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 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
10,733 
245 
1,093 
378 
586 
746 
acres 
3,454,842 
672 
12,819 
8,630 
20,587 
36,502 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
31,847 
351 
2,991 
1,413 
2,415 
2,680 
acres 
9,957,304 
1,252 
46,037 
39,905 
92,187 
136,001 
Nematodes 
... farms 
1,563 
39 
133 
55 
67 
104 
acres 
512,511 
122 
1,661 
1,539 
1,947 
5,154 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
2,580 
116 
378 
121 
176 
173 
acres 
703,820 
300 
2,712 
2,136 
3,987 
7,131 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
916 
18 
115 
41 
55 
57 
acres on which used 
381,534 
55 
1,021 
736 
1,125 
2,338 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
5,808 
38 
444 
258 
432 
502 
acres 
884,110 
124 
6,658 
6,742 
14,069 
20,644 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
9,035 
182 
1,386 
466 
821 
868 
acres 
2,058,741 
791 
25,855 
15,724 
37,226 
52,709 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
3,268 
13 
374 
176 
383 
380 
acres 
274,123 
35 
5,705 
4,440 
12,372 
16,478 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
15,606 
96 
1,021 
577 
945 
1,117 
acres 
4,017,507 
304 
16,016 
15,751 
32,362 
50,066 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
7,978 
37 
366 
185 
359 
452 
acres 
2,706,746 
98 
5,041 
4,822 
12,232 
18,379 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
14,191 
299 
1,508 
627 
1,093 
1,173 
acres 
3,140,274 
893 
18,309 
15,844 
35,305 
52,751 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
4,464 
64 
491 
217 
360 
372 
acres 
390,114 
155 
5,001 
3,789 
7,829 
9,301 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
1,823 
48 
398 
112 
182 
190 
Solar panels 
... farms 
826 
31 
215 
52 
84 
90 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
192 
6 
33 
12 
16 
26 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
21 
- 
7 
2 
- 
4 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
536 
14 
124 
31 
58 
56 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
38 
- 
11 
2 
4 
7 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
227 
4 
24 
9 
14 
24 
Ethanol 
... farms 
225 
1 
20 
14 
17 
23 
Other 
... farms 
76 
- 
20 
10 
16 
2 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
233 
3 
12 
5 
10 
32 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
70,447 
3,264 
19,410 
5,922 
9,326 
8,263 
Part owners 
... farms 
24,041 
89 
1,373 
839 
1,310 
1,994 
Tenants 
... farms 
4,683 
191 
923 
343 
465 
486 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
94,700 
3,359 
20,818 
6,777 
10,664 
10,282 
acres 
20,640,373 
59,387 
817,996 
496,535 
977,904 
1,302,007 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
94,488 
3,353 
20,783 
6,761 
10,636 
10,257 
acres 
18,506,370 
15,724 
565,222 
366,274 
812,784 
1,072,620 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
28,838 
285 
2,310 
1,185 
1,794 
2,498 
acres 
9,802,370 
1,373 
51,322 
48,761 
99,758 
182,196 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
28,724 
280 
2,296 
1,182 
1,775 
2,480 
acres 
9,759,767 
1,226 
49,390 
47,817 
97,693 
177,664 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
14,447 
408 
2,572 
1,288 
1,652 
1,753 
acres 
2,176,606 
43,810 
254,706 
131,205 
167,185 
233,919 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
152,817 
5,605 
33,392 
10,782 
16,886 
16,398 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
54,055 
1,750 
1 1 ,264 
3,867 
6,072 
5,970 
2 operators 
38,889 
1,589 
9,521 
2,897 
4,484 
4,146 
3 operators 
4,811 
157 
699 
273 
431 
466 
4 operators 
1,010 
36 
178 
48 
76 
126 
5 or more operators 
406 
12 
44 
19 
38 
35 
Total women operators 
number 
46,874 
2,163 
12,218 
3,552 
5,605 
5,153 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
42,254 
1,916 
11,148 
3,254 
5,119 
4,644 
2 operators 
1,858 
98 
439 
118 
195 
196 
3 operators 
225 
17 
49 
12 
28 
19 
4 operators 
38 
- 
10 
5 
3 
9 
5 or more operators 
13 
- 
1 
1 
- 
4 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
88,044 
2,883 
18,367 
6,210 
9,690 
9,564 
Female 
11,127 
661 
3,339 
894 
1,411 
1,179 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
43,788 
1,109 
6,259 
2,225 
3,916 
4,146 
Other 
55,383 
2,435 
15,447 
4,879 
7,185 
6,597 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
68 Missouri 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
