Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
375 
46 
69 
16 
11 
17 
acres 
140,072 
130 
690 
(D) 
253 
838 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
952 
74 
214 
46 
31 
47 
acres 
244,067 
193 
2,496 
1,243 
833 
2,932 
Nematodes 
... farms 
41 
10 
13 
3 
- 
1 
acres 
13,194 
40 
136 
75 
- 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
70 
23 
24 
4 
- 
1 
acres 
7,696 
55 
168 
82 
- 
(D) 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
38 
1 
13 
3 
- 
3 
acres on which used 
4,759 
(D) 
59 
120 
- 
360 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
70 
7 
6 
1 
8 
1 
acres 
11,296 
21 
70 
(D) 
515 
(D) 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
515 
82 
159 
23 
16 
21 
acres 
98,365 
313 
2,867 
992 
982 
1,915 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
72 
9 
15 
3 
1 
1 
acres 
14,586 
36 
506 
158 
(D) 
(D) 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
178 
12 
21 
1 
14 
7 
acres 
17,527 
(D) 
212 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
76 
9 
6 
4 
3 
5 
acres 
19,460 
11 
42 
97 
68 
99 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
638 
59 
86 
33 
30 
40 
acres 
74,234 
190 
877 
765 
744 
1,350 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
178 
21 
32 
18 
9 
5 
acres 
10,526 
30 
445 
314 
263 
(D) 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
265 
36 
49 
8 
26 
20 
Solar panels 
... farms 
223 
35 
48 
7 
25 
19 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
53 
1 
6 
- 
7 
10 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
8 
- 
1 
- 
6 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
10 
- 
1 
1 
6 
- 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
20 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
18 
2 
1 
- 
6 
- 
Ethanol 
... farms 
7 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
Other 
... farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
3,227 
929 
1,053 
143 
157 
131 
Part owners 
... farms 
631 
34 
77 
44 
45 
42 
Tenants 
... farms 
279 
40 
67 
9 
27 
25 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
3,867 
963 
1,136 
187 
202 
173 
acres 
5,410,194 
12,885 
47,279 
9,527 
15,168 
17,328 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
3,858 
963 
1,130 
187 
202 
173 
acres 
5,216,886 
3,664 
25,616 
9,312 
14,151 
16,982 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
913 
74 
144 
53 
72 
67 
acres 
803,364 
220 
2,533 
1,998 
4,451 
5,558 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
910 
74 
144 
53 
72 
67 
acres 
696,875 
216 
2,533 
1,971 
4,431 
5,558 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
238 
44 
90 
6 
5 
7 
acres 
299,797 
9,225 
21,663 
(D) 
1,037 
(D) 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
6,880 
1,647 
1,956 
294 
391 
316 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,877 
420 
561 
111 
92 
102 
2 operators 
1,930 
546 
577 
73 
114 
74 
3 operators 
266 
30 
40 
11 
21 
22 
4 operators 
34 
6 
5 
1 
2 
- 
5 or more operators 
30 
1 
14 
- 
- 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
2,701 
798 
825 
96 
164 
140 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
2,360 
733 
737 
88 
132 
106 
2 operators 
135 
21 
29 
4 
16 
17 
3 operators 
12 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
7 
1 
6 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
3,243 
663 
922 
161 
177 
126 
Female 
894 
340 
275 
35 
52 
72 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
2,194 
375 
470 
89 
99 
121 
Other 
1,943 
628 
727 
107 
130 
77 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
64 Nevada 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
