Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
2,930 
120 
162 
231 
339 
330 
acres 
340,370 
89,786 
77,431 
62,134 
49,524 
25,401 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
5,163 
176 
200 
354 
531 
530 
acres 
699,833 
181,044 
120,223 
142,193 
106,086 
60,710 
Nematodes 
farms 
182 
9 
6 
18 
13 
13 
acres 
9,417 
2,756 
1,870 
1,427 
1,184 
586 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
406 
22 
15 
27 
29 
37 
acres 
13,771 
6,728 
1,226 
2,306 
1,245 
1,090 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
208 
23 
9 
14 
15 
15 
acres on which used 
17,532 
13,345 
581 
883 
501 
891 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
718 
30 
46 
66 
89 
103 
acres 
68,214 
9,332 
12,934 
13,699 
1 1 ,443 
10,987 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
1,718 
32 
41 
69 
105 
128 
acres 
104,194 
7,981 
13,991 
19,267 
17,577 
14,818 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
312 
6 
12 
24 
44 
29 
acres 
111,357 
1,384 
24,473 
17,931 
25,277 
15,493 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
570 
16 
27 
30 
45 
28 
acres 
43,106 
11,855 
6,855 
8,897 
7,178 
1,207 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
473 
44 
32 
59 
99 
42 
acres 
105,248 
30,868 
14,423 
27,630 
18,296 
7,754 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
3,404 
136 
184 
308 
443 
492 
acres 
316,852 
66,054 
48,949 
61,523 
57,650 
37,364 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
793 
17 
17 
55 
91 
86 
acres 
30,283 
2,594 
2,735 
4,605 
7,376 
3,014 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
507 
8 
13 
30 
33 
18 
Solar panels 
farms 
425 
4 
6 
28 
28 
16 
Wind turbines 
farms 
90 
2 
1 
2 
2 
1 
Methane digesters 
farms 
5 
3 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
40 
- 
3 
- 
4 
3 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
20 
1 
1 
3 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
12 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
6 
- 
1 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
24 
2 
1 
3 
3 
1 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
12,511 
111 
111 
200 
406 
548 
Part owners 
farms 
4,146 
128 
170 
297 
448 
484 
Tenants 
farms 
1,370 
16 
20 
33 
43 
85 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
16,701 
239 
281 
499 
857 
1,035 
acres 
9,449,716 
863,299 
1,426,054 
902,183 
860,609 
463,760 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
16,952 
239 
281 
499 
854 
1,032 
acres 
9,134,271 
816,298 
1,384,661 
890,168 
840,438 
451,790 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
5,229 
145 
190 
328 
492 
578 
acres 
1,873,257 
190,291 
295,151 
407,670 
343,345 
192,074 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
5,206 
144 
190 
328 
491 
569 
acres 
1,840,125 
190,141 
295,119 
404,060 
342,127 
171,853 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
1,339 
26 
25 
30 
46 
75 
acres 
451,527 
47,151 
(D) 
17,685 
21,389 
(D) 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
28,844 
542 
583 
985 
1,457 
1,832 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
9,508 
99 
136 
224 
473 
594 
2 operators 
6,935 
77 
111 
195 
328 
403 
3 operators 
1,194 
49 
40 
87 
68 
87 
4 operators 
242 
18 
7 
19 
22 
19 
5 or more operators 
148 
12 
7 
5 
6 
14 
Total women operators 
number 
8,442 
61 
99 
167 
286 
400 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
7,399 
49 
63 
144 
259 
340 
2 operators 
334 
3 
5 
8 
9 
19 
3 operators 
95 
2 
3 
1 
3 
2 
4 operators 
14 
- 
- 
1 
- 
4 
5 or more operators 
5 
2 
- 
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PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
16,009 
253 
296 
515 
861 
1,064 
Female 
2,018 
2 
5 
15 
36 
53 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
6,939 
232 
264 
474 
637 
650 
Other 
11,088 
23 
37 
56 
260 
467 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
92 Utah 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
