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 
2,032 
191 
174 
195 
236 
229 
acres 
146,204 
68,980 
30,238 
21,189 
11,879 
6,013 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
3,091 
199 
191 
226 
332 
339 
acres 
300,039 
101,825 
56,632 
53,370 
38,228 
19,406 
Nematodes 
farms 
395 
55 
39 
39 
42 
30 
acres 
22,651 
11,353 
3,840 
3,731 
1,744 
730 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,018 
124 
105 
97 
106 
87 
acres 
65,795 
38,952 
10,943 
7,354 
4,001 
1,542 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
305 
47 
33 
22 
29 
21 
acres on which used 
17,037 
11,375 
2,619 
1,009 
370 
422 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
480 
46 
29 
48 
56 
50 
acres 
30,920 
9,545 
5,347 
6,652 
3,668 
2,036 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
875 
72 
54 
51 
60 
73 
acres 
42,491 
13,452 
5,435 
5,985 
4,206 
2,658 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
549 
36 
23 
17 
29 
36 
acres 
40,355 
12,171 
2,734 
3,399 
3,074 
3,425 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
1,027 
75 
62 
80 
128 
101 
acres 
88,180 
29,851 
15,194 
16,358 
13,662 
4,733 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
640 
50 
49 
58 
93 
73 
acres 
58,600 
16,537 
12,127 
12,240 
9,559 
3,035 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
2,149 
112 
115 
127 
202 
216 
acres 
126,479 
40,412 
22,789 
21,300 
14,100 
10,332 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,050 
74 
76 
80 
115 
134 
acres 
50,893 
18,135 
9,716 
7,583 
5,396 
2,990 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
591 
21 
11 
16 
21 
36 
Solar panels 
farms 
543 
19 
8 
14 
17 
35 
Wind turbines 
farms 
17 
2 
1 
- 
1 
- 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
43 
1 
- 
2 
3 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
11 
2 
1 
2 
1 
1 
Ethanol 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
7,201 
69 
85 
79 
194 
339 
Part owners 
farms 
1,363 
132 
107 
156 
167 
128 
Tenants 
farms 
507 
15 
19 
29 
67 
57 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
8,576 
201 
193 
235 
361 
467 
acres 
476,798 
84,112 
37,460 
32,528 
34,660 
33,740 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
8,564 
201 
192 
235 
361 
467 
acres 
447,860 
81,286 
36,975 
32,006 
33,417 
32,122 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
1,884 
147 
126 
185 
235 
185 
acres 
268,824 
70,571 
41,152 
52,640 
40,882 
17,809 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
1,870 
147 
126 
185 
234 
185 
acres 
267,197 
70,571 
41,152 
52,593 
40,689 
17,788 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
763 
22 
12 
10 
32 
40 
acres 
30,565 
2,826 
485 
569 
1,436 
1,639 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
14,574 
431 
417 
474 
708 
793 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
4,726 
88 
79 
118 
222 
309 
2 operators 
3,609 
67 
80 
96 
153 
181 
3 operators 
587 
42 
42 
39 
45 
24 
4 operators 
100 
14 
6 
9 
4 
4 
5 or more operators 
49 
5 
4 
2 
4 
6 
Total women operators 
number 
5,028 
61 
80 
105 
177 
212 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
4,237 
47 
58 
86 
139 
170 
2 operators 
329 
7 
8 
8 
10 
18 
3 operators 
29 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
4 operators 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
6 
- 
1 
" 
2 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
7,239 
215 
204 
251 
397 
452 
Female 
1,832 
1 
7 
13 
31 
72 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
4,493 
199 
198 
225 
331 
336 
Other 
4,578 
17 
13 
39 
97 
188 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
92 New Jersey 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
