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 
12,114 
1,595 
1,442 
1,711 
2,227 
1,477 
acres 
4,024,293 
1,946,655 
866,676 
581,823 
384,653 
137,742 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
27,317 
2,384 
2,473 
3,292 
4,904 
3,647 
acres 
11,309,277 
4,918,822 
2,501,394 
1 ,804,533 
1 ,266,693 
440,280 
Nematodes 
farms 
2,210 
292 
229 
303 
425 
326 
acres 
667,152 
327,619 
129,638 
90,863 
69,462 
29,382 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
2,650 
450 
285 
290 
365 
308 
acres 
720,191 
438,908 
123,359 
70,978 
46,860 
22,808 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
495 
51 
18 
30 
53 
47 
acres on which used 
25,882 
13,986 
1,827 
1,279 
2,489 
1,651 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
22,645 
1,694 
1,845 
2,349 
3,422 
2,540 
acres 
5,672,188 
2,340,885 
1,267,885 
890,238 
642,132 
239,293 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
10,250 
760 
763 
897 
1,244 
984 
acres 
1,894,351 
843,870 
375,735 
251,823 
194,396 
83,850 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
3,213 
226 
216 
243 
325 
225 
acres 
127,617 
22,383 
17,585 
9,159 
18,813 
5,104 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
16,693 
1,645 
1,772 
2,202 
3,090 
2,039 
acres 
4,952,131 
1,990,051 
1,140,361 
835,462 
603,154 
196,555 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
9,122 
1,244 
1,130 
1,343 
1,653 
1,068 
acres 
3,055,030 
1 ,499,462 
695,940 
443,474 
252,912 
90,323 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
16,042 
1,295 
1,279 
1,795 
2,774 
2,160 
acres 
3,677,690 
1,577,105 
726,553 
578,795 
440,677 
177,335 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
5,271 
579 
571 
626 
898 
628 
acres 
596,062 
264,344 
119,073 
82,882 
68,347 
28,425 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
2,397 
142 
116 
125 
243 
186 
Solar panels 
farms 
1,314 
21 
16 
34 
109 
87 
Wind turbines 
farms 
425 
66 
37 
35 
49 
24 
Methane digesters 
farms 
9 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
540 
26 
34 
20 
47 
51 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
14 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
282 
29 
38 
33 
43 
38 
Ethanol 
farms 
138 
24 
31 
27 
19 
19 
Other 
farms 
20 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
496 
105 
62 
80 
72 
33 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
38,765 
446 
304 
645 
1,655 
2,034 
Part owners 
farms 
16,679 
2,004 
2,109 
2,628 
3,179 
1,775 
Tenants 
farms 
3,251 
207 
223 
302 
611 
445 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
55,648 
2,454 
2,415 
3,293 
4,865 
3,830 
acres 
8,037,816 
1,896,701 
975,822 
878,508 
950,772 
514,979 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
55,444 
2,450 
2,413 
3,273 
4,834 
3,809 
acres 
6,860,194 
1,828,009 
956,255 
833,759 
861,541 
450,478 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
20,076 
2,216 
2,332 
2,938 
3,798 
2,224 
acres 
7,892,288 
3,543,312 
1 ,820,845 
1 ,249,688 
758,489 
235,317 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
19,930 
2,211 
2,332 
2,930 
3,790 
2,220 
acres 
7,860,202 
3,538,486 
1,819,687 
1 ,247,745 
750,261 
233,387 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
12,444 
321 
185 
326 
530 
547 
acres 
1,209,708 
73,518 
20,725 
46,692 
97,459 
66,431 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
89,818 
5,195 
4,326 
5,446 
8,007 
6,343 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
33,481 
1,020 
1,391 
2,123 
3,366 
2,598 
2 operators 
21,164 
1,028 
916 
1,142 
1,698 
1,363 
3 operators 
3,037 
426 
265 
246 
305 
223 
4 operators 
678 
127 
44 
48 
61 
46 
5 or more operators 
335 
56 
20 
16 
15 
24 
Total women operators 
number 
24,706 
894 
740 
1,011 
1,622 
1,408 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
21,920 
762 
663 
921 
1,469 
1,250 
2 operators 
1,038 
56 
29 
36 
66 
61 
3 operators 
151 
4 
3 
6 
7 
4 
4 operators 
25 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
25 
- 
1 
- 
- 
4 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
52,950 
2,610 
2,579 
3,476 
5,253 
4,029 
Female 
5,745 
47 
57 
99 
192 
225 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
25,630 
2,511 
2,345 
2,849 
3,686 
2,383 
Other 
33,065 
146 
291 
726 
1,759 
1,871 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
94 Indiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
