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 
27,915 
4,211 
5,805 
5,533 
4,696 
2,932 
acres 
9,204,573 
3,675,268 
2,744,097 
1,595,925 
752,024 
275,523 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
53,988 
6,221 
9,326 
9,497 
9,600 
6,659 
acres 
23,200,379 
8,406,262 
7,306,418 
4,154,586 
2,089,969 
754,040 
Nematodes 
farms 
4,353 
557 
767 
818 
759 
560 
acres 
1,045,726 
331,542 
318,060 
217,391 
105,668 
44,831 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
5,302 
913 
1,151 
912 
760 
537 
acres 
1,702,624 
745,648 
489,838 
282,335 
116,213 
43,624 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
352 
17 
35 
26 
33 
38 
acres on which used 
13,981 
532 
2,355 
1,815 
2,877 
2,624 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
40,926 
4,644 
7,164 
7,308 
6,814 
4,307 
acres 
12,631,135 
4,373,008 
4,037,594 
2,322,250 
1,115,507 
387,237 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
10,084 
826 
1,379 
1,259 
1,342 
1,001 
acres 
1,669,073 
455,994 
523,073 
265,562 
172,810 
83,033 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
3,301 
339 
503 
447 
402 
296 
acres 
332,222 
70,611 
87,305 
52,761 
38,525 
15,749 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
22,621 
2,882 
4,578 
4,244 
3,928 
2,506 
acres 
6,950,836 
2,437,131 
2,277,423 
1,265,572 
609,757 
217,983 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
24,911 
3,544 
5,255 
4,971 
4,597 
2,741 
acres 
8,760,348 
3,325,231 
2,786,413 
1,535,317 
747,028 
243,417 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
25,559 
2,834 
4,111 
4,344 
4,533 
3,354 
acres 
7,882,556 
2,805,072 
2,398,333 
1,423,629 
761,082 
307,287 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
7,195 
747 
1,096 
1,127 
1,100 
756 
acres 
379,614 
99,507 
97,118 
69,610 
48,138 
26,120 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
2,463 
329 
376 
317 
284 
174 
Solar panels 
farms 
406 
12 
24 
39 
49 
34 
Wind turbines 
farms 
916 
197 
210 
144 
103 
40 
Methane digesters 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
1,172 
126 
146 
146 
137 
93 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
18 
- 
3 
3 
1 
2 
Biodiesel 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
13 
- 
- 
- 
7 
2 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
899 
156 
194 
164 
116 
56 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
49,525 
1,147 
1,144 
1,988 
3,799 
3,847 
Part owners 
farms 
30,025 
5,144 
7,388 
6,359 
4,532 
2,222 
Tenants 
farms 
9,087 
628 
1,105 
1,422 
1,705 
1,401 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
80,149 
6,315 
8,566 
8,420 
8,473 
6,200 
acres 
18,076,106 
3,522,023 
3,269,940 
2,572,952 
2,051,297 
1,127,471 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
79,550 
6,291 
8,532 
8,347 
8,331 
6,069 
acres 
14,379,151 
3,347,152 
3,112,289 
2,345,546 
1,772,787 
887,358 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
39,303 
5,779 
8,497 
7,788 
6,253 
3,646 
acres 
16,333,494 
6,112,737 
5,280,792 
2,816,674 
1,254,257 
437,863 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
39,112 
5,772 
8,493 
7,781 
6,237 
3,623 
acres 
16,243,580 
6,108,029 
5,272,417 
2,784,678 
1,245,414 
431,043 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
21,581 
717 
973 
1,135 
1,526 
1,439 
acres 
3,786,869 
179,579 
166,026 
259,402 
287,353 
246,933 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
131,535 
12,055 
14,660 
14,065 
14,261 
10,727 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
53,202 
3,236 
5,666 
6,210 
6,539 
4,824 
2 operators 
29,863 
2,613 
3,183 
2,954 
2,951 
2,181 
3 operators 
4,454 
842 
628 
522 
438 
371 
4 operators 
787 
153 
116 
64 
75 
65 
5 or more operators 
331 
75 
44 
19 
33 
29 
Total women operators 
number 
32,907 
2,323 
2,952 
2,659 
2,834 
2,286 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
30,451 
2,113 
2,717 
2,520 
2,609 
2,103 
2 operators 
948 
78 
91 
55 
89 
72 
3 operators 
133 
12 
13 
6 
9 
13 
4 operators 
21 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
12 
2 
2 
2 
1 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
81,529 
6,836 
9,496 
9,576 
9,649 
7,059 
Female 
7,108 
83 
141 
193 
387 
411 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
47,949 
6,439 
8,878 
8,179 
6,852 
4,123 
Other 
40,688 
480 
759 
1,590 
3,184 
3,347 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
94 Iowa 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
