Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
1,533 
2,574 
2,065 
1,430 
1,055 
1,693 
acres treated 
125,358 
130,944 
69,874 
36,738 
21,112 
34,293 
Manure used 
farms 
448 
673 
474 
348 
264 
411 
acres treated 
33,319 
32,451 
14,270 
8,548 
4,662 
7,660 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
553 
716 
547 
356 
266 
438 
acres 
27,136 
20,358 
10,905 
4,234 
2,808 
8,613 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1,214 
1,781 
1,291 
983 
654 
1,070 
acres 
89,220 
79,098 
35,686 
21,768 
10,670 
21,577 
Nematodes 
farms 
90 
82 
64 
51 
21 
27 
acres 
3,301 
1,537 
396 
338 
311 
171 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
150 
141 
114 
80 
40 
85 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
3,350 
1,481 
788 
362 
173 
1,412 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
51 
60 
36 
31 
24 
39 
acres on which used 
1,774 
1,293 
272 
188 
229 
3,452 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
24 
43 
50 
56 
43 
53 
acres 
1,998 
1,160 
1,406 
1,499 
1,588 
1,426 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
409 
657 
588 
462 
425 
643 
acres 
52,037 
55,558 
33,809 
18,142 
14,442 
21,331 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
103 
198 
211 
236 
210 
82 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
22,591 
39,303 
27,461 
17,876 
14,080 
3,479 
used 
farms 
190 
222 
138 
84 
64 
88 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
5,664 
4,042 
2,303 
834 
820 
1,638 
used 
farms 
120 
136 
91 
76 
34 
71 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
4,463 
3,437 
1,205 
459 
131 
1,101 
practices were used 
farms 
527 
705 
489 
369 
216 
247 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
24,148 
16,418 
7,286 
3,115 
1,964 
3,610 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
120 
193 
139 
113 
71 
115 
acres 
4,984 
3,935 
2,202 
1,558 
607 
1,978 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
22 
60 
33 
30 
20 
46 
Solar panels 
farms 
19 
46 
29 
20 
19 
41 
Wind turbines 
farms 
3 
5 
2 
- 
- 
6 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
3 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
- 
7 
- 
3 
1 
2 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
1 
5 
1 
1 
- 
2 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,504 
3,547 
4,290 
4,479 
4,909 
6,534 
Part owners 
farms 
970 
1,459 
1,006 
646 
415 
764 
Tenants 
farms 
171 
263 
269 
209 
152 
318 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
2,480 
5,015 
5,307 
5,131 
5,326 
7,310 
acres 
890,242 
1,203,087 
978,595 
754,890 
659,872 
679,620 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
2,474 
5,006 
5,296 
5,125 
5,324 
7,298 
acres 
787,033 
1,090,627 
865,890 
656,440 
592,139 
629,200 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
1,146 
1,730 
1,284 
863 
575 
1,092 
acres 
179,367 
185,386 
99,428 
59,584 
32,911 
91,664 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
1,141 
1,722 
1,275 
855 
567 
1,082 
acres 
176,145 
181,983 
98,699 
58,866 
31,466 
90,776 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
349 
663 
632 
574 
600 
424 
acres 
106,431 
115,863 
113,434 
99,168 
69,178 
51,308 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
3,811 
7,573 
7,963 
7,627 
7,836 
11,281 
1 operator 
1,693 
3,352 
3,605 
3,491 
3,497 
4,486 
2 operators 
786 
1,616 
1,650 
1,508 
1,705 
2,712 
3 operators 
134 
241 
237 
261 
224 
340 
4 operators 
20 
43 
40 
44 
29 
54 
5 or more operators 
12 
17 
33 
30 
21 
24 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
888 
2,012 
2,310 
2,394 
2,669 
3,849 
1 operator 
770 
1,819 
1,994 
2,084 
2,359 
3,419 
2 operators 
51 
81 
122 
120 
105 
173 
3 operators 
4 
9 
18 
22 
14 
22 
4 operators 
1 
1 
2 
1 
3 
2 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
2 
- 
7 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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