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 
133 
114 
89 
43 
29 
59 
acres 
800 
722 
224 
125 
47 
224 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
151 
138 
126 
54 
33 
74 
acres 
1,487 
1,375 
636 
338 
87 
293 
Nematodes 
farms 
37 
20 
23 
8 
8 
4 
acres 
185 
105 
53 
13 
19 
57 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
58 
69 
54 
24 
27 
42 
acres 
360 
240 
115 
51 
45 
138 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
10 
19 
11 
6 
6 
12 
acres on which used 
162 
367 
26 
7 
14 
98 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
62 
67 
54 
30 
30 
73 
acres 
1,260 
1,145 
845 
470 
489 
889 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
81 
140 
125 
67 
63 
155 
acres 
2,021 
2,788 
2,395 
1,066 
645 
2,623 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
83 
101 
110 
60 
54 
178 
acres 
8,759 
11,656 
13,397 
3,697 
5,222 
19,609 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
26 
40 
34 
43 
20 
20 
acres 
198 
175 
116 
148 
121 
112 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
27 
22 
27 
17 
32 
17 
acres 
261 
256 
86 
51 
84 
59 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
126 
117 
98 
66 
87 
41 
acres 
2,073 
1,209 
855 
234 
453 
332 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
75 
77 
78 
35 
31 
37 
acres 
408 
710 
203 
199 
90 
544 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
54 
100 
90 
69 
66 
147 
Solar panels 
farms 
47 
84 
87 
65 
57 
136 
Wind turbines 
farms 
5 
24 
3 
5 
13 
11 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
4 
7 
- 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
1 
7 
- 
3 
- 
8 
Ethanol 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
1 
4 
3 
5 
2 
7 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
297 
579 
658 
624 
687 
1,506 
Part owners 
farms 
211 
267 
235 
131 
121 
179 
Tenants 
farms 
46 
58 
76 
37 
29 
75 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
509 
847 
894 
759 
809 
1,685 
acres 
80,828 
99,893 
86,687 
59,812 
54,995 
153,551 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
508 
846 
893 
755 
808 
1,685 
acres 
(D) 
94,417 
81,894 
(D) 
52,026 
(D) 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
260 
326 
313 
168 
150 
258 
acres 
17,171 
17,647 
(D) 
5,343 
4,808 
(D) 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
257 
325 
311 
168 
150 
254 
acres 
(D) 
17,355 
(□) 
5,341 
4,808 
(D) 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
76 
98 
99 
78 
58 
196 
acres 
5,087 
5,768 
4,848 
2,828 
2,969 
16,088 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
911 
1,489 
1,632 
1,244 
1,367 
2,819 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
254 
415 
439 
388 
371 
842 
2 operators 
256 
413 
449 
370 
426 
817 
3 operators 
31 
58 
57 
26 
28 
74 
4 operators 
13 
17 
13 
6 
9 
17 
5 or more operators 
- 
1 
11 
2 
3 
10 
Total women operators 
number 
357 
575 
645 
505 
546 
1,319 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
285 
494 
551 
439 
510 
1,106 
2 operators 
27 
30 
27 
27 
18 
90 
3 operators 
6 
7 
9 
4 
- 
3 
4 operators 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
6 
5 or more operators 
“ 
1 
" 
- 
" 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
462 
717 
771 
575 
634 
1,155 
Female 
92 
187 
198 
217 
203 
605 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
357 
462 
426 
322 
268 
591 
Other 
197 
442 
543 
470 
569 
1,169 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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