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 
1,426 
1,234 
571 
322 
265 
515 
acres 
113,496 
51,569 
13,606 
6,899 
3,874 
25,082 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
4,974 
4,854 
2,369 
1,380 
935 
2,562 
acres 
443,852 
264,194 
86,851 
41,233 
20,650 
118,716 
Nematodes 
farms 
226 
195 
62 
50 
34 
44 
acres 
19,983 
7,604 
1,596 
647 
358 
4,348 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
294 
371 
155 
96 
63 
111 
acres 
14,408 
10,511 
2,029 
987 
377 
2,871 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
87 
103 
66 
42 
27 
57 
acres on which used 
4,580 
2,707 
971 
540 
229 
3,400 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
809 
702 
307 
170 
137 
675 
acres 
49,793 
33,284 
12,007 
5,764 
3,325 
33,946 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
1,152 
1,144 
769 
522 
433 
1,487 
acres 
111,855 
76,969 
39,706 
22,332 
13,212 
86,691 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
346 
387 
240 
211 
169 
1,158 
acres 
23,350 
20,144 
10,694 
9,319 
8,377 
83,911 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
2,243 
2,092 
1,046 
538 
340 
484 
acres 
161,354 
99,517 
30,915 
11,984 
5,625 
22,639 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
962 
805 
353 
178 
102 
163 
acres 
73,789 
33,102 
11,094 
4,168 
1,486 
11,414 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
2,254 
2,121 
1,094 
674 
476 
696 
acres 
158,030 
81,080 
26,246 
12,331 
5,754 
22,672 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
604 
581 
294 
211 
181 
471 
acres 
23,146 
15,907 
6,200 
4,407 
2,365 
10,674 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
236 
287 
163 
157 
149 
351 
Solar panels 
farms 
104 
154 
80 
76 
81 
171 
Wind turbines 
farms 
15 
27 
12 
9 
13 
46 
Methane digesters 
farms 
2 
4 
- 
2 
1 
7 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
73 
66 
56 
55 
53 
115 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
3 
7 
5 
6 
3 
6 
Biodiesel 
farms 
34 
40 
17 
14 
10 
19 
Ethanol 
farms 
30 
39 
6 
9 
13 
19 
Other 
farms 
10 
13 
2 
14 
6 
9 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
26 
32 
12 
7 
9 
43 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
6,406 
11,060 
8,797 
7,155 
6,984 
23,191 
Part owners 
farms 
3,820 
3,943 
1,884 
1,001 
632 
1,353 
Tenants 
farms 
596 
838 
525 
364 
256 
586 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
10,246 
15,033 
10,699 
8,166 
7,624 
24,598 
acres 
2,395,106 
2,460,317 
1,222,071 
770,109 
575,588 
3,492,253 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
10,226 
15,003 
10,681 
8,156 
7,616 
24,544 
acres 
2,169,028 
2,200,015 
1,095,845 
676,581 
501,668 
2,628,637 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
4,435 
4,801 
2,427 
1,366 
890 
1,972 
acres 
690,908 
534,723 
188,844 
95,812 
47,541 
217,015 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
4,416 
4,781 
2,409 
1,365 
888 
1,939 
acres 
686,110 
530,138 
183,907 
94,586 
47,253 
210,673 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
1,551 
2,143 
1,376 
1,090 
964 
5,162 
acres 
230,876 
264,887 
131,163 
94,754 
74,208 
869,958 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
16,748 
24,213 
17,159 
13,146 
12,261 
38,187 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
5,938 
8,582 
6,026 
4,458 
3,967 
13,997 
2 operators 
4,128 
6,411 
4,562 
3,644 
3,548 
9,781 
3 operators 
582 
674 
505 
320 
267 
987 
4 operators 
123 
131 
90 
78 
64 
264 
5 or more operators 
51 
43 
23 
20 
26 
101 
Total women operators 
number 
4,708 
7,435 
5,638 
4,512 
4,460 
13,508 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
4,211 
6,785 
5,131 
4,120 
4,053 
12,069 
2 operators 
195 
270 
202 
158 
159 
579 
3 operators 
26 
26 
29 
18 
23 
72 
4 operators 
6 
3 
4 
2 
5 
11 
5 or more operators 
1 
4 
- 
2 
4 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
9,967 
14,263 
9,919 
7,442 
6,752 
20,761 
Female 
855 
1,578 
1,287 
1,078 
1,120 
4,369 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
5,787 
7,046 
4,249 
2,793 
2,237 
6,418 
Other 
5,035 
8,795 
6,957 
5,727 
5,635 
18,712 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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