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 
2,349 
1,588 
579 
44 
41 
23 
acres 
30,417 
3,462 
5,257 
955 
1,472 
1,031 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
3,299 
2,072 
871 
79 
57 
42 
acres 
114,713 
4,950 
8,668 
1,638 
1,973 
1,648 
Nematodes 
... farms 
379 
215 
124 
7 
14 
- 
acres 
4,089 
445 
1,178 
155 
297 
- 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
963 
616 
268 
23 
21 
2 
acres 
9,143 
1,200 
2,379 
492 
664 
(D) 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
338 
246 
77 
- 
3 
- 
acres on which used 
19,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
116 
- 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
41 
25 
12 
_ 
2 
1 
acres 
626 
(D) 
263 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
246 
131 
78 
15 
7 
1 
acres 
9,262 
306 
1,099 
496 
377 
(D) 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
102 
35 
29 
5 
2 
5 
acres 
41,657 
78 
273 
46 
(D) 
624 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
1,012 
785 
196 
16 
- 
4 
acres 
3,513 
1,350 
1,189 
101 
- 
(D) 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
385 
214 
114 
16 
13 
6 
acres 
3,854 
332 
472 
83 
133 
72 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
801 
408 
275 
37 
29 
8 
acres 
34,545 
814 
2,227 
555 
700 
180 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
367 
218 
90 
14 
12 
13 
acres 
7,021 
(D) 
595 
74 
171 
550 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
1,291 
755 
402 
36 
17 
22 
Solar panels 
... farms 
1,271 
744 
398 
36 
17 
22 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
89 
38 
35 
2 
3 
- 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
4 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
20 
9 
9 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
26 
15 
10 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
... farms 
6 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
21 
10 
5 
2 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
4,636 
3,312 
1,007 
90 
60 
51 
Part owners 
... farms 
686 
167 
253 
40 
29 
27 
Tenants 
... farms 
1,678 
933 
492 
34 
34 
42 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
5,338 
3,488 
1,265 
130 
89 
78 
acres 
662,357 
12,654 
23,504 
5,851 
6,706 
6,766 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
5,322 
3,479 
1,260 
130 
89 
78 
acres 
608,146 
1 1 ,253 
22,336 
5,680 
5,846 
6,571 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
2,368 
1,103 
746 
74 
63 
69 
acres 
523,072 
4,326 
14,013 
3,485 
4,395 
7,518 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
2,364 
1,100 
745 
74 
63 
69 
acres 
521,171 
4,218 
13,744 
3,411 
4,325 
7,118 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
284 
129 
81 
6 
11 
7 
acres 
56,112 
1,509 
1,437 
245 
930 
595 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
10,874 
6,554 
2,893 
253 
206 
187 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
3,836 
2,517 
871 
99 
55 
71 
2 operators 
2,673 
1,699 
704 
46 
56 
38 
3 operators 
385 
163 
139 
14 
10 
6 
4 operators 
66 
23 
24 
5 
1 
3 
5 or more operators 
40 
10 
14 
- 
1 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
3,896 
2,486 
992 
76 
59 
52 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
3,318 
2,192 
808 
72 
51 
46 
2 operators 
231 
137 
67 
2 
4 
3 
3 operators 
24 
5 
9 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
6 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
5,426 
3,302 
1,429 
131 
102 
99 
Female 
1,574 
1,110 
323 
33 
21 
21 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
3,642 
2,180 
968 
88 
71 
74 
Other 
3,358 
2,232 
784 
76 
52 
46 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
62 Hawaii 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
