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 
300 
220 
189 
567 
476 
273 
329 
acres 
23,218 
22,668 
23,901 
96,040 
159,205 
174,962 
682,252 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
....farms 
437 
357 
277 
810 
663 
368 
442 
acres 
30,536 
32,215 
31,398 
133,696 
219,136 
217,900 
1,011,565 
Nematodes 
....farms 
74 
63 
33 
190 
161 
99 
124 
acres 
6,447 
7,079 
4,268 
36,929 
57,685 
69,900 
195,612 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
....farms 
135 
117 
97 
262 
244 
160 
196 
acres 
12,153 
12,688 
14,487 
51,311 
89,879 
109,193 
388,853 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
....farms 
68 
56 
35 
185 
165 
109 
134 
acres on which used 
6,146 
5,910 
4,272 
31,367 
53,333 
68,562 
301,969 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
....farms 
37 
25 
10 
47 
53 
33 
40 
acres 
1,871 
993 
818 
4,646 
12,301 
12,553 
42,418 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
....farms 
143 
126 
102 
262 
222 
130 
184 
acres 
13,339 
12,351 
14,584 
48,874 
89,001 
93,903 
752,939 
Land under conservation easement 
....farms 
29 
33 
28 
55 
59 
43 
64 
acres 
2,128 
2,492 
2,188 
11,467 
17,295 
32,439 
150,170 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
....farms 
38 
32 
31 
88 
84 
74 
60 
acres 
2,094 
2,383 
2,907 
8,459 
30,333 
33,113 
106,456 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
....farms 
16 
19 
21 
79 
80 
50 
42 
acres 
660 
1,185 
1,788 
14,608 
18,094 
21,418 
45,229 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
....farms 
136 
107 
72 
279 
271 
152 
215 
acres 
7,952 
9,160 
6,815 
42,386 
79,526 
93,323 
639,796 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
....farms 
43 
51 
37 
139 
124 
81 
52 
acres 
2,312 
2,922 
2,186 
17,508 
31,814 
36,287 
36,344 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
...farms 
20 
15 
7 
55 
41 
9 
16 
Solar panels 
...farms 
16 
13 
5 
49 
37 
9 
12 
Wind turbines 
...farms 
1 
1 
- 
1 
9 
- 
- 
Methane digesters 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
...farms 
2 
- 
" 
- 
2 
- 
Small hydro systems 
...farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
...farms 
3 
2 
- 
5 
4 
1 
- 
Ethanol 
...farms 
1 
1 
- 
1 
3 
- 
- 
Other 
...farms 
- 
- 
2 
5 
- 
- 
5 
Wind rights leased to others 
....farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
TENURE 
Full owners 
....farms 
845 
632 
419 
1,051 
573 
302 
354 
Part owners 
....farms 
346 
258 
214 
690 
577 
304 
354 
Tenants 
....farms 
68 
82 
77 
105 
109 
55 
65 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
....farms 
1,193 
892 
638 
1,744 
1,151 
607 
710 
acres 
172,405 
158,802 
136,893 
520,282 
578,670 
576,238 
4,151,123 
Owned land in farms 
....farms 
1,191 
890 
633 
1,741 
1,150 
606 
708 
acres 
156,240 
144,752 
120,231 
473,901 
537,669 
552,124 
3,932,797 
Land rented or leased from others 
....farms 
418 
340 
291 
798 
687 
360 
419 
acres 
41,987 
48,808 
50,080 
182,424 
324,989 
370,592 
1,528,434 
Rented or leased land in farms 
....farms 
414 
340 
291 
795 
686 
359 
419 
acres 
40,807 
47,882 
48,896 
179,042 
320,981 
346,682 
1,523,834 
Land rented or leased to others 
....farms 
140 
96 
90 
273 
144 
76 
101 
acres 
17,345 
14,976 
17,846 
49,763 
45,009 
48,024 
222,926 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
.number 
1,963 
1,490 
1,119 
2,943 
2,201 
1,158 
1,512 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
706 
567 
375 
1,011 
647 
329 
349 
2 operators 
441 
319 
276 
678 
443 
225 
258 
3 operators 
93 
70 
52 
107 
100 
77 
104 
4 operators 
5 
12 
5 
31 
43 
15 
35 
5 or more operators 
14 
4 
2 
19 
26 
15 
27 
Total women operators 
.number 
595 
413 
312 
765 
543 
252 
237 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
524 
349 
261 
645 
436 
200 
183 
2 operators 
27 
23 
24 
48 
42 
20 
18 
3 operators 
4 
6 
1 
5 
6 
1 
4 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
1 
- 
1 
1 
1 
1 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
1,091 
843 
631 
1,663 
1,149 
605 
733 
Female 
168 
129 
79 
183 
110 
56 
40 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
632 
500 
423 
1,059 
791 
486 
592 
Other 
627 
472 
287 
787 
468 
175 
181 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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