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 
1,862 
1,302 
1,223 
5,608 
6,515 
4,048 
1,075 
acres 
182,895 
156,159 
164,625 
1,192,855 
2,529,108 
2,923,422 
1,800,563 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
....farms 
3,983 
2,647 
2,594 
10,537 
11,217 
6,513 
1,631 
acres 
446,911 
372,864 
439,610 
2,990,689 
6,541,561 
7,461,258 
4,300,676 
Nematodes 
....farms 
339 
209 
181 
808 
941 
516 
140 
acres 
29,822 
21,301 
22,062 
150,998 
311,743 
308,440 
151,597 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
....farms 
292 
220 
161 
845 
1,226 
869 
267 
acres 
28,316 
26,462 
22,016 
180,528 
441,355 
542,361 
414,261 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
....farms 
15 
19 
14 
43 
11 
17 
3 
acres on which used 
849 
1,190 
1,230 
3,056 
873 
787 
285 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
....farms 
2,931 
1,933 
1,866 
7,781 
8,407 
4,773 
1,040 
acres 
286,043 
232,609 
268,045 
1,790,021 
3,768,361 
3,970,162 
1,865,960 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
....farms 
698 
438 
413 
1,452 
1,572 
1,062 
285 
acres 
51,373 
37,820 
41,769 
211,886 
412,362 
491,174 
304,694 
Land under conservation easement 
....farms 
237 
153 
160 
581 
620 
383 
80 
acres 
12,299 
1 1 ,324 
1 1 ,375 
56,979 
96,932 
82,581 
30,368 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
....farms 
1,332 
980 
959 
4,357 
5,417 
3,711 
1,012 
acres 
105,617 
91,693 
104,896 
757,710 
1,877,883 
2,321,748 
1,516,491 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
....farms 
1,704 
1,170 
1,159 
5,251 
6,110 
3,850 
949 
acres 
160,161 
130,313 
158,028 
1,127,864 
2,527,415 
2,894,979 
1,572,684 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
....farms 
1,982 
1,282 
1,267 
4,818 
4,816 
2,682 
674 
acres 
197,483 
161,084 
187,340 
1,157,785 
2,214,438 
2,334,254 
1,324,379 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
....farms 
486 
368 
361 
1,242 
1,351 
739 
206 
acres 
16,346 
13,237 
13,618 
62,819 
105,625 
81,280 
47,066 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
...farms 
122 
79 
86 
363 
430 
302 
87 
Solar panels 
...farms 
23 
18 
17 
44 
39 
21 
2 
Wind turbines 
...farms 
40 
29 
26 
154 
216 
169 
53 
Methane digesters 
...farms 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
...farms 
52 
34 
44 
161 
189 
118 
32 
Small hydro systems 
...farms 
- 
1 
1 
4 
2 
2 
- 
Biodiesel 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Other 
...farms 
1 
2 
2 
2 
- 
1 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
....farms 
47 
26 
23 
159 
228 
151 
35 
TENURE 
Full owners 
....farms 
3,415 
2,003 
1,619 
3,907 
1,729 
490 
157 
Part owners 
....farms 
1,374 
1,158 
1,192 
6,405 
8,512 
5,513 
1,349 
Tenants 
....farms 
740 
442 
416 
1,512 
1,340 
586 
147 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
....farms 
4,851 
3,209 
2,840 
10,408 
10,286 
6,031 
1,508 
acres 
859,095 
674,782 
636,167 
2,847,440 
3,858,725 
3,373,074 
1,952,953 
Owned land in farms 
....farms 
4,789 
3,161 
2,811 
10,312 
10,241 
6,003 
1,506 
acres 
634,228 
503,328 
514,190 
2,439,961 
3,563,031 
3,197,246 
1,854,780 
Land rented or leased from others 
....farms 
2,132 
1,614 
1,612 
7,934 
9,862 
6,102 
1,496 
acres 
241,377 
213,005 
267,050 
1,882,307 
4,566,179 
5,518,998 
3,239,682 
Rented or leased land in farms 
....farms 
2,114 
1,600 
1,608 
7,917 
9,852 
6,099 
1,496 
acres 
236,426 
207,640 
252,997 
1,872,545 
4,558,430 
5,496,379 
3,236,695 
Land rented or leased to others 
....farms 
1,342 
920 
701 
2,059 
1,426 
727 
189 
acres 
229,818 
176,819 
136,030 
417,241 
303,443 
198,447 
101,160 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
.number 
7,944 
5,227 
4,700 
16,980 
17,386 
10,596 
3,123 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
3,540 
2,270 
2,054 
7,532 
6,968 
3,569 
648 
2 operators 
1,674 
1,126 
971 
3,597 
3,690 
2,274 
676 
3 operators 
248 
155 
159 
580 
762 
596 
239 
4 operators 
45 
36 
30 
85 
124 
107 
59 
5 or more operators 
22 
16 
13 
30 
37 
43 
31 
Total women operators 
.number 
1,869 
1,206 
1,078 
3,498 
3,385 
1,996 
601 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,703 
1,108 
971 
3,274 
3,130 
1,822 
526 
2 operators 
56 
38 
41 
94 
94 
74 
26 
3 operators 
16 
6 
2 
12 
14 
4 
5 
4 operators 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
2 
5 or more operators 
1 
- 
3 
2 
2 
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PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
5,121 
3,345 
3,016 
11,319 
11,372 
6,490 
1,641 
Female 
408 
258 
211 
505 
209 
99 
12 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
2,828 
1,973 
1,963 
8,701 
10,198 
6,279 
1,588 
Other 
2,701 
1,630 
1,264 
3,123 
1,383 
310 
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See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Iowa 69 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
