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 
927 
832 
630 
2,302 
2,262 
2,261 
2,440 
acres 
61,588 
64,590 
56,859 
330,232 
663,503 
1,312,723 
3,813,944 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
...farms 
4,212 
3,177 
2,444 
8,536 
7,453 
5,736 
5,639 
acres 
306,119 
276,246 
256,906 
1,326,719 
2,380,771 
3,918,393 
10,658,854 
Nematodes 
...farms 
162 
75 
104 
450 
616 
732 
721 
acres 
12,483 
7,299 
1 1 ,885 
73,162 
180,229 
382,529 
575,695 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
...farms 
138 
104 
100 
393 
486 
569 
634 
acres 
8,246 
7,956 
9,740 
49,507 
110,368 
239,454 
613,667 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
...farms 
206 
132 
131 
681 
1,114 
1,396 
1,513 
acres on which used 
16,893 
10,433 
14,255 
108,034 
319,728 
721,185 
1,635,156 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
...farms 
97 
86 
47 
152 
91 
73 
73 
acres 
7,549 
7,433 
4,749 
27,489 
24,762 
35,903 
87,503 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
...farms 
731 
533 
349 
1,040 
812 
567 
405 
acres 
64,156 
58,263 
41,215 
221,835 
345,109 
526,803 
1,019,367 
Land under conservation easement 
...farms 
216 
129 
120 
406 
321 
238 
192 
acres 
17,259 
11,507 
9,946 
57,153 
89,199 
94,792 
420,650 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
...farms 
477 
409 
294 
924 
1,057 
1,004 
1,367 
acres 
21,077 
16,999 
14,877 
87,719 
219,903 
410,288 
1,753,215 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
...farms 
321 
270 
215 
899 
1,086 
1,223 
1,493 
acres 
19,439 
15,746 
14,367 
120,127 
329,735 
771 ,542 
2,320,409 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
...farms 
1,648 
1,146 
1,002 
3,972 
4,209 
3,671 
3,601 
acres 
102,790 
76,077 
83,559 
539,059 
1,244,602 
2,310,050 
5,359,484 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
...farms 
529 
339 
268 
855 
821 
660 
614 
acres 
23,624 
14,871 
1 1 ,985 
63,187 
115,753 
207,388 
421,622 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
...farms 
253 
190 
138 
609 
560 
417 
797 
Solar panels 
...farms 
180 
135 
96 
426 
417 
313 
606 
Wind turbines 
...farms 
67 
45 
39 
135 
130 
111 
207 
Methane digesters 
...farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
...farms 
4 
3 
5 
12 
6 
6 
4 
Small hydro systems 
...farms 
- 
2 
- 
16 
2 
5 
2 
Biodiesel 
...farms 
11 
2 
5 
7 
8 
4 
6 
Ethanol 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
...farms 
11 
11 
3 
41 
33 
28 
37 
Wind rights leased to others 
...farms 
88 
47 
30 
225 
211 
190 
250 
TENURE 
Full owners 
...farms 
10,544 
6,775 
4,333 
13,781 
8,332 
4,285 
3,601 
Part owners 
...farms 
3,387 
2,937 
2,420 
8,660 
7,173 
5,446 
5,799 
Tenants 
...farms 
889 
737 
534 
1,825 
1,804 
1,408 
1,410 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
...farms 
13,981 
9,735 
6,781 
22,541 
15,589 
9,788 
9,453 
acres 
2,216,785 
1 ,962,225 
1 ,445,758 
7,118,452 
8,723,002 
9,719,421 
45,765,195 
Owned land in farms 
...farms 
13,931 
9,712 
6,753 
22,441 
15,505 
9,731 
9,400 
acres 
1,883,909 
1,573,670 
1,262,633 
6,145,753 
7,733,737 
8,706,774 
43,771,044 
Land rented or leased from others 
...farms 
4,301 
3,688 
2,967 
10,533 
9,006 
6,877 
7,229 
acres 
469,104 
511,380 
480,403 
2,561,087 
4,298,075 
6,744,237 
37,725,572 
Rented or leased land in farms 
...farms 
4,276 
3,674 
2,954 
10,485 
8,977 
6,854 
7,209 
acres 
456,722 
495,707 
470,418 
2,491,073 
4,237,054 
6,618,354 
37,336,443 
Land rented or leased to others 
...farms 
1,358 
974 
692 
2,719 
2,060 
1,389 
1,343 
acres 
345,258 
404,228 
193,110 
1,042,713 
1,050,286 
1,138,530 
2,383,280 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
22,117 
15,480 
10,759 
35,952 
25,754 
16,721 
17,897 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
8,746 
6,225 
4,426 
14,784 
10,673 
6,769 
5,691 
2 operators 
5,132 
3,603 
2,413 
7,836 
5,324 
3,481 
3,833 
3 operators 
760 
480 
346 
1,306 
1,018 
704 
905 
4 operators 
128 
112 
67 
229 
190 
121 
215 
5 or more operators 
54 
29 
35 
111 
104 
64 
166 
Total women operators 
number 
7,024 
4,817 
3,203 
10,410 
6,806 
4,063 
4,155 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
6,124 
4,249 
2,818 
9,001 
5,789 
3,424 
3,375 
2 operators 
365 
210 
167 
558 
406 
237 
258 
3 operators 
47 
38 
13 
81 
58 
47 
67 
4 operators 
6 
6 
3 
5 
6 
6 
12 
5 or more operators 
1 
2 
- 
6 
1 
- 
3 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
12,511 
8,966 
6,271 
20,902 
15,224 
10,050 
9,993 
Female 
2,309 
1,483 
1,016 
3,364 
2,085 
1,089 
817 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
6,050 
4,597 
3,359 
11,476 
9,539 
7,194 
7,989 
Other 
8,770 
5,852 
3,928 
12,790 
7,770 
3,945 
2,821 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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