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 
539 
701 
539 
349 
252 
543 
acres 
27,366 
20,736 
10,753 
3,931 
2,460 
14,397 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1,155 
1,716 
1,241 
962 
599 
1,425 
acres 
90,757 
78,048 
34,927 
21,163 
8,936 
38,327 
Nematodes 
farms 
83 
89 
65 
50 
22 
29 
acres 
3,146 
1,877 
549 
336 
189 
297 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
158 
142 
111 
82 
42 
87 
acres 
4,123 
1,613 
654 
374 
174 
1,590 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
56 
61 
34 
34 
21 
43 
acres on which used 
2,360 
1,424 
236 
249 
194 
3,493 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
25 
35 
47 
47 
40 
77 
acres 
2,052 
927 
1,350 
1,029 
1,471 
2,312 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
377 
585 
461 
353 
300 
1,168 
acres 
46,182 
49,858 
23,957 
12,990 
8,845 
68,793 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
58 
108 
90 
80 
38 
689 
acres 
6,130 
8,826 
3,084 
3,721 
1,060 
112,137 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
184 
229 
139 
81 
58 
115 
acres 
6,135 
5,032 
1,848 
855 
361 
3,725 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
125 
141 
82 
64 
48 
85 
acres 
4,569 
4,257 
1,158 
384 
198 
1,741 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
519 
698 
482 
388 
211 
322 
acres 
24,999 
18,376 
6,718 
3,364 
1,274 
7,662 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
122 
180 
136 
91 
81 
151 
acres 
5,037 
3,651 
2,260 
953 
765 
3,331 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
16 
53 
32 
21 
20 
71 
Solar panels 
farms 
14 
42 
26 
16 
18 
60 
Wind turbines 
farms 
3 
5 
1 
- 
- 
7 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
3 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
- 
4 
2 
1 
1 
5 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
2 
- 
2 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
1 
5 
1 
- 
1 
2 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,167 
2,684 
3,023 
2,822 
2,430 
13,259 
Part owners 
farms 
954 
1,411 
952 
641 
395 
993 
Tenants 
farms 
167 
237 
247 
205 
142 
401 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
2,127 
4,102 
3,986 
3,468 
2,827 
14,267 
acres 
532,914 
683,082 
485,675 
310,716 
197,950 
3,161,916 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
2,121 
4,095 
3,975 
3,463 
2,825 
14,252 
acres 
497,352 
628,900 
455,189 
289,058 
189,045 
2,738,295 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
1,126 
1,651 
1,206 
849 
545 
1,416 
acres 
174,005 
170,372 
88,285 
54,948 
27,516 
155,994 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
1,121 
1,648 
1,199 
846 
537 
1,394 
acres 
171,463 
168,955 
86,970 
54,750 
26,736 
151,841 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
247 
432 
311 
244 
162 
1,898 
acres 
38,104 
55,599 
31,801 
21,856 
9,685 
427,774 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
3,286 
6,202 
6,063 
5,295 
4,357 
21,229 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,467 
2,721 
2,682 
2,315 
1,771 
9,309 
2 operators 
682 
1,400 
1,329 
1,136 
1,046 
4,448 
3 operators 
111 
175 
161 
174 
133 
696 
4 operators 
22 
28 
23 
29 
11 
119 
5 or more operators 
6 
8 
27 
14 
6 
81 
Total women operators 
number 
773 
1,615 
1,621 
1,539 
1,366 
7,302 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
664 
1,484 
1,449 
1,384 
1,224 
6,314 
2 operators 
51 
58 
76 
67 
49 
358 
3 operators 
1 
5 
4 
7 
4 
70 
4 operators 
1 
- 
2 
- 
2 
5 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
8 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
2,099 
3,954 
3,817 
3,263 
2,580 
1 1 ,529 
Female 
189 
378 
405 
405 
387 
3,124 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
1,250 
2,113 
1,857 
1,480 
1,129 
3,832 
Other 
1,038 
2,219 
2,365 
2,188 
1,838 
10,821 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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