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 
39 
28 
24 
69 
52 
24 
11 
acres 
570 
637 
773 
3,041 
4,995 
7,608 
7,786 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
....farms 
59 
76 
70 
211 
179 
77 
28 
acres 
1,510 
2,189 
2,485 
12,966 
24,645 
29,071 
26,426 
Nematodes 
....farms 
7 
5 
4 
25 
9 
1 
- 
acres 
19 
85 
(D) 
1,116 
869 
(D) 
- 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
....farms 
20 
15 
9 
40 
19 
4 
1 
acres 
(D) 
214 
474 
1,308 
1,839 
(D) 
(D) 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
....farms 
4 
3 
4 
5 
11 
3 
- 
acres on which used 
(D) 
75 
24 
823 
1,031 
620 
- 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
....farms 
36 
37 
47 
117 
98 
27 
9 
acres 
963 
1,403 
1,659 
5,625 
6,295 
3,985 
1,000 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
....farms 
59 
45 
43 
152 
96 
25 
9 
acres 
2,365 
1,504 
1,343 
9,213 
10,785 
9,478 
6,985 
Land under conservation easement 
....farms 
64 
72 
44 
158 
91 
31 
9 
acres 
7,709 
9,087 
7,911 
30,837 
33,029 
20,751 
4,278 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
....farms 
15 
17 
12 
50 
35 
28 
11 
acres 
355 
263 
88 
1,145 
2,915 
3,521 
1,534 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
....farms 
8 
18 
2 
31 
50 
24 
5 
acres 
143 
306 
(□) 
1,794 
4,621 
4,354 
3,118 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
....farms 
56 
61 
46 
221 
174 
72 
30 
acres 
1,375 
1,849 
2,436 
13,577 
20,999 
22,662 
21,172 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
....farms 
30 
38 
25 
111 
72 
33 
16 
acres 
451 
833 
796 
3,483 
4,834 
3,971 
3,631 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
...farms 
24 
20 
32 
61 
31 
7 
9 
Solar panels 
...farms 
19 
13 
28 
41 
16 
5 
2 
Wind turbines 
...farms 
4 
7 
1 
12 
10 
- 
1 
Methane digesters 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
2 
7 
Geoexchange systems 
...farms 
- 
- 
" 
- 
1 
1 
- 
Small hydro systems 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
...farms 
4 
- 
7 
6 
1 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
...farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
....farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
....farms 
261 
261 
188 
332 
108 
29 
9 
Part owners 
....farms 
128 
140 
106 
418 
262 
84 
30 
Tenants 
....farms 
16 
15 
14 
39 
13 
2 
- 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
....farms 
389 
402 
295 
750 
370 
113 
39 
acres 
55,717 
72,273 
65,280 
222,786 
186,930 
106,449 
89,470 
Owned land in farms 
....farms 
389 
401 
294 
750 
370 
113 
39 
acres 
52,300 
68,727 
61,449 
212,248 
183,592 
106,146 
88,613 
Land rented or leased from others 
....farms 
147 
156 
120 
461 
275 
86 
30 
acres 
11,799 
14,018 
11,970 
67,413 
66,851 
45,074 
25,544 
Rented or leased land in farms 
....farms 
144 
155 
120 
457 
275 
86 
30 
acres 
11,690 
13,976 
11,970 
66,366 
66,851 
44,854 
25,544 
Land rented or leased to others 
....farms 
59 
54 
52 
116 
32 
4 
4 
acres 
3,526 
3,588 
3,831 
11,585 
3,338 
(D) 
(D) 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
.number 
658 
702 
512 
1,379 
733 
236 
94 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
199 
170 
149 
308 
144 
47 
13 
2 operators 
173 
226 
126 
390 
162 
35 
10 
3 operators 
25 
12 
21 
74 
61 
19 
9 
4 operators 
5 
4 
12 
16 
10 
9 
2 
5 or more operators 
3 
4 
" 
1 
6 
5 
5 
Total women operators 
.number 
229 
268 
184 
442 
201 
51 
18 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
194 
238 
148 
400 
166 
43 
9 
2 operators 
13 
8 
9 
21 
13 
4 
3 
3 operators 
3 
3 
6 
- 
3 
- 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
1 
" 
- 
" 
" 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
344 
370 
274 
692 
355 
Ill 
36 
Female 
61 
46 
34 
97 
28 
4 
3 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
211 
265 
185 
590 
338 
95 
34 
Other 
194 
151 
123 
199 
45 
20 
5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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