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 
549 
335 
181 
132 
97 
189 
acres 
45,694 
16,730 
4,415 
2,417 
1,506 
11,266 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
2,185 
1,523 
778 
502 
397 
1,127 
acres 
232,915 
103,085 
34,045 
14,888 
8,881 
67,995 
Nematodes 
farms 
86 
64 
25 
13 
13 
10 
acres 
6,710 
2,963 
451 
457 
94 
66 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
114 
75 
66 
43 
35 
33 
acres 
6,756 
2,157 
769 
637 
267 
270 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
17 
12 
12 
8 
10 
8 
acres on which used 
353 
402 
179 
97 
24 
41 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
220 
103 
53 
52 
29 
176 
acres 
11,297 
3,471 
2,047 
1,083 
405 
6,363 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
252 
189 
114 
88 
125 
266 
acres 
21,154 
13,813 
5,269 
3,925 
3,615 
9,466 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
136 
115 
90 
42 
31 
363 
acres 
18,616 
15,393 
5,467 
2,552 
863 
37,156 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
1,167 
826 
381 
209 
126 
194 
acres 
96,367 
46,349 
10,118 
3,981 
1,753 
14,747 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
551 
342 
135 
86 
57 
74 
acres 
41,903 
18,220 
4,062 
2,071 
556 
4,383 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
815 
588 
334 
211 
133 
206 
acres 
78,141 
34,814 
11,266 
2,898 
1,685 
13,910 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
141 
131 
87 
85 
54 
173 
acres 
6,521 
4,401 
1,802 
944 
1,513 
4,013 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
50 
52 
45 
34 
53 
123 
Solar panels 
farms 
18 
35 
29 
25 
18 
55 
Wind turbines 
farms 
14 
8 
- 
3 
3 
18 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
19 
8 
15 
10 
33 
52 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
6 
" 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
15 
19 
2 
2 
1 
45 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
2,205 
2,599 
2,158 
1,819 
1,536 
7,733 
Part owners 
farms 
908 
796 
323 
215 
197 
548 
Tenants 
farms 
598 
603 
369 
190 
184 
450 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
3,161 
3,435 
2,507 
2,037 
1,738 
8,321 
acres 
1,223,097 
1,015,782 
391,725 
187,584 
192,478 
2,530,105 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
3,113 
3,395 
2,481 
2,034 
1,733 
8,281 
acres 
907,970 
698,378 
247,405 
120,093 
93,926 
1,361,799 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
1,534 
1,406 
701 
405 
392 
1,030 
acres 
396,172 
259,229 
65,572 
43,243 
27,776 
280,108 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
1,506 
1,399 
692 
405 
381 
998 
acres 
373,460 
248,721 
61,459 
43,195 
25,713 
258,801 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
1,005 
1,044 
689 
447 
346 
2,906 
acres 
337,839 
327,912 
148,433 
67,539 
100,615 
1,189,613 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
5,467 
5,956 
4,296 
3,283 
2,908 
13,197 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
2,196 
2,287 
1,587 
1,273 
1,015 
4,790 
2 operators 
1,313 
1,500 
1,134 
859 
831 
3,553 
3 operators 
168 
180 
99 
81 
55 
313 
4 operators 
30 
26 
15 
6 
15 
43 
5 or more operators 
4 
5 
15 
5 
1 
32 
Total women operators 
number 
1,502 
1,740 
1,309 
1,064 
1,039 
4,918 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,354 
1,593 
1,223 
987 
989 
4,385 
2 operators 
68 
70 
35 
31 
22 
226 
3 operators 
4 
1 
4 
5 
2 
24 
4 operators 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
" 
1 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
3,407 
3,610 
2,546 
1,941 
1,635 
7,057 
Female 
304 
388 
304 
283 
282 
1,674 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
1,922 
1,625 
994 
706 
526 
2,194 
Other 
1,789 
2,373 
1,856 
1,518 
1,391 
6,537 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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