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 
1,825 
1,620 
919 
620 
377 
646 
acres 
118,167 
56,324 
21,979 
8,274 
5,240 
22,897 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
3,661 
3,437 
1,875 
1,314 
832 
2,128 
acres 
300,763 
150,437 
48,284 
22,371 
13,338 
61,781 
Nematodes 
farms 
342 
298 
162 
105 
66 
36 
acres 
22,691 
9,714 
3,075 
1,886 
993 
351 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
370 
376 
217 
179 
88 
78 
acres 
20,759 
8,945 
3,311 
2,087 
421 
607 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
43 
81 
58 
27 
19 
22 
acres on which used 
1,548 
1,619 
833 
249 
118 
175 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,695 
1,454 
841 
534 
450 
1,988 
acres 
100,025 
48,691 
20,954 
9,188 
6,482 
66,591 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
998 
1,023 
727 
596 
491 
1,879 
acres 
68,915 
45,140 
23,615 
12,270 
9,219 
62,835 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
310 
355 
266 
218 
171 
2,165 
acres 
9,524 
1 1 ,259 
8,575 
6,331 
3,997 
91,030 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
1,695 
1,517 
953 
693 
439 
469 
acres 
103,004 
51,235 
18,974 
10,503 
5,647 
10,294 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
1,250 
1,074 
560 
357 
264 
247 
acres 
72,864 
36,244 
9,693 
4,025 
3,349 
7,985 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
2,195 
2,319 
1,458 
1,067 
724 
681 
acres 
151,038 
86,770 
31,579 
13,412 
7,713 
15,033 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
319 
416 
283 
230 
163 
503 
acres 
9,891 
7,886 
4,239 
2,442 
1,493 
5,500 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
164 
195 
148 
127 
81 
415 
Solar panels 
farms 
31 
54 
36 
44 
27 
109 
Wind turbines 
farms 
17 
26 
16 
7 
9 
81 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
2 
- 
3 
3 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
41 
59 
60 
54 
31 
177 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
2 
- 
4 
3 
4 
Biodiesel 
farms 
77 
60 
39 
29 
12 
58 
Ethanol 
farms 
39 
29 
24 
18 
10 
30 
Other 
farms 
- 
6 
1 
1 
2 
2 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
21 
26 
20 
14 
3 
90 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
2,645 
4,124 
3,777 
3,580 
3,349 
20,011 
Part owners 
farms 
1,263 
1,199 
690 
439 
374 
674 
Tenants 
farms 
655 
585 
393 
237 
226 
391 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
3,956 
5,364 
4,496 
4,043 
3,738 
20,744 
acres 
547,644 
522,871 
333,660 
226,579 
184,523 
2,908,362 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
3,908 
5,323 
4,467 
4,019 
3,723 
20,685 
acres 
416,765 
389,252 
236,864 
160,689 
125,683 
1 ,468,470 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
1,931 
1,800 
1,093 
687 
615 
1,093 
acres 
169,278 
107,567 
38,373 
17,683 
17,569 
116,757 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
1,918 
1,784 
1,083 
676 
600 
1,065 
acres 
166,457 
102,845 
36,856 
16,755 
16,222 
100,846 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
930 
1,428 
1,249 
1,053 
929 
8,202 
acres 
133,700 
138,341 
98,313 
66,818 
60,187 
1,455,803 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
6,526 
8,516 
7,176 
6,305 
5,725 
30,067 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
2,993 
3,752 
2,901 
2,489 
2,394 
13,801 
2 operators 
1,272 
1,803 
1,695 
1,539 
1,378 
6,152 
3 operators 
240 
300 
194 
187 
146 
812 
4 operators 
42 
39 
59 
33 
20 
184 
5 or more operators 
16 
14 
11 
8 
11 
127 
Total women operators 
number 
1,370 
2,082 
1,983 
1,839 
1,696 
9,017 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,174 
1,855 
1,729 
1,647 
1,536 
7,974 
2 operators 
67 
104 
108 
75 
74 
413 
3 operators 
18 
5 
6 
14 
4 
59 
4 operators 
2 
1 
2 
- 
- 
10 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
4,197 
5,364 
4,336 
3,790 
3,534 
17,540 
Female 
366 
544 
524 
466 
415 
3,536 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
2,113 
2,461 
1,724 
1,331 
1,231 
5,345 
Other 
2,450 
3,447 
3,136 
2,925 
2,718 
15,731 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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