Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
5,070 
1,090 
1,539 
308 
267 
257 
acres 
719,308 
2,700 
18,046 
9,586 
11,521 
15,232 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
13,207 
2,428 
4,271 
822 
842 
703 
acres 
2,558,077 
7,217 
47,380 
22,778 
30,142 
36,553 
Nematodes 
... farms 
758 
117 
202 
46 
26 
29 
acres 
122,141 
305 
2,241 
1,007 
806 
1,065 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
3,776 
732 
1,101 
239 
196 
205 
acres 
696,611 
1,766 
12,337 
7,481 
8,070 
12,026 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
1,446 
252 
398 
95 
80 
90 
acres on which used 
182,323 
630 
5,392 
2,952 
3,452 
4,679 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
3,210 
409 
1,051 
242 
233 
233 
acres 
299,600 
1,267 
12,491 
5,992 
7,708 
1 1 ,869 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
4,090 
760 
1,391 
269 
311 
226 
acres 
430,049 
2,665 
17,490 
7,845 
1 1 ,329 
10,010 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
787 
58 
195 
42 
64 
49 
acres 
108,529 
168 
1,920 
1,147 
1,542 
1,734 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
1,935 
320 
481 
46 
71 
74 
acres 
712,518 
494 
2,936 
357 
1,589 
2,157 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
1,102 
112 
158 
30 
37 
54 
acres 
660,376 
182 
1,142 
564 
1,112 
2,306 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
4,922 
754 
1,098 
249 
272 
303 
acres 
1,004,157 
1,467 
9,770 
5,991 
8,074 
14,091 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
1,922 
394 
650 
140 
98 
107 
acres 
92,796 
902 
5,140 
3,043 
2,568 
3,988 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
1,401 
222 
458 
75 
69 
77 
Solar panels 
... farms 
1,141 
192 
373 
65 
60 
56 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
151 
12 
21 
3 
4 
7 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
8 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
95 
17 
52 
1 
4 
2 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
41 
4 
11 
2 
4 
3 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
86 
14 
30 
4 
2 
11 
Ethanol 
... farms 
22 
2 
2 
1 
2 
4 
Other 
... farms 
30 
8 
17 
- 
- 
1 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
160 
6 
11 
- 
1 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
27,899 
8,395 
10,974 
1,485 
1,672 
1,070 
Part owners 
... farms 
5,440 
257 
1,123 
350 
339 
411 
Tenants 
... farms 
2,100 
467 
566 
129 
115 
118 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
33,400 
8,655 
12,112 
1,844 
2,016 
1,490 
acres 
12,280,836 
63,263 
413,799 
128,065 
179,239 
199,195 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
33,339 
8,652 
12,097 
1,835 
2,011 
1,481 
acres 
1 1 ,233,325 
41 ,779 
266,681 
96,460 
148,967 
149,176 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
7,587 
732 
1,700 
484 
457 
533 
acres 
5,144,573 
2,529 
31,335 
17,461 
26,429 
37,986 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
7,540 
724 
1,689 
479 
454 
529 
acres 
5,068,253 
2,454 
28,253 
17,177 
25,525 
36,823 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
4,405 
750 
1,579 
347 
291 
241 
acres 
1,123,831 
21,559 
150,200 
31,889 
31,176 
51,182 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
59,237 
14,593 
21,026 
3,263 
3,532 
2,667 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
15,509 
4,074 
5,433 
878 
937 
747 
2 operators 
17,279 
4,708 
6,453 
948 
1,035 
709 
3 operators 
1,946 
279 
564 
99 
117 
97 
4 operators 
467 
31 
149 
28 
24 
31 
5 or more operators 
238 
27 
64 
11 
13 
15 
Total women operators 
number 
23,306 
6,541 
8,695 
1,244 
1,338 
930 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
20,260 
5,925 
7,629 
1,072 
1,141 
790 
2 operators 
1,228 
243 
438 
78 
76 
56 
3 operators 
142 
42 
35 
3 
15 
4 
4 operators 
24 
1 
11 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
11 
- 
7 
1 
- 
2 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
28,426 
6,591 
10,038 
1,625 
1,795 
1,356 
Female 
7,013 
2,528 
2,625 
339 
331 
243 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
17,684 
3,259 
5,565 
1,076 
1,157 
971 
Other 
17,755 
5,860 
7,098 
888 
969 
628 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
70 Oregon 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
