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 
961 
672 
345 
185 
151 
314 
acres 
88,862 
40,849 
10,391 
4,318 
4,804 
23,372 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
4,342 
3,606 
1,903 
957 
685 
1,851 
acres 
702,137 
325,096 
108,046 
42,876 
24,879 
151,085 
Nematodes 
farms 
108 
83 
35 
14 
14 
10 
acres 
8,918 
3,491 
820 
170 
121 
72 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
415 
265 
116 
52 
34 
55 
acres 
39,826 
13,497 
4,003 
1,057 
883 
2,714 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
43 
37 
25 
23 
10 
20 
acres on which used 
2,498 
1,156 
788 
410 
126 
222 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
178 
150 
59 
56 
35 
123 
acres 
10,922 
7,100 
1,328 
1,044 
1,078 
5,319 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
451 
506 
305 
250 
194 
485 
acres 
57,567 
40,057 
16,805 
11,832 
6,247 
26,694 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
291 
312 
186 
109 
105 
728 
acres 
33,009 
23,935 
14,969 
8,073 
4,617 
69,226 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
1,919 
1,390 
719 
336 
194 
368 
acres 
226,407 
101,974 
31,181 
9,955 
4,562 
60,303 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
1,103 
771 
307 
146 
75 
151 
acres 
150,598 
61,168 
18,001 
3,625 
1,634 
21,824 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
2,180 
1,899 
1,118 
541 
335 
505 
acres 
293,762 
141,105 
46,676 
16,250 
13,179 
46,629 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
274 
262 
161 
114 
71 
196 
acres 
16,543 
10,991 
4,666 
1,961 
1,411 
6,287 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
120 
146 
72 
42 
59 
216 
Solar panels 
farms 
71 
95 
51 
16 
38 
135 
Wind turbines 
farms 
32 
19 
7 
6 
8 
55 
Methane digesters 
farms 
4 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
18 
19 
15 
17 
9 
37 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
4 
1 
2 
- 
- 
5 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
9 
11 
3 
- 
2 
2 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
75 
47 
27 
6 
14 
177 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
3,046 
4,466 
3,758 
2,940 
2,905 
13,705 
Part owners 
farms 
2,361 
1,938 
932 
497 
328 
943 
Tenants 
farms 
740 
643 
345 
221 
182 
396 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
5,474 
6,450 
4,715 
3,453 
3,255 
14,688 
acres 
1,820,151 
1,358,051 
724,656 
393,113 
313,636 
4,669,386 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
5,407 
6,404 
4,690 
3,437 
3,233 
14,648 
acres 
1,447,766 
1,015,834 
519,464 
282,889 
209,668 
2,355,870 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
3,129 
2,595 
1,298 
727 
515 
1,388 
acres 
847,942 
469,506 
150,000 
95,493 
78,992 
384,977 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
3,101 
2,581 
1,277 
718 
510 
1,339 
acres 
824,954 
446,475 
142,717 
92,219 
78,552 
368,567 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
1,518 
1,692 
1,158 
749 
662 
5,456 
acres 
395,373 
365,248 
212,475 
113,498 
104,408 
2,329,926 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
9,117 
10,563 
7,573 
5,560 
5,283 
22,279 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
3,619 
4,041 
2,827 
1,938 
1,739 
8,962 
2 operators 
2,183 
2,616 
1,960 
1,566 
1,533 
5,237 
3 operators 
270 
302 
197 
132 
113 
670 
4 operators 
63 
67 
38 
21 
16 
115 
5 or more operators 
12 
21 
13 
1 
14 
60 
Total women operators 
number 
2,382 
3,042 
2,328 
1,895 
1,890 
7,950 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
2,180 
2,751 
2,160 
1,744 
1,754 
7,007 
2 operators 
94 
123 
64 
68 
57 
332 
3 operators 
2 
13 
10 
5 
6 
60 
4 operators 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
17 
5 or more operators 
“ 
1 
2 
" 
6 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
5,654 
6,387 
4,503 
3,202 
2,922 
11,766 
Female 
493 
660 
532 
456 
493 
3,278 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
3,050 
2,809 
1,606 
1,097 
850 
3,421 
Other 
3,097 
4,238 
3,429 
2,561 
2,565 
1 1 ,623 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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