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 
29 
24 
13 
40 
25 
3 
5 
acres 
207 
467 
(D) 
1,632 
1,385 
(D) 
(D) 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
...farms 
50 
32 
33 
89 
52 
4 
8 
acres 
660 
690 
929 
5,312 
5,603 
893 
2,974 
Nematodes 
...farms 
12 
5 
2 
9 
6 
- 
2 
acres 
83 
20 
(D) 
444 
159 
- 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
...farms 
16 
13 
4 
25 
10 
- 
2 
acres 
158 
290 
(D) 
1,328 
284 
- 
(D) 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
...farms 
5 
5 
5 
10 
2 
- 
2 
acres on which used 
95 
82 
346 
888 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
...farms 
16 
16 
15 
22 
11 
4 
3 
acres 
480 
327 
162 
587 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
...farms 
24 
25 
17 
36 
19 
5 
3 
acres 
176 
605 
224 
855 
642 
285 
(D) 
Land under conservation easement 
...farms 
66 
24 
22 
79 
39 
3 
11 
acres 
7,291 
3,051 
3,113 
18,070 
12,587 
3,185 
35,606 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
...farms 
12 
4 
7 
26 
9 
- 
1 
acres 
102 
(D) 
160 
441 
453 
- 
(D) 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
...farms 
7 
2 
3 
16 
10 
2 
2 
acres 
121 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,582 
(D) 
(D) 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
...farms 
50 
35 
17 
67 
44 
2 
4 
acres 
626 
784 
454 
3,661 
4,200 
(D) 
(D) 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
...farms 
26 
16 
9 
30 
20 
4 
5 
acres 
229 
197 
(D) 
1,052 
1,437 
(D) 
(D) 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
...farms 
9 
12 
11 
34 
8 
1 
3 
Solar panels 
...farms 
6 
5 
11 
20 
5 
- 
3 
Wind turbines 
...farms 
- 
4 
- 
11 
3 
1 
- 
Methane digesters 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
...farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
Small hydro systems 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
...farms 
- 
1 
- 
10 
2 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
7 
2 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
...farms 
188 
109 
61 
162 
56 
14 
9 
Part owners 
...farms 
44 
34 
45 
93 
55 
7 
7 
Tenants 
...farms 
9 
- 
1 
7 
4 
- 
- 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
...farms 
232 
143 
106 
255 
111 
21 
16 
acres 
34,888 
25,363 
20,694 
78,011 
61,610 
26,970 
58,421 
Owned land in farms 
...farms 
232 
143 
106 
255 
111 
21 
16 
acres 
33,592 
24,945 
20,499 
75,738 
60,194 
(D) 
(D) 
Land rented or leased from others 
...farms 
53 
34 
46 
100 
59 
7 
8 
acres 
4,726 
3,314 
5,039 
13,995 
13,779 
2,012 
2,760 
Rented or leased land in farms 
...farms 
53 
34 
46 
100 
59 
7 
7 
acres 
4,636 
3,314 
4,974 
13,995 
13,779 
2,012 
(D) 
Land rented or leased to others 
...farms 
28 
4 
6 
21 
15 
4 
1 
acres 
1,386 
418 
(D) 
2,273 
1,416 
(D) 
(D) 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
400 
240 
188 
487 
200 
40 
37 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
109 
79 
41 
101 
49 
6 
3 
2 operators 
115 
46 
56 
115 
52 
12 
7 
3 operators 
14 
11 
8 
34 
10 
2 
4 
4 operators 
- 
1 
- 
6 
3 
1 
2 
5 or more operators 
3 
6 
2 
6 
1 
- 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
152 
76 
69 
156 
53 
13 
8 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
136 
50 
64 
128 
43 
9 
6 
2 operators 
8 
10 
1 
14 
5 
2 
1 
3 operators 
- 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
189 
126 
93 
233 
109 
16 
14 
Female 
52 
17 
14 
29 
6 
5 
2 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
132 
62 
61 
161 
88 
21 
10 
Other 
109 
81 
46 
101 
27 
- 
6 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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