Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
25,712 
3,295 
3,937 
4,537 
5,048 
2,888 
acres 
9,415,667 
4,046,554 
2,295,999 
1,585,106 
952,474 
302,653 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
42,737 
4,024 
5,265 
6,557 
8,405 
5,239 
acres 
21,526,174 
8,379,731 
5,443,973 
3,843,400 
2,513,875 
748,221 
Nematodes 
farms 
3,957 
503 
554 
587 
782 
522 
acres 
1,149,489 
437,004 
286,722 
206,025 
132,505 
48,523 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
5,241 
947 
866 
822 
803 
495 
acres 
1,733,188 
903,686 
404,620 
228,426 
123,172 
37,154 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
542 
57 
46 
65 
64 
60 
acres on which used 
50,358 
13,849 
8,637 
12,032 
7,673 
3,625 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
25,035 
2,693 
3,688 
4,307 
4,765 
2,620 
acres 
8,900,026 
3,493,634 
2,412,278 
1,600,330 
900,966 
240,887 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
14,013 
1,101 
1,529 
1,870 
2,360 
1,439 
acres 
3,701,001 
1 ,082,849 
961,972 
735,745 
528,483 
169,958 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
5,768 
352 
442 
513 
583 
393 
acres 
288,183 
41,386 
35,259 
32,858 
28,930 
19,034 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
22,098 
2,488 
3,232 
3,707 
4,414 
2,491 
acres 
6,050,291 
2,106,999 
1 ,558,384 
1,144,672 
798,527 
242,052 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
18,446 
2,578 
3,083 
3,418 
3,680 
1,935 
acres 
7,655,845 
3,270,904 
2,010,182 
1 ,306,252 
736,727 
197,620 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
24,735 
2,172 
2,762 
3,626 
4,750 
2,981 
acres 
8,355,327 
3,176,596 
2,000,340 
1,487,227 
1,051,201 
334,418 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
4,734 
460 
553 
630 
719 
458 
acres 
318,636 
95,173 
73,872 
53,617 
47,079 
17,444 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
3,046 
303 
411 
427 
510 
265 
Solar panels 
farms 
423 
18 
20 
28 
26 
30 
Wind turbines 
farms 
672 
103 
119 
130 
116 
48 
Methane digesters 
farms 
18 
4 
2 
3 
1 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
769 
53 
86 
85 
84 
39 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
23 
3 
3 
1 
2 
1 
Biodiesel 
farms 
1,247 
153 
203 
196 
279 
141 
Ethanol 
farms 
903 
128 
170 
177 
173 
105 
Other 
farms 
16 
- 
1 
1 
2 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
806 
Ill 
157 
177 
135 
52 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
44,057 
408 
376 
877 
2,313 
2,597 
Part owners 
farms 
23,849 
3,324 
4,225 
4,763 
4,781 
2,117 
Tenants 
farms 
7,181 
475 
712 
1,012 
1,543 
952 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
68,364 
3,743 
4,617 
5,683 
7,199 
4,781 
acres 
13,428,558 
2,664,360 
1 ,874,743 
1 ,671 ,425 
1,663,337 
831,054 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
67,906 
3,732 
4,601 
5,640 
7,094 
4,714 
acres 
10,782,513 
2,541,489 
1,771,181 
1,554,031 
1,443,054 
675,035 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
31,159 
3,802 
4,937 
5,779 
6,341 
3,081 
acres 
16,218,390 
6,560,082 
4,269,117 
2,839,895 
1,668,220 
413,849 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
31,030 
3,799 
4,937 
5,775 
6,324 
3,069 
acres 
16,155,208 
6,552,548 
4,255,754 
2,837,144 
1,658,789 
410,992 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
17,411 
449 
480 
663 
1,124 
904 
acres 
2,709,227 
130,405 
116,925 
120,145 
229,714 
158,876 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
109,123 
7,678 
7,823 
9,376 
1 1 ,904 
8,027 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
47,889 
1,911 
3,330 
4,504 
6,028 
3,786 
2 operators 
22,199 
1,508 
1,546 
1,702 
2,095 
1,509 
3 operators 
3,915 
575 
386 
363 
413 
299 
4 operators 
729 
137 
34 
57 
74 
50 
5 or more operators 
355 
76 
17 
26 
27 
22 
Total women operators 
number 
24,918 
1,070 
1,109 
1,359 
1,851 
1,542 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
22,069 
927 
1,020 
1,199 
1,678 
1,330 
2 operators 
1,117 
48 
30 
58 
66 
74 
3 operators 
161 
12 
4 
12 
11 
16 
4 operators 
23 
- 
- 
2 
2 
4 
5 or more operators 
6 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
68,196 
4,141 
5,238 
6,490 
8,302 
5,264 
Female 
6,891 
66 
75 
162 
335 
402 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
37,835 
4,050 
4,972 
5,664 
5,853 
3,091 
Other 
37,252 
157 
341 
988 
2,784 
2,575 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
94 Illinois 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
