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 
2,032 
400 
693 
164 
129 
123 
acres 
146,204 
1,297 
6,008 
3,941 
3,923 
6,438 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
3,091 
493 
1,039 
251 
230 
240 
acres 
300,039 
1,695 
10,583 
6,876 
9,089 
13,428 
Nematodes 
... farms 
395 
59 
142 
32 
15 
27 
acres 
22,651 
220 
1,150 
584 
(D) 
1,128 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
1,018 
162 
371 
79 
57 
71 
acres 
65,795 
487 
2,593 
1,638 
1,435 
3,192 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
305 
49 
103 
21 
27 
20 
acres on which used 
17,037 
(D) 
871 
441 
434 
650 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
480 
46 
148 
34 
32 
31 
acres 
30,920 
164 
1,388 
544 
791 
1,115 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
875 
105 
311 
47 
86 
85 
acres 
42,491 
365 
3,197 
834 
2,273 
3,009 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
549 
54 
207 
47 
49 
52 
acres 
40,355 
161 
3,049 
1,678 
1,960 
3,548 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
1,027 
123 
327 
61 
55 
66 
acres 
88,180 
302 
2,436 
1,192 
1,554 
2,436 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
640 
90 
150 
36 
30 
56 
acres 
58,600 
151 
1,037 
566 
692 
2,655 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
2,149 
360 
764 
177 
164 
149 
acres 
126,479 
1,262 
6,474 
4,182 
5,866 
6,559 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
1,050 
121 
314 
86 
91 
100 
acres 
50,893 
389 
2,202 
1,564 
2,614 
2,987 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
591 
124 
282 
38 
41 
38 
Solar panels 
... farms 
543 
110 
263 
38 
39 
35 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
17 
2 
8 
- 
3 
- 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
43 
19 
19 
1 
1 
- 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
11 
2 
3 
- 
1 
- 
Ethanol 
... farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
... farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
5 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
7,201 
2,091 
3,740 
415 
349 
283 
Part owners 
... farms 
1,363 
50 
312 
125 
138 
115 
Tenants 
... farms 
507 
96 
169 
44 
42 
33 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
8,576 
2,143 
4,054 
545 
490 
398 
acres 
476,798 
15,564 
91,858 
30,290 
38,596 
42,229 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
8,564 
2,141 
4,052 
540 
487 
398 
acres 
447,860 
13,267 
82,494 
27,328 
34,631 
40,065 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
1,884 
148 
489 
171 
180 
150 
acres 
268,824 
669 
8,862 
6,744 
9,195 
10,284 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
1,870 
146 
481 
169 
180 
148 
acres 
267,197 
589 
8,256 
6,390 
9,160 
9,939 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
763 
155 
301 
82 
94 
52 
acres 
30,565 
2,377 
9,970 
3,316 
4,000 
2,509 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
14,574 
3,553 
6,795 
914 
829 
664 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
4,726 
1,120 
2,205 
333 
296 
238 
2 operators 
3,609 
987 
1,712 
200 
181 
161 
3 operators 
587 
103 
235 
40 
45 
28 
4 operators 
100 
19 
47 
3 
4 
3 
5 or more operators 
49 
8 
22 
8 
3 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
5,028 
1,396 
2,556 
301 
253 
193 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
4,237 
1,215 
2,143 
223 
225 
165 
2 operators 
329 
74 
174 
30 
11 
14 
3 operators 
29 
5 
19 
1 
2 
- 
4 operators 
2 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
6 
2 
1 
2 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
7,239 
1,702 
3,239 
472 
440 
377 
Female 
1,832 
535 
982 
112 
89 
54 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
4,493 
927 
1,870 
302 
303 
262 
Other 
4,578 
1,310 
2,351 
282 
226 
169 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
66 New Jersey 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
