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 
6,052 
1,369 
1,733 
318 
379 
273 
acres 
1,289,791 
3,830 
24,430 
11,689 
19,410 
18,844 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
13,002 
2,349 
3,789 
635 
748 
532 
acres 
4,469,109 
6,904 
48,644 
20,333 
33,640 
34,830 
Nematodes 
... farms 
1,081 
178 
257 
41 
68 
61 
acres 
348,374 
576 
2,870 
1,355 
2,892 
2,909 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
4,312 
724 
1,005 
189 
239 
181 
acres 
1,613,635 
1,911 
13,742 
6,367 
11,114 
10,948 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
2,560 
340 
775 
185 
226 
154 
acres on which used 
389,684 
1,165 
13,377 
7,360 
12,043 
10,082 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
1,633 
195 
460 
90 
101 
108 
acres 
168,925 
501 
4,308 
2,096 
2,437 
4,281 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
3,491 
735 
1,373 
252 
223 
179 
acres 
226,498 
2,389 
16,692 
7,531 
7,943 
9,170 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
1,195 
177 
414 
61 
97 
44 
acres 
170,314 
438 
5,243 
1,646 
3,488 
2,193 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
1,866 
412 
367 
55 
73 
38 
acres 
805,517 
769 
2,360 
902 
1,998 
1,696 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
1,906 
221 
189 
35 
54 
38 
acres 
1,621,309 
316 
1,485 
393 
1,676 
1,980 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
5,179 
828 
988 
186 
246 
216 
acres 
2,056,630 
1,580 
8,275 
3,899 
7,902 
10,079 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
2,035 
430 
608 
109 
124 
108 
acres 
178,401 
769 
6,032 
2,437 
4,506 
5,554 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
882 
214 
324 
53 
41 
35 
Solar panels 
... farms 
647 
169 
259 
47 
32 
26 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
185 
16 
46 
13 
5 
5 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
10 
- 
1 
- 
3 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
62 
22 
32 
- 
3 
1 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
43 
8 
18 
2 
6 
1 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
42 
21 
10 
- 
4 
- 
Ethanol 
... farms 
14 
5 
4 
- 
2 
- 
Other 
... farms 
20 
5 
8 
1 
- 
2 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
94 
- 
3 
- 
2 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
29,070 
9,713 
11,278 
1,423 
1,499 
1,052 
Part owners 
... farms 
5,927 
358 
1,279 
333 
422 
361 
Tenants 
... farms 
2,252 
488 
423 
70 
97 
100 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
35,098 
10,085 
12,580 
1,760 
1,923 
1,422 
acres 
10,316,870 
65,314 
344,635 
123,683 
188,729 
187,666 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
34,997 
10,071 
12,557 
1,756 
1,921 
1,413 
acres 
9,160,193 
45,768 
267,727 
91,233 
138,492 
142,346 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
8,222 
856 
1,711 
405 
525 
461 
acres 
5,667,806 
3,271 
28,625 
14,971 
26,718 
33,171 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
8,179 
846 
1,702 
403 
519 
461 
acres 
5,587,914 
2,882 
26,665 
14,090 
26,009 
31,921 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
3,838 
568 
1,034 
238 
243 
214 
acres 
1,236,569 
19,935 
78,868 
33,331 
50,946 
46,570 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
60,912 
16,942 
20,887 
2,992 
3,295 
2,467 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
17,360 
4,801 
6,010 
867 
983 
740 
2 operators 
17,243 
5,279 
6,279 
811 
879 
638 
3 operators 
2,025 
380 
542 
109 
119 
111 
4 operators 
404 
67 
94 
28 
20 
13 
5 or more operators 
217 
32 
55 
11 
17 
11 
Total women operators 
number 
22,840 
7,445 
8,311 
1,088 
1,139 
830 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
20,043 
6,626 
7,297 
952 
997 
734 
2 operators 
1,118 
363 
391 
51 
44 
39 
3 operators 
122 
31 
41 
10 
9 
6 
4 operators 
29 
- 
21 
1 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
14 
- 
5 
4 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
29,730 
7,607 
10,197 
1,482 
1,683 
1,281 
Female 
7,519 
2,952 
2,783 
344 
335 
232 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
17,650 
3,699 
5,464 
928 
1,039 
804 
Other 
19,599 
6,860 
7,516 
898 
979 
709 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
72 Washington 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
