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 
196 
292 
155 
107 
87 
170 
acres 
2,270 
2,323 
1,168 
693 
475 
976 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
342 
484 
299 
207 
203 
269 
acres 
9,908 
9,442 
4,538 
2,444 
1,626 
2,620 
Nematodes 
farms 
37 
54 
37 
19 
15 
28 
acres 
265 
376 
214 
102 
109 
187 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
88 
136 
82 
64 
39 
90 
acres 
754 
964 
311 
332 
272 
370 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
17 
33 
14 
19 
22 
48 
acres on which used 
195 
218 
145 
114 
245 
325 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
51 
44 
37 
31 
27 
61 
acres 
1,246 
818 
410 
347 
171 
680 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
58 
110 
85 
77 
90 
145 
acres 
2,572 
2,754 
1,786 
1,372 
761 
1,510 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
35 
61 
69 
58 
58 
127 
acres 
1,796 
2,077 
2,050 
1,853 
1,070 
6,706 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
99 
130 
118 
93 
72 
69 
acres 
3,386 
2,235 
1,168 
570 
354 
669 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
58 
85 
54 
38 
37 
45 
acres 
2,085 
1,728 
712 
191 
107 
279 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
202 
343 
244 
186 
231 
171 
acres 
5,118 
5,952 
2,339 
1,654 
1,501 
982 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
93 
138 
112 
84 
70 
74 
acres 
1,666 
2,498 
1,211 
690 
553 
455 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
39 
87 
47 
79 
74 
160 
Solar panels 
farms 
37 
81 
43 
73 
70 
146 
Wind turbines 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
2 
- 
8 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
1 
5 
7 
6 
9 
9 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
2 
1 
1 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
415 
800 
781 
895 
1,430 
2,114 
Part owners 
farms 
122 
161 
125 
98 
51 
116 
Tenants 
farms 
63 
71 
52 
37 
20 
77 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
539 
963 
911 
993 
1,482 
2,231 
acres 
33,676 
51,414 
35,010 
32,017 
37,483 
64,698 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
537 
961 
906 
993 
1,481 
2,230 
acres 
30,268 
46,607 
31,249 
29,927 
34,969 
59,034 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
188 
233 
179 
140 
72 
194 
acres 
14,095 
12,222 
7,794 
3,997 
2,315 
5,347 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
185 
232 
177 
135 
71 
193 
acres 
13,823 
12,070 
7,216 
3,821 
2,295 
5,179 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
60 
112 
98 
92 
119 
166 
acres 
3,680 
4,959 
4,339 
2,266 
2,534 
5,832 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
905 
1,734 
1,525 
1,590 
2,310 
3,687 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
333 
585 
508 
556 
780 
1,148 
2 operators 
237 
368 
374 
410 
648 
995 
3 operators 
26 
60 
66 
55 
63 
125 
4 operators 
3 
12 
6 
5 
5 
32 
5 or more operators 
1 
7 
4 
4 
5 
7 
Total women operators 
number 
283 
506 
574 
592 
879 
1,559 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
243 
430 
494 
504 
788 
1,278 
2 operators 
17 
38 
34 
40 
35 
114 
3 operators 
2 
- 
4 
1 
7 
12 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
1 
- 
2 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
501 
867 
740 
802 
1,167 
1,643 
Female 
99 
165 
218 
228 
334 
664 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
325 
510 
446 
428 
556 
939 
Other 
275 
522 
512 
602 
945 
1,368 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
New Jersey 93 
