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 
521 
677 
390 
295 
220 
368 
acres 
9,754 
5,645 
1,941 
2,052 
998 
11,490 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
950 
1,295 
1,110 
970 
839 
2,090 
acres 
50,370 
41,189 
15,854 
13,100 
9,996 
126,973 
Nematodes 
farms 
87 
89 
63 
37 
25 
24 
acres 
1,069 
1,086 
209 
161 
136 
176 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
287 
363 
251 
144 
113 
89 
acres 
5,788 
3,474 
1,024 
745 
398 
489 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
165 
194 
73 
43 
33 
66 
acres on which used 
1,688 
1,068 
212 
105 
236 
983 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
98 
135 
149 
144 
133 
227 
acres 
2,031 
3,426 
1,570 
1,357 
1,073 
3,456 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
212 
392 
359 
410 
462 
854 
acres 
7,542 
10,045 
6,620 
5,768 
5,256 
13,054 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
42 
111 
126 
109 
139 
424 
acres 
7,675 
5,306 
3,186 
2,996 
5,768 
64,872 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
102 
199 
178 
176 
154 
158 
acres 
5,165 
5,852 
1,511 
930 
629 
10,333 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
91 
99 
86 
88 
96 
119 
acres 
7,034 
7,833 
1,515 
1,585 
823 
17,373 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
410 
547 
449 
385 
299 
346 
acres 
24,775 
10,981 
4,986 
2,603 
1,992 
21,848 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
148 
255 
184 
176 
125 
189 
acres 
2,560 
2,594 
946 
1,060 
579 
3,905 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
51 
101 
100 
122 
93 
259 
Solar panels 
farms 
36 
85 
69 
103 
75 
207 
Wind turbines 
farms 
15 
19 
15 
9 
10 
54 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
1 
1 
19 
13 
6 
15 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
4 
12 
7 
5 
- 
9 
Biodiesel 
farms 
1 
4 
8 
4 
4 
13 
Ethanol 
farms 
1 
2 
2 
- 
2 
4 
Other 
farms 
2 
1 
3 
2 
3 
6 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
7 
6 
1 
2 
- 
23 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,285 
2,570 
2,943 
3,591 
3,994 
1 1 ,445 
Part owners 
farms 
414 
613 
468 
368 
287 
722 
Tenants 
farms 
144 
215 
131 
125 
106 
346 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
1,709 
3,190 
3,417 
3,966 
4,283 
12,192 
acres 
305,726 
306,523 
184,770 
148,206 
130,297 
2,715,119 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
1,699 
3,183 
3,411 
3,959 
4,281 
12,167 
acres 
273,317 
264,343 
164,707 
130,288 
118,601 
2,148,323 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
563 
831 
601 
498 
395 
1,082 
acres 
135,806 
98,862 
32,541 
24,832 
12,106 
284,567 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
558 
828 
599 
493 
393 
1,068 
acres 
132,667 
98,255 
32,251 
24,521 
12,096 
266,677 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
225 
314 
280 
324 
267 
1,371 
acres 
35,548 
42,787 
20,353 
18,229 
11,706 
584,686 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
2,960 
5,536 
5,733 
6,548 
7,034 
19,959 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
906 
1,602 
1,648 
1,884 
2,014 
5,902 
2 operators 
798 
1,527 
1,687 
1,992 
2,173 
6,008 
3 operators 
111 
217 
149 
169 
157 
461 
4 operators 
22 
38 
34 
27 
25 
99 
5 or more operators 
6 
14 
24 
12 
18 
43 
Total women operators 
number 
1,048 
2,112 
2,300 
2,716 
2,991 
8,493 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
924 
1,833 
1,989 
2,408 
2,648 
7,519 
2 operators 
52 
116 
114 
126 
134 
409 
3 operators 
4 
11 
14 
16 
20 
28 
4 operators 
2 
1 
9 
2 
- 
11 
5 or more operators 
- 
2 
1 
“ 
3 
5 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
1,527 
2,717 
2,786 
3,117 
3,305 
9,239 
Female 
316 
681 
756 
967 
1,082 
3,274 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
1,157 
1,701 
1,475 
1,596 
1,448 
4,055 
Other 
686 
1,697 
2,067 
2,488 
2,939 
8,458 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Washington 99 
