Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
592 
114 
192 
46 
59 
42 
acres 
7,192 
218 
1,030 
314 
693 
858 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
733 
96 
204 
54 
61 
50 
acres 
20,301 
198 
1,041 
326 
728 
947 
Nematodes 
... farms 
119 
10 
41 
13 
7 
12 
acres 
(D) 
23 
255 
42 
209 
168 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
324 
56 
108 
35 
34 
21 
acres 
3,782 
94 
579 
115 
408 
373 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
88 
11 
30 
2 
10 
6 
acres on which used 
2,075 
19 
186 
(D) 
113 
131 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
181 
8 
44 
6 
9 
27 
acres 
2,867 
21 
308 
45 
86 
203 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
374 
44 
136 
10 
27 
28 
acres 
5,017 
135 
799 
(D) 
481 
532 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
664 
12 
183 
68 
81 
76 
acres 
101,488 
42 
3,341 
3,294 
4,732 
7,176 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
233 
50 
63 
34 
6 
21 
acres 
1,908 
69 
155 
(D) 
26 
192 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
130 
15 
31 
17 
11 
14 
acres 
4,145 
29 
66 
(D) 
(D) 
268 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
611 
90 
160 
37 
57 
48 
acres 
13,429 
112 
697 
267 
601 
605 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
384 
61 
109 
52 
23 
29 
acres 
5,025 
90 
427 
246 
201 
339 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
.. farms 
271 
28 
77 
21 
51 
16 
Solar panels 
.. farms 
216 
19 
71 
17 
48 
11 
Wind turbines 
.. farms 
30 
- 
8 
- 
3 
- 
Methane digesters 
.. farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
.. farms 
8 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
Small hydro systems 
.. farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
.. farms 
31 
3 
2 
- 
8 
5 
Ethanol 
.. farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
.. farms 
17 
3 
- 
- 
5 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
3,487 
852 
1,212 
289 
287 
248 
Part owners 
... farms 
677 
27 
173 
69 
67 
56 
Tenants 
... farms 
227 
74 
97 
21 
3 
11 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
4,166 
879 
1,385 
358 
355 
305 
acres 
422,443 
3,868 
31,840 
18,931 
28,269 
33,578 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
4,164 
879 
1,385 
358 
354 
304 
acres 
414,109 
(D) 
31,398 
18,864 
27,414 
32,606 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
905 
101 
270 
90 
70 
67 
acres 
60,802 
234 
4,453 
3,041 
2,631 
4,818 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
904 
101 
270 
90 
70 
67 
acres 
59,956 
(D) 
4,453 
3,041 
2,631 
4,428 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
180 
1 
18 
8 
35 
39 
acres 
9,180 
(D) 
442 
67 
855 
1,362 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
7,300 
1,495 
2,416 
634 
642 
521 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,937 
471 
654 
169 
112 
143 
2 operators 
2,104 
433 
740 
173 
211 
144 
3 operators 
294 
44 
78 
33 
30 
26 
4 operators 
25 
2 
6 
- 
3 
1 
5 or more operators 
31 
3 
4 
4 
1 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
3,098 
734 
1,093 
256 
292 
196 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
2,619 
626 
949 
216 
225 
167 
2 operators 
195 
42 
57 
14 
28 
13 
3 operators 
23 
3 
10 
4 
2 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
4 
3 
- 
- 
1 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
3,033 
513 
968 
270 
245 
257 
Female 
1,358 
440 
514 
109 
112 
58 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
2,107 
414 
719 
152 
151 
136 
Other 
2,284 
539 
763 
227 
206 
179 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
66 New Hampshire 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
