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 
84 
97 
62 
64 
30 
51 
acres 
(D) 
503 
122 
325 
121 
(D) 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
96 
119 
65 
59 
37 
82 
acres 
895 
1,038 
268 
319 
145 
386 
Nematodes 
farms 
12 
10 
7 
6 
7 
16 
acres 
47 
82 
(D) 
180 
42 
26 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
37 
36 
30 
36 
19 
29 
acres 
109 
156 
64 
267 
62 
52 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
10 
8 
4 
9 
3 
12 
acres on which used 
219 
99 
85 
111 
(D) 
24 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
19 
19 
12 
24 
12 
27 
acres 
352 
128 
(D) 
111 
109 
138 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
27 
50 
50 
53 
45 
86 
acres 
574 
655 
514 
423 
292 
637 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
65 
85 
65 
86 
76 
182 
acres 
6,250 
9,292 
4,625 
31,110 
9,250 
13,816 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
33 
21 
17 
57 
12 
42 
acres 
144 
189 
29 
99 
14 
219 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
20 
19 
11 
12 
6 
18 
acres 
52 
186 
15 
24 
(D) 
(D) 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
67 
96 
64 
69 
62 
50 
acres 
1,007 
1,008 
376 
134 
152 
262 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
46 
69 
55 
47 
30 
31 
acres 
201 
386 
155 
91 
228 
161 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
18 
38 
52 
61 
21 
55 
Solar panels 
farms 
15 
32 
43 
51 
20 
41 
Wind turbines 
farms 
2 
14 
2 
- 
3 
1 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
5 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Biodiesel 
farms 
3 
3 
2 
7 
1 
5 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
3 
- 
10 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
168 
375 
393 
470 
499 
1,414 
Part owners 
farms 
63 
86 
98 
93 
60 
57 
Tenants 
farms 
22 
33 
25 
30 
40 
45 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
231 
461 
492 
563 
559 
1,471 
acres 
26,532 
65,309 
43,818 
68,465 
34,303 
90,421 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
231 
461 
491 
563 
559 
1,471 
acres 
26,031 
64,630 
43,022 
67,563 
33,553 
86,757 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
85 
119 
123 
123 
100 
102 
acres 
6,674 
8,123 
5,110 
5,222 
1,333 
2,342 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
85 
119 
123 
123 
100 
102 
acres 
6,674 
8,123 
5,110 
5,222 
1,333 
2,342 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
12 
31 
19 
16 
14 
59 
acres 
501 
679 
796 
902 
750 
3,664 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
434 
799 
855 
950 
1,026 
2,383 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
97 
227 
227 
296 
224 
727 
2 operators 
135 
232 
248 
251 
334 
721 
3 operators 
19 
34 
36 
39 
37 
61 
4 operators 
- 
- 
1 
3 
1 
4 
5 or more operators 
2 
1 
4 
4 
3 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
176 
313 
357 
412 
444 
1,110 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
152 
279 
297 
344 
399 
928 
2 operators 
12 
10 
24 
25 
21 
79 
3 operators 
- 
3 
4 
1 
1 
8 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
1 
- 
3 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
189 
385 
370 
404 
423 
902 
Female 
64 
109 
146 
189 
176 
614 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
171 
278 
242 
220 
200 
649 
Other 
82 
216 
274 
373 
399 
867 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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