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 
9,626 
1,188 
1,284 
1,551 
1,849 
1,126 
acres 
3,462,433 
1,338,516 
746,161 
592,276 
449,104 
163,780 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
32,857 
2,107 
2,749 
3,949 
5,945 
4,763 
acres 
21,834,196 
6,376,750 
4,950,789 
4,290,799 
3,484,685 
1,377,054 
Nematodes 
farms 
838 
98 
111 
118 
156 
91 
acres 
247,381 
61,769 
66,464 
41,681 
50,720 
13,155 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
4,292 
619 
654 
736 
844 
502 
acres 
2,026,089 
760,901 
493,533 
368,947 
262,964 
77,764 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
386 
63 
40 
44 
39 
42 
acres on which used 
61,841 
27,236 
12,066 
9,180 
3,695 
4,464 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,475 
106 
126 
171 
264 
207 
acres 
177,269 
37,523 
35,127 
31,553 
27,986 
18,289 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
3,467 
116 
153 
226 
428 
353 
acres 
742,458 
131,321 
110,034 
126,567 
141,279 
74,055 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
2,673 
69 
123 
169 
320 
261 
acres 
430,844 
61,488 
33,686 
64,909 
73,441 
43,491 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
17,123 
1,510 
1,988 
2,726 
3,542 
2,431 
acres 
10,403,753 
3,353,727 
2,546,903 
2,119,816 
1,452,421 
496,504 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
9,851 
1,055 
1,247 
1,638 
2,016 
1,342 
acres 
6,055,766 
2,158,271 
1,432,591 
1,102,433 
816,934 
288,687 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
16,205 
834 
1,202 
1,852 
3,124 
2,615 
acres 
6,276,913 
1,195,421 
1,258,062 
1,292,221 
1,368,399 
605,209 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
2,498 
197 
231 
339 
387 
266 
acres 
322,454 
89,285 
55,861 
58,399 
54,418 
22,632 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,239 
77 
99 
133 
167 
108 
Solar panels 
farms 
763 
45 
59 
93 
102 
58 
Wind turbines 
farms 
264 
23 
23 
27 
31 
33 
Methane digesters 
farms 
9 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
198 
10 
18 
16 
24 
15 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
24 
- 
1 
3 
5 
3 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
44 
1 
1 
2 
12 
1 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
735 
47 
67 
94 
122 
59 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
35,465 
453 
333 
487 
1,385 
1,987 
Part owners 
farms 
21,564 
1,588 
2,238 
3,256 
4,441 
3,042 
Tenants 
farms 
4,744 
275 
293 
390 
626 
633 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
57,382 
2,050 
2,583 
3,783 
5,853 
5,078 
acres 
27,583,446 
4,736,570 
3,549,261 
3,585,637 
4,085,380 
2,347,605 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
57,029 
2,041 
2,571 
3,743 
5,826 
5,029 
acres 
22,683,533 
4,568,641 
3,385,574 
3,331,976 
3,634,117 
1,931,734 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
26,479 
1,866 
2,533 
3,658 
5,082 
3,688 
acres 
23,746,624 
6,487,285 
5,224,340 
4,685,199 
3,841,083 
1,481,807 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
26,308 
1,863 
2,531 
3,646 
5,067 
3,675 
acres 
23,453,762 
6,433,904 
5,194,332 
4,613,155 
3,799,020 
1,459,867 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
15,042 
304 
404 
693 
1,206 
1,200 
acres 
5,192,775 
221,310 
193,695 
325,705 
493,326 
437,811 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
92,892 
4,279 
4,590 
6,159 
9,280 
8,209 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
35,864 
1,004 
1,515 
2,513 
4,135 
3,571 
2 operators 
21,935 
868 
1,036 
1,302 
1,905 
1,729 
3 operators 
3,193 
335 
267 
262 
346 
299 
4 operators 
543 
64 
34 
39 
43 
43 
5 or more operators 
238 
45 
12 
17 
23 
20 
Total women operators 
number 
26,096 
754 
851 
1,220 
1,911 
1,873 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
23,630 
648 
778 
1,101 
1,797 
1,710 
2 operators 
978 
40 
32 
55 
39 
74 
3 operators 
121 
6 
3 
1 
10 
5 
4 operators 
22 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
11 
“ 
" 
1 
1 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
54,990 
2,275 
2,803 
4,027 
6,180 
5,271 
Female 
6,783 
41 
61 
106 
272 
391 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
29,857 
2,205 
2,666 
3,652 
5,042 
3,459 
Other 
31,916 
111 
198 
481 
1,410 
2,203 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
94 Kansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
