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 
343 
275 
170 
655 
566 
430 
315 
acres 
17,124 
16,922 
10,423 
77,619 
189,791 
286,599 
686,015 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
....farms 
1,398 
1,086 
767 
2,217 
1,311 
687 
452 
acres 
75,584 
72,032 
56,607 
286,388 
416,159 
551,649 
1,188,433 
Nematodes 
....farms 
38 
34 
32 
95 
81 
76 
57 
acres 
1,251 
1,623 
1,578 
8,450 
22,373 
34,453 
58,412 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
....farms 
70 
61 
50 
212 
178 
130 
151 
acres 
2,116 
3,224 
2,681 
23,205 
52,168 
77,452 
250,876 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
....farms 
65 
75 
29 
190 
178 
196 
172 
acres on which used 
2,509 
2,834 
722 
12,229 
34,972 
76,444 
220,186 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
....farms 
133 
95 
57 
227 
132 
80 
72 
acres 
4,136 
3,270 
2,607 
11,982 
9,387 
10,525 
28,961 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
....farms 
315 
237 
177 
469 
246 
135 
118 
acres 
17,537 
15,866 
13,854 
51,739 
68,096 
75,964 
212,410 
Land under conservation easement 
....farms 
98 
51 
53 
136 
86 
30 
22 
acres 
5,551 
3,527 
5,238 
12,773 
15,046 
6,988 
11,529 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
....farms 
331 
348 
208 
1,012 
854 
590 
455 
acres 
16,724 
19,072 
15,821 
130,367 
293,257 
456,557 
1,121,700 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
....farms 
156 
116 
61 
379 
289 
206 
197 
acres 
4,500 
4,095 
2,885 
26,725 
40,228 
76,424 
209,998 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
....farms 
359 
312 
177 
624 
429 
293 
178 
acres 
10,086 
9,194 
5,794 
36,502 
52,326 
100,395 
149,916 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
....farms 
240 
204 
171 
485 
325 
166 
98 
acres 
4,504 
5,741 
5,974 
23,623 
32,545 
37,306 
53,184 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
...farms 
58 
42 
34 
92 
31 
12 
6 
Solar panels 
...farms 
27 
29 
14 
60 
22 
9 
4 
Wind turbines 
...farms 
2 
4 
2 
5 
3 
- 
- 
Methane digesters 
...farms 
2 
4 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
...farms 
17 
13 
6 
21 
4 
- 
- 
Small hydro systems 
...farms 
4 
9 
2 
9 
1 
- 
1 
Biodiesel 
...farms 
9 
7 
7 
15 
6 
2 
1 
Ethanol 
...farms 
8 
7 
10 
14 
- 
3 
1 
Other 
...farms 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
" 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
....farms 
- 
1 
1 
- 
1 
1 
1 
TENURE 
Full owners 
....farms 
2,834 
1,730 
1,095 
2,321 
770 
188 
46 
Part owners 
....farms 
1,614 
1,312 
901 
2,727 
1,376 
714 
457 
Tenants 
....farms 
105 
143 
59 
176 
122 
54 
29 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
....farms 
4,453 
3,045 
1,998 
5,049 
2,148 
903 
503 
acres 
615,342 
495,488 
386,928 
1,349,171 
985,820 
644,770 
673,699 
Owned land in farms 
....farms 
4,448 
3,042 
1,996 
5,048 
2,146 
902 
503 
acres 
563,070 
464,605 
360,485 
1,261,909 
940,252 
623,139 
652,844 
Land rented or leased from others 
....farms 
1,722 
1,464 
962 
2,907 
1,504 
769 
486 
acres 
152,048 
165,965 
129,613 
561,225 
568,663 
644,474 
1,213,654 
Rented or leased land in farms 
....farms 
1,719 
1,455 
960 
2,903 
1,498 
768 
486 
acres 
151,383 
164,803 
129,039 
559,220 
567,654 
644,084 
1,211,924 
Land rented or leased to others 
....farms 
552 
352 
265 
691 
300 
95 
37 
acres 
52,937 
32,045 
27,017 
89,267 
46,577 
22,021 
22,585 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
.number 
6,808 
4,688 
3,082 
7,843 
3,485 
1,466 
929 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
2,714 
1,956 
1,214 
3,181 
1,353 
572 
260 
2 operators 
1,510 
1,006 
689 
1,620 
691 
297 
185 
3 operators 
270 
185 
126 
349 
177 
61 
61 
4 operators 
45 
28 
18 
48 
36 
19 
16 
5 or more operators 
14 
10 
8 
26 
11 
7 
10 
Total women operators 
.number 
1,759 
1,151 
722 
1,749 
607 
178 
137 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,577 
1,013 
654 
1,490 
536 
154 
111 
2 operators 
71 
52 
30 
89 
29 
12 
13 
3 operators 
6 
10 
- 
21 
1 
- 
- 
4 operators 
3 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
2 
“ 
3 
2 
- 
" 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
4,115 
2,920 
1,872 
4,870 
2,165 
927 
525 
Female 
438 
265 
183 
354 
103 
29 
7 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
2,015 
1,539 
1,012 
3,004 
1,530 
755 
498 
Other 
2,538 
1,646 
1,043 
2,220 
738 
201 
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See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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