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 
1,058 
1,507 
905 
668 
429 
1,062 
acres 
26,192 
20,962 
9,814 
6,700 
3,335 
15,912 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1,395 
2,157 
1,506 
1,184 
808 
1,946 
acres 
50,437 
43,334 
28,371 
16,690 
9,054 
34,376 
Nematodes 
farms 
242 
298 
129 
67 
39 
134 
acres 
4,366 
2,567 
1,001 
284 
199 
1,221 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
561 
735 
366 
237 
111 
271 
acres 
8,238 
4,985 
1,961 
816 
274 
2,203 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
239 
280 
131 
68 
48 
189 
acres on which used 
5,139 
2,793 
898 
306 
242 
2,689 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
57 
51 
51 
60 
36 
95 
acres 
1,442 
868 
1,606 
1,011 
832 
1,718 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
390 
520 
432 
447 
414 
1,198 
acres 
37,332 
29,628 
18,679 
10,283 
6,230 
35,138 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
89 
126 
93 
98 
79 
297 
acres 
29,387 
7,805 
5,068 
1,359 
1,020 
27,937 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
122 
207 
139 
118 
93 
123 
acres 
1,619 
2,023 
820 
1,288 
318 
1,209 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
91 
207 
110 
81 
54 
51 
acres 
1,336 
1,460 
419 
269 
134 
890 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
349 
545 
418 
270 
167 
352 
acres 
9,051 
7,488 
3,785 
1,437 
700 
4,918 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
126 
172 
135 
84 
67 
165 
acres 
3,147 
2,354 
1,909 
622 
555 
2,890 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
45 
123 
103 
80 
83 
198 
Solar panels 
farms 
41 
107 
80 
73 
69 
174 
Wind turbines 
farms 
3 
5 
3 
2 
4 
14 
Methane digesters 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
- 
" 
4 
1 
7 
6 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
5 
2 
3 
1 
6 
Biodiesel 
farms 
3 
5 
17 
2 
4 
7 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
5 
4 
- 
7 
7 
Other 
farms 
4 
4 
3 
5 
- 
8 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
1 
1 
3 
- 
- 
1 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
2,244 
4,557 
4,166 
4,063 
4,285 
14,829 
Part owners 
farms 
577 
875 
736 
743 
497 
1,143 
Tenants 
farms 
177 
254 
223 
174 
118 
391 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
2,822 
5,441 
4,914 
4,826 
4,786 
16,005 
acres 
337,715 
394,121 
279,043 
196,530 
142,463 
931,264 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
2,821 
5,432 
4,902 
4,806 
4,782 
15,972 
acres 
295,715 
370,068 
252,471 
182,240 
132,521 
831,534 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
759 
1,135 
965 
924 
623 
1,546 
acres 
213,959 
128,828 
93,978 
67,557 
24,608 
104,710 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
754 
1,129 
959 
917 
615 
1,534 
acres 
211,023 
126,796 
93,578 
65,296 
22,493 
102,566 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
193 
437 
325 
253 
243 
1,086 
acres 
44,936 
26,085 
26,972 
16,551 
12,057 
101,874 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
4,640 
8,774 
7,947 
7,616 
7,500 
25,039 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,622 
3,103 
2,724 
2,754 
2,645 
8,878 
2 operators 
1,175 
2,169 
2,070 
1,906 
1,977 
6,579 
3 operators 
163 
355 
276 
267 
233 
720 
4 operators 
19 
45 
39 
39 
29 
132 
5 or more operators 
19 
14 
16 
14 
16 
54 
Total women operators 
number 
1,552 
2,978 
2,905 
2,801 
2,893 
10,260 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,324 
2,647 
2,539 
2,458 
2,516 
8,903 
2 operators 
88 
149 
147 
136 
141 
575 
3 operators 
16 
8 
17 
21 
25 
47 
4 operators 
1 
1 
4 
2 
2 
2 
5 or more operators 
- 
1 
1 
" 
2 
10 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
2,448 
4,632 
4,125 
3,911 
3,817 
12,022 
Female 
550 
1,054 
1,000 
1,069 
1,083 
4,341 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
1,721 
2,826 
2,371 
2,100 
2,071 
6,406 
Other 
1,277 
2,860 
2,754 
2,880 
2,829 
9,957 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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