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 
111 
174 
178 
134 
110 
143 
acres 
1,322 
1,932 
1,172 
751 
489 
1,208 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
340 
564 
455 
386 
284 
365 
acres 
11,984 
12,051 
6,201 
5,196 
3,534 
4,382 
Nematodes 
farms 
17 
32 
32 
17 
19 
34 
acres 
126 
168 
228 
214 
(D) 
401 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
44 
77 
85 
57 
59 
80 
acres 
330 
494 
401 
297 
142 
719 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
10 
25 
24 
24 
21 
45 
acres on which used 
144 
547 
142 
272 
(D) 
425 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
135 
184 
166 
91 
81 
99 
acres 
5,098 
5,051 
3,042 
1,305 
873 
1,449 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
122 
244 
298 
305 
240 
359 
acres 
5,448 
14,543 
6,973 
5,847 
3,884 
4,963 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
34 
53 
45 
48 
25 
41 
acres 
4,390 
4,421 
2,606 
1,989 
1,577 
1,159 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
94 
155 
142 
104 
101 
94 
acres 
2,092 
2,890 
2,076 
1,161 
850 
938 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
37 
61 
55 
43 
63 
58 
acres 
720 
703 
438 
139 
287 
300 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
154 
272 
286 
225 
177 
191 
acres 
2,856 
3,124 
2,342 
1,573 
633 
1,000 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
58 
127 
129 
106 
96 
120 
acres 
739 
1,045 
1,059 
822 
513 
761 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
25 
62 
45 
53 
68 
81 
Solar panels 
farms 
15 
49 
30 
31 
43 
62 
Wind turbines 
farms 
1 
3 
2 
8 
9 
5 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
9 
6 
4 
3 
11 
7 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
Biodiesel 
farms 
6 
- 
7 
1 
4 
4 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
1 
6 
2 
8 
3 
2 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
554 
1,785 
2,646 
2,969 
3,427 
4,494 
Part owners 
farms 
512 
1,071 
835 
570 
352 
400 
Tenants 
farms 
42 
100 
101 
76 
68 
120 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
1,066 
2,859 
3,484 
3,539 
3,785 
4,894 
acres 
258,298 
499,556 
448,228 
351,742 
331,805 
410,178 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
1,066 
2,856 
3,481 
3,539 
3,779 
4,894 
acres 
247,551 
489,319 
437,553 
343,671 
320,005 
393,160 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
555 
1,172 
947 
648 
422 
525 
acres 
124,889 
180,833 
99,722 
50,229 
24,888 
32,019 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
554 
1,171 
936 
646 
420 
520 
acres 
123,909 
179,446 
98,584 
49,820 
23,463 
31,734 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
89 
135 
179 
144 
169 
226 
acres 
11,727 
1 1 ,624 
11,813 
8,480 
13,225 
17,303 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,719 
4,419 
5,317 
5,388 
5,548 
7,581 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
614 
1,740 
2,135 
2,095 
2,353 
2,781 
2 operators 
403 
1,024 
1,215 
1,323 
1,343 
1,965 
3 operators 
75 
154 
198 
156 
113 
220 
4 operators 
10 
32 
20 
34 
28 
36 
5 or more operators 
6 
6 
14 
7 
10 
12 
Total women operators 
number 
430 
1,133 
1,519 
1,629 
1,708 
2,550 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
383 
1,021 
1,376 
1,491 
1,554 
2,278 
2 operators 
16 
47 
55 
63 
68 
126 
3 operators 
5 
6 
11 
4 
6 
5 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
" 
- 
1 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
1,015 
2,671 
3,135 
3,159 
3,303 
4,218 
Female 
93 
285 
447 
456 
544 
796 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
636 
1,491 
1,633 
1,350 
1,302 
1,729 
Other 
472 
1,465 
1,949 
2,265 
2,545 
3,285 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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