Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
....farms 
184 
103 
108 
420 
368 
224 
95 
acres 
12,200 
8,721 
10,946 
65,044 
128,262 
164,142 
169,413 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
....farms 
382 
262 
208 
697 
506 
260 
108 
acres 
30,828 
25,843 
24,842 
142,622 
255,668 
280,340 
266,362 
Nematodes 
....farms 
15 
14 
22 
48 
33 
34 
16 
acres 
1,336 
991 
1,523 
7,003 
6,881 
12,371 
10,156 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
....farms 
42 
33 
31 
108 
100 
86 
48 
acres 
2,403 
1,904 
2,173 
14,232 
26,536 
41,660 
45,681 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
....farms 
19 
8 
5 
27 
19 
10 
8 
acres on which used 
798 
139 
390 
3,560 
2,283 
2,604 
12,977 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
....farms 
46 
43 
30 
148 
117 
30 
23 
acres 
1,518 
2,453 
1,138 
6,436 
15,187 
5,692 
7,182 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
....farms 
103 
66 
57 
202 
166 
71 
39 
acres 
6,191 
6,484 
7,165 
30,238 
55,013 
55,498 
69,964 
Land under conservation easement 
....farms 
116 
82 
61 
157 
120 
63 
25 
acres 
8,502 
6,937 
7,670 
26,425 
32,707 
17,944 
17,515 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
....farms 
290 
201 
166 
605 
456 
238 
104 
acres 
18,828 
16,083 
17,469 
103,609 
187,393 
194,738 
194,663 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
....farms 
93 
78 
44 
235 
190 
117 
52 
acres 
5,216 
4,081 
2,102 
24,018 
39,547 
54,026 
56,830 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
....farms 
180 
109 
81 
240 
161 
83 
39 
acres 
6,833 
6,112 
5,283 
18,768 
29,196 
33,824 
25,422 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
....farms 
223 
139 
109 
393 
329 
155 
72 
acres 
12,034 
8,514 
8,182 
48,389 
79,703 
80,025 
71,288 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
...farms 
12 
23 
5 
26 
15 
7 
7 
Solar panels 
...farms 
7 
18 
3 
15 
11 
2 
4 
Wind turbines 
...farms 
- 
6 
1 
3 
1 
1 
- 
Methane digesters 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
...farms 
1 
5 
2 
2 
2 
2 
- 
Small hydro systems 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
...farms 
4 
- 
1 
8 
4 
2 
2 
Ethanol 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
2 
Other 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
....farms 
1 
- 
- 
5 
- 
1 
2 
TENURE 
Full owners 
....farms 
355 
226 
141 
324 
124 
38 
24 
Part owners 
....farms 
207 
141 
139 
436 
360 
188 
80 
Tenants 
....farms 
67 
60 
26 
101 
69 
39 
10 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
....farms 
564 
367 
283 
762 
485 
226 
104 
acres 
87,550 
66,197 
58,442 
210,612 
196,820 
144,656 
153,456 
Owned land in farms 
....farms 
562 
367 
280 
760 
484 
226 
104 
acres 
75,486 
60,591 
51,482 
191,914 
187,216 
141,030 
149,769 
Land rented or leased from others 
....farms 
277 
203 
165 
538 
431 
227 
90 
acres 
24,806 
23,581 
21,411 
109,980 
195,817 
216,569 
204,161 
Rented or leased land in farms 
....farms 
274 
201 
165 
537 
429 
227 
90 
acres 
24,660 
23,344 
21,121 
109,498 
194,879 
216,226 
203,209 
Land rented or leased to others 
....farms 
115 
56 
65 
103 
53 
20 
9 
acres 
12,210 
5,843 
7,250 
19,180 
10,542 
3,969 
4,639 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
.number 
968 
663 
494 
1,376 
968 
495 
231 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
372 
248 
159 
484 
282 
109 
46 
2 operators 
203 
129 
115 
273 
165 
100 
32 
3 operators 
36 
44 
25 
88 
81 
41 
27 
4 operators 
12 
5 
5 
9 
17 
12 
5 
5 or more operators 
6 
1 
2 
7 
8 
3 
4 
Total women operators 
.number 
241 
149 
128 
257 
165 
83 
29 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
191 
129 
107 
230 
137 
69 
23 
2 operators 
19 
10 
9 
12 
10 
7 
3 
3 operators 
4 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
“ 
- 
" 
" 
" 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
554 
401 
270 
799 
531 
259 
113 
Female 
75 
26 
36 
62 
22 
6 
1 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
336 
259 
202 
645 
464 
244 
100 
Other 
293 
168 
104 
216 
89 
21 
14 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Maryland 69 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
