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 
182 
199 
138 
443 
402 
305 
232 
acres 
9,894 
14,925 
12,951 
61,691 
127,542 
222,784 
328,196 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
....farms 
455 
383 
304 
868 
619 
403 
288 
acres 
27,246 
27,879 
31,249 
119,750 
212,316 
331,937 
522,577 
Nematodes 
....farms 
42 
53 
32 
146 
193 
184 
152 
acres 
1,988 
4,706 
2,601 
20,077 
53,302 
99,235 
174,124 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
....farms 
36 
73 
46 
150 
191 
153 
147 
acres 
1,303 
3,982 
4,487 
17,074 
44,187 
81,105 
159,284 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
....farms 
14 
33 
27 
138 
160 
140 
128 
acres on which used 
1,000 
3,419 
2,375 
18,903 
42,463 
63,731 
121,460 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
....farms 
32 
25 
27 
86 
94 
101 
91 
acres 
1,028 
1,015 
1,577 
6,015 
14,845 
20,558 
49,509 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
....farms 
183 
139 
114 
323 
227 
180 
134 
acres 
9,042 
9,353 
10,016 
33,746 
60,663 
102,065 
165,120 
Land under conservation easement 
....farms 
44 
47 
38 
115 
69 
80 
42 
acres 
3,197 
2,801 
3,729 
23,093 
16,793 
52,749 
75,089 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
....farms 
107 
99 
106 
305 
275 
220 
148 
acres 
5,479 
6,910 
8,483 
40,234 
82,843 
150,203 
228,634 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
....farms 
78 
35 
52 
157 
183 
174 
129 
acres 
2,833 
2,029 
3,573 
16,142 
61,099 
124,540 
189,925 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
....farms 
296 
182 
153 
450 
311 
193 
148 
acres 
11,814 
12,374 
10,514 
47,392 
58,175 
71,941 
133,190 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
....farms 
62 
58 
60 
152 
104 
59 
49 
acres 
1,377 
1,888 
2,269 
9,892 
11,050 
12,973 
31,179 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
...farms 
13 
6 
2 
19 
11 
4 
7 
Solar panels 
...farms 
10 
5 
2 
13 
5 
1 
3 
Wind turbines 
...farms 
1 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
1 
Methane digesters 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
Geoexchange systems 
...farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
Small hydro systems 
...farms 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
Biodiesel 
...farms 
- 
2 
- 
1 
6 
2 
4 
Ethanol 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
- 
4 
Other 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
....farms 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
....farms 
882 
655 
476 
1,151 
610 
213 
135 
Part owners 
....farms 
369 
325 
270 
715 
451 
313 
216 
Tenants 
....farms 
41 
52 
41 
46 
60 
29 
13 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
....farms 
1,254 
982 
746 
1,867 
1,067 
526 
351 
acres 
178,899 
176,588 
155,053 
553,741 
591,446 
471,678 
954,386 
Owned land in farms 
....farms 
1,251 
980 
746 
1,866 
1,061 
526 
351 
acres 
167,886 
161,240 
145,069 
521,475 
556,264 
454,119 
926,335 
Land rented or leased from others 
....farms 
412 
378 
313 
764 
516 
342 
230 
acres 
34,575 
42,435 
42,863 
152,399 
217,432 
295,921 
439,749 
Rented or leased land in farms 
....farms 
410 
377 
311 
761 
511 
342 
229 
acres 
34,044 
42,080 
42,663 
150,258 
204,243 
295,708 
438,805 
Land rented or leased to others 
....farms 
160 
145 
101 
306 
198 
75 
48 
acres 
11,544 
15,703 
10,184 
34,407 
48,371 
17,772 
28,995 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
.number 
1,854 
1,485 
1,126 
2,836 
1,594 
840 
706 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
847 
666 
520 
1,216 
771 
339 
174 
2 operators 
352 
296 
212 
525 
261 
161 
117 
3 operators 
77 
61 
40 
130 
76 
46 
46 
4 operators 
14 
3 
13 
29 
7 
5 
16 
5 or more operators 
2 
6 
2 
12 
6 
4 
11 
Total women operators 
.number 
485 
359 
264 
604 
265 
117 
79 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
419 
322 
225 
528 
231 
103 
58 
2 operators 
21 
14 
18 
29 
8 
4 
6 
3 operators 
2 
3 
1 
6 
4 
2 
1 
4 operators 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
2 
" 
1 
" 
1 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
1,126 
908 
681 
1,710 
1,045 
525 
354 
Female 
166 
124 
106 
202 
76 
30 
10 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
536 
442 
366 
929 
644 
399 
291 
Other 
756 
590 
421 
983 
477 
156 
73 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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