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 
2,574 
338 
356 
351 
388 
217 
acres 
581,377 
299,954 
114,225 
74,985 
57,643 
1 1 ,348 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
4,799 
391 
488 
460 
667 
426 
acres 
1,086,600 
470,206 
212,113 
166,807 
130,134 
35,723 
Nematodes 
farms 
382 
64 
34 
37 
44 
35 
acres 
43,457 
23,515 
7,152 
4,573 
3,458 
1 ,656 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
873 
155 
94 
110 
115 
71 
acres 
140,305 
80,662 
28,913 
16,266 
8,260 
1,962 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
254 
35 
22 
26 
26 
28 
acres on which used 
24,543 
17,987 
1,100 
1,673 
1,898 
595 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
736 
77 
72 
76 
107 
67 
acres 
43,840 
13,097 
6,003 
9,065 
6,731 
2,890 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
1,705 
196 
200 
126 
144 
101 
acres 
252,992 
117,139 
48,059 
26,279 
21,821 
8,688 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,628 
84 
90 
85 
104 
79 
acres 
147,413 
26,424 
20,886 
14,668 
15,658 
9,255 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
3,340 
335 
396 
395 
570 
307 
acres 
767,813 
329,738 
157,608 
117,444 
94,135 
25,950 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
1,249 
142 
166 
186 
207 
115 
acres 
194,668 
90,994 
32,910 
35,192 
19,300 
5,466 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
2,095 
146 
157 
155 
248 
161 
acres 
145,531 
55,797 
24,819 
18,043 
17,901 
6,130 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
2,366 
229 
296 
293 
354 
212 
acres 
327,689 
129,741 
67,432 
54,085 
40,502 
11,692 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
416 
18 
29 
9 
23 
21 
Solar panels 
farms 
284 
12 
8 
3 
18 
14 
Wind turbines 
farms 
29 
1 
1 
2 
8 
3 
Methane digesters 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
83 
2 
1 
3 
2 
3 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
45 
2 
21 
2 
3 
4 
Ethanol 
farms 
21 
2 
7 
- 
1 
2 
Other 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
11 
1 
1 
1 
4 
2 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
8,576 
236 
274 
153 
281 
286 
Part owners 
farms 
2,671 
277 
315 
288 
374 
181 
Tenants 
farms 
1,009 
53 
60 
97 
113 
78 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
11,269 
515 
592 
443 
656 
469 
acres 
1,327,239 
229,435 
127,263 
119,226 
144,526 
75,050 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
1 1 ,247 
513 
589 
441 
655 
467 
acres 
1,180,233 
221,937 
120,099 
116,568 
138,395 
70,565 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
3,696 
331 
375 
386 
488 
259 
acres 
855,244 
356,884 
164,062 
122,165 
90,469 
29,639 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
3,680 
330 
375 
385 
487 
259 
acres 
850,512 
355,439 
163,418 
121,941 
90,252 
29,504 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
1,988 
96 
82 
43 
59 
64 
acres 
151,738 
8,943 
7,808 
2,882 
6,348 
4,620 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
19,469 
1,134 
1,134 
929 
1,190 
853 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
6,563 
219 
295 
262 
435 
303 
2 operators 
4,587 
215 
253 
206 
258 
187 
3 operators 
861 
92 
82 
47 
64 
46 
4 operators 
170 
23 
11 
17 
10 
8 
5 or more operators 
75 
17 
8 
6 
1 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
6,296 
258 
306 
194 
249 
218 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
5,264 
194 
271 
163 
216 
183 
2 operators 
405 
18 
13 
14 
15 
13 
3 operators 
51 
3 
3 
1 
1 
3 
4 operators 
8 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
5 
1 
" 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
9,960 
539 
597 
507 
713 
492 
Female 
2,296 
27 
52 
31 
55 
53 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
5,996 
505 
579 
462 
561 
362 
Other 
6,260 
61 
70 
76 
207 
183 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
94 Maryland 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
