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 
3,071 
5,592 
4,093 
3,029 
2,407 
3,664 
acres treated 
276,965 
319,988 
143,237 
81,304 
45,725 
74,189 
Manure used 
farms 
570 
978 
853 
663 
557 
1,060 
acres treated 
24,076 
31,759 
18,117 
12,313 
6,702 
14,078 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
587 
700 
529 
439 
457 
778 
acres 
23,123 
20,199 
8,358 
6,589 
4,172 
6,975 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
2,130 
3,480 
2,344 
1,870 
1,530 
2,591 
acres 
158,108 
158,055 
67,422 
42,467 
24,978 
45,402 
Nematodes 
farms 
102 
126 
81 
98 
85 
112 
acres 
2,254 
2,540 
474 
612 
426 
769 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
168 
172 
132 
100 
136 
223 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
2,994 
3,466 
813 
594 
638 
1,288 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
138 
119 
72 
73 
98 
189 
acres on which used 
2,548 
1,990 
646 
611 
688 
1,127 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
141 
310 
237 
216 
212 
344 
acres 
5,762 
9,433 
6,204 
3,268 
2,770 
5,423 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
393 
779 
740 
662 
745 
1,232 
acres 
29,733 
42,354 
28,909 
21,393 
17,477 
26,036 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
134 
150 
144 
145 
187 
169 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
12,760 
7,011 
8,453 
6,545 
7,996 
8,387 
used 
farms 
767 
865 
483 
330 
272 
367 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
37,961 
25,756 
8,594 
4,325 
2,957 
3,847 
used 
farms 
295 
289 
149 
135 
102 
115 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
10,438 
6,138 
1,740 
1,376 
828 
1,166 
practices were used 
farms 
688 
858 
618 
479 
438 
670 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
15,752 
13,951 
6,028 
3,914 
2,292 
4,382 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
385 
465 
359 
280 
265 
530 
acres 
10,072 
8,493 
4,528 
3,251 
2,815 
6,392 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
96 
140 
145 
120 
117 
304 
Solar panels 
farms 
51 
91 
82 
72 
61 
198 
Wind turbines 
farms 
1 
16 
15 
10 
6 
29 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
11 
12 
7 
1 
21 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
24 
26 
38 
30 
25 
62 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
1 
23 
20 
10 
6 
36 
Biodiesel 
farms 
9 
29 
25 
20 
14 
49 
Ethanol 
farms 
17 
22 
22 
14 
15 
32 
Other 
farms 
2 
4 
3 
2 
- 
6 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
1 
2 
- 
2 
4 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
2,347 
5,857 
6,517 
6,917 
8,598 
16,571 
Part owners 
farms 
2,206 
3,723 
2,460 
1,653 
1,139 
1,801 
Tenants 
farms 
200 
419 
342 
276 
251 
391 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
4,563 
9,606 
8,984 
8,577 
9,748 
18,397 
acres 
863,868 
1,253,674 
832,212 
654,290 
604,949 
1,123,371 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
4,553 
9,580 
8,977 
8,570 
9,737 
18,372 
acres 
796,964 
1,150,200 
767,805 
586,332 
546,763 
1,036,777 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
2,410 
4,161 
2,821 
1,939 
1,401 
2,209 
acres 
352,731 
403,643 
192,489 
110,464 
61,979 
132,512 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
2,406 
4,142 
2,802 
1,929 
1,390 
2,192 
acres 
351,208 
401,582 
191,145 
109,807 
61,496 
131,020 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
599 
1,189 
930 
885 
934 
1,488 
acres 
68,427 
105,535 
65,751 
68,615 
58,669 
88,086 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
7,039 
14,728 
13,783 
13,048 
14,954 
28,292 
1 operator 
2,893 
6,087 
5,561 
5,278 
5,669 
10,400 
2 operators 
1,506 
3,273 
3,176 
3,065 
3,798 
7,394 
3 operators 
297 
526 
491 
420 
425 
811 
4 operators 
49 
84 
71 
58 
74 
127 
5 or more operators 
8 
29 
20 
25 
22 
31 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
1,525 
3,614 
3,814 
3,945 
4,940 
9,672 
1 operator 
1,392 
3,252 
3,390 
3,514 
4,497 
8,642 
2 operators 
55 
154 
170 
172 
181 
439 
3 operators 
5 
12 
18 
21 
17 
42 
4 operators 
2 
2 
5 
3 
5 
4 
5 or more operators 
- 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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