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 
75 
52 
39 
97 
64 
36 
17 
acres 
968 
1,862 
984 
6,520 
5,461 
6,590 
3,459 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
....farms 
248 
215 
163 
463 
309 
133 
59 
acres 
5,511 
6,155 
5,438 
25,636 
25,596 
28,673 
25,896 
Nematodes 
....farms 
10 
10 
8 
21 
7 
8 
3 
acres 
166 
187 
57 
849 
395 
1,500 
200 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
....farms 
31 
23 
18 
36 
21 
6 
3 
acres 
(D) 
529 
495 
1,227 
2,091 
786 
(D) 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
....farms 
13 
16 
7 
21 
18 
3 
1 
acres on which used 
89 
526 
407 
801 
1,414 
(D) 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
....farms 
94 
68 
70 
179 
108 
42 
12 
acres 
1,555 
1,330 
2,398 
7,596 
7,633 
3,085 
1,862 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
....farms 
162 
119 
73 
194 
108 
43 
18 
acres 
4,494 
4,089 
1,729 
9,495 
9,121 
4,187 
2,583 
Land under conservation easement 
....farms 
41 
13 
12 
61 
40 
16 
3 
acres 
2,589 
(D) 
658 
6,889 
7,242 
1,918 
(D) 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
....farms 
79 
44 
37 
147 
147 
75 
41 
acres 
1,199 
1,198 
1,042 
9,626 
11,819 
18,993 
8,477 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
....farms 
17 
20 
11 
41 
57 
31 
13 
acres 
219 
345 
361 
1,484 
3,128 
3,339 
2,863 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
....farms 
144 
95 
68 
203 
121 
50 
21 
acres 
2,057 
1,582 
1,191 
4,626 
5,499 
3,004 
6,011 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
....farms 
65 
52 
42 
114 
95 
41 
16 
acres 
905 
706 
844 
2,225 
2,796 
5,912 
868 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
...farms 
26 
17 
22 
60 
33 
7 
- 
Solar panels 
...farms 
18 
14 
17 
49 
23 
4 
- 
Wind turbines 
...farms 
3 
5 
- 
2 
4 
- 
- 
Methane digesters 
...farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
...farms 
2 
1 
1 
10 
6 
- 
Small hydro systems 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
...farms 
1 
- 
1 
2 
5 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
2 
- 
Other 
...farms 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
....farms 
6 
3 
3 
3 
3 
- 
1 
TENURE 
Full owners 
....farms 
1,351 
943 
630 
1,145 
332 
65 
15 
Part owners 
....farms 
463 
343 
311 
943 
538 
194 
64 
Tenants 
....farms 
47 
36 
14 
92 
24 
20 
4 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
....farms 
1,815 
1,286 
941 
2,090 
870 
259 
79 
acres 
253,524 
232,698 
187,129 
573,048 
406,564 
204,965 
136,241 
Owned land in farms 
....farms 
1,814 
1,286 
941 
2,088 
870 
259 
79 
acres 
247,682 
222,563 
184,778 
559,158 
396,467 
202,495 
134,561 
Land rented or leased from others 
....farms 
512 
382 
326 
1,037 
562 
214 
68 
acres 
45,784 
39,500 
41,701 
202,329 
195,747 
166,491 
132,539 
Rented or leased land in farms 
....farms 
510 
379 
325 
1,035 
562 
214 
68 
acres 
44,758 
39,384 
41,651 
200,859 
195,047 
166,441 
132,539 
Land rented or leased to others 
....farms 
92 
80 
41 
118 
68 
14 
5 
acres 
6,868 
10,251 
2,401 
15,360 
10,797 
2,520 
1,680 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
.number 
2,797 
1,920 
1,422 
3,327 
1,415 
443 
136 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,089 
843 
571 
1,236 
503 
159 
45 
2 operators 
642 
395 
318 
788 
307 
90 
26 
3 operators 
106 
65 
49 
129 
65 
24 
10 
4 operators 
18 
14 
17 
15 
10 
5 
1 
5 or more operators 
6 
5 
- 
12 
9 
1 
1 
Total women operators 
.number 
783 
507 
335 
828 
313 
90 
14 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
670 
446 
307 
759 
268 
82 
14 
2 operators 
52 
22 
14 
25 
15 
4 
- 
3 operators 
3 
4 
- 
5 
5 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
1 
" 
" 
- 
" 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
1,646 
1,181 
883 
1,983 
826 
264 
76 
Female 
215 
141 
72 
197 
68 
15 
7 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
848 
615 
468 
1,175 
545 
200 
63 
Other 
1,013 
707 
487 
1,005 
349 
79 
20 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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