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 
2,574 
151 
449 
137 
163 
172 
acres 
581,377 
341 
4,766 
2,972 
6,164 
8,406 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
4,799 
221 
985 
359 
389 
422 
acres 
1,086,600 
688 
12,331 
9,571 
14,767 
22,738 
Nematodes 
... farms 
382 
21 
82 
30 
43 
24 
acres 
43,457 
71 
742 
379 
828 
1,176 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
873 
80 
187 
60 
48 
50 
acres 
140,305 
150 
1,451 
872 
804 
2,439 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
254 
23 
69 
22 
25 
19 
acres on which used 
24,543 
46 
515 
419 
242 
570 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
736 
27 
106 
30 
72 
64 
acres 
43,840 
70 
1,038 
404 
1,035 
1,687 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
1,705 
103 
435 
179 
135 
149 
acres 
252,992 
327 
6,325 
4,375 
5,055 
6,357 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
1,628 
57 
455 
181 
168 
143 
acres 
147,413 
239 
7,410 
6,505 
7,220 
8,339 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
3,340 
72 
460 
209 
243 
296 
acres 
767,813 
233 
6,090 
4,658 
8,885 
15,164 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
1,249 
25 
156 
79 
77 
103 
acres 
194,668 
58 
1,346 
1,933 
2,119 
3,392 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
2,095 
123 
532 
182 
165 
200 
acres 
145,531 
381 
4,862 
3,202 
4,784 
6,864 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
2,366 
64 
346 
148 
172 
216 
acres 
327,689 
172 
3,504 
2,780 
4,779 
8,319 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
416 
48 
162 
38 
41 
32 
Solar panels 
... farms 
284 
41 
118 
20 
26 
19 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
29 
1 
6 
1 
8 
1 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
83 
7 
44 
10 
3 
5 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
3 
- 
1 
1 
- 
1 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
45 
- 
8 
3 
9 
4 
Ethanol 
... farms 
21 
- 
7 
1 
8 
1 
Other 
... farms 
4 
- 
3 
1 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
11 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
8,576 
1,283 
3,810 
858 
707 
686 
Part owners 
... farms 
2,671 
93 
443 
179 
202 
203 
Tenants 
... farms 
1,009 
105 
301 
84 
72 
75 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
11,269 
1,377 
4,263 
1,038 
909 
891 
acres 
1,327,239 
11,752 
133,538 
67,897 
81,808 
114,511 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
11,247 
1,376 
4,253 
1,037 
909 
889 
acres 
1,180,233 
6,729 
99,559 
55,300 
67,891 
93,266 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
3,696 
199 
749 
263 
274 
280 
acres 
855,244 
808 
14,416 
9,922 
13,691 
20,082 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
3,680 
198 
744 
263 
274 
278 
acres 
850,512 
754 
14,113 
9,563 
13,471 
19,674 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
1,988 
143 
737 
238 
227 
222 
acres 
151,738 
5,077 
34,282 
12,956 
14,137 
21,653 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
19,469 
2,353 
7,114 
1,764 
1,535 
1,508 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
6,563 
744 
2,392 
639 
541 
547 
2 operators 
4,587 
630 
1,866 
383 
361 
330 
3 operators 
861 
85 
228 
83 
67 
56 
4 operators 
170 
19 
42 
10 
6 
28 
5 or more operators 
75 
3 
26 
6 
6 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
6,296 
1,033 
2,763 
553 
462 
433 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
5,264 
872 
2,338 
427 
375 
366 
2 operators 
405 
73 
163 
40 
36 
23 
3 operators 
51 
5 
24 
4 
5 
7 
4 operators 
8 
- 
3 
3 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
5 
- 
3 
2 
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PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
9,960 
1,012 
3,426 
926 
844 
825 
Female 
2,296 
469 
1,128 
195 
137 
139 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
5,996 
508 
1,806 
474 
485 
473 
Other 
6,260 
973 
2,748 
647 
496 
491 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
68 Maryland 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
