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 
217 
307 
157 
90 
81 
155 
acres 
1,846 
1,370 
565 
282 
237 
1,319 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
228 
315 
157 
73 
77 
186 
acres 
2,193 
1,986 
819 
449 
252 
2,445 
Nematodes 
farms 
58 
50 
20 
3 
12 
21 
acres 
462 
238 
83 
27 
51 
312 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
117 
131 
49 
33 
27 
71 
acres 
883 
542 
143 
76 
62 
598 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
19 
30 
8 
6 
8 
18 
acres on which used 
206 
177 
18 
28 
34 
184 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
21 
38 
8 
9 
9 
33 
acres 
267 
284 
49 
82 
43 
536 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
82 
108 
66 
52 
52 
177 
acres 
989 
1,042 
709 
407 
355 
1,572 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
46 
78 
85 
68 
98 
250 
acres 
4,200 
3,874 
4,125 
4,340 
4,161 
15,768 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
26 
89 
58 
27 
25 
51 
acres 
221 
381 
76 
147 
81 
599 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
22 
36 
42 
9 
18 
13 
acres 
119 
106 
191 
31 
53 
115 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
122 
198 
191 
101 
142 
186 
acres 
918 
1,484 
521 
236 
229 
893 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
107 
157 
132 
60 
61 
105 
acres 
1,155 
750 
493 
212 
177 
838 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
27 
57 
52 
49 
62 
116 
Solar panels 
farms 
18 
48 
45 
46 
57 
94 
Wind turbines 
farms 
6 
5 
5 
1 
4 
17 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
1 
1 
2 
- 
5 
6 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
11 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
4 
4 
5 
- 
1 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
6 
1 
1 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
296 
626 
595 
583 
731 
2,331 
Part owners 
farms 
125 
147 
114 
100 
71 
208 
Tenants 
farms 
65 
88 
119 
44 
106 
216 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
422 
773 
709 
683 
802 
2,540 
acres 
30,523 
43,531 
44,581 
34,070 
32,474 
112,706 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
421 
773 
709 
683 
802 
2,539 
acres 
29,470 
41,885 
43,842 
33,331 
31,731 
109,858 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
191 
242 
233 
144 
179 
424 
acres 
10,069 
7,940 
6,712 
3,523 
1,606 
8,633 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
190 
235 
233 
144 
177 
424 
acres 
10,061 
7,795 
6,708 
3,513 
1,576 
8,512 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
43 
56 
43 
46 
46 
130 
acres 
1,061 
1,791 
743 
749 
773 
2,969 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
807 
1,435 
1,325 
1,158 
1,398 
4,298 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
243 
429 
425 
378 
478 
1,460 
2 operators 
187 
338 
326 
291 
385 
1,109 
3 operators 
41 
66 
62 
44 
37 
141 
4 operators 
10 
15 
13 
11 
1 
34 
5 or more operators 
5 
13 
2 
3 
7 
11 
Total women operators 
number 
311 
592 
578 
532 
606 
1,994 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
228 
461 
449 
414 
509 
1,598 
2 operators 
24 
39 
43 
39 
39 
153 
3 operators 
9 
16 
11 
12 
3 
26 
4 operators 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
5 or more operators 
- 
1 
2 
- 
2 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
385 
589 
557 
442 
587 
1,662 
Female 
101 
272 
271 
285 
321 
1,093 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
309 
500 
424 
313 
340 
1,037 
Other 
177 
361 
404 
414 
568 
1,718 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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