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 
1,223 
1,231 
585 
389 
238 
794 
acres 
44,303 
25,105 
8,380 
4,496 
2,329 
15,292 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
2,802 
2,879 
1,325 
800 
595 
1,588 
acres 
145,794 
83,313 
22,645 
11,500 
6,261 
29,995 
Nematodes 
farms 
299 
313 
115 
69 
38 
132 
acres 
8,704 
4,605 
1,096 
521 
175 
1,160 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
514 
568 
249 
191 
97 
442 
acres 
13,229 
9,440 
3,094 
1,794 
868 
8,809 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
164 
203 
77 
72 
44 
330 
acres on which used 
6,876 
6,103 
1,764 
1,710 
631 
8,689 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,328 
1,306 
703 
577 
494 
1,740 
acres 
62,753 
41,188 
17,485 
12,113 
7,404 
41,444 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
828 
1,088 
767 
632 
611 
1,954 
acres 
44,185 
39,933 
21,794 
16,080 
11,301 
48,679 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
149 
154 
88 
66 
75 
843 
acres 
6,385 
7,396 
3,816 
2,573 
2,370 
32,919 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
889 
830 
446 
261 
221 
313 
acres 
39,365 
21,414 
6,781 
2,804 
1,203 
4,445 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
706 
565 
331 
172 
126 
166 
acres 
31,902 
15,039 
4,877 
1,656 
674 
2,194 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
2,078 
2,560 
1,402 
892 
626 
844 
acres 
93,438 
64,165 
21,735 
11,575 
4,954 
9,502 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
507 
668 
387 
316 
268 
739 
acres 
12,214 
10,849 
5,868 
4,138 
2,988 
10,901 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
122 
133 
117 
143 
130 
374 
Solar panels 
farms 
57 
52 
54 
67 
54 
181 
Wind turbines 
farms 
28 
27 
24 
26 
23 
81 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
33 
43 
29 
37 
41 
110 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
1 
- 
3 
2 
1 
4 
Biodiesel 
farms 
7 
6 
7 
11 
5 
11 
Ethanol 
farms 
1 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
2 
3 
5 
1 
3 
2 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
56 
48 
36 
32 
21 
160 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
2,229 
3,856 
3,427 
3,486 
3,916 
14,620 
Part owners 
farms 
1,524 
1,790 
977 
685 
500 
903 
Tenants 
farms 
233 
300 
205 
132 
114 
278 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
3,763 
5,666 
4,415 
4,179 
4,420 
15,543 
acres 
410,548 
473,714 
314,830 
252,195 
224,152 
1,122,112 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
3,753 
5,646 
4,404 
4,171 
4,416 
15,523 
acres 
359,902 
404,421 
268,904 
214,261 
188,697 
889,631 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
1,765 
2,105 
1,190 
825 
630 
1,202 
acres 
129,945 
114,973 
46,529 
26,375 
15,219 
50,251 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
1,757 
2,090 
1,182 
817 
614 
1,181 
acres 
128,080 
112,443 
45,437 
25,822 
14,640 
48,762 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
769 
1,144 
955 
892 
874 
3,359 
acres 
52,511 
71,823 
47,018 
38,487 
36,034 
233,970 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
5,846 
8,928 
6,941 
6,555 
6,897 
23,924 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
2,416 
3,390 
2,566 
2,351 
2,425 
8,714 
2 operators 
1,343 
2,239 
1,821 
1,735 
1,930 
6,331 
3 operators 
183 
255 
166 
160 
135 
608 
4 operators 
33 
36 
45 
45 
23 
101 
5 or more operators 
11 
26 
11 
12 
17 
47 
Total women operators 
number 
1,551 
2,696 
2,234 
2,274 
2,549 
9,095 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,390 
2,347 
1,983 
1,994 
2,274 
8,019 
2 operators 
71 
138 
102 
122 
121 
456 
3 operators 
1 
13 
13 
12 
11 
33 
4 operators 
4 
6 
2 
- 
- 
7 
5 or more operators 
" 
2 
- 
" 
- 
6 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
3,639 
5,220 
4,007 
3,572 
3,593 
12,283 
Female 
347 
726 
602 
731 
937 
3,518 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
2,168 
2,784 
1,888 
1,599 
1,633 
4,862 
Other 
1,818 
3,162 
2,721 
2,704 
2,897 
10,939 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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