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 
807 
1,024 
440 
237 
136 
402 
acres 
15,370 
11,302 
3,389 
1,919 
883 
8,206 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1,360 
1,567 
726 
381 
233 
714 
acres 
40,373 
28,171 
7,848 
3,947 
2,675 
14,911 
Nematodes 
farms 
133 
197 
49 
33 
21 
43 
acres 
2,021 
2,136 
280 
139 
76 
595 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
380 
520 
202 
124 
71 
248 
acres 
5,448 
4,820 
1,264 
554 
241 
4,603 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
96 
128 
53 
34 
35 
113 
acres on which used 
2,014 
1,587 
526 
266 
201 
4,795 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
686 
787 
474 
331 
204 
668 
acres 
24,573 
22,096 
9,600 
5,312 
4,173 
14,218 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
545 
950 
650 
469 
364 
1,163 
acres 
22,523 
32,862 
19,606 
11,868 
7,767 
25,685 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
134 
182 
137 
83 
60 
346 
acres 
9,484 
10,047 
7,830 
3,410 
3,127 
17,972 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
207 
275 
137 
121 
60 
131 
acres 
4,964 
5,526 
1,073 
670 
273 
2,495 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
230 
244 
108 
69 
49 
76 
acres 
6,909 
5,409 
1,128 
348 
308 
2,812 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
1,207 
1,486 
858 
531 
297 
444 
acres 
37,875 
27,954 
9,959 
5,451 
2,322 
8,192 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
339 
534 
256 
170 
105 
274 
acres 
5,126 
5,380 
2,226 
1,530 
1,048 
4,725 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
108 
226 
153 
119 
105 
268 
Solar panels 
farms 
54 
159 
95 
82 
70 
168 
Wind turbines 
farms 
20 
42 
25 
19 
19 
51 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
10 
18 
11 
12 
11 
30 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
2 
3 
8 
1 
5 
11 
Biodiesel 
farms 
7 
24 
11 
1 
7 
12 
Ethanol 
farms 
4 
2 
4 
1 
1 
5 
Other 
farms 
4 
17 
4 
7 
- 
7 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
26 
34 
30 
10 
16 
34 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,686 
3,391 
2,859 
2,454 
2,358 
7,550 
Part owners 
farms 
990 
1,347 
806 
544 
284 
661 
Tenants 
farms 
149 
199 
111 
121 
105 
211 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
2,680 
4,745 
3,667 
3,001 
2,643 
8,221 
acres 
398,497 
579,772 
385,635 
248,552 
189,814 
713,288 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
2,676 
4,738 
3,665 
2,998 
2,642 
8,211 
acres 
372,124 
532,157 
351,073 
221,217 
165,744 
627,767 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
1,149 
1,558 
926 
670 
397 
879 
acres 
109,826 
110,323 
49,511 
33,531 
18,207 
46,504 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
1,139 
1,546 
917 
665 
389 
872 
acres 
108,662 
108,824 
48,779 
31,942 
17,868 
45,968 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
398 
839 
654 
566 
466 
1,460 
acres 
27,537 
49,114 
35,294 
28,924 
24,409 
86,057 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
4,380 
7,665 
5,876 
4,806 
4,244 
13,173 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,562 
2,636 
1,950 
1,629 
1,425 
4,291 
2 operators 
1,049 
1,992 
1,624 
1,331 
1,183 
3,639 
3 operators 
171 
246 
166 
137 
116 
403 
4 operators 
28 
47 
25 
13 
16 
70 
5 or more operators 
15 
16 
11 
9 
7 
19 
Total women operators 
number 
1,336 
2,595 
2,097 
1,769 
1,683 
5,580 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,161 
2,220 
1,841 
1,586 
1,509 
4,689 
2 operators 
59 
151 
111 
74 
79 
356 
3 operators 
13 
16 
8 
10 
4 
37 
4 operators 
2 
1 
- 
- 
1 
12 
5 or more operators 
2 
3 
1 
1 
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2 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
2,426 
4,084 
3,064 
2,474 
2,048 
5,957 
Female 
399 
853 
712 
645 
699 
2,465 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
1,800 
2,610 
1,740 
1,326 
1,097 
3,364 
Other 
1,025 
2,327 
2,036 
1,793 
1,650 
5,058 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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