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 
6,052 
921 
599 
600 
945 
516 
acres 
1,289,791 
859,447 
194,591 
100,411 
79,043 
24,419 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
13,002 
1,297 
1,001 
1,044 
1,540 
866 
acres 
4,469,109 
2,105,990 
999,377 
612,282 
382,268 
111,710 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,081 
318 
133 
81 
132 
92 
acres 
348,374 
279,026 
45,851 
12,490 
5,311 
2,859 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
4,312 
821 
620 
532 
739 
353 
acres 
1,613,635 
944,468 
374,794 
177,928 
88,658 
15,869 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
2,560 
623 
321 
304 
503 
235 
acres on which used 
389,684 
292,842 
47,595 
24,315 
16,516 
4,124 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,633 
211 
154 
137 
143 
102 
acres 
168,925 
85,655 
34,641 
17,929 
13,145 
4,642 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
3,491 
167 
115 
127 
231 
162 
acres 
226,498 
80,378 
39,247 
23,123 
24,547 
10,918 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,195 
42 
39 
53 
63 
47 
acres 
170,314 
34,063 
10,910 
13,227 
16,921 
5,390 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
1,866 
247 
200 
156 
195 
101 
acres 
805,517 
425,191 
187,616 
106,596 
49,963 
11,731 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
1,906 
327 
319 
275 
315 
91 
acres 
1,621,309 
781,762 
441,266 
228,185 
117,640 
16,293 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
5,179 
675 
522 
496 
684 
366 
acres 
2,056,630 
878,278 
489,789 
356,905 
215,344 
49,129 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
2,035 
275 
151 
157 
240 
135 
acres 
178,401 
106,758 
24,046 
17,027 
14,713 
4,213 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
882 
23 
34 
26 
47 
26 
Solar panels 
farms 
647 
6 
14 
11 
23 
18 
Wind turbines 
farms 
185 
11 
18 
13 
16 
5 
Methane digesters 
farms 
10 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
62 
1 
3 
- 
3 
- 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
43 
1 
2 
- 
1 
2 
Biodiesel 
farms 
42 
- 
1 
2 
2 
3 
Ethanol 
farms 
14 
- 
1 
1 
1 
- 
Other 
farms 
20 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
94 
6 
15 
13 
16 
5 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
29,070 
511 
314 
481 
1,083 
853 
Part owners 
farms 
5,927 
776 
588 
573 
742 
376 
Tenants 
farms 
2,252 
299 
247 
232 
256 
151 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
35,098 
1,301 
905 
1,061 
1,840 
1,234 
acres 
10,316,870 
3,015,326 
818,178 
812,664 
1,544,970 
335,091 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
34,997 
1,287 
902 
1,054 
1,825 
1,229 
acres 
9,160,193 
2,868,747 
743,283 
742,040 
1,407,641 
298,903 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
8,222 
1,075 
838 
807 
1,003 
529 
acres 
5,667,806 
2,114,951 
1,304,730 
879,400 
572,254 
207,757 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
8,179 
1,075 
835 
805 
998 
527 
acres 
5,587,914 
2,088,824 
1,296,291 
871,983 
559,035 
205,314 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
3,838 
251 
149 
183 
323 
151 
acres 
1,236,569 
172,706 
83,334 
78,041 
150,548 
38,631 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
60,912 
3,393 
2,029 
2,139 
3,354 
2,227 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
17,360 
562 
502 
633 
1,030 
677 
2 operators 
17,243 
625 
459 
502 
877 
595 
3 operators 
2,025 
261 
154 
123 
142 
81 
4 operators 
404 
63 
28 
19 
27 
22 
5 or more operators 
217 
75 
6 
9 
5 
5 
Total women operators 
number 
22,840 
626 
482 
472 
929 
671 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
20,043 
493 
403 
416 
836 
574 
2 operators 
1,118 
44 
32 
25 
33 
33 
3 operators 
122 
8 
5 
2 
5 
9 
4 operators 
29 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
5 or more operators 
14 
3 
" 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
29,730 
1,553 
1,114 
1,230 
1,928 
1,214 
Female 
7,519 
33 
35 
56 
153 
166 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
17,650 
1,457 
1,062 
1,120 
1,643 
936 
Other 
19,599 
129 
87 
166 
438 
444 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
98 Washington 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
