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 
125 
56 
66 
304 
718 
1,291 
2,675 
acres 
11,150 
6,806 
9,187 
63,593 
246,948 
789,519 
4,162,011 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
...farms 
638 
240 
236 
1,438 
2,469 
3,685 
5,939 
acres 
63,473 
30,750 
35,949 
332,538 
1,156,537 
3,614,829 
16,453,695 
Nematodes 
...farms 
14 
4 
9 
17 
51 
93 
151 
acres 
1,179 
144 
1,091 
2,871 
20,640 
59,099 
219,236 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
...farms 
78 
34 
35 
247 
548 
1,051 
2,147 
acres 
8,854 
5,240 
6,131 
59,259 
185,958 
717,940 
3,938,130 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
...farms 
12 
5 
8 
57 
116 
252 
542 
acres on which used 
1,261 
630 
1,005 
8,949 
31,124 
108,150 
549,950 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
...farms 
19 
5 
9 
17 
62 
110 
238 
acres 
1,846 
309 
727 
1,093 
9,642 
24,564 
100,744 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
...farms 
113 
60 
59 
289 
523 
754 
1,091 
acres 
11,316 
8,042 
8,965 
68,194 
229,378 
631,023 
2,019,901 
Land under conservation easement 
...farms 
222 
85 
101 
427 
415 
494 
672 
acres 
26,035 
11,067 
14,977 
87,403 
110,711 
194,746 
476,041 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
...farms 
163 
50 
59 
408 
699 
1,483 
3,061 
acres 
16,042 
5,120 
7,197 
80,863 
249,813 
1,052,670 
6,427,797 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
...farms 
117 
49 
51 
324 
695 
1,206 
2,330 
acres 
10,349 
6,091 
6,959 
62,359 
259,396 
934,558 
4,875,223 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
...farms 
297 
132 
152 
827 
1,495 
1,947 
2,518 
acres 
31,464 
14,822 
21,443 
178,017 
636,074 
1,680,215 
5,416,311 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
...farms 
34 
15 
15 
92 
151 
317 
595 
acres 
1,782 
905 
930 
6,729 
15,357 
49,598 
136,827 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
...farms 
14 
16 
6 
44 
75 
122 
197 
Solar panels 
...farms 
3 
5 
4 
31 
39 
56 
96 
Wind turbines 
...farms 
3 
10 
1 
7 
21 
40 
51 
Methane digesters 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
...farms 
8 
2 
1 
5 
23 
27 
50 
Small hydro systems 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Wind rights leased to others 
...farms 
16 
12 
3 
28 
35 
39 
72 
TENURE 
Full owners 
...farms 
2,208 
714 
631 
2,752 
1,891 
830 
715 
Part owners 
...farms 
185 
164 
152 
853 
1,823 
3,147 
5,349 
Tenants 
...farms 
239 
80 
79 
481 
523 
447 
373 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
...farms 
2,457 
890 
788 
3,665 
3,752 
4,007 
6,083 
acres 
866,015 
438,289 
379,329 
2,066,983 
2,765,272 
3,822,152 
13,039,852 
Owned land in farms 
...farms 
2,393 
878 
783 
3,605 
3,714 
3,977 
6,064 
acres 
360,206 
153,656 
163,218 
1,145,329 
1,971,305 
3,268,645 
12,395,731 
Land rented or leased from others 
...farms 
426 
250 
236 
1,349 
2,362 
3,605 
5,730 
acres 
59,527 
52,458 
43,417 
371,137 
1,064,010 
3,086,951 
14,839,530 
Rented or leased land in farms 
...farms 
424 
244 
231 
1,334 
2,346 
3,594 
5,722 
acres 
54,354 
36,060 
41,251 
359,189 
1,046,365 
3,065,135 
14,779,444 
Land rented or leased to others 
...farms 
909 
549 
441 
1,756 
1,532 
1,061 
1,171 
acres 
510,982 
301,031 
218,277 
933,602 
811,612 
575,323 
704,207 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
3,663 
1,327 
1,217 
5,782 
6,005 
6,309 
10,326 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,798 
635 
578 
2,769 
2,775 
2,829 
3,409 
2 operators 
697 
287 
235 
1,038 
1,215 
1,356 
2,383 
3 operators 
97 
28 
34 
224 
204 
201 
489 
4 operators 
28 
6 
11 
31 
31 
32 
113 
5 or more operators 
12 
2 
4 
24 
12 
6 
43 
Total women operators 
number 
1,194 
394 
343 
1,533 
1,460 
1,301 
2,089 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,042 
374 
282 
1,318 
1,338 
1,230 
1,913 
2 operators 
26 
10 
14 
64 
36 
31 
79 
3 operators 
16 
- 
11 
18 
14 
3 
6 
4 operators 
4 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
6 
- 
- 
5 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
2,086 
819 
740 
3,498 
3,901 
4,260 
6,331 
Female 
546 
139 
122 
588 
336 
164 
106 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
734 
303 
314 
1,700 
2,646 
3,715 
6,125 
Other 
1,898 
655 
548 
2,386 
1,591 
709 
312 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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