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 
249 
304 
212 
91 
80 
137 
acres 
3,493 
2,860 
1,311 
438 
588 
893 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
268 
308 
210 
103 
73 
175 
acres 
4,478 
3,542 
1,855 
767 
738 
1,581 
Nematodes 
farms 
59 
69 
53 
29 
8 
44 
acres 
1,208 
963 
410 
230 
50 
341 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
130 
144 
107 
53 
27 
64 
acres 
1,877 
1,420 
691 
288 
66 
487 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
33 
36 
44 
28 
7 
34 
acres on which used 
695 
340 
273 
198 
46 
347 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
57 
76 
53 
22 
19 
27 
acres 
743 
932 
443 
276 
134 
169 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
71 
121 
101 
111 
83 
119 
acres 
1,842 
2,740 
1,875 
1,109 
984 
1,205 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
34 
64 
54 
30 
31 
79 
acres 
2,704 
10,081 
6,653 
1,469 
(D) 
7,431 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
33 
57 
92 
32 
52 
26 
acres 
1,091 
854 
314 
50 
170 
180 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
21 
63 
25 
24 
24 
25 
acres 
139 
405 
188 
42 
58 
52 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
181 
245 
163 
128 
130 
121 
acres 
1,795 
1,958 
706 
672 
368 
633 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
106 
158 
113 
94 
96 
66 
acres 
547 
1,136 
393 
261 
214 
381 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
39 
71 
92 
56 
54 
111 
Solar panels 
farms 
32 
45 
75 
48 
50 
79 
Wind turbines 
farms 
14 
16 
32 
16 
10 
29 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
1 
7 
- 
1 
5 
- 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
17 
5 
1 
- 
3 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
Other 
farms 
6 
- 
1 
6 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
8 
- 
2 
2 
11 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
363 
761 
805 
862 
806 
2,083 
Part owners 
farms 
190 
244 
186 
126 
110 
131 
Tenants 
farms 
36 
76 
54 
34 
81 
68 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
553 
1,005 
991 
988 
916 
2,214 
acres 
84,268 
143,340 
99,994 
146,047 
59,170 
236,909 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
553 
1,005 
991 
988 
916 
2,214 
acres 
82,087 
138,858 
94,364 
143,815 
57,466 
229,823 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
227 
320 
247 
160 
191 
199 
acres 
16,905 
19,880 
9,483 
5,228 
3,710 
5,577 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
226 
320 
240 
160 
191 
199 
acres 
16,840 
19,760 
9,298 
5,228 
3,700 
5,577 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
41 
94 
75 
60 
60 
118 
acres 
2,246 
4,602 
5,815 
2,232 
1,714 
7,086 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,051 
1,760 
1,656 
1,681 
1,583 
3,558 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
233 
514 
508 
452 
452 
1,156 
2 operators 
286 
483 
482 
500 
506 
1,013 
3 operators 
49 
65 
45 
53 
37 
82 
4 operators 
12 
13 
7 
16 
2 
25 
5 or more operators 
9 
6 
3 
1 
- 
6 
Total women operators 
number 
442 
673 
716 
707 
723 
1,603 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
321 
560 
618 
636 
665 
1,411 
2 operators 
50 
48 
44 
31 
29 
91 
3 operators 
7 
4 
2 
3 
- 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
436 
817 
713 
719 
664 
1,430 
Female 
153 
264 
332 
303 
333 
852 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
379 
548 
477 
382 
408 
812 
Other 
210 
533 
568 
640 
589 
1,470 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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