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 
531 
651 
388 
247 
243 
471 
acres 
13,052 
6,916 
3,036 
1,682 
1,890 
4,961 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1,552 
1,946 
1,266 
821 
686 
1,550 
acres 
61,161 
53,226 
23,452 
11,312 
8,077 
21,362 
Nematodes 
farms 
88 
83 
51 
23 
24 
44 
acres 
2,049 
1,351 
379 
303 
181 
209 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
181 
296 
177 
102 
77 
196 
acres 
2,835 
2,445 
807 
264 
383 
1,078 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
79 
118 
78 
32 
44 
83 
acres on which used 
1,439 
1,460 
604 
220 
304 
567 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
150 
162 
123 
80 
84 
210 
acres 
3,716 
4,240 
2,312 
890 
829 
3,410 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
175 
311 
320 
265 
224 
615 
acres 
7,820 
8,858 
7,223 
4,680 
3,370 
11,963 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
282 
421 
250 
216 
174 
648 
acres 
35,102 
48,799 
14,545 
15,663 
12,863 
59,667 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
726 
670 
399 
247 
162 
289 
acres 
28,547 
13,876 
6,444 
2,483 
1,565 
5,253 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
194 
194 
148 
84 
62 
84 
acres 
5,613 
3,252 
1,276 
407 
336 
931 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
529 
652 
502 
372 
262 
381 
acres 
11,955 
8,433 
4,741 
3,264 
1,820 
3,467 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
392 
471 
334 
204 
149 
350 
acres 
9,448 
6,524 
4,403 
1,588 
1,666 
4,708 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
98 
164 
198 
110 
127 
292 
Solar panels 
farms 
66 
99 
130 
63 
88 
178 
Wind turbines 
farms 
11 
22 
19 
9 
6 
24 
Methane digesters 
farms 
7 
6 
22 
5 
- 
11 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
25 
37 
48 
34 
31 
62 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
14 
12 
22 
10 
3 
24 
Biodiesel 
farms 
12 
28 
33 
11 
10 
30 
Ethanol 
farms 
5 
9 
18 
6 
3 
16 
Other 
farms 
2 
4 
3 
1 
4 
9 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
3 
3 
- 
1 
21 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,772 
4,138 
4,467 
3,928 
3,955 
10,725 
Part owners 
farms 
1,795 
2,391 
1,592 
894 
634 
1,214 
Tenants 
farms 
270 
411 
377 
241 
175 
400 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
3,570 
6,539 
6,069 
4,830 
4,592 
11,953 
acres 
636,541 
817,712 
522,340 
325,760 
254,044 
1,052,892 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
3,567 
6,529 
6,059 
4,822 
4,589 
11,939 
acres 
603,314 
769,907 
491,184 
305,900 
232,704 
927,413 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
2,070 
2,819 
1,979 
1,142 
812 
1,622 
acres 
301,169 
261,327 
121,084 
58,613 
40,298 
106,906 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
2,065 
2,802 
1,969 
1,135 
809 
1,614 
acres 
300,049 
259,400 
120,514 
58,072 
39,812 
105,683 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
334 
608 
551 
448 
408 
1,495 
acres 
34,347 
49,732 
31,726 
20,401 
21,826 
126,702 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
5,732 
10,246 
9,535 
7,588 
7,246 
19,032 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
2,284 
4,169 
3,815 
2,896 
2,579 
6,648 
2 operators 
1,291 
2,355 
2,262 
1,889 
1,952 
4,956 
3 operators 
214 
339 
290 
229 
188 
586 
4 operators 
31 
61 
40 
38 
31 
106 
5 or more operators 
17 
16 
29 
11 
14 
43 
Total women operators 
number 
1,495 
2,802 
2,931 
2,536 
2,649 
7,482 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,265 
2,518 
2,597 
2,214 
2,343 
6,404 
2 operators 
86 
121 
133 
126 
126 
449 
3 operators 
12 
14 
11 
14 
18 
40 
4 operators 
3 
- 
5 
1 
- 
12 
5 or more operators 
2 
3 
4 
- 
2 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
3,427 
6,112 
5,440 
4,207 
3,831 
9,159 
Female 
410 
828 
996 
856 
933 
3,180 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
2,203 
3,260 
2,604 
1,817 
1,577 
4,132 
Other 
1,634 
3,680 
3,832 
3,246 
3,187 
8,207 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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