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 
108 
128 
80 
72 
61 
111 
acres 
20,967 
4,127 
2,340 
487 
578 
3,933 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
772 
729 
475 
355 
366 
1,134 
acres 
173,743 
66,562 
49,238 
11,733 
9,998 
137,873 
Nematodes 
farms 
13 
24 
9 
8 
6 
2 
acres 
265 
121 
78 
42 
(D) 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
57 
56 
44 
37 
22 
9 
acres 
7,002 
2,484 
1,172 
224 
43 
21 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
19 
34 
29 
19 
9 
14 
acres on which used 
687 
550 
138 
48 
22 
146 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
28 
19 
15 
11 
13 
29 
acres 
(D) 
823 
(D) 
(D) 
322 
3,336 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
92 
147 
108 
76 
87 
197 
acres 
9,267 
15,438 
4,283 
1,670 
2,070 
9,145 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
65 
86 
47 
39 
33 
273 
acres 
36,793 
68,669 
23,921 
15,573 
15,171 
185,479 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
233 
180 
89 
55 
36 
188 
acres 
69,796 
27,410 
5,424 
3,841 
1,214 
43,399 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
136 
82 
41 
23 
5 
60 
acres 
24,133 
11,180 
2,373 
436 
51 
7,431 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
426 
400 
205 
144 
96 
236 
acres 
71,170 
32,212 
10,413 
4,903 
1,466 
31,257 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
68 
101 
62 
43 
37 
91 
acres 
3,347 
4,741 
2,233 
748 
580 
4,256 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
80 
81 
50 
63 
42 
192 
Solar panels 
farms 
61 
53 
39 
46 
34 
137 
Wind turbines 
farms 
21 
14 
7 
16 
3 
56 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
12 
15 
8 
11 
4 
21 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
4 
3 
- 
3 
1 
15 
Biodiesel 
farms 
1 
4 
- 
6 
- 
3 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
1 
Other 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
1 
2 
4 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
4 
2 
1 
- 
2 
19 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,244 
1,757 
1,518 
1,468 
1,706 
7,163 
Part owners 
farms 
581 
547 
330 
181 
141 
697 
Tenants 
farms 
228 
227 
140 
98 
80 
383 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
1,839 
2,324 
1,856 
1,652 
1,850 
7,897 
acres 
1,455,851 
1,136,831 
519,791 
286,291 
1,398,029 
6,909,863 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
1,825 
2,304 
1,848 
1,649 
1,847 
7,860 
acres 
1,251,981 
953,000 
426,016 
244,248 
1,066,468 
4,873,675 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
823 
777 
482 
279 
227 
1,107 
acres 
723,659 
450,193 
140,182 
67,078 
55,900 
1,038,737 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
809 
774 
470 
279 
221 
1,080 
acres 
709,246 
437,893 
134,972 
67,078 
51,809 
985,508 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
287 
328 
225 
151 
149 
1,330 
acres 
218,283 
196,131 
98,985 
42,043 
335,652 
2,089,417 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
3,286 
4,044 
3,191 
2,794 
3,007 
12,411 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,000 
1,244 
963 
857 
967 
4,711 
2 operators 
927 
1,116 
912 
804 
882 
3,144 
3 operators 
94 
136 
84 
60 
52 
283 
4 operators 
20 
26 
15 
7 
18 
56 
5 or more operators 
12 
9 
14 
19 
8 
49 
Total women operators 
number 
1,118 
1,472 
1,226 
1,086 
1,230 
4,699 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
981 
1,295 
1,081 
962 
1,135 
4,119 
2 operators 
53 
66 
58 
48 
34 
205 
3 operators 
9 
10 
4 
4 
5 
41 
4 operators 
1 
- 
2 
4 
3 
8 
5 or more operators 
- 
3 
1 
" 
- 
3 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
1,795 
2,122 
1,620 
1,397 
1,523 
6,417 
Female 
258 
409 
368 
350 
404 
1,826 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
1,284 
1,270 
828 
677 
664 
2,429 
Other 
769 
1,261 
1,160 
1,070 
1,263 
5,814 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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