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 
218 
136 
136 
734 
1,223 
1,280 
1,833 
acres 
19,945 
15,634 
16,733 
135,574 
380,732 
675,837 
2,133,846 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
...farms 
895 
407 
479 
2,285 
3,318 
3,379 
4,174 
acres 
87,788 
48,125 
68,266 
529,805 
1,579,137 
2,980,192 
9,440,847 
Nematodes 
...farms 
35 
25 
17 
102 
171 
136 
79 
acres 
3,164 
3,303 
1,661 
16,251 
53,774 
80,920 
80,150 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
...farms 
49 
40 
19 
112 
235 
291 
694 
acres 
4,591 
4,454 
2,086 
16,518 
55,590 
107,830 
839,758 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
...farms 
1 
5 
3 
5 
8 
11 
24 
acres on which used 
(D) 
521 
340 
307 
1,155 
1,160 
15,575 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
...farms 
92 
35 
47 
337 
509 
501 
326 
acres 
5,623 
2,130 
3,672 
31,410 
75,831 
125,261 
138,752 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
...farms 
102 
58 
60 
341 
582 
556 
393 
acres 
7,761 
6,542 
5,541 
44,539 
145,054 
243,667 
278,608 
Land under conservation easement 
...farms 
184 
84 
96 
368 
364 
408 
485 
acres 
16,018 
7,709 
12,023 
56,034 
69,808 
118,444 
245,363 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
...farms 
264 
103 
118 
637 
1,226 
1,828 
2,921 
acres 
22,439 
9,970 
12,738 
105,795 
401,456 
1,106,841 
5,484,856 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
...farms 
146 
76 
105 
601 
1,043 
1,253 
1,520 
acres 
12,086 
6,520 
13,111 
119,045 
383,904 
768,998 
2,147,009 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
...farms 
456 
232 
261 
1,320 
1,872 
1,581 
1,590 
acres 
39,856 
24,784 
33,709 
275,071 
768,965 
1,026,405 
1 ,803,820 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
...farms 
82 
40 
35 
154 
187 
239 
419 
acres 
3,437 
1,811 
1,470 
8,609 
19,991 
32,276 
77,531 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
...farms 
22 
14 
22 
75 
88 
108 
180 
Solar panels 
...farms 
6 
4 
21 
24 
18 
39 
79 
Wind turbines 
...farms 
2 
3 
- 
12 
13 
11 
35 
Methane digesters 
...farms 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
...farms 
13 
7 
- 
42 
58 
62 
76 
Small hydro systems 
...farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
3 
Biodiesel 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Ethanol 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Other 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
8 
Wind rights leased to others 
...farms 
9 
7 
3 
29 
45 
52 
70 
TENURE 
Full owners 
...farms 
1,494 
511 
517 
1,830 
1,212 
745 
1,205 
Part owners 
...farms 
272 
257 
246 
1,397 
2,588 
3,030 
4,061 
Tenants 
...farms 
280 
118 
100 
377 
429 
300 
371 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
...farms 
1,818 
775 
775 
3,261 
3,830 
3,779 
5,291 
acres 
483,083 
263,560 
317,371 
1,391,421 
2,915,027 
3,404,771 
22,308,431 
Owned land in farms 
...farms 
1,766 
768 
763 
3,227 
3,800 
3,775 
5,266 
acres 
253,479 
125,672 
146,775 
905,770 
1 ,737,420 
3,007,041 
19,604,058 
Land rented or leased from others 
...farms 
561 
378 
350 
1,791 
3,041 
3,340 
4,448 
acres 
73,172 
52,862 
61,210 
431,700 
1,328,611 
2,734,778 
12,506,235 
Rented or leased land in farms 
...farms 
552 
375 
346 
1,774 
3,017 
3,330 
4,432 
acres 
69,604 
49,528 
58,724 
416,975 
1,302,211 
2,694,977 
12,369,833 
Land rented or leased to others 
...farms 
622 
346 
314 
1,110 
1,007 
746 
865 
acres 
233,172 
141,222 
173,082 
500,376 
1,204,007 
437,531 
2,840,775 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
2,915 
1,286 
1,266 
5,105 
6,015 
6,163 
10,154 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,369 
554 
548 
2,363 
2,743 
2,386 
2,613 
2 operators 
563 
280 
253 
1,029 
1,240 
1,389 
2,091 
3 operators 
77 
38 
48 
186 
201 
246 
674 
4 operators 
23 
12 
9 
14 
38 
37 
183 
5 or more operators 
14 
2 
5 
12 
7 
17 
76 
Total women operators 
number 
722 
319 
321 
1,137 
1,291 
1,333 
2,228 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
615 
291 
287 
1,028 
1,165 
1,211 
1,787 
2 operators 
28 
12 
8 
44 
60 
56 
174 
3 operators 
5 
- 
- 
3 
2 
1 
9 
4 operators 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
5 or more operators 
6 
- 
3 
2 
- 
1 
3 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
1,832 
793 
799 
3,404 
4,063 
3,935 
5,441 
Female 
214 
93 
64 
200 
166 
140 
196 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
749 
377 
402 
2,080 
3,289 
3,585 
5,184 
Other 
1,297 
509 
461 
1,524 
940 
490 
453 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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