Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
5,070 
580 
400 
459 
668 
559 
acres 
719,308 
415,457 
109,112 
69,713 
47,369 
18,670 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
13,207 
789 
663 
803 
1,219 
1,066 
acres 
2,558,077 
1,153,220 
499,641 
408,510 
207,423 
87,038 
Nematodes 
farms 
758 
177 
78 
76 
86 
75 
acres 
122,141 
86,537 
12,420 
1 1 ,455 
8,141 
1,551 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
3,776 
476 
335 
354 
515 
426 
acres 
696,611 
416,859 
116,233 
93,301 
41,207 
14,815 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,446 
219 
156 
145 
218 
145 
acres on which used 
182,323 
104,450 
32,564 
22,850 
13,394 
4,015 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
3,210 
326 
219 
236 
343 
306 
acres 
299,600 
146,540 
55,471 
28,235 
24,768 
14,545 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
4,090 
205 
146 
168 
278 
229 
acres 
430,049 
185,640 
64,664 
43,071 
42,114 
15,285 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
787 
29 
23 
41 
58 
54 
acres 
108,529 
7,716 
14,024 
10,998 
14,207 
7,221 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
1,935 
233 
189 
189 
186 
125 
acres 
712,518 
322,357 
173,959 
129,986 
44,180 
18,062 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
1,102 
203 
140 
138 
152 
96 
acres 
660,376 
349,960 
141,716 
90,712 
55,374 
9,940 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
4,922 
513 
391 
442 
518 
499 
acres 
1,004,157 
476,782 
199,141 
168,104 
75,105 
33,253 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,922 
188 
93 
131 
206 
199 
acres 
92,796 
50,963 
8,976 
1 1 ,334 
6,664 
4,629 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,401 
72 
55 
68 
106 
77 
Solar panels 
farms 
1,141 
45 
33 
43 
82 
62 
Wind turbines 
farms 
151 
17 
16 
15 
9 
4 
Methane digesters 
farms 
8 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
95 
3 
5 
2 
6 
6 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
41 
3 
- 
- 
3 
3 
Biodiesel 
farms 
86 
3 
4 
9 
17 
8 
Ethanol 
farms 
22 
1 
- 
5 
1 
1 
Other 
farms 
30 
- 
1 
1 
- 
1 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
160 
14 
25 
25 
18 
7 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
27,899 
219 
237 
423 
886 
1,094 
Part owners 
farms 
5,440 
600 
508 
506 
638 
466 
Tenants 
farms 
2,100 
138 
95 
165 
231 
181 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
33,400 
823 
746 
936 
1,528 
1,573 
acres 
12,280,836 
2,766,888 
1,512,577 
1,587,803 
1,839,724 
633,284 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
33,339 
819 
745 
929 
1,524 
1,560 
acres 
1 1 ,233,325 
2,667,903 
1,474,137 
1 ,539,946 
1,769,113 
561,736 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
7,587 
739 
604 
673 
869 
650 
acres 
5,144,573 
1,529,501 
861,696 
858,302 
772,899 
406,162 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
7,540 
738 
603 
671 
869 
647 
acres 
5,068,253 
1,517,489 
860,513 
832,018 
767,558 
405,143 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
4,405 
140 
96 
114 
186 
290 
acres 
1,123,831 
110,997 
39,623 
74,141 
75,952 
72,567 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
59,237 
2,191 
1,603 
1,885 
2,975 
2,899 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
15,509 
300 
320 
503 
810 
794 
2 operators 
17,279 
359 
350 
434 
751 
800 
3 operators 
1,946 
187 
124 
122 
140 
108 
4 operators 
467 
54 
32 
28 
36 
26 
5 or more operators 
238 
57 
14 
7 
18 
13 
Total women operators 
number 
23,306 
493 
437 
551 
923 
998 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
20,260 
348 
338 
429 
769 
852 
2 operators 
1,228 
44 
37 
55 
65 
57 
3 operators 
142 
6 
3 
4 
8 
8 
4 operators 
24 
6 
4 
- 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
11 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
28,426 
916 
793 
1,028 
1,584 
1,495 
Female 
7,013 
41 
47 
66 
171 
246 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
17,684 
880 
773 
973 
1,369 
1,212 
Other 
17,755 
77 
67 
121 
386 
529 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
96 Oregon 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
