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 
5,477 
28 
107 
19 
45 
43 
acres 
5,297,112 
73 
1,432 
659 
2,058 
3,676 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
15,682 
40 
375 
125 
251 
246 
acres 
21,732,164 
135 
6,608 
4,696 
12,949 
20,005 
Nematodes 
... farms 
358 
3 
7 
4 
5 
- 
acres 
304,453 
9 
61 
12 
111 
- 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
4,246 
5 
32 
13 
22 
34 
acres 
4,926,836 
14 
568 
539 
1,177 
3,026 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
1,018 
- 
9 
- 
11 
6 
acres on which used 
702,227 
- 
128 
- 
722 
308 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
503 
1 
15 
9 
10 
8 
acres 
140,101 
(D) 
(D) 
169 
259 
588 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
3,169 
14 
117 
27 
63 
59 
acres 
2,988,764 
36 
2,329 
889 
3,740 
4,951 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
2,787 
5 
108 
59 
112 
87 
acres 
938,553 
5 
1,925 
1,966 
6,749 
6,928 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
6,097 
2 
44 
18 
43 
67 
acres 
7,848,203 
(D) 
638 
(D) 
2,331 
5,374 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
4,908 
3 
33 
23 
29 
48 
acres 
6,159,886 
11 
481 
717 
896 
2,846 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
7,952 
25 
224 
71 
125 
139 
acres 
8,002,524 
71 
3,736 
2,738 
7,206 
10,427 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
1,302 
2 
25 
17 
19 
20 
acres 
213,810 
(D) 
222 
473 
446 
(D) 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
565 
2 
33 
21 
18 
17 
Solar panels 
... farms 
268 
1 
13 
6 
6 
8 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
142 
- 
4 
4 
1 
- 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
161 
1 
20 
10 
5 
9 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
... farms 
7 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
239 
- 
- 
10 
18 
6 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
15,967 
653 
2,364 
889 
1,241 
1,079 
Part owners 
... farms 
12,173 
8 
143 
89 
92 
168 
Tenants 
... farms 
2,821 
28 
204 
85 
122 
160 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
28,447 
661 
2,525 
984 
1,359 
1,276 
acres 
24,928,152 
48,618 
364,033 
258,364 
386,029 
493,216 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
28,140 
661 
2,507 
978 
1,333 
1,247 
acres 
19,819,026 
2,012 
69,120 
53,680 
102,961 
133,163 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
15,090 
41 
355 
181 
218 
337 
acres 
19,593,352 
527 
12,761 
10,667 
18,033 
34,334 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
14,994 
36 
347 
174 
214 
328 
acres 
19,443,587 
131 
8,356 
7,975 
15,076 
30,251 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
10,292 
89 
851 
507 
642 
784 
acres 
5,258,891 
47,002 
299,318 
207,376 
286,025 
364,136 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
45,015 
1,053 
4,001 
1,470 
1,961 
1,901 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
19,494 
390 
1,603 
718 
1,025 
965 
2 operators 
9,518 
250 
991 
299 
369 
398 
3 operators 
1,511 
39 
77 
32 
48 
38 
4 operators 
314 
5 
30 
12 
11 
4 
5 or more operators 
124 
5 
10 
2 
2 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
11,617 
338 
1,403 
419 
599 
544 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
10,532 
295 
1,289 
385 
546 
520 
2 operators 
341 
14 
30 
17 
16 
4 
3 operators 
96 
5 
12 
- 
7 
4 
4 operators 
10 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
13 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
27,728 
592 
2,225 
906 
1,189 
1,181 
Female 
3,233 
97 
486 
157 
266 
226 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
17,509 
292 
671 
221 
351 
437 
Other 
13,452 
397 
2,040 
842 
1,104 
970 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
66 North Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
