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 
2,071 
2,899 
2,152 
1,742 
1,704 
3,071 
acres 
209,370 
160,817 
67,696 
41,459 
27,034 
114,276 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
7,408 
1 1 ,685 
8,720 
6,713 
5,617 
9,915 
acres 
1,243,946 
1,138,240 
474,296 
266,238 
154,281 
805,788 
Nematodes 
farms 
360 
383 
172 
87 
101 
161 
acres 
40,036 
23,502 
3,505 
1,146 
1,109 
9,945 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
402 
450 
333 
215 
193 
294 
acres 
22,453 
9,106 
5,366 
1,007 
1,326 
5,548 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
557 
461 
215 
183 
140 
285 
acres on which used 
61,774 
27,818 
3,642 
1,990 
2,133 
13,280 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
111 
227 
226 
205 
219 
400 
acres 
20,894 
23,194 
21,067 
7,245 
9,133 
51,188 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
887 
1,912 
1,836 
1,815 
1,925 
3,701 
acres 
168,034 
226,162 
125,338 
75,417 
51,022 
217,515 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
212 
361 
257 
242 
220 
1,047 
acres 
66,829 
100,225 
33,838 
17,139 
15,136 
212,258 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
791 
1,381 
1,027 
795 
657 
1,271 
acres 
78,868 
58,107 
31,692 
17,386 
8,395 
80,855 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
675 
837 
543 
347 
307 
639 
acres 
91,264 
64,399 
19,194 
10,249 
5,768 
115,854 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
3,241 
4,417 
2,908 
2,044 
1,753 
3,297 
acres 
497,642 
328,346 
126,323 
56,928 
34,569 
420,295 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
692 
1,174 
869 
649 
550 
1,175 
acres 
50,507 
46,766 
24,233 
14,910 
8,625 
62,313 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
444 
689 
551 
433 
449 
1,346 
Solar panels 
farms 
348 
500 
418 
300 
349 
982 
Wind turbines 
farms 
92 
170 
115 
84 
87 
344 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
15 
14 
15 
21 
15 
15 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
1 
12 
7 
9 
15 
12 
Biodiesel 
farms 
7 
12 
11 
23 
11 
22 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
23 
36 
28 
34 
17 
66 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
93 
141 
71 
42 
26 
489 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
7,941 
19,588 
22,897 
22,961 
27,159 
69,679 
Part owners 
farms 
6,400 
10,121 
7,359 
5,459 
4,033 
7,459 
Tenants 
farms 
1,164 
2,072 
1,888 
1,541 
1,387 
3,058 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
14,398 
29,830 
30,331 
28,507 
31,239 
77,331 
acres 
7,340,097 
8,477,423 
4,611,391 
3,012,660 
2,267,520 
17,220,849 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
14,341 
29,709 
30,256 
28,420 
31,192 
77,138 
acres 
6,734,788 
7,730,717 
4,184,523 
2,704,774 
2,055,174 
14,203,182 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
7,603 
12,254 
9,305 
7,041 
5,448 
10,643 
acres 
4,631,456 
4,080,034 
1,846,299 
922,568 
523,024 
4,317,906 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
7,564 
12,193 
9,247 
7,000 
5,420 
10,517 
acres 
4,473,551 
4,010,820 
1,818,779 
905,929 
510,027 
4,114,237 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
1,580 
2,829 
2,340 
1,910 
1,826 
7,428 
acres 
763,214 
815,920 
454,388 
324,525 
225,343 
3,221,336 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
23,249 
48,122 
48,641 
45,423 
49,553 
119,320 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
9,117 
18,134 
18,041 
16,604 
17,741 
46,488 
2 operators 
5,370 
11,617 
12,217 
1 1 ,724 
13,186 
29,547 
3 operators 
813 
1,632 
1,538 
1,297 
1,324 
3,294 
4 operators 
135 
251 
265 
254 
226 
623 
5 or more operators 
70 
147 
83 
82 
102 
244 
Total women operators 
number 
6,563 
14,695 
15,779 
15,340 
17,588 
43,232 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
5,788 
13,007 
14,160 
13,744 
15,665 
37,941 
2 operators 
329 
682 
661 
679 
814 
2,098 
3 operators 
35 
94 
83 
58 
79 
290 
4 operators 
3 
8 
6 
16 
7 
38 
5 or more operators 
- 
2 
4 
- 
6 
13 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
13,614 
27,749 
27,500 
25,447 
27,169 
64,091 
Female 
1,891 
4,032 
4,644 
4,514 
5,410 
16,105 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
8,545 
14,927 
13,265 
11,121 
11,143 
25,824 
Other 
6,960 
16,854 
18,879 
18,840 
21,436 
54,372 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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