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 
5,477 
1,809 
1,279 
1,023 
693 
272 
acres 
5,297,112 
3,364,431 
1,112,650 
532,701 
203,723 
50,643 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
15,682 
3,129 
2,835 
2,984 
2,725 
1,358 
acres 
21,732,164 
11,593,137 
5,114,921 
2,963,798 
1,413,646 
327,747 
Nematodes 
farms 
358 
147 
71 
44 
50 
17 
acres 
304,453 
206,281 
56,424 
22,165 
17,583 
1,566 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
4,246 
1,298 
1,100 
864 
546 
234 
acres 
4,926,836 
2,876,458 
1,227,450 
549,168 
209,876 
46,113 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,018 
388 
260 
152 
139 
37 
acres on which used 
702,227 
445,907 
158,738 
55,433 
33,098 
5,686 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
503 
235 
95 
46 
40 
20 
acres 
140,101 
100,821 
19,534 
5,732 
7,555 
2,778 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
3,169 
865 
689 
557 
365 
159 
acres 
2,988,764 
1,837,486 
654,742 
310,613 
108,077 
25,902 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
2,787 
351 
333 
319 
270 
161 
acres 
938,553 
259,883 
170,385 
128,636 
93,080 
37,973 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
6,097 
1,398 
1,236 
1,303 
1,077 
465 
acres 
7,848,203 
4,181,483 
1,935,018 
1,116,070 
456,683 
95,447 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
4,908 
1,301 
1,099 
934 
776 
381 
acres 
6,159,886 
3,512,975 
1,465,938 
720,930 
348,886 
76,750 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
7,952 
1,564 
1,308 
1,503 
1,459 
808 
acres 
8,002,524 
4,365,607 
1 ,699,979 
1,119,174 
564,158 
139,882 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,302 
267 
261 
268 
198 
76 
acres 
213,810 
83,774 
52,659 
33,908 
22,365 
6,894 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
565 
87 
62 
97 
89 
37 
Solar panels 
farms 
268 
15 
29 
57 
58 
27 
Wind turbines 
farms 
142 
31 
22 
29 
21 
9 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
161 
43 
11 
18 
9 
3 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
239 
29 
29 
20 
33 
23 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
15,967 
338 
268 
374 
790 
826 
Part owners 
farms 
12,173 
2,623 
2,399 
2,370 
2,005 
849 
Tenants 
farms 
2,821 
222 
246 
412 
509 
399 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
28,447 
2,967 
2,684 
2,767 
2,856 
1,723 
acres 
24,928,152 
6,568,023 
3,777,918 
3,188,345 
2,820,029 
1,225,167 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
28,140 
2,961 
2,667 
2,744 
2,795 
1,675 
acres 
19,819,026 
6,277,003 
3,580,262 
2,891,681 
2,360,975 
886,298 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
15,090 
2,849 
2,647 
2,788 
2,526 
1,254 
acres 
19,593,352 
8,684,041 
4,256,583 
2,839,688 
1 ,875,474 
589,904 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
14,994 
2,845 
2,645 
2,782 
2,514 
1,248 
acres 
19,443,587 
8,645,849 
4,242,066 
2,825,006 
1,861,192 
577,676 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
10,292 
516 
505 
625 
912 
701 
acres 
5,258,891 
329,212 
212,173 
311,346 
473,336 
351,097 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
45,015 
5,419 
4,248 
4,472 
4,775 
3,043 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
19,494 
1,554 
1,798 
2,058 
2,058 
1,245 
2 operators 
9,518 
1,184 
946 
915 
1,054 
712 
3 operators 
1,511 
331 
134 
154 
163 
103 
4 operators 
314 
80 
26 
24 
26 
8 
5 or more operators 
124 
34 
9 
5 
3 
6 
Total women operators 
number 
11,617 
976 
793 
804 
999 
725 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
10,532 
871 
746 
766 
942 
683 
2 operators 
341 
48 
19 
19 
24 
12 
3 operators 
96 
3 
3 
- 
3 
6 
4 operators 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
13 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
27,728 
3,153 
2,873 
3,109 
3,211 
1,993 
Female 
3,233 
30 
40 
47 
93 
81 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
17,509 
3,133 
2,817 
2,799 
2,688 
1,326 
Other 
13,452 
50 
96 
357 
616 
748 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
92 North Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
