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 
310 
213 
170 
85 
53 
93 
acres 
13,093 
4,841 
1,607 
1,018 
337 
2,326 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
666 
527 
363 
226 
139 
446 
acres 
35,692 
17,760 
5,714 
2,933 
1,323 
8,195 
Nematodes 
farms 
79 
37 
16 
14 
8 
14 
acres 
2,378 
324 
118 
215 
16 
52 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
94 
82 
72 
36 
23 
21 
acres 
2,367 
1,317 
299 
160 
33 
66 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
33 
40 
10 
11 
9 
14 
acres on which used 
335 
605 
54 
41 
32 
223 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
89 
78 
51 
18 
25 
76 
acres 
1,970 
1,367 
479 
156 
178 
1,904 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
143 
139 
114 
94 
59 
389 
acres 
7,195 
5,472 
2,505 
1,812 
934 
13,088 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
115 
158 
124 
74 
74 
641 
acres 
7,469 
9,730 
5,845 
3,043 
2,219 
32,216 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
499 
358 
215 
108 
64 
93 
acres 
24,131 
12,279 
3,052 
988 
330 
2,158 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
158 
116 
69 
34 
23 
33 
acres 
5,188 
2,612 
1,102 
131 
202 
1,571 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
376 
271 
234 
119 
91 
137 
acres 
12,248 
4,720 
2,591 
1,152 
657 
1,473 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
350 
235 
141 
78 
46 
132 
acres 
13,034 
5,595 
1,697 
757 
209 
2,945 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
21 
54 
48 
40 
21 
132 
Solar panels 
farms 
12 
40 
40 
33 
16 
88 
Wind turbines 
farms 
2 
3 
3 
3 
- 
3 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
3 
10 
5 
5 
7 
42 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Biodiesel 
farms 
4 
- 
1 
1 
- 
7 
Ethanol 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
4 
2 
Other 
farms 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
" 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
539 
855 
899 
798 
832 
3,423 
Part owners 
farms 
338 
236 
219 
98 
97 
248 
Tenants 
farms 
116 
135 
89 
70 
60 
138 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
879 
1,093 
1,119 
898 
930 
3,675 
acres 
100,406 
98,933 
65,907 
43,588 
34,439 
288,466 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
877 
1,091 
1,118 
896 
929 
3,671 
acres 
90,976 
89,487 
57,833 
38,334 
28,115 
207,924 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
455 
372 
308 
169 
160 
393 
acres 
34,656 
22,592 
10,160 
5,226 
4,203 
15,188 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
454 
371 
308 
168 
157 
386 
acres 
34,031 
22,322 
10,032 
5,176 
4,183 
14,214 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
128 
187 
188 
144 
142 
855 
acres 
10,055 
9,716 
8,202 
5,304 
6,344 
81,516 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,516 
1,833 
1,841 
1,583 
1,555 
5,901 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
582 
732 
675 
457 
503 
2,100 
2 operators 
328 
415 
451 
420 
421 
1,433 
3 operators 
71 
60 
63 
76 
52 
208 
4 operators 
7 
12 
15 
8 
11 
48 
5 or more operators 
5 
7 
3 
5 
2 
20 
Total women operators 
number 
354 
531 
615 
579 
617 
2,375 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
307 
442 
523 
481 
504 
1,980 
2 operators 
20 
33 
37 
35 
48 
159 
3 operators 
1 
4 
6 
5 
3 
21 
4 operators 
1 
1 
- 
2 
2 
1 
5 or more operators 
“ 
1 
" 
1 
- 
2 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
896 
1,030 
971 
776 
752 
2,687 
Female 
97 
196 
236 
190 
237 
1,122 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
590 
549 
501 
348 
310 
1,229 
Other 
403 
677 
706 
618 
679 
2,580 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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