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 
1,304 
1,242 
603 
427 
242 
461 
acres 
33,850 
17,302 
6,275 
2,627 
1,411 
5,716 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
2,833 
3,192 
1,636 
1,056 
649 
1,800 
acres 
108,009 
67,932 
22,481 
11,081 
6,455 
29,337 
Nematodes 
farms 
190 
210 
53 
62 
42 
49 
acres 
3,123 
1,722 
292 
350 
217 
294 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
455 
569 
327 
219 
154 
196 
acres 
5,944 
4,520 
1,723 
1,159 
534 
694 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
146 
193 
74 
49 
36 
67 
acres on which used 
1,752 
2,238 
626 
480 
142 
569 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
696 
925 
517 
361 
206 
677 
acres 
19,127 
21,138 
9,539 
4,742 
2,657 
13,768 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
433 
656 
474 
345 
280 
910 
acres 
10,575 
14,887 
9,341 
5,006 
3,582 
14,940 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
322 
386 
314 
217 
164 
1,243 
acres 
20,159 
18,194 
12,385 
7,216 
6,258 
46,761 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
1,556 
1,539 
698 
397 
233 
369 
acres 
55,388 
29,751 
7,811 
3,040 
1,518 
6,064 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
862 
879 
331 
210 
136 
161 
acres 
24,170 
14,822 
2,917 
1,528 
611 
3,782 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
1,849 
2,503 
1,525 
918 
526 
569 
acres 
45,226 
38,867 
14,727 
7,236 
3,414 
5,940 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
915 
1,087 
635 
389 
248 
478 
acres 
17,485 
15,020 
6,216 
3,089 
1,933 
5,066 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
221 
228 
232 
201 
186 
516 
Solar panels 
farms 
154 
151 
148 
138 
121 
341 
Wind turbines 
farms 
33 
15 
25 
10 
17 
53 
Methane digesters 
farms 
5 
- 
2 
- 
- 
4 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
24 
41 
42 
46 
38 
121 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
2 
7 
3 
- 
6 
10 
Biodiesel 
farms 
15 
12 
17 
12 
17 
16 
Ethanol 
farms 
8 
4 
6 
4 
6 
8 
Other 
farms 
3 
3 
9 
2 
- 
5 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
10 
16 
15 
5 
1 
18 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
2,858 
5,400 
4,763 
4,332 
4,002 
13,838 
Part owners 
farms 
1,584 
1,854 
949 
601 
413 
791 
Tenants 
farms 
441 
547 
290 
211 
148 
429 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
4,455 
7,263 
5,717 
4,938 
4,420 
14,639 
acres 
491 ,233 
696,707 
449,027 
298,372 
224,819 
1,172,785 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
4,442 
7,254 
5,712 
4,933 
4,415 
14,629 
acres 
466,658 
653,827 
414,688 
272,270 
204,508 
1,062,135 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
2,029 
2,416 
1,245 
828 
569 
1,235 
acres 
138,785 
133,021 
46,568 
27,641 
14,901 
49,209 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
2,025 
2,401 
1,239 
812 
561 
1,220 
acres 
138,078 
132,044 
45,911 
26,275 
14,653 
47,342 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
555 
1,017 
862 
731 
634 
2,295 
acres 
25,282 
43,857 
34,996 
27,468 
20,559 
112,517 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
7,415 
1 1 ,873 
9,055 
7,808 
6,992 
22,743 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
2,861 
4,484 
3,450 
2,855 
2,513 
8,505 
2 operators 
1,639 
2,777 
2,165 
1,983 
1,782 
5,737 
3 operators 
302 
412 
304 
256 
215 
660 
4 operators 
58 
85 
60 
35 
39 
115 
5 or more operators 
23 
43 
23 
15 
14 
41 
Total women operators 
number 
1,919 
3,482 
2,818 
2,570 
2,447 
8,569 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,631 
2,875 
2,396 
2,227 
2,101 
7,276 
2 operators 
116 
263 
178 
160 
154 
554 
3 operators 
14 
21 
18 
5 
10 
39 
4 operators 
1 
3 
3 
2 
2 
17 
5 or more operators 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
4,399 
6,770 
5,114 
4,225 
3,680 
1 1 ,460 
Female 
484 
1,031 
888 
919 
883 
3,598 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
2,775 
3,658 
2,450 
1,874 
1,511 
4,909 
Other 
2,108 
4,143 
3,552 
3,270 
3,052 
10,149 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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