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 
194 
321 
305 
189 
266 
377 
acres 
8,749 
1 1 ,075 
2,845 
1,808 
3,715 
14,505 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
285 
448 
380 
315 
411 
648 
acres 
23,092 
32,976 
12,976 
3,784 
8,139 
70,376 
Nematodes 
farms 
49 
75 
61 
23 
77 
49 
acres 
2,881 
1,818 
295 
75 
224 
175 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
63 
109 
105 
49 
115 
107 
acres 
569 
596 
371 
99 
304 
255 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
37 
38 
60 
49 
66 
113 
acres on which used 
1,735 
575 
147 
179 
135 
554 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
13 
61 
40 
55 
47 
123 
acres 
(D) 
3,085 
(D) 
496 
2,076 
9,853 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
75 
185 
255 
239 
271 
779 
acres 
8,300 
33,243 
4,926 
12,994 
15,987 
14,856 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
23 
39 
35 
53 
36 
170 
acres 
(D) 
6,583 
12,457 
1,379 
1 1 ,874 
33,769 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
95 
142 
163 
163 
157 
379 
acres 
7,247 
7,106 
4,010 
2,332 
516 
31,923 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
44 
91 
105 
99 
77 
172 
acres 
6,767 
1 1 ,588 
1,733 
995 
1,046 
12,926 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
199 
332 
401 
351 
279 
646 
acres 
12,600 
17,531 
10,411 
2,206 
1,746 
54,657 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
60 
78 
129 
144 
137 
315 
acres 
2,379 
1,610 
2,316 
983 
3,153 
5,283 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
108 
146 
161 
114 
128 
225 
Solar panels 
farms 
92 
129 
147 
101 
107 
208 
Wind turbines 
farms 
19 
21 
- 
9 
11 
11 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
1 
- 
7 
2 
- 
7 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
6 
Biodiesel 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
2 
12 
2 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
8 
7 
6 
2 
7 
11 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
9 
5 
2 
1 
1 
17 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
584 
1,290 
1,644 
1,713 
2,192 
6,685 
Part owners 
farms 
373 
605 
431 
372 
318 
1,263 
Tenants 
farms 
107 
277 
427 
490 
575 
2,576 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
963 
1,904 
2,092 
2,086 
2,517 
7,958 
acres 
1,431,891 
1,176,334 
578,414 
269,518 
265,917 
6,697,187 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
998 
2,077 
2,395 
2,474 
2,987 
10,215 
acres 
1,413,092 
1,310,917 
787,792 
608,709 
703,215 
8,365,027 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
429 
683 
521 
455 
424 
1,276 
acres 
1,092,127 
980,115 
370,827 
212,458 
166,426 
1,622,845 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
429 
679 
521 
452 
413 
1,255 
acres 
1,076,605 
976,886 
364,243 
211,833 
166,344 
1 ,479,926 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
70 
117 
124 
109 
136 
504 
acres 
101,689 
74,914 
59,863 
16,901 
12,407 
431,815 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,797 
3,558 
3,896 
4,043 
4,785 
15,100 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
503 
1,096 
1,384 
1,411 
1,719 
6,722 
2 operators 
448 
876 
932 
944 
1,136 
3,198 
3 operators 
90 
150 
139 
179 
176 
523 
4 operators 
15 
27 
20 
18 
29 
42 
5 or more operators 
8 
23 
27 
23 
25 
39 
Total women operators 
number 
558 
1,193 
1,306 
1,373 
1,594 
5,516 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
485 
997 
1,110 
1,115 
1,372 
4,790 
2 operators 
29 
76 
56 
96 
78 
305 
3 operators 
1 
3 
20 
17 
22 
28 
4 operators 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
5 
5 or more operators 
- 
7 
4 
3 
- 
2 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
926 
1,828 
2,141 
2,127 
2,508 
7,855 
Female 
138 
344 
361 
448 
577 
2,669 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
719 
1,201 
1,126 
1,114 
1,269 
4,759 
Other 
345 
971 
1,376 
1,461 
1,816 
5,765 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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