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 
1,812 
1,238 
582 
407 
193 
506 
acres 
95,597 
36,486 
8,839 
4,176 
2,388 
14,250 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
4,309 
3,081 
1,530 
996 
660 
2,109 
acres 
263,711 
110,056 
29,584 
13,754 
8,069 
63,930 
Nematodes 
farms 
376 
265 
119 
74 
28 
30 
acres 
18,659 
6,963 
1,441 
793 
193 
185 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
336 
274 
134 
127 
60 
98 
acres 
15,277 
6,255 
1,487 
1,107 
232 
608 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
45 
51 
30 
23 
16 
38 
acres on which used 
1,745 
921 
399 
188 
164 
361 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
2,659 
1,902 
987 
703 
474 
3,964 
acres 
138,992 
66,111 
22,871 
12,212 
8,560 
146,793 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
729 
718 
485 
357 
284 
1,704 
acres 
43,450 
33,858 
14,476 
8,090 
7,539 
61,188 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
203 
183 
79 
82 
62 
705 
acres 
10,069 
7,129 
4,278 
5,113 
3,059 
37,623 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
1,681 
1,331 
645 
422 
215 
189 
acres 
84,581 
38,161 
9,554 
4,683 
1,386 
4,605 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
1,651 
1,091 
458 
319 
156 
128 
acres 
78,125 
31,033 
6,258 
3,088 
1,075 
3,363 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
2,238 
1,692 
1,049 
667 
452 
285 
acres 
115,824 
44,803 
14,705 
5,603 
2,820 
3,398 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
532 
510 
311 
223 
214 
579 
acres 
13,828 
8,790 
4,846 
2,529 
2,056 
7,072 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
135 
165 
100 
99 
92 
392 
Solar panels 
farms 
41 
47 
28 
22 
23 
87 
Wind turbines 
farms 
27 
31 
16 
19 
19 
110 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
71 
94 
59 
53 
44 
203 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
3 
5 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
1 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
45 
27 
10 
12 
6 
113 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
3,416 
4,177 
3,320 
3,014 
2,820 
20,853 
Part owners 
farms 
1,426 
1,133 
611 
363 
236 
611 
Tenants 
farms 
933 
731 
397 
236 
150 
379 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
4,902 
5,342 
3,954 
3,387 
3,064 
21,526 
acres 
705,011 
571,395 
307,115 
202,711 
162,797 
3,583,394 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
4,842 
5,310 
3,931 
3,377 
3,056 
21,464 
acres 
511,146 
389,430 
204,227 
136,789 
111,437 
1,560,990 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
2,378 
1,879 
1,020 
610 
389 
1,064 
acres 
179,481 
101,554 
35,221 
16,864 
11,683 
86,368 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
2,359 
1,864 
1,008 
599 
386 
990 
acres 
174,981 
96,598 
31,604 
15,285 
11,368 
72,163 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
1,359 
1,522 
1,106 
796 
664 
10,344 
acres 
198,365 
186,921 
106,505 
67,501 
51,675 
2,036,609 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
8,369 
8,953 
6,511 
5,389 
4,825 
31,720 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
3,581 
3,569 
2,420 
2,057 
1,726 
13,374 
2 operators 
1,876 
2,150 
1,729 
1,407 
1,369 
7,450 
3 operators 
254 
257 
135 
124 
100 
783 
4 operators 
54 
46 
24 
19 
4 
167 
5 or more operators 
10 
19 
20 
6 
7 
69 
Total women operators 
number 
1,942 
2,373 
1,932 
1,682 
1,614 
10,310 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,792 
2,193 
1,785 
1,586 
1,518 
9,515 
2 operators 
61 
67 
49 
38 
39 
309 
3 operators 
8 
10 
8 
4 
3 
47 
4 operators 
1 
4 
5 
2 
1 
5 
5 or more operators 
" 
“ 
1 
" 
1 
3 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
5,378 
5,555 
3,908 
3,182 
2,827 
18,063 
Female 
397 
486 
420 
431 
379 
3,780 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
2,668 
2,402 
1,457 
1,111 
826 
5,014 
Other 
3,107 
3,639 
2,871 
2,502 
2,380 
16,829 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Iowa 95 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
