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 
217 
115 
82 
363 
343 
250 
239 
acres 
16,729 
1 1 ,633 
9,744 
60,599 
99,081 
142,531 
321,906 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
...farms 
515 
307 
248 
877 
781 
546 
867 
acres 
35,644 
25,701 
23,537 
148,909 
259,674 
397,746 
1,522,796 
Nematodes 
...farms 
31 
16 
16 
59 
74 
81 
61 
acres 
2,010 
1,360 
1,478 
5,892 
13,712 
28,279 
63,986 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
...farms 
169 
98 
67 
254 
258 
209 
248 
acres 
12,100 
8,487 
8,429 
46,274 
76,741 
127,207 
375,693 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
...farms 
60 
45 
25 
102 
127 
107 
65 
acres on which used 
4,966 
4,579 
2,536 
16,802 
34,463 
48,303 
53,569 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
...farms 
160 
108 
74 
258 
210 
138 
94 
acres 
8,715 
7,675 
5,081 
34,474 
55,536 
67,215 
81,577 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
...farms 
158 
117 
97 
271 
219 
126 
145 
acres 
10,857 
9,406 
9,258 
38,116 
68,547 
78,243 
166,283 
Land under conservation easement 
...farms 
45 
30 
15 
95 
67 
45 
82 
acres 
3,248 
1,479 
1,786 
10,043 
12,740 
17,891 
54,831 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
...farms 
63 
30 
28 
154 
164 
171 
333 
acres 
2,274 
1,240 
1,962 
12,363 
30,641 
75,794 
580,711 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
...farms 
35 
20 
21 
102 
128 
152 
253 
acres 
1,653 
916 
1,834 
17,095 
39,247 
85,770 
508,555 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
...farms 
223 
133 
100 
487 
485 
350 
468 
acres 
12,990 
11,361 
9,531 
79,939 
144,508 
211,815 
494,620 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
...farms 
85 
40 
23 
118 
102 
76 
89 
acres 
3,910 
1,996 
1,454 
9,773 
13,427 
19,847 
26,748 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
...farms 
50 
26 
28 
132 
67 
60 
137 
Solar panels 
...farms 
48 
24 
24 
118 
49 
47 
85 
Wind turbines 
...farms 
8 
2 
3 
17 
13 
12 
49 
Methane digesters 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
3 
Geoexchange systems 
...farms 
1 
1 
1 
6 
3 
- 
7 
Small hydro systems 
...farms 
1 
3 
- 
9 
1 
- 
3 
Biodiesel 
...farms 
3 
1 
1 
6 
9 
1 
4 
Ethanol 
...farms 
- 
- 
3 
2 
3 
1 
2 
Other 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
1 
Wind rights leased to others 
...farms 
7 
1 
1 
6 
18 
24 
85 
TENURE 
Full owners 
...farms 
926 
467 
297 
974 
713 
347 
579 
Part owners 
...farms 
244 
204 
165 
672 
556 
419 
700 
Tenants 
...farms 
73 
54 
26 
119 
120 
114 
199 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
...farms 
1,172 
674 
463 
1,652 
1,272 
768 
1,282 
acres 
211,183 
167,164 
113,462 
592,645 
820,700 
847,370 
8,544,751 
Owned land in farms 
...farms 
1,170 
671 
462 
1,646 
1,269 
766 
1,279 
acres 
164,851 
1 1 1 ,028 
92,119 
468,127 
675,250 
748,095 
8,270,792 
Land rented or leased from others 
...farms 
320 
260 
193 
794 
680 
534 
900 
acres 
31,323 
35,812 
24,418 
171,397 
288,879 
479,349 
3,997,655 
Rented or leased land in farms 
...farms 
317 
258 
191 
791 
676 
533 
899 
acres 
30,668 
32,587 
23,864 
169,311 
285,398 
469,745 
3,946,448 
Land rented or leased to others 
...farms 
189 
106 
94 
267 
225 
123 
193 
acres 
46,987 
59,361 
21,897 
126,604 
148,931 
108,879 
325,166 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
2,087 
1,259 
860 
3,029 
2,423 
1,604 
2,894 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
563 
313 
220 
792 
657 
351 
544 
2 operators 
567 
328 
204 
773 
531 
389 
634 
3 operators 
82 
57 
47 
142 
153 
104 
205 
4 operators 
20 
19 
9 
42 
34 
25 
55 
5 or more operators 
11 
8 
8 
16 
14 
11 
40 
Total women operators 
number 
756 
442 
336 
987 
738 
443 
856 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
657 
351 
270 
824 
579 
371 
651 
2 operators 
41 
38 
16 
68 
68 
30 
76 
3 operators 
3 
5 
6 
9 
5 
4 
11 
4 operators 
2 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
5 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
1,039 
633 
413 
1,536 
1,242 
802 
1,356 
Female 
204 
92 
75 
229 
147 
78 
122 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
730 
442 
315 
1,191 
1,040 
686 
1,252 
Other 
513 
283 
173 
574 
349 
194 
226 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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