Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
2,930 
556 
686 
154 
174 
169 
acres 
340,370 
1,613 
8,924 
4,295 
7,509 
8,758 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
5,163 
954 
1,334 
287 
331 
263 
acres 
699,833 
3,149 
16,265 
7,528 
12,969 
13,970 
Nematodes 
... farms 
182 
51 
42 
14 
8 
14 
acres 
9,417 
177 
338 
(D) 
499 
535 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
406 
173 
109 
18 
11 
15 
acres 
13,771 
395 
892 
230 
419 
447 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
208 
68 
51 
12 
15 
10 
acres on which used 
17,532 
142 
351 
115 
395 
505 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
718 
91 
162 
41 
46 
50 
acres 
68,214 
440 
2,433 
1,221 
1,962 
3,005 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
1,718 
451 
556 
79 
106 
70 
acres 
104,194 
1,662 
8,151 
2,339 
4,581 
4,279 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
312 
38 
50 
10 
14 
25 
acres 
111,357 
(D) 
942 
281 
582 
1,430 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
570 
140 
154 
31 
18 
23 
acres 
43,106 
206 
779 
363 
505 
403 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
473 
56 
48 
8 
22 
21 
acres 
105,248 
108 
292 
270 
408 
431 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
3,404 
340 
632 
191 
242 
240 
acres 
316,852 
806 
6,187 
3,443 
6,134 
7,761 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
793 
103 
172 
42 
68 
36 
acres 
30,283 
276 
1,871 
585 
1,595 
1,108 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
507 
84 
146 
30 
25 
29 
Solar panels 
... farms 
425 
65 
116 
26 
24 
24 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
90 
23 
23 
3 
7 
4 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
40 
4 
25 
1 
- 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
20 
1 
2 
3 
- 
2 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
12 
1 
5 
- 
- 
4 
Ethanol 
... farms 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
Other 
... farms 
6 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
24 
- 
3 
- 
2 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
12,511 
4,464 
3,846 
623 
623 
511 
Part owners 
... farms 
4,146 
286 
1,045 
255 
289 
290 
Tenants 
... farms 
1,370 
455 
348 
63 
61 
66 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
16,701 
4,760 
4,906 
880 
916 
803 
acres 
9,449,716 
43,779 
139,531 
49,776 
76,453 
100,145 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
16,952 
4,932 
4,915 
879 
913 
809 
acres 
9,134,271 
20,201 
96,087 
42,301 
61,947 
74,904 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
5,229 
557 
1,376 
315 
349 
348 
acres 
1,873,257 
3,851 
25,081 
12,180 
18,096 
28,976 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
5,206 
547 
1,370 
315 
349 
348 
acres 
1,840,125 
1,933 
23,345 
12,030 
18,036 
25,022 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
1,339 
311 
402 
73 
94 
87 
acres 
451,527 
25,882 
45,507 
7,769 
14,646 
29,995 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
28,844 
8,285 
8,105 
1,464 
1,514 
1,368 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
9,508 
2,566 
2,886 
545 
567 
486 
2 operators 
6,935 
2,309 
2,011 
317 
330 
298 
3 operators 
1,194 
267 
260 
54 
46 
53 
4 operators 
242 
30 
44 
15 
18 
25 
5 or more operators 
148 
33 
38 
10 
12 
5 
Total women operators 
number 
8,442 
3,007 
2,517 
403 
399 
327 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
7,399 
2,746 
2,195 
323 
347 
284 
2 operators 
334 
87 
102 
25 
11 
14 
3 operators 
95 
29 
30 
6 
6 
5 
4 operators 
14 
- 
3 
3 
3 
- 
5 or more operators 
5 
2 
- 
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PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
16,009 
4,355 
4,650 
850 
881 
809 
Female 
2,018 
850 
589 
91 
92 
58 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
6,939 
1,414 
1,659 
349 
375 
369 
Other 
11,088 
3,791 
3,580 
592 
598 
498 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
66 Utah 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
