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 
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 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
17,539 
966 
633 
846 
1,388 
1,494 
acres treated 
2,235,849 
1,252,258 
213,895 
175,747 
166,738 
105,649 
Manure used 
farms 
3,039 
110 
46 
88 
102 
139 
acres treated 
136,125 
32,407 
12,039 
14,921 
14,123 
9,018 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
10,017 
889 
558 
707 
1,127 
1,165 
acres 
1,301,710 
897,321 
126,386 
88,551 
73,764 
34,886 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
13,898 
933 
595 
777 
1,275 
1,393 
acres 
1,846,661 
1,166,623 
174,851 
151,338 
111,996 
62,180 
Nematodes 
farms 
2,292 
404 
187 
205 
344 
252 
acres 
407,959 
310,084 
36,703 
23,335 
21,936 
6,805 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
4,913 
591 
370 
398 
667 
619 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
740,656 
547,041 
78,755 
45,414 
35,655 
15,852 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
2,227 
302 
183 
196 
337 
262 
acres on which used 
499,590 
395,311 
44,479 
20,022 
19,499 
8,281 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
730 
97 
67 
66 
70 
80 
acres 
84,528 
58,303 
9,682 
3,363 
2,937 
2,766 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
4,788 
280 
190 
180 
386 
358 
acres 
1,093,362 
635,811 
123,613 
67,190 
81,221 
50,215 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
989 
35 
28 
31 
56 
61 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
226,300 
41,976 
24,285 
28,813 
32,058 
35,136 
used 
farms 
1,304 
137 
104 
64 
85 
116 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
193,495 
138,702 
27,905 
6,810 
8,917 
3,925 
used 
farms 
1,106 
113 
66 
87 
133 
125 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
109,335 
58,574 
19,524 
15,347 
8,365 
3,114 
practices were used 
farms 
3,648 
481 
205 
223 
324 
333 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
909,263 
754,632 
50,589 
35,311 
27,370 
14,765 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,239 
139 
69 
80 
122 
82 
acres 
137,830 
74,748 
20,521 
15,920 
1 1 ,440 
3,799 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
748 
14 
12 
17 
33 
41 
Solar panels 
farms 
646 
9 
9 
17 
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 
- 
1 
3 
1 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
39,172 
669 
448 
696 
1,374 
1,915 
Part owners 
farms 
6,537 
427 
280 
352 
494 
447 
Tenants 
farms 
2,031 
133 
88 
127 
186 
176 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
45,806 
1,097 
733 
1,048 
1,874 
2,368 
acres 
7,379,770 
3,151,928 
426,289 
574,810 
569,064 
410,943 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
45,709 
1,096 
728 
1,048 
1,868 
2,362 
acres 
6,891,800 
2,991,921 
410,106 
549,135 
542,005 
367,027 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
8,620 
560 
368 
481 
683 
626 
acres 
2,703,204 
791,000 
299,234 
357,826 
384,556 
251,796 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
8,568 
560 
368 
479 
680 
623 
acres 
2,656,542 
762,849 
299,234 
354,946 
382,563 
249,796 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
3,146 
101 
66 
91 
164 
193 
acres 
534,632 
188,158 
16,183 
28,555 
29,052 
45,916 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
74,539 
2,661 
1,421 
2,005 
3,248 
3,856 
1 operator 
25,758 
519 
403 
593 
1,158 
1,446 
2 operators 
18,549 
411 
283 
410 
699 
900 
3 operators 
2,706 
177 
96 
120 
145 
161 
4 operators 
469 
52 
12 
40 
33 
29 
5 or more operators 
258 
70 
22 
12 
19 
2 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
26,643 
445 
318 
494 
851 
1,202 
1 operator 
23,012 
303 
265 
413 
689 
1,005 
2 operators 
1,475 
39 
25 
36 
54 
88 
3 operators 
168 
15 
1 
1 
10 
7 
4 operators 
19 
1 
- 
- 
6 
- 
5 or more operators 
18 
3 
- 
1 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
122 Florida 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
