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 
459 
213 
219 
1,234 
1,589 
1,909 
2,552 
acres 
33,723 
17,273 
19,147 
157,413 
358,448 
728,128 
2,108,124 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
....farms 
2,335 
1,140 
1,157 
5,067 
5,630 
5,406 
5,778 
acres 
207,359 
121,922 
150,597 
1,013,192 
2,298,214 
4,555,052 
13,232,910 
Nematodes 
....farms 
37 
18 
15 
134 
117 
139 
197 
acres 
1,997 
1,120 
1,789 
19,773 
30,782 
58,803 
128,076 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
....farms 
198 
86 
132 
448 
645 
876 
1,373 
acres 
14,797 
7,984 
15,334 
62,576 
164,190 
395,692 
1,349,866 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
....farms 
19 
12 
8 
42 
49 
35 
94 
acres on which used 
1,124 
898 
969 
3,880 
6,664 
11,310 
34,133 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
....farms 
112 
51 
58 
269 
250 
197 
154 
acres 
6,075 
3,138 
3,344 
23,846 
33,429 
40,240 
56,736 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
....farms 
345 
128 
113 
496 
401 
316 
234 
acres 
29,346 
13,468 
14,930 
80,637 
136,889 
159,642 
254,186 
Land under conservation easement 
....farms 
314 
116 
91 
412 
371 
305 
243 
acres 
24,410 
8,977 
7,625 
51,292 
66,993 
93,787 
148,674 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
....farms 
929 
457 
570 
2,405 
3,072 
3,435 
4,087 
acres 
71,039 
41,276 
64,623 
382,295 
941,255 
2,095,322 
6,729,229 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
....farms 
504 
202 
240 
1,317 
1,812 
2,096 
2,743 
acres 
35,761 
17,358 
21,390 
194,559 
503,592 
1,120,296 
4,132,260 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
....farms 
1,162 
561 
541 
2,581 
2,996 
2,699 
2,646 
acres 
88,891 
52,886 
55,569 
416,148 
937,062 
1,485,592 
3,143,178 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
....farms 
150 
62 
70 
337 
402 
405 
478 
acres 
6,554 
2,558 
4,468 
24,060 
39,681 
70,026 
163,022 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
...farms 
78 
33 
39 
153 
133 
189 
256 
Solar panels 
...farms 
44 
18 
27 
94 
78 
106 
174 
Wind turbines 
...farms 
13 
12 
8 
36 
36 
50 
57 
Methane digesters 
...farms 
2 
- 
1 
3 
- 
- 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
...farms 
18 
1 
8 
26 
14 
28 
22 
Small hydro systems 
...farms 
1 
1 
- 
6 
2 
1 
5 
Biodiesel 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
...farms 
1 
1 
- 
8 
2 
9 
12 
Wind rights leased to others 
....farms 
65 
15 
18 
114 
134 
138 
153 
TENURE 
Full owners 
....farms 
4,323 
1,339 
1,368 
4,115 
2,213 
1,020 
782 
Part owners 
....farms 
752 
706 
652 
3,308 
4,264 
4,502 
4,905 
Tenants 
....farms 
492 
195 
173 
722 
731 
576 
524 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
....farms 
5,132 
2,055 
2,041 
7,485 
6,530 
5,563 
5,703 
acres 
1,151,487 
555,752 
569,104 
2,891,415 
3,709,761 
4,611,262 
11,547,721 
Owned land in farms 
....farms 
5,075 
2,045 
2,020 
7,423 
6,477 
5,522 
5,687 
acres 
737,072 
329,573 
396,476 
2,043,412 
2,942,732 
4,042,679 
11,036,055 
Land rented or leased from others 
....farms 
1,268 
913 
828 
4,057 
5,013 
5,088 
5,439 
acres 
165,721 
115,940 
138,141 
939,626 
2,220,186 
4,584,798 
15,373,727 
Rented or leased land in farms 
....farms 
1,244 
901 
825 
4,030 
4,995 
5,078 
5,429 
acres 
142,695 
1 1 1 ,594 
124,537 
914,146 
2,189,388 
4,505,073 
15,274,555 
Land rented or leased to others 
....farms 
1,279 
723 
632 
2,237 
1,622 
1,151 
907 
acres 
437,441 
230,525 
186,232 
873,483 
797,827 
648,308 
610,838 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
.number 
8,230 
3,271 
3,222 
11,820 
10,316 
9,035 
10,335 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
3,389 
1,377 
1,317 
5,091 
4,670 
3,758 
3,157 
2 operators 
1,813 
733 
745 
2,568 
2,092 
1,903 
2,228 
3 operators 
279 
106 
116 
388 
353 
360 
673 
4 operators 
65 
15 
12 
74 
67 
51 
102 
5 or more operators 
21 
9 
3 
24 
26 
26 
51 
Total women operators 
.number 
2,501 
905 
914 
3,137 
2,247 
1,914 
2,035 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
2,203 
809 
827 
2,796 
2,020 
1,755 
1,824 
2 operators 
106 
37 
36 
126 
94 
60 
86 
3 operators 
14 
4 
5 
17 
13 
11 
9 
4 operators 
11 
- 
- 
7 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
2 
2 
- 
1 
2 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
4,741 
1,999 
1,933 
7,291 
6,704 
5,822 
6,015 
Female 
826 
241 
260 
854 
504 
276 
196 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
1,900 
905 
832 
3,960 
4,787 
5,022 
5,694 
Other 
3,667 
1,335 
1,361 
4,185 
2,421 
1,076 
517 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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