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 
592 
16 
15 
26 
65 
82 
acres 
7,192 
(D) 
842 
837 
(D) 
829 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
733 
27 
25 
58 
75 
90 
acres 
20,301 
7,298 
2,301 
4,620 
1,693 
1,338 
Nematodes 
farms 
119 
4 
5 
8 
19 
25 
acres 
(D) 
381 
36 
(D) 
194 
181 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
324 
8 
12 
17 
46 
54 
acres 
3,782 
1,027 
474 
460 
579 
532 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
88 
5 
3 
10 
19 
5 
acres on which used 
2,075 
852 
(D) 
293 
275 
67 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
181 
7 
2 
15 
23 
21 
acres 
2,867 
782 
(D) 
273 
590 
276 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
374 
5 
5 
12 
23 
18 
acres 
5,017 
561 
108 
492 
508 
253 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
664 
10 
8 
12 
36 
39 
acres 
101,488 
2,451 
976 
6,429 
6,061 
1 1 ,228 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
233 
4 
4 
10 
17 
16 
acres 
1,908 
444 
151 
301 
187 
131 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
130 
11 
3 
7 
6 
17 
acres 
4,145 
(D) 
(D) 
414 
82 
107 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
611 
21 
19 
42 
54 
67 
acres 
13,429 
4,129 
1,696 
2,812 
698 
1,155 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
384 
11 
13 
17 
30 
35 
acres 
5,025 
1,792 
543 
586 
494 
388 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
271 
2 
1 
- 
4 
19 
Solar panels 
farms 
216 
1 
- 
- 
2 
11 
Wind turbines 
farms 
30 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
8 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
31 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
17 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
3,487 
7 
12 
27 
50 
72 
Part owners 
farms 
677 
22 
16 
55 
56 
71 
Tenants 
farms 
227 
2 
1 
3 
13 
13 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
4,166 
29 
28 
82 
106 
144 
acres 
422,443 
13,749 
6,718 
24,664 
16,401 
32,063 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
4,164 
29 
28 
82 
106 
143 
acres 
414,109 
13,749 
6,718 
24,353 
16,085 
31,648 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
905 
24 
17 
59 
69 
84 
acres 
60,802 
8,188 
2,585 
7,848 
7,635 
5,742 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
904 
24 
17 
58 
69 
84 
acres 
59,956 
8,188 
2,585 
7,547 
7,090 
5,742 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
180 
_ 
_ 
2 
17 
10 
acres 
9,180 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
415 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
7,300 
95 
68 
186 
217 
287 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,937 
4 
10 
24 
49 
52 
2 operators 
2,104 
9 
7 
39 
46 
82 
3 operators 
294 
8 
8 
13 
20 
19 
4 operators 
25 
6 
- 
5 
4 
1 
5 or more operators 
31 
4 
4 
4 
- 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
3,098 
26 
22 
58 
67 
113 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
2,619 
13 
9 
43 
58 
97 
2 operators 
195 
5 
5 
6 
3 
5 
3 operators 
23 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
3,033 
29 
25 
79 
98 
129 
Female 
1,358 
2 
4 
6 
21 
27 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
2,107 
25 
26 
79 
99 
118 
Other 
2,284 
6 
3 
6 
20 
38 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
92 New Hampshire 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
