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 
1,517 
1,183 
1,130 
4,347 
4,946 
3,791 
1,858 
acres 
148,303 
142,719 
160,627 
912,890 
1 ,947,489 
2,747,771 
3,099,143 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
...farms 
2,686 
2,069 
1,908 
7,259 
7,383 
5,210 
2,441 
acres 
305,968 
311,164 
351,199 
2,148,813 
4,515,261 
6,396,543 
6,935,052 
Nematodes 
...farms 
272 
184 
174 
650 
651 
527 
292 
acres 
26,210 
21,288 
22,484 
131,801 
234,608 
327,062 
339,010 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
...farms 
261 
173 
172 
725 
897 
855 
556 
acres 
24,903 
17,624 
21,053 
139,762 
305,470 
509,373 
665,804 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
...farms 
35 
17 
17 
41 
65 
38 
32 
acres on which used 
3,263 
1,237 
1,818 
6,036 
13,272 
8,843 
10,063 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
...farms 
1,477 
1,083 
1,051 
4,173 
4,630 
3,432 
1,361 
acres 
151,151 
128,545 
1 62,794 
995,660 
2,070,611 
2,860,550 
2,242,034 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
...farms 
767 
620 
536 
2,006 
2,172 
1,627 
752 
acres 
66,878 
67,738 
70,437 
392,422 
780,033 
1,090,309 
1,068,088 
Land under conservation easement 
...farms 
346 
242 
210 
679 
623 
510 
191 
acres 
13,579 
13,105 
12,031 
44,824 
48,986 
43,348 
44,716 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
...farms 
1,125 
937 
987 
3,914 
4,402 
3,389 
1 ,665 
acres 
83,570 
82,290 
107,563 
647,390 
1,318,710 
1,808,914 
1,820,880 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
...farms 
965 
750 
702 
3,178 
4,022 
3,242 
1,599 
acres 
84,987 
79,419 
88,178 
627,126 
1,563,380 
2,444,839 
2,626,741 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
...farms 
1,507 
1,261 
1,074 
4,040 
3,940 
2,747 
1,359 
acres 
152,371 
158,779 
163,869 
937,203 
1,731,387 
2,282,845 
2,632,013 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
...farms 
232 
193 
189 
676 
713 
578 
233 
acres 
8,294 
7,875 
8,751 
42,704 
63,371 
88,709 
70,334 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
...farms 
143 
123 
130 
424 
497 
445 
147 
Solar panels 
...farms 
15 
11 
6 
32 
31 
21 
6 
Wind turbines 
...farms 
32 
32 
34 
95 
130 
128 
56 
Methane digesters 
...farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
...farms 
42 
16 
29 
76 
101 
87 
24 
Small hydro systems 
...farms 
3 
- 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
Biodiesel 
...farms 
58 
60 
57 
224 
250 
236 
62 
Ethanol 
...farms 
45 
39 
44 
146 
201 
184 
61 
Other 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
...farms 
43 
37 
28 
120 
188 
154 
55 
TENURE 
Full owners 
...farms 
2,446 
1,452 
1,047 
2,482 
899 
264 
176 
Part owners 
...farms 
1,001 
958 
971 
4,444 
5,707 
4,428 
2,029 
Tenants 
...farms 
464 
368 
340 
1,154 
1,011 
575 
264 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
...farms 
3,490 
2,432 
2,031 
6,993 
6,653 
4,710 
2,208 
acres 
625,254 
505,551 
453,337 
1 ,838,926 
2,193,369 
2,152,341 
2,419,674 
Owned land in farms 
...farms 
3,447 
2,410 
2,018 
6,926 
6,606 
4,692 
2,205 
acres 
459,555 
371,155 
352,546 
1,551,471 
2,003,937 
2,039,089 
2,309,900 
Land rented or leased from others 
...farms 
1,481 
1,335 
1,313 
5,610 
6,721 
5,004 
2,294 
acres 
160,984 
180,504 
209,000 
1 ,399,942 
3,367,302 
5,144,861 
5,431,513 
Rented or leased land in farms 
...farms 
1,465 
1,326 
1,311 
5,598 
6,718 
5,003 
2,293 
acres 
156,031 
177,728 
208,288 
1,389,106 
3,351,619 
5,137,709 
5,428,658 
Land rented or leased to others 
...farms 
992 
643 
465 
1,410 
877 
493 
225 
acres 
170,652 
137,172 
101,503 
298,291 
205,115 
120,404 
112,629 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
5,636 
3,985 
3,296 
1 1 ,258 
10,741 
8,043 
4,678 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
2,567 
1,831 
1,628 
5,579 
5,128 
3,150 
1,022 
2 operators 
1,079 
744 
571 
1,994 
1,991 
1,582 
947 
3 operators 
204 
170 
131 
406 
409 
456 
349 
4 operators 
32 
22 
22 
73 
60 
54 
98 
5 or more operators 
29 
11 
6 
28 
29 
25 
53 
Total women operators 
number 
1,165 
800 
603 
1,841 
1,570 
1,078 
641 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,051 
692 
542 
1,649 
1,427 
1,007 
539 
2 operators 
43 
43 
26 
84 
54 
24 
36 
3 operators 
8 
6 
3 
8 
9 
6 
10 
4 operators 
1 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
3,554 
2,557 
2,182 
7,740 
7,408 
5,198 
2,434 
Female 
357 
221 
176 
340 
209 
69 
35 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
1,840 
1,389 
1,323 
5,545 
6,506 
4,977 
2,376 
Other 
2,071 
1,389 
1,035 
2,535 
1,111 
290 
93 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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