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 
13 
6 
1 
47 
64 
43 
42 
acres 
995 
732 
(D) 
10,986 
22,777 
28,588 
73,571 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
...farms 
40 
26 
27 
122 
146 
86 
93 
acres 
2,183 
2,442 
1,678 
18,063 
40,313 
49,457 
122,234 
Nematodes 
...farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
6 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
960 
- 
1 1 ,939 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
...farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
7 
1 
8 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
965 
(D) 
6,321 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
...farms 
1 
1 
1 
1 
10 
- 
4 
acres on which used 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,430 
- 
2,473 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
...farms 
3 
2 
6 
14 
5 
12 
5 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
240 
1,382 
1,206 
1,573 
5,980 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
...farms 
21 
16 
28 
61 
32 
32 
24 
acres 
2,773 
1,782 
4,235 
10,840 
11,661 
17,107 
42,898 
Land under conservation easement 
...farms 
7 
1 
7 
13 
6 
4 
5 
acres 
1,120 
(D) 
741 
1,080 
2,475 
1,378 
6,807 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
...farms 
5 
3 
7 
41 
27 
13 
27 
acres 
216 
96 
150 
1,987 
1,842 
2,324 
10,455 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
...farms 
4 
- 
- 
11 
10 
8 
16 
acres 
178 
- 
- 
523 
747 
789 
16,906 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
...farms 
35 
15 
28 
79 
99 
60 
74 
acres 
989 
1,669 
831 
4,248 
1 1 ,742 
13,477 
37,352 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
...farms 
2 
5 
12 
27 
20 
15 
12 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
738 
1,692 
1,934 
1,951 
2,750 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
...farms 
6 
5 
7 
12 
45 
13 
38 
Solar panels 
...farms 
6 
4 
7 
10 
25 
12 
25 
Wind turbines 
...farms 
- 
2 
1 
1 
16 
4 
5 
Methane digesters 
...farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
...farms 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Small hydro systems 
...farms 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
12 
Biodiesel 
...farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
7 
1 
- 
Ethanol 
...farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Wind rights leased to others 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
2 
TENURE 
Full owners 
...farms 
92 
32 
28 
174 
187 
112 
189 
Part owners 
...farms 
20 
18 
24 
85 
85 
81 
76 
Tenants 
...farms 
10 
25 
13 
10 
22 
14 
17 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
...farms 
114 
50 
52 
260 
272 
193 
265 
acres 
18,965 
9,077 
9,485 
84,068 
152,675 
242,123 
4,791,614 
Owned land in farms 
...farms 
112 
50 
52 
259 
272 
193 
265 
acres 
16,087 
7,565 
9,455 
79,503 
150,722 
218,104 
4,665,725 
Land rented or leased from others 
...farms 
30 
43 
37 
96 
108 
95 
94 
acres 
3,224 
7,492 
5,828 
18,354 
51,697 
66,062 
635,947 
Rented or leased land in farms 
...farms 
30 
43 
37 
95 
107 
95 
93 
acres 
3,224 
7,492 
5,828 
17,916 
45,697 
66,062 
535,947 
Land rented or leased to others 
...farms 
12 
7 
1 
15 
13 
20 
18 
acres 
2,878 
1,512 
(D) 
5,003 
7,953 
24,019 
225,889 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
203 
124 
117 
426 
485 
393 
528 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
51 
39 
25 
144 
134 
73 
125 
2 operators 
64 
28 
28 
105 
133 
99 
89 
3 operators 
4 
3 
12 
14 
23 
30 
56 
4 operators 
3 
5 
- 
- 
4 
2 
6 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
3 
6 
Total women operators 
number 
68 
42 
41 
123 
155 
121 
128 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
56 
25 
39 
109 
139 
98 
98 
2 operators 
6 
1 
1 
7 
8 
10 
15 
3 operators 
- 
5 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
110 
66 
54 
241 
271 
188 
264 
Female 
12 
9 
11 
28 
23 
19 
18 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
82 
43 
50 
192 
249 
183 
241 
Other 
40 
32 
15 
77 
45 
24 
41 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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