1 1 ,042 
1,324 
1,194 
915 
2 operators 
1,475 
389 
679 
78 
63 
64 
3 operators 
168 
24 
85 
11 
10 
11 
4 operators 
19 
8 
7 
- 
2 
- 
5 or more operators 
18 
6 
7 
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PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
37,745 
8,781 
16,090 
2,246 
2,148 
1,765 
Female 
9,995 
2,961 
4,923 
570 
448 
328 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
22,902 
5,324 
9,475 
1,354 
1,213 
1,053 
Other 
24,838 
6,418 
11,538 
1,462 
1,383 
1,040 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
70 Florida 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
