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 
679 
472 
468 
1,697 
1,870 
1,466 
1,033 
acres 
44,444 
40,320 
44,861 
247,735 
562,352 
897,023 
1,538,897 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
....farms 
2,553 
1,919 
1,731 
5,848 
5,080 
3,069 
1,797 
acres 
172,042 
158,344 
170,256 
902,305 
1,797,748 
2,561,515 
3,879,712 
Nematodes 
....farms 
128 
81 
73 
236 
221 
231 
195 
acres 
9,622 
7,829 
7,207 
36,692 
60,733 
133,555 
246,450 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
....farms 
150 
101 
86 
261 
331 
344 
343 
acres 
7,968 
8,386 
6,045 
36,432 
88,625 
169,650 
370,448 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
....farms 
31 
34 
32 
108 
108 
156 
161 
acres on which used 
1,486 
1,839 
2,433 
13,931 
29,455 
105,110 
222,005 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
....farms 
499 
339 
327 
1,020 
986 
670 
293 
acres 
27,821 
21,208 
25,111 
105,225 
199,115 
222,740 
234,653 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
....farms 
662 
493 
427 
1,383 
1,109 
811 
427 
acres 
50,215 
40,929 
45,255 
215,035 
351,855 
543,434 
679,713 
Land under conservation easement 
....farms 
352 
223 
196 
536 
355 
191 
89 
acres 
18,489 
14,368 
14,135 
49,298 
48,498 
36,511 
53,794 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
....farms 
1,146 
877 
814 
2,832 
2,942 
2,007 
1,232 
acres 
63,864 
58,530 
65,769 
347,482 
752,294 
1,063,384 
1,551,685 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
....farms 
475 
339 
363 
1,419 
1,667 
1,320 
996 
acres 
26,944 
24,472 
31,095 
173,771 
400,640 
706,101 
1,303,151 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
....farms 
1,103 
808 
694 
2,498 
2,186 
1,358 
844 
acres 
64,088 
56,763 
56,066 
304,268 
561,855 
801,025 
1,173,107 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
....farms 
296 
246 
236 
745 
707 
493 
237 
acres 
9,316 
9,685 
10,772 
44,054 
77,993 
90,714 
121,505 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
...farms 
141 
100 
80 
243 
187 
99 
43 
Solar panels 
...farms 
49 
47 
40 
96 
76 
35 
11 
Wind turbines 
...farms 
13 
5 
5 
22 
26 
16 
12 
Methane digesters 
...farms 
1 
- 
- 
2 
4 
1 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
...farms 
50 
26 
24 
80 
43 
20 
10 
Small hydro systems 
...farms 
2 
1 
1 
4 
5 
1 
- 
Biodiesel 
...farms 
22 
17 
8 
42 
34 
20 
9 
Ethanol 
...farms 
22 
10 
3 
29 
49 
28 
9 
Other 
...farms 
3 
5 
6 
6 
4 
4 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
....farms 
23 
12 
12 
51 
29 
32 
12 
TENURE 
Full owners 
....farms 
6,001 
3,912 
2,882 
7,257 
2,998 
822 
390 
Part owners 
....farms 
1,640 
1,565 
1,471 
5,191 
4,421 
2,655 
1,493 
Tenants 
....farms 
424 
261 
170 
592 
400 
280 
148 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
....farms 
7,661 
5,491 
4,368 
12,473 
7,429 
3,491 
1,887 
acres 
1,238,199 
1,061,724 
971,512 
3,851,562 
3,766,234 
2,785,603 
3,311,710 
Owned land in farms 
....farms 
7,641 
5,477 
4,353 
12,448 
7,419 
3,477 
1,883 
acres 
1,067,132 
923,489 
858,940 
3,462,249 
3,492,163 
2,652,297 
3,217,476 
Land rented or leased from others 
....farms 
2,074 
1,836 
1,646 
5,802 
4,828 
2,937 
1,643 
acres 
202,999 
210,958 
215,636 
1,145,117 
1,857,232 
2,418,912 
3,368,106 
Rented or leased land in farms 
....farms 
2,064 
1,826 
1,641 
5,783 
4,821 
2,935 
1,641 
acres 
200,923 
209,509 
213,402 
1,138,126 
1,849,687 
2,412,452 
3,361,878 
Land rented or leased to others 
....farms 
1,313 
948 
809 
2,050 
1,092 
400 
162 
acres 
173,143 
139,684 
114,806 
396,304 
281,616 
139,766 
100,462 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
.number 
12,175 
8,812 
6,889 
19,966 
12,318 
5,915 
3,679 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
4,574 
3,208 
2,555 
7,357 
4,418 
2,083 
937 
2 operators 
3,010 
2,141 
1,681 
4,751 
2,649 
1,296 
724 
3 operators 
388 
281 
214 
748 
573 
318 
263 
4 operators 
66 
76 
46 
128 
112 
42 
76 
5 or more operators 
27 
32 
27 
56 
67 
18 
31 
Total women operators 
.number 
3,661 
2,551 
1,973 
5,466 
2,888 
1,060 
584 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
3,312 
2,273 
1,766 
4,898 
2,489 
957 
478 
2 operators 
151 
109 
78 
243 
149 
45 
37 
3 operators 
14 
16 
13 
22 
27 
3 
5 
4 operators 
- 
3 
3 
1 
1 
3 
5 or more operators 
1 
- 
- 
3 
2 
" 
1 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
7,197 
5,230 
4,043 
11,888 
7,328 
3,649 
1,995 
Female 
868 
508 
480 
1,152 
491 
108 
36 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
3,302 
2,601 
2,244 
7,370 
5,564 
3,223 
1,829 
Other 
4,763 
3,137 
2,279 
5,670 
2,255 
534 
202 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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