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 
985 
1,331 
957 
624 
447 
760 
acres 
29,832 
20,991 
10,832 
5,462 
3,127 
9,246 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1,787 
2,718 
2,328 
1,751 
1,293 
2,274 
acres 
88,748 
80,279 
43,218 
26,213 
15,416 
34,524 
Nematodes 
farms 
166 
223 
118 
85 
61 
43 
acres 
4,460 
2,597 
1,219 
559 
341 
305 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
317 
411 
271 
193 
135 
193 
acres 
6,019 
3,627 
1,258 
965 
659 
1,194 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
86 
101 
88 
49 
50 
84 
acres on which used 
2,888 
1,324 
1,078 
537 
242 
552 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
249 
256 
265 
201 
155 
331 
acres 
6,745 
4,203 
2,935 
1,637 
1,544 
4,688 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
575 
845 
851 
737 
618 
1,505 
acres 
27,711 
24,552 
18,711 
11,931 
8,478 
30,894 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
94 
178 
154 
126 
88 
593 
acres 
8,047 
10,253 
4,439 
3,102 
2,796 
23,869 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
703 
859 
634 
405 
292 
362 
acres 
33,140 
21,897 
9,168 
4,009 
2,311 
6,737 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
253 
315 
294 
193 
133 
152 
acres 
8,596 
4,462 
2,941 
1,518 
1,027 
1,652 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
903 
1,345 
1,215 
950 
651 
734 
acres 
30,056 
24,728 
13,986 
7,534 
4,275 
7,381 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
323 
564 
525 
348 
332 
559 
acres 
6,554 
7,733 
5,208 
2,637 
2,720 
6,574 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
65 
145 
151 
103 
131 
225 
Solar panels 
farms 
43 
111 
103 
61 
100 
152 
Wind turbines 
farms 
5 
11 
7 
11 
13 
23 
Methane digesters 
farms 
4 
11 
7 
7 
3 
9 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
8 
22 
39 
23 
17 
42 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
8 
17 
15 
11 
8 
17 
Biodiesel 
farms 
15 
16 
24 
16 
14 
24 
Ethanol 
farms 
6 
12 
10 
10 
13 
14 
Other 
farms 
6 
5 
1 
6 
4 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
3 
- 
3 
4 
2 
2 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,338 
3,095 
4,237 
4,258 
4,437 
11,754 
Part owners 
farms 
1,260 
2,034 
1,764 
1,320 
785 
1,554 
Tenants 
farms 
272 
450 
306 
313 
235 
529 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
2,602 
5,137 
6,007 
5,591 
5,232 
13,319 
acres 
300,551 
434,173 
381,439 
288,197 
222,541 
1,020,985 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
2,598 
5,129 
6,001 
5,578 
5,222 
13,308 
acres 
273,144 
401,364 
354,643 
268,577 
206,363 
870,379 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
1,541 
2,508 
2,082 
1,637 
1,045 
2,111 
acres 
147,264 
152,847 
85,061 
53,968 
27,320 
79,619 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
1,532 
2,484 
2,070 
1,633 
1,020 
2,083 
acres 
145,182 
151,000 
83,599 
52,931 
26,452 
74,797 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
388 
700 
748 
670 
599 
2,294 
acres 
29,489 
34,656 
28,258 
20,657 
17,046 
155,428 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
4,097 
8,020 
9,083 
8,509 
7,976 
20,392 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,874 
3,535 
3,974 
3,622 
3,232 
8,208 
2 operators 
808 
1,727 
1,991 
1,971 
1,980 
4,890 
3 operators 
149 
244 
270 
259 
202 
614 
4 operators 
36 
67 
58 
31 
39 
85 
5 or more operators 
3 
6 
14 
8 
4 
40 
Total women operators 
number 
863 
2,042 
2,381 
2,326 
2,487 
7,038 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
735 
1,748 
2,084 
2,078 
2,224 
6,092 
2 operators 
61 
123 
128 
106 
107 
398 
3 operators 
2 
16 
11 
12 
11 
43 
4 operators 
- 
- 
2 
- 
4 
4 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
- 
" 
- 
1 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
2,595 
4,989 
5,584 
5,172 
4,670 
11,081 
Female 
275 
590 
723 
719 
787 
2,756 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
1,617 
2,862 
2,805 
2,493 
2,052 
4,328 
Other 
1,253 
2,717 
3,502 
3,398 
3,405 
9,509 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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