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 
1,066 
1,039 
610 
329 
205 
413 
acres 
56,701 
27,129 
10,346 
3,877 
1,892 
6,799 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
2,999 
2,822 
1,656 
1,037 
641 
1,462 
acres 
201,608 
94,385 
32,630 
14,552 
7,447 
26,933 
Nematodes 
farms 
234 
204 
79 
48 
33 
37 
acres 
11,815 
6,118 
1,046 
615 
346 
248 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
230 
298 
169 
105 
54 
96 
acres 
7,307 
5,950 
2,240 
818 
397 
566 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
44 
84 
60 
43 
28 
37 
acres on which used 
1,212 
1,742 
724 
469 
185 
318 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
2,068 
2,126 
1,552 
1,162 
908 
2,979 
acres 
112,129 
64,797 
29,350 
15,610 
10,488 
59,381 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
787 
1,025 
746 
673 
532 
1,839 
acres 
39,327 
32,023 
16,295 
1 1 ,994 
7,534 
37,504 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
212 
234 
173 
115 
125 
1,119 
acres 
3,465 
7,379 
3,199 
2,340 
1,654 
36,536 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
1,767 
1,681 
1,004 
643 
400 
450 
acres 
97,808 
51,325 
18,623 
8,542 
4,266 
5,984 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
825 
708 
485 
293 
190 
183 
acres 
39,744 
18,882 
7,409 
2,968 
1,176 
2,740 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
1,842 
1,925 
1,275 
750 
522 
425 
acres 
90,567 
49,631 
19,505 
7,806 
4,467 
5,249 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
430 
464 
309 
239 
160 
367 
acres 
11,912 
8,553 
4,215 
2,549 
1,343 
4,419 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
177 
281 
269 
229 
158 
471 
Solar panels 
farms 
105 
185 
191 
173 
101 
292 
Wind turbines 
farms 
27 
58 
46 
20 
12 
51 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
3 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
27 
54 
52 
38 
44 
147 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
3 
4 
- 
3 
4 
Biodiesel 
farms 
33 
26 
13 
11 
4 
14 
Ethanol 
farms 
7 
8 
- 
- 
- 
3 
Other 
farms 
3 
5 
1 
- 
2 
4 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
30 
20 
13 
8 
7 
66 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
2,405 
4,137 
4,173 
4,144 
3,877 
14,945 
Part owners 
farms 
1,351 
1,171 
805 
562 
378 
717 
Tenants 
farms 
345 
373 
226 
153 
158 
208 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
3,779 
5,339 
4,998 
4,717 
4,268 
15,690 
acres 
407,042 
441,758 
299,324 
218,402 
168,624 
1 ,285,884 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
3,756 
5,308 
4,978 
4,706 
4,255 
15,662 
acres 
334,533 
340,395 
220,314 
164,570 
122,529 
747,811 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
1,715 
1,564 
1,049 
728 
547 
965 
acres 
109,594 
71,084 
31,019 
17,760 
10,280 
44,900 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
1,696 
1,544 
1,031 
715 
536 
925 
acres 
105,596 
68,768 
28,962 
17,307 
9,835 
40,168 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
785 
1,375 
1,291 
1,141 
998 
4,945 
acres 
76,507 
103,679 
81,067 
54,285 
46,540 
542,805 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
6,034 
8,712 
7,787 
7,314 
6,704 
23,950 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
2,565 
3,291 
3,045 
2,699 
2,371 
9,012 
2 operators 
1,253 
2,027 
1,865 
1,933 
1,847 
6,092 
3 operators 
226 
250 
213 
183 
157 
543 
4 operators 
34 
72 
61 
28 
26 
131 
5 or more operators 
23 
41 
20 
16 
12 
92 
Total women operators 
number 
1,385 
2,279 
2,234 
2,325 
2,294 
8,514 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,219 
1,998 
1,982 
2,069 
2,067 
7,520 
2 operators 
56 
107 
102 
104 
89 
332 
3 operators 
10 
11 
11 
12 
15 
68 
4 operators 
6 
3 
- 
3 
1 
9 
5 or more operators 
- 
3 
3 
- 
- 
14 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
3,837 
5,234 
4,718 
4,371 
3,833 
13,010 
Female 
264 
447 
486 
488 
580 
2,860 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
1,839 
2,092 
1,606 
1,360 
1,156 
3,803 
Other 
2,262 
3,589 
3,598 
3,499 
3,257 
12,067 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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