Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
375 
54 
71 
63 
31 
20 
acres 
140,072 
73,226 
41,448 
17,984 
4,447 
1,185 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
952 
87 
97 
153 
94 
95 
acres 
244,067 
120,819 
54,057 
37,509 
12,930 
6,877 
Nematodes 
farms 
41 
6 
3 
7 
1 
- 
acres 
13,194 
11,939 
(D) 
975 
(D) 
- 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
70 
11 
4 
7 
1 
4 
acres 
7,696 
6,330 
136 
975 
(D) 
(D) 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
38 
5 
7 
7 
3 
- 
acres on which used 
4,759 
(D) 
643 
1,660 
(D) 
- 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
70 
6 
11 
13 
6 
9 
acres 
1 1 ,296 
3,520 
1,796 
1,943 
(D) 
(D) 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
515 
35 
14 
59 
35 
56 
acres 
98,365 
40,033 
3,167 
17,657 
10,863 
10,020 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
72 
3 
4 
10 
6 
19 
acres 
14,586 
3,220 
604 
(D) 
1,572 
(D) 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
178 
34 
16 
33 
16 
24 
acres 
17,527 
(D) 
(D) 
2,164 
(D) 
1,447 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
76 
13 
12 
13 
6 
12 
acres 
19,460 
13,780 
957 
1,142 
(D) 
352 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
638 
70 
72 
107 
69 
56 
acres 
74,234 
33,615 
15,912 
12,461 
4,650 
2,480 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
178 
4 
12 
43 
17 
23 
acres 
10,526 
695 
(D) 
(D) 
2,014 
1,094 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
265 
12 
14 
39 
21 
14 
Solar panels 
farms 
223 
7 
8 
18 
18 
14 
Wind turbines 
farms 
53 
4 
1 
14 
3 
2 
Methane digesters 
farms 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
20 
3 
6 
2 
1 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
18 
- 
- 
6 
1 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
8 
2 
- 
6 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
3,227 
66 
98 
225 
148 
157 
Part owners 
farms 
631 
59 
51 
94 
74 
53 
Tenants 
farms 
279 
11 
13 
12 
24 
31 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
3,867 
125 
149 
319 
223 
210 
acres 
5,410,194 
2,436,990 
786,385 
508,275 
494,668 
99,526 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
3,858 
125 
149 
319 
222 
210 
acres 
5,216,886 
2,318,991 
785,869 
504,555 
492,574 
98,074 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
913 
70 
64 
106 
98 
86 
acres 
803,364 
260,210 
151,255 
77,875 
90,464 
141,905 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
910 
70 
64 
106 
98 
84 
acres 
696,875 
260,210 
151,255 
77,875 
90,344 
35,905 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
238 
16 
3 
15 
16 
19 
acres 
299,797 
(D) 
(D) 
3,720 
2,214 
(D) 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
6,880 
275 
306 
560 
384 
424 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,877 
49 
59 
166 
134 
99 
2 operators 
1,930 
52 
69 
119 
90 
120 
3 operators 
266 
29 
29 
36 
20 
20 
4 operators 
34 
2 
3 
3 
1 
1 
5 or more operators 
30 
4 
2 
7 
1 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
2,701 
53 
80 
139 
111 
149 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
2,360 
39 
60 
125 
92 
128 
2 operators 
135 
7 
10 
7 
8 
8 
3 operators 
12 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
3,243 
129 
154 
319 
236 
206 
Female 
894 
7 
8 
12 
10 
35 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
2,194 
115 
149 
292 
198 
170 
Other 
1,943 
21 
13 
39 
48 
71 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
88 Nevada 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
