Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
2,920 
3,236 
1,750 
1,185 
994 
1,530 
acres treated 
161,947 
100,322 
36,941 
19,687 
13,547 
20,985 
Manure used 
farms 
999 
1,244 
850 
606 
499 
913 
acres treated 
24,976 
23,233 
12,415 
8,412 
4,683 
9,717 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1,250 
1,226 
591 
398 
268 
655 
acres 
45,705 
23,052 
8,791 
5,394 
3,398 
8,392 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
2,830 
2,898 
1,353 
920 
716 
1,118 
acres 
144,489 
79,614 
24,079 
15,184 
8,692 
15,314 
Nematodes 
farms 
305 
315 
115 
58 
40 
116 
acres 
8,571 
4,299 
903 
409 
287 
847 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
528 
582 
240 
186 
110 
376 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
14,983 
8,756 
2,911 
2,893 
1,825 
3,861 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
184 
219 
73 
75 
49 
264 
acres on which used 
7,952 
6,069 
1,731 
1,321 
1,315 
4,851 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,344 
1,369 
838 
801 
717 
1,003 
acres 
64,524 
44,197 
22,990 
18,266 
11,016 
16,239 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
830 
1,121 
845 
809 
848 
1,379 
acres 
44,198 
41,521 
25,477 
21,651 
16,653 
29,029 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
159 
206 
184 
260 
316 
230 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
7,206 
11,874 
9,339 
7,837 
7,194 
10,259 
used 
farms 
888 
825 
436 
273 
214 
263 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
38,474 
20,003 
7,165 
2,980 
1,333 
2,883 
used 
farms 
702 
571 
307 
173 
128 
140 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
30,687 
14,589 
4,365 
2,171 
709 
1,386 
practices were used 
farms 
2,103 
2,533 
1,403 
883 
652 
730 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
92,471 
61,363 
21,400 
11,807 
5,262 
7,310 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
516 
666 
423 
314 
325 
605 
acres 
12,224 
10,720 
6,073 
3,769 
4,407 
8,580 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
127 
132 
121 
170 
173 
292 
Solar panels 
farms 
57 
50 
56 
72 
69 
158 
Wind turbines 
farms 
28 
27 
26 
30 
43 
53 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
37 
42 
31 
49 
51 
83 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
1 
- 
3 
2 
1 
4 
Biodiesel 
farms 
7 
6 
7 
11 
9 
7 
Ethanol 
farms 
1 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
2 
5 
3 
3 
3 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
63 
49 
52 
79 
72 
37 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
2,297 
4,141 
4,084 
4,679 
5,730 
10,504 
Part owners 
farms 
1,515 
1,786 
986 
696 
519 
791 
Tenants 
farms 
248 
282 
213 
138 
117 
254 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
3,826 
5,945 
5,085 
5,382 
6,254 
11,309 
acres 
427,680 
544,811 
412,903 
377,246 
389,077 
610,364 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
3,812 
5,927 
5,070 
5,375 
6,249 
11,295 
acres 
374,249 
465,297 
340,942 
301,376 
292,352 
520,300 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
1,772 
2,086 
1,208 
844 
652 
1,059 
acres 
129,769 
114,343 
49,206 
29,419 
17,180 
35,685 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
1,763 
2,068 
1,199 
834 
636 
1,045 
acres 
127,873 
111,564 
47,928 
28,908 
16,550 
34,720 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
790 
1,241 
1,171 
1,304 
1,569 
1,878 
acres 
55,327 
82,293 
73,239 
76,381 
97,355 
91,029 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
5,936 
9,292 
7,892 
8,173 
9,386 
18,118 
1 operator 
2,479 
3,565 
3,042 
3,221 
3,666 
5,778 
2 operators 
1,350 
2,324 
1,985 
2,026 
2,471 
5,173 
3 operators 
186 
257 
193 
196 
184 
478 
4 operators 
34 
35 
50 
53 
29 
81 
5 or more operators 
11 
28 
13 
17 
16 
39 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
1,562 
2,807 
2,490 
2,702 
3,283 
7,476 
1 operator 
1,398 
2,446 
2,214 
2,391 
2,977 
6,510 
2 operators 
71 
141 
113 
139 
135 
407 
3 operators 
2 
13 
14 
11 
12 
31 
4 operators 
4 
6 
2 
- 
- 
7 
5 or more operators 
" 
3 
" 
- 
- 
5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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