Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
4,474 
4,558 
2,629 
1,970 
1,406 
1,547 
acres treated 
249,616 
150,223 
54,701 
29,177 
17,246 
20,877 
Manure used 
farms 
1,737 
2,113 
1,469 
1,179 
909 
1,321 
acres treated 
43,869 
39,888 
21,519 
13,206 
8,909 
14,071 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1,362 
1,258 
670 
454 
343 
454 
acres 
54,263 
28,858 
8,408 
5,125 
2,918 
4,491 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
4,158 
3,715 
1,903 
1,438 
1,040 
1,040 
acres 
223,472 
109,181 
34,114 
19,202 
10,628 
12,606 
Nematodes 
farms 
258 
201 
100 
48 
43 
58 
acres 
8,199 
3,965 
1,245 
209 
280 
294 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
420 
416 
274 
157 
124 
199 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
10,590 
6,134 
2,089 
523 
456 
900 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
94 
104 
76 
52 
39 
86 
acres on which used 
2,595 
1,346 
743 
368 
340 
712 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
3,037 
3,060 
2,096 
1,805 
1,735 
1,795 
acres 
158,715 
94,745 
50,976 
30,380 
23,896 
26,901 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
1,098 
1,432 
1,241 
1,210 
1,122 
1,507 
acres 
51,773 
48,241 
29,946 
23,707 
16,375 
23,077 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
331 
402 
400 
446 
551 
246 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
11,135 
12,116 
13,154 
13,270 
8,470 
6,670 
used 
farms 
2,480 
2,224 
1,040 
611 
397 
365 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
114,496 
60,629 
18,023 
6,168 
3,569 
5,232 
used 
farms 
1,261 
994 
450 
285 
166 
180 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
51,223 
21,392 
5,298 
2,708 
1,141 
1,537 
practices were used 
farms 
2,727 
2,695 
1,527 
1,115 
671 
648 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
109,633 
61,388 
20,338 
9,952 
4,931 
6,164 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
624 
648 
434 
373 
292 
377 
acres 
14,206 
10,286 
5,392 
3,028 
3,042 
4,255 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
142 
254 
242 
231 
235 
298 
Solar panels 
farms 
49 
127 
136 
106 
117 
134 
Wind turbines 
farms 
27 
21 
21 
25 
18 
30 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
2 
- 
1 
1 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
49 
82 
70 
94 
103 
133 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
2 
5 
4 
1 
1 
2 
Biodiesel 
farms 
22 
27 
23 
3 
5 
6 
Ethanol 
farms 
16 
19 
6 
2 
3 
9 
Other 
farms 
- 
2 
2 
7 
3 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
44 
35 
45 
36 
32 
12 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
3,942 
6,554 
6,870 
7,785 
8,441 
11,183 
Part owners 
farms 
1,873 
1,927 
1,209 
908 
634 
761 
Tenants 
farms 
455 
531 
258 
230 
178 
285 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
5,837 
8,506 
8,099 
8,704 
9,093 
1 1 ,955 
acres 
633,417 
808,681 
630,202 
563,841 
518,630 
639,794 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
5,815 
8,481 
8,079 
8,693 
9,075 
1 1 ,944 
acres 
559,129 
698,835 
514,355 
426,600 
375,645 
526,258 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
2,339 
2,479 
1,484 
1,155 
831 
1,074 
acres 
166,857 
138,548 
67,194 
39,354 
26,292 
40,377 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
2,328 
2,458 
1,467 
1,138 
812 
1,046 
acres 
165,562 
135,284 
65,169 
37,749 
25,170 
39,037 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
953 
1,707 
1,722 
1,802 
2,182 
2,171 
acres 
75,583 
113,110 
117,872 
138,846 
144,107 
114,876 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
9,257 
13,583 
12,552 
13,434 
13,828 
19,369 
1 operator 
3,893 
5,324 
4,853 
5,066 
5,265 
6,140 
2 operators 
1,918 
3,047 
2,959 
3,376 
3,549 
5,333 
3 operators 
363 
517 
409 
372 
346 
611 
4 operators 
71 
78 
64 
82 
68 
99 
5 or more operators 
25 
46 
52 
27 
25 
46 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
2,165 
3,604 
3,780 
4,401 
4,674 
7,434 
1 operator 
1,887 
3,207 
3,351 
3,914 
4,168 
6,421 
2 operators 
96 
147 
171 
192 
201 
434 
3 operators 
21 
26 
20 
22 
27 
37 
4 operators 
4 
1 
3 
7 
3 
- 
5 or more operators 
1 
3 
3 
1 
2 
4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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