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 
81 
65 
43 
149 
115 
58 
12 
acres 
5,931 
6,278 
5,586 
25,846 
40,186 
29,890 
10,880 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
....farms 
164 
111 
76 
235 
163 
72 
17 
acres 
12,768 
12,151 
10,444 
53,308 
80,058 
61,963 
27,676 
Nematodes 
....farms 
12 
18 
13 
31 
31 
14 
1 
acres 
1,155 
970 
1,415 
3,250 
7,288 
4,811 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
....farms 
44 
31 
21 
74 
66 
36 
6 
acres 
2,964 
2,677 
2,617 
10,456 
15,704 
15,869 
6,163 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
....farms 
8 
14 
5 
20 
24 
12 
2 
acres on which used 
703 
759 
551 
1,976 
5,893 
4,378 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
....farms 
36 
17 
18 
50 
43 
21 
4 
acres 
1,785 
1,200 
694 
5,874 
6,881 
8,364 
2,120 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
....farms 
46 
44 
17 
60 
46 
22 
6 
acres 
2,531 
3,532 
999 
6,982 
7,644 
7,478 
3,647 
Land under conservation easement 
....farms 
28 
15 
11 
40 
23 
18 
5 
acres 
2,237 
1,721 
1,446 
3,848 
6,347 
9,579 
4,781 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
....farms 
64 
43 
28 
103 
106 
38 
13 
acres 
3,444 
2,401 
2,055 
13,853 
29,293 
15,411 
13,803 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
....farms 
35 
34 
32 
76 
56 
33 
12 
acres 
1,424 
2,471 
2,282 
11,086 
13,606 
16,150 
6,480 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
....farms 
104 
75 
61 
150 
99 
39 
7 
acres 
5,995 
5,835 
6,009 
22,832 
30,874 
26,996 
3,595 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
....farms 
68 
47 
22 
100 
65 
30 
6 
acres 
2,415 
2,905 
1,590 
10,034 
12,305 
9,488 
2,400 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
...farms 
11 
10 
3 
28 
14 
2 
- 
Solar panels 
...farms 
9 
10 
2 
23 
12 
2 
- 
Wind turbines 
...farms 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 
- 
- 
Methane digesters 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
...farms 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
Small hydro systems 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
...farms 
1 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Other 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
....farms 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
....farms 
118 
53 
43 
57 
30 
15 
7 
Part owners 
....farms 
103 
76 
45 
190 
136 
60 
13 
Tenants 
....farms 
25 
20 
16 
41 
16 
5 
- 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
....farms 
221 
129 
88 
247 
166 
75 
20 
acres 
28,294 
19,497 
15,512 
52,458 
55,998 
50,580 
35,922 
Owned land in farms 
....farms 
221 
129 
88 
247 
166 
75 
20 
acres 
26,542 
18,560 
15,366 
51,509 
52,580 
49,685 
35,833 
Land rented or leased from others 
....farms 
128 
96 
61 
231 
152 
65 
13 
acres 
11,779 
10,842 
9,405 
49,553 
69,194 
58,593 
23,704 
Rented or leased land in farms 
....farms 
128 
96 
61 
231 
152 
65 
13 
acres 
11,779 
10,842 
9,245 
49,506 
69,194 
58,593 
23,704 
Land rented or leased to others 
....farms 
25 
12 
5 
14 
16 
5 
2 
acres 
1,752 
937 
306 
996 
3,418 
(D) 
(D) 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
.number 
402 
230 
162 
500 
329 
157 
39 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
122 
84 
59 
142 
87 
32 
8 
2 operators 
99 
51 
34 
96 
52 
28 
8 
3 operators 
20 
12 
9 
44 
35 
13 
3 
4 operators 
3 
2 
2 
5 
7 
5 
- 
5 or more operators 
2 
" 
" 
1 
1 
2 
1 
Total women operators 
.number 
92 
46 
28 
84 
48 
24 
7 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
75 
42 
20 
69 
33 
22 
5 
2 operators 
7 
2 
4 
5 
6 
1 
1 
3 operators 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
- 
1 
- 
" 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
224 
134 
98 
279 
177 
78 
19 
Female 
22 
15 
6 
9 
5 
2 
1 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
163 
111 
80 
233 
158 
69 
15 
Other 
83 
38 
24 
55 
24 
11 
5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
New Jersey 67 
