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 
1,213 
907 
414 
221 
130 
255 
acres 
60,399 
21,229 
7,057 
2,076 
1,392 
14,837 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
3,901 
2,752 
1,274 
750 
521 
1,886 
acres 
240,783 
102,414 
26,562 
13,088 
7,698 
76,310 
Nematodes 
farms 
246 
149 
83 
42 
26 
18 
acres 
10,291 
2,202 
781 
338 
258 
554 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
291 
277 
147 
85 
44 
45 
acres 
10,788 
4,007 
778 
511 
277 
4,432 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
36 
54 
33 
31 
6 
24 
acres on which used 
657 
777 
415 
145 
45 
200 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,451 
900 
520 
357 
264 
1,749 
acres 
65,561 
27,821 
12,758 
6,124 
4,060 
68,996 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
877 
816 
397 
331 
289 
1,558 
acres 
61,351 
50,127 
16,720 
10,911 
8,318 
122,133 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
172 
159 
108 
107 
55 
825 
acres 
12,272 
10,882 
5,469 
4,626 
1,904 
59,557 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
439 
326 
181 
156 
83 
88 
acres 
17,673 
7,341 
2,847 
1,290 
765 
1,527 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
1,125 
604 
266 
127 
84 
127 
acres 
57,531 
19,895 
4,092 
1,490 
640 
8,453 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
3,467 
2,851 
1,583 
1,031 
623 
638 
acres 
198,485 
92,104 
25,402 
11,759 
5,599 
18,588 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
490 
513 
319 
249 
195 
491 
acres 
14,128 
10,946 
5,288 
2,778 
2,443 
7,191 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
103 
110 
126 
70 
73 
291 
Solar panels 
farms 
37 
39 
54 
27 
38 
97 
Wind turbines 
farms 
20 
20 
18 
14 
17 
73 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
43 
48 
49 
31 
35 
133 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
3 
- 
1 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
2 
4 
3 
2 
- 
3 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
35 
37 
13 
17 
21 
121 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
3,410 
4,198 
3,569 
3,341 
3,083 
16,924 
Part owners 
farms 
1,650 
1,383 
738 
492 
247 
618 
Tenants 
farms 
570 
441 
245 
214 
123 
193 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
5,102 
5,614 
4,312 
3,837 
3,336 
17,579 
acres 
825,273 
749,554 
438,327 
333,049 
254,111 
3,091,892 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
5,060 
5,581 
4,307 
3,833 
3,330 
17,542 
acres 
664,744 
600,858 
335,462 
250,530 
196,035 
1,878,303 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
2,236 
1,840 
1,002 
719 
373 
865 
acres 
181,301 
107,672 
40,071 
19,986 
11,513 
84,978 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
2,220 
1,824 
983 
706 
370 
811 
acres 
179,079 
103,548 
38,501 
19,398 
11,331 
69,800 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
1,302 
1,525 
1,239 
1,002 
818 
6,837 
acres 
162,751 
152,820 
104,435 
83,107 
58,258 
1,228,767 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
8,011 
8,817 
6,858 
6,131 
5,208 
25,916 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
3,635 
3,600 
2,535 
2,198 
1,895 
10,865 
2 operators 
1,714 
2,135 
1,799 
1,688 
1,416 
5,986 
3 operators 
222 
225 
166 
111 
104 
633 
4 operators 
38 
46 
40 
37 
29 
172 
5 or more operators 
21 
16 
12 
13 
9 
79 
Total women operators 
number 
1,925 
2,435 
2,206 
2,114 
1,763 
8,369 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,752 
2,216 
2,038 
1,908 
1,622 
7,404 
2 operators 
57 
90 
67 
72 
60 
371 
3 operators 
14 
9 
10 
12 
7 
50 
4 operators 
1 
3 
1 
4 
- 
13 
5 or more operators 
2 
" 
2 
- 
3 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
5,278 
5,506 
4,030 
3,487 
2,982 
14,728 
Female 
352 
516 
522 
560 
471 
3,007 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
2,783 
2,578 
1,629 
1,324 
1,074 
3,782 
Other 
2,847 
3,444 
2,923 
2,723 
2,379 
13,953 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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