Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
10,017 
884 
544 
707 
1,119 
1,134 
acres 
1,301,710 
896,188 
122,210 
91,039 
75,262 
34,096 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
13,898 
928 
583 
770 
1,267 
1,354 
acres 
1,846,661 
1,164,215 
168,786 
155,308 
114,586 
61,504 
Nematodes 
farms 
2,292 
399 
185 
206 
345 
248 
acres 
407,959 
307,676 
38,017 
23,539 
22,660 
6,429 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
4,913 
588 
361 
395 
669 
619 
acres 
740,656 
545,916 
77,850 
45,487 
37,092 
15,834 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
2,227 
299 
183 
192 
339 
259 
acres on which used 
499,590 
394,036 
44,754 
20,406 
19,797 
8,530 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
730 
95 
66 
65 
71 
83 
acres 
84,528 
58,293 
9,408 
3,335 
3,168 
2,847 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
4,788 
276 
193 
174 
380 
364 
acres 
1,093,362 
629,224 
129,970 
66,471 
79,175 
51,232 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
989 
33 
30 
30 
54 
60 
acres 
226,300 
41,974 
24,287 
27,013 
33,352 
27,098 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
1,304 
134 
100 
68 
79 
121 
acres 
193,495 
137,427 
26,858 
8,605 
8,967 
4,361 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
1,106 
113 
65 
81 
140 
113 
acres 
109,335 
58,574 
18,826 
14,765 
9,645 
3,017 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
3,648 
478 
200 
221 
329 
319 
acres 
909,263 
753,507 
50,461 
35,217 
28,368 
14,331 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,239 
137 
70 
73 
126 
84 
acres 
137,830 
74,738 
20,436 
14,577 
12,324 
4,278 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
748 
14 
12 
16 
33 
41 
Solar panels 
farms 
646 
9 
9 
16 
33 
35 
Wind turbines 
farms 
38 
- 
- 
4 
- 
3 
Methane digesters 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
20 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
18 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
49 
1 
1 
4 
3 
2 
Ethanol 
farms 
28 
- 
1 
4 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
33 
4 
- 
- 
4 
1 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
39,172 
668 
444 
694 
1,354 
1,868 
Part owners 
farms 
6,537 
423 
269 
350 
494 
430 
Tenants 
farms 
2,031 
131 
90 
122 
185 
166 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
45,806 
1,092 
718 
1,044 
1,854 
2,304 
acres 
7,379,770 
3,145,348 
415,331 
583,591 
561,645 
392,719 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
45,709 
1,091 
713 
1,044 
1,848 
2,298 
acres 
6,891,800 
2,985,341 
400,848 
557,882 
533,832 
349,348 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
8,620 
554 
359 
474 
682 
599 
acres 
2,703,204 
788,578 
294,506 
357,356 
381,126 
247,998 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
8,568 
554 
359 
472 
679 
596 
acres 
2,656,542 
760,427 
294,506 
354,476 
379,133 
246,248 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
3,146 
101 
62 
93 
162 
191 
acres 
534,632 
188,158 
14,483 
28,589 
29,806 
45,121 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
74,539 
2,648 
1,407 
1,983 
3,209 
3,776 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
25,758 
516 
392 
590 
1,150 
1,384 
2 operators 
18,549 
409 
280 
408 
686 
890 
3 operators 
2,706 
175 
97 
119 
144 
157 
4 operators 
469 
52 
12 
37 
36 
29 
5 or more operators 
258 
70 
22 
12 
17 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
26,643 
441 
316 
494 
829 
1,174 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
23,012 
299 
263 
413 
675 
975 
2 operators 
1,475 
39 
25 
36 
53 
86 
3 operators 
168 
15 
1 
1 
8 
9 
4 operators 
19 
1 
- 
- 
6 
- 
5 or more operators 
18 
3 
" 
1 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
37,745 
1,139 
738 
1,027 
1,812 
2,074 
Female 
9,995 
83 
65 
139 
221 
390 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
22,902 
1,033 
659 
858 
1,408 
1,449 
Other 
24,838 
189 
144 
308 
625 
1,015 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
96 Florida 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
