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 
10,733 
868 
905 
1,230 
1,839 
1,558 
acres 
3,454,842 
1,317,149 
678,615 
563,614 
468,277 
212,661 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
31,847 
1,358 
1,680 
2,483 
4,478 
4,774 
acres 
9,957,304 
2,832,986 
1,976,304 
1,810,109 
1,574,673 
787,736 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,563 
198 
133 
123 
231 
267 
acres 
512,511 
241,961 
80,203 
59,997 
60,778 
35,036 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
2,580 
367 
230 
239 
334 
320 
acres 
703,820 
380,994 
106,297 
94,887 
60,639 
29,820 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
916 
180 
116 
99 
62 
77 
acres on which used 
381,534 
233,182 
82,051 
35,550 
9,682 
8,642 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
5,808 
256 
367 
563 
924 
898 
acres 
884,110 
207,357 
152,501 
154,605 
142,171 
89,357 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
9,035 
410 
509 
633 
1,023 
953 
acres 
2,058,741 
677,425 
378,581 
280,201 
244,650 
127,119 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
3,268 
50 
74 
130 
212 
291 
acres 
274,123 
18,938 
14,501 
39,685 
22,247 
22,957 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
15,606 
807 
1,120 
1,715 
2,793 
2,428 
acres 
4,017,507 
1,092,535 
826,787 
778,442 
668,396 
319,313 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
7,978 
619 
827 
1,084 
1,605 
1,280 
acres 
2,706,746 
879,887 
601,941 
518,638 
416,407 
154,820 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
14,191 
703 
770 
1,190 
2,074 
2,139 
acres 
3,140,274 
1,035,643 
570,346 
510,055 
453,755 
264,362 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
4,464 
210 
261 
418 
659 
574 
acres 
390,114 
113,013 
65,327 
57,415 
58,027 
33,633 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,823 
34 
53 
66 
165 
162 
Solar panels 
farms 
826 
9 
10 
21 
54 
66 
Wind turbines 
farms 
192 
10 
14 
8 
20 
18 
Methane digesters 
farms 
21 
- 
- 
1 
1 
3 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
536 
9 
10 
17 
29 
53 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
38 
- 
- 
1 
4 
3 
Biodiesel 
farms 
227 
4 
15 
18 
30 
26 
Ethanol 
farms 
225 
5 
20 
20 
39 
25 
Other 
farms 
76 
2 
" 
1 
16 
3 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
233 
15 
16 
16 
29 
28 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
70,447 
671 
377 
609 
1,875 
3,322 
Part owners 
farms 
24,041 
1,025 
1,375 
2,034 
3,465 
3,509 
Tenants 
farms 
4,683 
138 
200 
248 
398 
534 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
94,700 
1,701 
1,759 
2,647 
5,364 
6,863 
acres 
20,640,373 
1,779,195 
1,431,756 
1,771,113 
2,485,044 
2,257,821 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
94,488 
1,696 
1,752 
2,643 
5,340 
6,831 
acres 
18,506,370 
1,710,219 
1,386,075 
1,702,522 
2,348,885 
2,086,895 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
28,838 
1,165 
1,575 
2,283 
3,868 
4,056 
acres 
9,802,370 
2,200,569 
1,681,076 
1,595,721 
1,619,459 
930,702 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
28,724 
1,163 
1,575 
2,282 
3,863 
4,043 
acres 
9,759,767 
2,193,883 
1,675,022 
1,594,059 
1,616,908 
927,228 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
14,447 
185 
174 
257 
602 
943 
acres 
2,176,606 
75,662 
51,735 
70,253 
138,710 
174,400 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
152,817 
3,475 
3,147 
4,508 
8,749 
1 1 ,224 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
54,055 
748 
1,042 
1,675 
3,376 
4,246 
2 operators 
38,889 
722 
710 
884 
1,908 
2,591 
3 operators 
4,811 
265 
145 
294 
364 
408 
4 operators 
1,010 
63 
40 
27 
53 
77 
5 or more operators 
406 
36 
15 
11 
37 
43 
Total women operators 
number 
46,874 
728 
535 
790 
1,824 
2,736 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
42,254 
597 
486 
717 
1,640 
2,445 
2 operators 
1,858 
43 
21 
32 
78 
121 
3 operators 
225 
6 
1 
3 
6 
15 
4 operators 
38 
4 
1 
- 
1 
1 
5 or more operators 
13 
1 
" 
1 
“ 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
88,044 
1,769 
1,911 
2,801 
5,497 
6,962 
Female 
11,127 
65 
41 
90 
241 
403 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
43,788 
1,697 
1,809 
2,570 
4,415 
4,767 
Other 
55,383 
137 
143 
321 
1,323 
2,598 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
94 Missouri 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
