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 
24 
41 
29 
12 
19 
11 
acres 
369 
610 
496 
82 
174 
51 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
51 
94 
100 
65 
46 
70 
acres 
3,509 
2,829 
2,541 
636 
402 
1,958 
Nematodes 
farms 
6 
10 
- 
- 
7 
1 
acres 
60 
78 
- 
- 
41 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
7 
11 
4 
12 
8 
1 
acres 
(D) 
62 
4 
(D) 
38 
(D) 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
14 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres on which used 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
2 
7 
_ 
12 
1 
3 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
498 
(D) 
226 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
42 
57 
77 
34 
33 
73 
acres 
7,327 
3,627 
2,356 
785 
335 
2,195 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
2 
10 
6 
6 
1 
5 
acres 
(D) 
347 
276 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
20 
5 
7 
2 
7 
14 
acres 
160 
(D) 
482 
(D) 
85 
145 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
3 
6 
3 
- 
7 
1 
acres 
79 
82 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
40 
75 
51 
29 
13 
56 
acres 
1,226 
873 
841 
912 
130 
1,134 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
17 
17 
15 
18 
3 
9 
acres 
(D) 
198 
280 
239 
(D) 
349 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
17 
27 
29 
14 
22 
56 
Solar panels 
farms 
16 
26 
29 
12 
22 
53 
Wind turbines 
farms 
6 
9 
- 
1 
8 
5 
Methane digesters 
farms 
6 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
7 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
6 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Biodiesel 
farms 
6 
2 
- 
2 
- 
1 
Ethanol 
farms 
6 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
171 
300 
441 
358 
269 
994 
Part owners 
farms 
29 
77 
75 
40 
16 
63 
Tenants 
farms 
26 
19 
34 
41 
11 
57 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
201 
377 
522 
398 
285 
1,058 
acres 
61,537 
52,161 
40,301 
26,487 
11,510 
892,354 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
200 
377 
516 
398 
285 
1,057 
acres 
59,287 
41,762 
(D) 
21,964 
11,162 
(D) 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
56 
96 
109 
81 
27 
120 
acres 
19,448 
29,087 
(D) 
6,530 
1,014 
(D) 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
55 
96 
109 
81 
27 
120 
acres 
19,130 
29,040 
(D) 
6,530 
1,014 
(D) 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
14 
16 
22 
24 
16 
77 
acres 
2,568 
10,446 
14,000 
4,523 
348 
36,011 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
433 
652 
853 
723 
489 
1,781 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
95 
183 
273 
191 
112 
516 
2 operators 
102 
174 
251 
223 
176 
554 
3 operators 
19 
35 
26 
14 
7 
31 
4 operators 
3 
4 
- 
11 
1 
5 
5 or more operators 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8 
Total women operators 
number 
163 
288 
365 
317 
220 
816 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
119 
220 
339 
258 
216 
764 
2 operators 
7 
34 
13 
13 
2 
26 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
11 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
171 
296 
411 
328 
218 
775 
Female 
55 
100 
139 
111 
78 
339 
Primary occupatien: 
Farming 
157 
216 
251 
172 
119 
355 
Other 
69 
180 
299 
267 
177 
759 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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