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 
515 
616 
426 
280 
267 
300 
acres 
8,355 
7,215 
2,634 
5,095 
766 
34,922 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1,138 
1,658 
1,368 
1,335 
1,280 
1,888 
acres 
48,401 
39,339 
21,579 
19,443 
1 1 ,069 
62,414 
Nematodes 
farms 
53 
74 
42 
35 
36 
26 
acres 
587 
859 
234 
161 
83 
113 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
365 
483 
318 
198 
161 
145 
acres 
6,457 
4,639 
1,589 
503 
318 
690 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
127 
142 
126 
66 
48 
54 
acres on which used 
2,030 
1,782 
652 
205 
127 
254 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
280 
366 
309 
229 
230 
366 
acres 
8,225 
7,017 
4,621 
3,196 
1,626 
5,356 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
314 
546 
426 
497 
488 
793 
acres 
12,927 
21,056 
9,690 
8,887 
4,686 
22,029 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
56 
71 
64 
77 
51 
263 
acres 
11,873 
6,882 
1,499 
3,171 
2,985 
27,953 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
138 
215 
133 
162 
194 
171 
acres 
6,044 
2,534 
1,488 
2,133 
761 
11,014 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
73 
84 
59 
45 
51 
61 
acres 
1,792 
1,051 
350 
322 
98 
9,061 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
487 
628 
459 
321 
313 
351 
acres 
19,649 
12,850 
6,923 
2,172 
1,600 
8,578 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
200 
295 
203 
154 
92 
161 
acres 
2,687 
2,313 
1,141 
1,078 
288 
2,723 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
122 
160 
150 
146 
142 
303 
Solar panels 
farms 
100 
131 
136 
137 
125 
247 
Wind turbines 
farms 
12 
17 
13 
6 
13 
29 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
7 
12 
9 
7 
16 
22 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
5 
13 
2 
2 
4 
6 
Biodiesel 
farms 
13 
5 
6 
9 
3 
9 
Ethanol 
farms 
6 
3 
- 
1 
- 
4 
Other 
farms 
2 
3 
5 
5 
5 
7 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
5 
15 
3 
3 
8 
37 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,557 
3,035 
3,404 
3,917 
4,578 
8,549 
Part owners 
farms 
487 
664 
470 
388 
257 
456 
Tenants 
farms 
173 
312 
222 
163 
153 
267 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
2,054 
3,706 
3,879 
4,309 
4,837 
9,009 
acres 
486,914 
807,272 
342,193 
488,425 
201,136 
1,614,620 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
2,044 
3,699 
3,874 
4,305 
4,835 
9,005 
acres 
432,541 
(D) 
272,727 
(D) 
165,796 
1,209,641 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
665 
979 
697 
557 
414 
740 
acres 
241,734 
106,849 
166,145 
38,727 
22,905 
139,653 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
660 
976 
692 
551 
410 
723 
acres 
236,635 
104,924 
165,202 
38,404 
22,729 
117,638 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
323 
561 
541 
479 
471 
1,204 
acres 
59,472 
86,403 
70,409 
71,757 
35,516 
426,994 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
3,648 
6,686 
6,738 
7,373 
8,101 
15,138 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,002 
1,784 
1,786 
1,867 
2,186 
4,157 
2 operators 
1,055 
1,931 
2,061 
2,371 
2,570 
4,597 
3 operators 
124 
222 
190 
176 
180 
373 
4 operators 
26 
45 
41 
41 
35 
103 
5 or more operators 
10 
29 
18 
13 
17 
42 
Total women operators 
number 
1,331 
2,618 
2,725 
3,166 
3,511 
6,553 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,163 
2,265 
2,429 
2,802 
3,130 
5,735 
2 operators 
76 
133 
122 
147 
159 
333 
3 operators 
4 
16 
16 
20 
17 
40 
4 operators 
1 
4 
1 
1 
3 
2 
5 or more operators 
- 
4 
- 
1 
- 
4 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
1,860 
3,282 
3,233 
3,466 
3,803 
6,966 
Female 
357 
729 
863 
1,002 
1,185 
2,306 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
1,413 
2,178 
1,832 
1,869 
1,811 
3,374 
Other 
804 
1,833 
2,264 
2,599 
3,177 
5,898 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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