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 
124 
107 
55 
33 
23 
59 
acres 
15,333 
7,111 
1,704 
1,478 
1,316 
6,022 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
764 
574 
280 
186 
100 
747 
acres 
119,465 
60,017 
22,190 
14,265 
4,822 
98,156 
Nematodes 
farms 
8 
10 
8 
2 
1 
- 
acres 
220 
153 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
116 
39 
29 
8 
5 
7 
acres 
12,546 
1,903 
1,945 
68 
179 
1,130 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
23 
11 
2 
1 
5 
- 
acres on which used 
2,354 
692 
(D) 
(D) 
209 
- 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
11 
6 
3 
_ 
_ 
47 
acres 
890 
479 
33 
- 
- 
2,279 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
69 
81 
23 
28 
41 
292 
acres 
7,263 
5,554 
1,801 
2,190 
3,264 
31,872 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
114 
133 
107 
45 
44 
910 
acres 
22,279 
29,953 
14,675 
4,293 
5,900 
171,496 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
252 
180 
65 
34 
20 
67 
acres 
29,936 
14,756 
6,882 
1,087 
761 
10,080 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
157 
124 
42 
36 
10 
48 
acres 
18,794 
8,018 
2,229 
429 
130 
4,807 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
535 
335 
154 
110 
55 
121 
acres 
60,712 
25,824 
8,145 
3,496 
1,427 
14,120 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
42 
45 
29 
15 
18 
83 
acres 
3,293 
4,003 
1,102 
333 
417 
5,062 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
27 
64 
19 
9 
18 
56 
Solar panels 
farms 
15 
31 
10 
2 
4 
20 
Wind turbines 
farms 
3 
13 
- 
- 
3 
11 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
8 
22 
1 
7 
12 
27 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
6 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
18 
12 
15 
7 
6 
47 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
853 
1,138 
914 
767 
647 
9,052 
Part owners 
farms 
679 
448 
222 
132 
68 
378 
Tenants 
farms 
285 
230 
139 
77 
63 
239 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
1,591 
1,619 
1,149 
906 
717 
9,468 
acres 
872,084 
758,176 
375,764 
265,037 
175,823 
4,901,786 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
1,532 
1,586 
1,136 
899 
715 
9,430 
acres 
539,062 
451,151 
205,549 
136,608 
78,882 
2,411,555 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
964 
689 
371 
214 
133 
655 
acres 
293,092 
149,896 
78,162 
20,446 
1 1 ,789 
794,277 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
964 
678 
361 
209 
131 
617 
acres 
284,571 
145,397 
72,820 
19,726 
1 1 ,573 
757,71 1 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
624 
635 
453 
335 
224 
4,762 
acres 
341,543 
311,524 
175,557 
129,149 
97,157 
2,526,797 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
2,701 
2,728 
1,890 
1,474 
1,097 
13,168 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,105 
1,031 
755 
562 
483 
6,845 
2 operators 
580 
693 
448 
355 
274 
2,357 
3 operators 
104 
64 
53 
44 
18 
343 
4 operators 
24 
23 
15 
13 
3 
72 
5 or more operators 
4 
5 
4 
2 
- 
52 
Total women operators 
number 
669 
797 
559 
473 
351 
4,471 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
613 
737 
518 
395 
343 
3,918 
2 operators 
21 
12 
10 
28 
4 
144 
3 operators 
- 
12 
7 
4 
- 
58 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10 
5 or more operators 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
9 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
1,687 
1,652 
1,173 
841 
681 
7,355 
Female 
130 
164 
102 
135 
97 
2,314 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
1,005 
827 
509 
342 
248 
1,815 
Other 
812 
989 
766 
634 
530 
7,854 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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