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 
623 
507 
385 
1,384 
1,369 
898 
456 
acres 
44,407 
45,245 
43,755 
232,552 
439,747 
547,016 
746,848 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
....farms 
1,521 
1,242 
923 
3,009 
2,373 
1,348 
591 
acres 
133,230 
140,110 
132,343 
700,719 
1,222,135 
1,457,619 
1,654,611 
Nematodes 
....farms 
161 
109 
90 
281 
263 
180 
124 
acres 
9,204 
8,422 
7,747 
34,880 
67,994 
71,205 
152,943 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
....farms 
278 
221 
167 
548 
540 
421 
259 
acres 
16,322 
17,509 
15,541 
74,115 
131,161 
171,047 
309,185 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
....farms 
120 
78 
70 
188 
180 
143 
96 
acres on which used 
7,962 
6,881 
7,040 
25,368 
38,169 
45,506 
77,959 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
....farms 
834 
670 
525 
1,791 
1,543 
818 
344 
acres 
67,680 
64,063 
61,968 
341,195 
591,890 
599,410 
659,123 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
....farms 
566 
419 
312 
1,027 
765 
421 
179 
acres 
39,959 
38,497 
33,270 
158,790 
251,857 
248,084 
285,752 
Land under conservation easement 
....farms 
124 
77 
59 
199 
160 
107 
56 
acres 
6,327 
4,207 
4,633 
20,442 
22,277 
17,836 
19,893 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
....farms 
528 
439 
380 
1,342 
1,191 
759 
316 
acres 
32,588 
30,326 
36,939 
206,937 
346,275 
412,666 
372,578 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
....farms 
398 
385 
288 
1,031 
1,092 
697 
350 
acres 
26,318 
30,490 
30,103 
161,985 
362,102 
470,879 
636,764 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
....farms 
1,178 
906 
638 
2,044 
1,512 
832 
359 
acres 
80,710 
80,341 
66,567 
350,145 
529,431 
597,339 
668,516 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
....farms 
356 
285 
214 
740 
613 
375 
197 
acres 
12,431 
10,358 
8,026 
50,796 
88,518 
94,909 
131,693 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
...farms 
51 
42 
35 
101 
104 
72 
53 
Solar panels 
...farms 
21 
4 
8 
16 
24 
22 
18 
Wind turbines 
...farms 
11 
15 
14 
31 
40 
27 
23 
Methane digesters 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
3 
Geoexchange systems 
...farms 
21 
18 
7 
29 
21 
14 
7 
Small hydro systems 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
1 
1 
Biodiesel 
...farms 
1 
2 
4 
14 
21 
9 
1 
Ethanol 
...farms 
- 
- 
2 
4 
10 
2 
3 
Other 
...farms 
3 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
" 
Wind rights leased to others 
....farms 
48 
38 
39 
112 
110 
88 
51 
TENURE 
Full owners 
....farms 
1,526 
922 
576 
1,109 
336 
110 
50 
Part owners 
....farms 
1,124 
903 
698 
2,503 
2,116 
1,232 
498 
Tenants 
....farms 
71 
109 
66 
154 
122 
75 
55 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
....farms 
2,652 
1,830 
1,274 
3,619 
2,459 
1,343 
549 
acres 
379,151 
311,751 
248,137 
907,216 
1,002,973 
919,157 
898,767 
Owned land in farms 
....farms 
2,650 
1,825 
1,274 
3,612 
2,452 
1,342 
548 
acres 
333,783 
280,673 
224,186 
837,634 
952,657 
901,909 
886,596 
Land rented or leased from others 
....farms 
1,202 
1,022 
765 
2,660 
2,240 
1,309 
553 
acres 
94,928 
103,114 
94,307 
484,828 
832,187 
1,007,374 
1,167,568 
Rented or leased land in farms 
....farms 
1,195 
1,012 
764 
2,657 
2,238 
1,307 
553 
acres 
93,578 
101,067 
93,984 
482,057 
825,735 
1,004,182 
1,158,183 
Land rented or leased to others 
....farms 
524 
328 
242 
482 
240 
114 
52 
acres 
46,718 
33,125 
24,274 
72,353 
56,768 
20,440 
21,556 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
.number 
4,051 
2,899 
2,023 
5,726 
4,241 
2,605 
1,347 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,631 
1,147 
789 
2,246 
1,380 
639 
186 
2 operators 
911 
648 
447 
1,198 
838 
486 
220 
3 operators 
144 
113 
86 
252 
279 
217 
127 
4 operators 
20 
22 
11 
44 
57 
54 
41 
5 or more operators 
15 
4 
7 
26 
20 
21 
29 
Total women operators 
.number 
1,058 
732 
465 
1,186 
737 
372 
183 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
952 
645 
441 
1,028 
650 
302 
147 
2 operators 
49 
33 
12 
70 
33 
23 
15 
3 operators 
1 
7 
- 
6 
7 
5 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
2,487 
1,785 
1,257 
3,570 
2,499 
1,376 
596 
Female 
234 
149 
83 
196 
75 
41 
7 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
1,503 
1,200 
852 
2,726 
2,222 
1,310 
578 
Other 
1,218 
734 
488 
1,040 
352 
107 
25 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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