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 
647 
333 
380 
1,780 
2,723 
2,367 
1,822 
acres 
67,012 
41,785 
54,414 
380,616 
1,029,940 
1,667,983 
2,214,153 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
....farms 
1,870 
983 
1,061 
4,993 
6,593 
5,196 
3,978 
acres 
196,179 
132,868 
162,485 
1,283,081 
3,371,896 
4,983,374 
7,285,968 
Nematodes 
....farms 
105 
50 
70 
295 
406 
346 
254 
acres 
10,104 
6,356 
10,566 
56,877 
131,148 
191,470 
200,446 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
....farms 
161 
84 
87 
488 
859 
924 
704 
acres 
16,313 
10,359 
11,488 
101,563 
291,105 
535,164 
730,010 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
....farms 
14 
6 
4 
21 
24 
26 
38 
acres on which used 
994 
588 
(D) 
3,788 
4,477 
1 1 ,343 
23,930 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
....farms 
161 
121 
118 
612 
920 
678 
286 
acres 
9,147 
7,530 
8,465 
50,200 
111,145 
126,110 
96,454 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
....farms 
220 
123 
150 
473 
617 
412 
264 
acres 
18,131 
13,248 
16,528 
70,589 
166,253 
156,733 
169,843 
Land under conservation easement 
....farms 
148 
53 
74 
291 
300 
201 
202 
acres 
10,674 
3,617 
5,847 
37,440 
46,780 
51,922 
161,053 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
....farms 
989 
566 
585 
3,191 
4,506 
3,600 
2,658 
acres 
91,069 
61,268 
77,399 
674,854 
1,830,353 
2,648,953 
3,893,447 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
....farms 
540 
293 
317 
1,669 
2,635 
2,285 
1,834 
acres 
43,901 
29,911 
37,022 
303,246 
883,360 
1,372,515 
2,225,706 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
....farms 
662 
357 
398 
1,841 
2,199 
1,967 
1,572 
acres 
53,911 
36,095 
48,357 
298,470 
644,856 
933,591 
1,329,184 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
....farms 
137 
67 
77 
391 
569 
566 
525 
acres 
5,823 
3,151 
3,430 
29,358 
59,381 
97,244 
149,885 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
...farms 
40 
12 
13 
75 
113 
141 
211 
Solar panels 
...farms 
31 
5 
9 
56 
72 
107 
185 
Wind turbines 
...farms 
14 
3 
1 
10 
23 
16 
32 
Methane digesters 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
...farms 
6 
5 
4 
12 
18 
25 
13 
Small hydro systems 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
Biodiesel 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
1 
Wind rights leased to others 
....farms 
9 
9 
7 
39 
40 
61 
47 
TENURE 
Full owners 
....farms 
2,239 
825 
789 
2,713 
1,857 
973 
1,053 
Part owners 
....farms 
511 
481 
468 
2,847 
4,839 
4,266 
3,741 
Tenants 
....farms 
537 
263 
264 
1,085 
1,021 
605 
492 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
....farms 
2,818 
1,321 
1,282 
5,619 
6,732 
5,256 
4,815 
acres 
646,500 
374,019 
363,343 
1,937,871 
3,468,019 
4,101,791 
16,625,904 
Owned land in farms 
....farms 
2,750 
1,306 
1,257 
5,560 
6,696 
5,239 
4,794 
acres 
388,438 
205,732 
236,666 
1,471,590 
2,792,121 
3,720,871 
16,035,615 
Land rented or leased from others 
....farms 
1,066 
751 
734 
3,963 
5,882 
4,883 
4,245 
acres 
136,905 
113,024 
127,388 
1,009,011 
2,730,624 
4,378,151 
11,405,609 
Rented or leased land in farms 
....farms 
1,048 
744 
732 
3,932 
5,860 
4,871 
4,233 
acres 
131,342 
104,831 
124,774 
983,732 
2,693,823 
4,335,914 
11,328,587 
Land rented or leased to others 
....farms 
803 
477 
365 
1,491 
1,447 
920 
730 
acres 
263,625 
176,480 
129,291 
491,560 
712,699 
423,157 
667,311 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
.number 
4,716 
2,316 
2,154 
9,482 
11,283 
9,072 
9,470 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
2,062 
961 
977 
4,206 
4,791 
3,261 
2,332 
2 operators 
1,059 
495 
464 
2,110 
2,462 
2,049 
2,119 
3 operators 
140 
88 
73 
283 
378 
448 
632 
4 operators 
17 
24 
5 
29 
52 
67 
140 
5 or more operators 
9 
1 
2 
17 
34 
19 
63 
Total women operators 
.number 
1,208 
580 
515 
2,214 
2,444 
1,997 
2,202 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,109 
516 
477 
2,052 
2,234 
1,853 
1,955 
2 operators 
45 
29 
13 
74 
73 
61 
107 
3 operators 
3 
2 
4 
3 
15 
6 
8 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
1 
5 or more operators 
" 
“ 
1 
1 
" 
1 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
2,970 
1,465 
1,412 
6,193 
7,445 
5,681 
5,080 
Female 
317 
104 
109 
452 
272 
163 
206 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
1,547 
806 
823 
4,412 
6,378 
5,287 
4,871 
Other 
1,740 
763 
698 
2,233 
1,339 
557 
415 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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