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 
1,321 
1,260 
764 
412 
327 
575 
acres 
39,670 
22,762 
9,311 
4,617 
2,520 
8,150 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
2,837 
3,282 
2,051 
1,350 
957 
2,083 
acres 
131,399 
96,138 
41,780 
22,419 
13,122 
39,389 
Nematodes 
farms 
134 
161 
85 
53 
31 
40 
acres 
4,127 
4,310 
1,219 
489 
143 
191 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
323 
366 
231 
143 
92 
136 
acres 
6,687 
4,757 
1,593 
513 
365 
706 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
254 
195 
91 
58 
53 
73 
acres on which used 
3,177 
2,222 
694 
445 
283 
591 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
428 
581 
420 
335 
282 
602 
acres 
14,760 
14,540 
8,974 
5,976 
3,895 
11,872 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
628 
993 
896 
716 
620 
1,531 
acres 
46,484 
46,835 
28,688 
18,633 
1 1 ,445 
33,665 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
188 
234 
173 
124 
111 
669 
acres 
9,749 
10,221 
7,248 
2,829 
2,658 
27,679 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
1,395 
1,393 
963 
620 
329 
492 
acres 
73,915 
46,607 
19,924 
10,697 
4,442 
9,101 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
366 
415 
244 
191 
107 
173 
acres 
11,204 
7,553 
3,882 
1,963 
643 
2,703 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
1,756 
1,823 
1,263 
837 
590 
714 
acres 
35,701 
24,897 
12,482 
5,981 
2,908 
7,097 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,214 
1,133 
652 
436 
349 
631 
acres 
22,044 
16,362 
7,023 
4,393 
2,642 
6,723 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
109 
178 
166 
129 
151 
304 
Solar panels 
farms 
77 
100 
71 
57 
80 
127 
Wind turbines 
farms 
3 
4 
18 
13 
10 
16 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
3 
14 
5 
5 
11 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
18 
60 
88 
55 
63 
120 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
4 
12 
19 
11 
16 
29 
Biodiesel 
farms 
17 
21 
19 
16 
10 
54 
Ethanol 
farms 
5 
9 
19 
12 
4 
28 
Other 
farms 
- 
2 
- 
2 
3 
4 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
3 
6 
2 
3 
- 
6 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
3,887 
8,109 
8,151 
7,369 
7,094 
20,059 
Part owners 
farms 
2,199 
2,783 
1,757 
932 
728 
1,264 
Tenants 
farms 
372 
561 
405 
354 
246 
572 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
6,093 
10,923 
9,930 
8,320 
7,826 
21,356 
acres 
1,124,224 
1,451,434 
916,458 
608,330 
469,786 
1,849,190 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
6,086 
10,892 
9,908 
8,301 
7,822 
21,323 
acres 
1,034,902 
1,340,948 
835,668 
560,795 
429,360 
1,582,985 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
2,586 
3,361 
2,170 
1,302 
983 
1,867 
acres 
323,989 
313,728 
141,890 
68,576 
44,152 
116,688 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
2,571 
3,344 
2,162 
1,286 
974 
1,836 
acres 
317,669 
309,923 
139,956 
67,548 
43,663 
112,193 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
979 
1,580 
1,385 
968 
718 
2,997 
acres 
95,642 
114,291 
82,724 
48,563 
40,915 
270,700 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
9,570 
16,860 
15,259 
12,618 
11,958 
32,167 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
3,819 
6,858 
6,045 
5,172 
4,631 
12,812 
2 operators 
2,254 
3,930 
3,731 
3,100 
3,069 
8,176 
3 operators 
332 
562 
427 
307 
307 
736 
4 operators 
39 
74 
91 
62 
50 
129 
5 or more operators 
14 
29 
19 
14 
11 
42 
Total women operators 
number 
2,252 
4,406 
4,404 
3,715 
3,678 
10,647 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
2,026 
3,947 
4,004 
3,379 
3,347 
9,735 
2 operators 
90 
189 
174 
153 
146 
391 
3 operators 
10 
27 
14 
10 
13 
34 
4 operators 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
5 or more operators 
2 
2 
" 
4 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
6,013 
10,416 
9,275 
7,675 
7,170 
18,571 
Female 
445 
1,037 
1,038 
980 
898 
3,324 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
3,645 
5,438 
3,906 
2,902 
2,507 
5,953 
Other 
2,813 
6,015 
6,407 
5,753 
5,561 
15,942 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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