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 
55 
47 
46 
107 
140 
113 
165 
acres 
5,200 
3,323 
5,167 
19,575 
44,330 
34,343 
124,085 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
...farms 
76 
69 
72 
208 
226 
213 
378 
acres 
5,963 
6,919 
9,296 
39,447 
68,245 
114,942 
528,113 
Nematodes 
...farms 
8 
6 
9 
34 
52 
52 
48 
acres 
254 
348 
1,616 
4,683 
10,556 
9,558 
24,322 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
...farms 
10 
10 
10 
31 
38 
39 
27 
acres 
323 
82 
843 
3,916 
5,724 
3,531 
17,414 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
...farms 
7 
14 
3 
55 
54 
36 
54 
acres on which used 
556 
552 
174 
9,690 
9,175 
6,480 
32,277 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
...farms 
11 
4 
4 
38 
25 
14 
19 
acres 
528 
404 
(D) 
4,773 
6,224 
1,788 
17,701 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
...farms 
51 
59 
43 
75 
66 
49 
74 
acres 
1,686 
4,202 
2,288 
4,684 
9,281 
10,275 
72,982 
Land under conservation easement 
...farms 
23 
7 
5 
47 
24 
23 
46 
acres 
2,169 
(D) 
926 
6,774 
8,495 
8,202 
154,748 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
...farms 
21 
47 
13 
42 
71 
73 
127 
acres 
1,038 
655 
2,050 
5,467 
14,662 
19,573 
87,079 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
...farms 
16 
11 
20 
44 
75 
73 
132 
acres 
648 
808 
1,061 
5,832 
13,338 
26,228 
102,288 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
...farms 
86 
69 
62 
207 
208 
183 
259 
acres 
3,052 
2,139 
3,722 
20,580 
49,434 
60,762 
293,566 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
...farms 
13 
31 
14 
47 
53 
53 
74 
acres 
84 
563 
664 
7,104 
6,036 
9,069 
43,768 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
...farms 
31 
26 
17 
59 
86 
94 
510 
Solar panels 
...farms 
28 
25 
17 
56 
76 
86 
469 
Wind turbines 
...farms 
3 
- 
3 
6 
7 
2 
60 
Methane digesters 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
1 
Small hydro systems 
...farms 
1 
- 
- 
5 
- 
- 
5 
Biodiesel 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2 
Ethanol 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
Other 
...farms 
2 
5 
2 
3 
1 
8 
40 
Wind rights leased to others 
...farms 
2 
- 
- 
6 
6 
10 
62 
TENURE 
Full owners 
...farms 
572 
274 
243 
912 
740 
523 
891 
Part owners 
...farms 
123 
125 
93 
395 
500 
513 
1,461 
Tenants 
...farms 
267 
56 
49 
291 
483 
492 
651 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
...farms 
702 
399 
345 
1,310 
1,247 
1,041 
2,356 
acres 
108,826 
68,871 
80,088 
445,687 
759,348 
1,161,287 
25,641,345 
Owned land in farms 
...farms 
934 
444 
359 
1,511 
1,606 
1,424 
2,768 
acres 
137,319 
72,455 
71 ,769 
483,473 
978,527 
1,665,813 
27,397,422 
Land rented or leased from others 
...farms 
139 
130 
117 
415 
569 
613 
1,682 
acres 
14,817 
17,074 
26,789 
104,227 
260,573 
511,717 
1 1 ,338,290 
Rented or leased land in farms 
...farms 
138 
130 
117 
413 
566 
610 
1,675 
acres 
14,167 
17,008 
20,315 
97,127 
257,674 
505,161 
11,148,053 
Land rented or leased to others 
...farms 
49 
25 
42 
98 
80 
96 
159 
acres 
11,789 
5,875 
20,631 
61,469 
73,200 
89,374 
680,346 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,387 
716 
577 
2,486 
2,672 
2,382 
4,920 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
632 
260 
209 
909 
993 
876 
1,615 
2 operators 
268 
155 
165 
545 
553 
503 
1,042 
3 operators 
41 
29 
8 
115 
156 
115 
247 
4 operators 
10 
3 
2 
16 
15 
20 
62 
5 or more operators 
11 
8 
1 
13 
6 
14 
37 
Total women operators 
number 
489 
196 
201 
829 
918 
823 
1,550 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
406 
176 
181 
723 
748 
674 
1,237 
2 operators 
25 
10 
7 
44 
55 
55 
125 
3 operators 
11 
- 
2 
6 
16 
10 
13 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
6 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
721 
391 
328 
1,308 
1,355 
1,186 
2,499 
Female 
241 
64 
57 
290 
368 
342 
504 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
491 
225 
238 
837 
950 
894 
2,121 
Other 
471 
230 
147 
761 
773 
634 
882 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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