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 
333 
427 
315 
220 
188 
265 
acres 
15,517 
9,861 
3,763 
1,560 
2,109 
3,284 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
513 
702 
549 
444 
394 
770 
acres 
29,730 
22,053 
8,938 
5,241 
5,485 
18,130 
Nematodes 
farms 
32 
41 
21 
7 
11 
11 
acres 
736 
409 
198 
24 
199 
28 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
25 
80 
55 
42 
27 
47 
acres 
183 
391 
135 
114 
190 
163 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
9 
26 
28 
23 
21 
25 
acres on which used 
265 
210 
84 
362 
73 
337 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
80 
89 
46 
56 
36 
77 
acres 
2,863 
2,522 
700 
2,102 
250 
1,382 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
134 
194 
203 
214 
197 
401 
acres 
9,425 
6,563 
3,880 
3,027 
1,953 
5,712 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
19 
28 
15 
20 
33 
82 
acres 
9,225 
3,033 
956 
828 
1,382 
1 1 ,375 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
62 
109 
74 
57 
39 
83 
acres 
2,503 
1,828 
620 
166 
152 
1,845 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
37 
53 
40 
25 
21 
21 
acres 
1,328 
2,922 
761 
121 
108 
1,037 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
454 
461 
299 
225 
179 
223 
acres 
21,584 
12,370 
4,405 
1,674 
1,326 
3,953 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
105 
115 
94 
64 
49 
100 
acres 
2,738 
2,714 
875 
575 
316 
2,741 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
36 
68 
52 
65 
58 
126 
Solar panels 
farms 
33 
61 
47 
59 
45 
98 
Wind turbines 
farms 
12 
13 
2 
8 
26 
21 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
- 
5 
1 
10 
2 
12 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
1 
6 
3 
3 
1 
1 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
5 
- 
1 
- 
4 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Other 
farms 
2 
3 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
1 
4 
1 
3 
2 
3 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
817 
1,361 
1,470 
1,582 
1,579 
4,326 
Part owners 
farms 
490 
634 
417 
329 
232 
517 
Tenants 
farms 
117 
185 
181 
144 
126 
420 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
1,309 
2,008 
1,891 
1,919 
1,814 
4,849 
acres 
348,107 
318,544 
174,666 
(D) 
(D) 
3,906,146 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
1,309 
2,001 
1,912 
1,936 
1,847 
5,042 
acres 
333,256 
287,321 
145,368 
87,236 
82,393 
3,815,342 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
605 
813 
574 
446 
326 
732 
acres 
147,410 
120,470 
55,539 
34,700 
11,747 
74,860 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
605 
813 
571 
446 
323 
726 
acres 
146,329 
119,878 
51,340 
33,848 
1 1 ,644 
73,786 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
118 
178 
158 
146 
138 
399 
acres 
(D) 
32,215 
44,614 
23,548 
20,978 
154,388 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
2,222 
3,489 
3,219 
3,218 
3,100 
8,197 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
812 
1,138 
1,123 
1,081 
993 
2,835 
2 operators 
462 
856 
811 
823 
795 
2,074 
3 operators 
129 
136 
92 
126 
114 
266 
4 operators 
12 
34 
25 
17 
16 
53 
5 or more operators 
9 
16 
17 
8 
19 
35 
Total women operators 
number 
525 
962 
979 
1,053 
1,047 
2,863 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
454 
830 
869 
914 
911 
2,566 
2 operators 
28 
41 
35 
48 
34 
104 
3 operators 
5 
12 
9 
13 
18 
27 
4 operators 
- 
2 
2 
1 
2 
2 
5 or more operators 
" 
1 
1 
" 
1 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
1,321 
2,015 
1,825 
1,827 
1,717 
4,315 
Female 
103 
165 
243 
228 
220 
948 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
661 
856 
766 
564 
542 
1,293 
Other 
763 
1,324 
1,302 
1,491 
1,395 
3,970 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Utah 93 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
