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 
588 
702 
527 
411 
441 
856 
acres 
23,587 
21,095 
8,159 
5,473 
4,157 
8,852 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
2,097 
3,438 
2,318 
1,801 
1,478 
2,891 
acres 
161,008 
158,734 
66,595 
40,193 
24,680 
55,144 
Nematodes 
farms 
100 
131 
75 
98 
89 
114 
acres 
2,098 
2,712 
462 
563 
465 
791 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
173 
175 
124 
97 
139 
234 
acres 
3,009 
3,657 
789 
549 
672 
1,341 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
133 
121 
78 
66 
101 
196 
acres on which used 
2,276 
2,298 
724 
529 
737 
1,184 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
138 
302 
241 
198 
207 
382 
acres 
5,445 
8,670 
6,391 
2,946 
2,524 
6,911 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
379 
741 
718 
605 
687 
1,428 
acres 
26,465 
40,919 
27,163 
19,659 
14,341 
37,955 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
121 
129 
99 
65 
108 
415 
acres 
10,324 
6,016 
3,288 
2,878 
6,308 
22,690 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
785 
856 
492 
324 
291 
397 
acres 
40,734 
25,990 
9,208 
4,502 
3,230 
4,070 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
290 
290 
141 
139 
107 
129 
acres 
10,603 
6,362 
1,791 
1,492 
759 
1,433 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
685 
853 
606 
473 
457 
704 
acres 
15,614 
14,152 
6,174 
3,927 
2,363 
4,680 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
392 
453 
349 
257 
259 
599 
acres 
10,596 
8,365 
4,416 
3,028 
2,789 
7,173 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
94 
142 
137 
115 
107 
330 
Solar panels 
farms 
53 
91 
75 
74 
58 
207 
Wind turbines 
farms 
1 
17 
15 
9 
7 
29 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
11 
13 
6 
2 
21 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
20 
30 
37 
24 
27 
68 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
1 
23 
21 
8 
7 
37 
Biodiesel 
farms 
9 
30 
25 
19 
14 
50 
Ethanol 
farms 
17 
23 
22 
11 
11 
39 
Other 
farms 
2 
4 
3 
2 
- 
6 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
1 
2 
- 
2 
4 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
2,252 
5,555 
6,054 
6,100 
7,388 
19,533 
Part owners 
farms 
2,172 
3,728 
2,468 
1,643 
1,147 
1,900 
Tenants 
farms 
200 
416 
330 
273 
246 
418 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
4,432 
9,311 
8,529 
7,749 
8,545 
21,460 
acres 
825,108 
1,184,284 
748,759 
522,147 
466,454 
1,626,982 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
4,424 
9,283 
8,522 
7,743 
8,535 
21,433 
acres 
762,882 
1,097,053 
704,271 
487,469 
436,586 
1,433,533 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
2,376 
4,161 
2,816 
1,923 
1,403 
2,342 
acres 
355,330 
409,154 
186,268 
108,584 
63,625 
146,861 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
2,372 
4,144 
2,798 
1,916 
1,393 
2,318 
acres 
353,927 
407,169 
184,847 
108,200 
63,214 
144,905 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
577 
1,091 
779 
611 
608 
2,393 
acres 
63,629 
89,216 
45,909 
35,062 
30,279 
195,405 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
6,832 
14,291 
13,088 
11,896 
13,297 
32,655 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
2,832 
5,869 
5,276 
4,673 
4,852 
12,488 
2 operators 
1,443 
3,223 
3,035 
2,899 
3,457 
8,201 
3 operators 
295 
502 
460 
375 
383 
962 
4 operators 
48 
79 
60 
53 
71 
152 
5 or more operators 
6 
26 
21 
16 
18 
48 
Total women operators 
number 
1,472 
3,490 
3,569 
3,558 
4,356 
11,111 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,341 
3,162 
3,189 
3,205 
3,976 
9,860 
2 operators 
54 
140 
155 
150 
155 
517 
3 operators 
5 
10 
16 
15 
16 
53 
4 operators 
2 
2 
3 
2 
3 
9 
5 or more operators 
“ 
2 
2 
“ 
2 
4 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
4,355 
8,934 
7,999 
7,108 
7,642 
18,255 
Female 
269 
765 
853 
908 
1,139 
3,596 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
2,664 
4,799 
3,760 
3,023 
3,029 
6,438 
Other 
1,960 
4,900 
5,092 
4,993 
5,752 
15,413 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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