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 
1,355 
998 
977 
4,051 
3,875 
2,652 
1,515 
acres 
115,348 
96,020 
101,637 
663,635 
1,285,279 
1,707,348 
2,171,715 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
....farms 
3,745 
2,605 
2,402 
8,680 
6,614 
3,943 
2,145 
acres 
365,000 
310,041 
348,555 
2,126,941 
3,649,425 
4,542,185 
6,024,708 
Nematodes 
....farms 
248 
152 
163 
660 
689 
540 
254 
acres 
18,004 
13,469 
14,885 
93,704 
178,826 
239,257 
208,288 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
....farms 
222 
130 
158 
629 
769 
879 
724 
acres 
17,710 
11,250 
16,355 
94,570 
223,279 
479,983 
924,013 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
....farms 
26 
24 
26 
58 
66 
126 
111 
acres on which used 
1,871 
1,949 
1,914 
7,470 
16,082 
53,331 
74,293 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
....farms 
1,748 
1,145 
1,094 
4,317 
3,708 
2,152 
888 
acres 
165,211 
126,414 
146,745 
925,788 
1,652,214 
1,773,447 
1,428,426 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
....farms 
922 
676 
605 
2,281 
2,066 
1,486 
902 
acres 
66,548 
54,281 
58,211 
366,466 
695,887 
1,199,256 
1,994,829 
Land under conservation easement 
....farms 
265 
165 
135 
467 
384 
231 
158 
acres 
15,076 
10,837 
9,111 
49,623 
44,077 
33,130 
54,846 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
....farms 
287 
226 
224 
890 
907 
537 
315 
acres 
15,769 
13,597 
18,217 
110,191 
205,094 
200,096 
221,776 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
....farms 
1,016 
827 
759 
3,130 
2,843 
1,944 
978 
acres 
90,166 
87,545 
97,692 
645,851 
1,278,278 
1,795,775 
2,011,159 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
....farms 
3,074 
2,045 
1,901 
6,594 
4,630 
2,649 
1,521 
acres 
280,579 
224,363 
249,420 
1,412,844 
2,242,114 
2,694,089 
4,032,317 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
....farms 
481 
349 
349 
1,229 
693 
424 
208 
acres 
14,810 
1 1 ,497 
13,765 
68,417 
68,894 
95,177 
105,250 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
...farms 
104 
76 
67 
270 
256 
174 
84 
Solar panels 
...farms 
19 
19 
18 
43 
28 
12 
8 
Wind turbines 
...farms 
34 
27 
19 
103 
126 
90 
42 
Methane digesters 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
1 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
...farms 
45 
28 
33 
113 
105 
73 
37 
Small hydro systems 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
Biodiesel 
...farms 
2 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
...farms 
3 
4 
4 
- 
1 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
....farms 
52 
53 
26 
148 
151 
131 
63 
TENURE 
Full owners 
....farms 
4,274 
2,358 
1,802 
4,194 
1,313 
397 
235 
Part owners 
....farms 
1,425 
1,322 
1,363 
5,743 
5,444 
3,326 
1,776 
Tenants 
....farms 
531 
295 
224 
773 
536 
358 
174 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
....farms 
5,761 
3,693 
3,175 
9,987 
6,783 
3,729 
2,014 
acres 
1,016,938 
776,064 
707,298 
2,934,024 
2,928,163 
2,543,369 
3,103,876 
Owned land in farms 
....farms 
5,699 
3,680 
3,165 
9,937 
6,757 
3,723 
2,011 
acres 
790,320 
614,122 
609,417 
2,610,095 
2,702,743 
2,391,384 
3,013,749 
Land rented or leased from others 
....farms 
1,966 
1,632 
1,595 
6,530 
5,990 
3,688 
1,952 
acres 
193,155 
173,658 
196,348 
1,236,404 
2,387,444 
3,146,637 
4,008,296 
Rented or leased land in farms 
....farms 
1,956 
1,617 
1,587 
6,516 
5,980 
3,684 
1,950 
acres 
189,611 
171,426 
194,671 
1,226,750 
2,374,066 
3,135,632 
3,995,570 
Land rented or leased to others 
....farms 
1,381 
897 
610 
1,772 
899 
529 
242 
acres 
230,162 
164,174 
99,558 
333,583 
238,798 
162,990 
102,853 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
.number 
8,910 
5,711 
4,895 
15,767 
11,088 
6,738 
4,143 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
4,026 
2,550 
2,109 
6,685 
4,348 
2,145 
905 
2 operators 
1,860 
1,200 
1,104 
3,302 
2,308 
1,426 
874 
3 operators 
283 
160 
143 
554 
516 
382 
263 
4 operators 
37 
52 
26 
105 
85 
88 
86 
5 or more operators 
24 
13 
7 
64 
36 
40 
57 
Total women operators 
.number 
2,170 
1,301 
1,211 
3,390 
2,123 
1,165 
600 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,948 
1,218 
1,132 
3,091 
1,932 
1,030 
505 
2 operators 
77 
32 
35 
110 
72 
29 
39 
3 operators 
16 
3 
3 
16 
8 
4 
3 
4 operators 
2 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
5 or more operators 
2 
2 
- 
4 
1 
7 
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PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
5,738 
3,706 
3,169 
10,281 
7,096 
3,995 
2,159 
Female 
492 
269 
220 
429 
197 
86 
26 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
2,946 
2,092 
1,998 
7,657 
6,272 
3,824 
2,101 
Other 
3,284 
1,883 
1,391 
3,053 
1,021 
257 
84 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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