Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
12,017 
1,341 
1,014 
1,037 
1,507 
823 
acres treated 
3,547,373 
1,793,923 
832,870 
458,874 
260,838 
68,101 
Manure used 
farms 
4,167 
273 
136 
137 
206 
187 
acres treated 
215,683 
122,215 
28,117 
13,354 
12,567 
7,326 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
6,052 
932 
601 
616 
930 
524 
acres 
1,289,791 
874,006 
186,426 
105,199 
71,090 
26,798 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
13,002 
1,330 
1,043 
1,060 
1,536 
913 
acres 
4,469,109 
2,172,116 
1,053,399 
558,249 
377,661 
126,638 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,081 
322 
132 
79 
133 
92 
acres 
348,374 
285,650 
43,461 
8,292 
5,817 
2,444 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
4,312 
842 
635 
534 
712 
350 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
1,613,635 
975,841 
379,006 
157,539 
76,200 
14,511 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
2,560 
627 
319 
314 
495 
231 
acres on which used 
389,684 
296,040 
45,102 
25,112 
15,112 
4,026 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,633 
217 
153 
137 
143 
104 
acres 
168,925 
86,671 
35,414 
18,072 
11,386 
5,365 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
3,491 
170 
121 
126 
224 
171 
acres 
226,498 
81,048 
42,098 
21,740 
22,509 
11,775 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,195 
44 
42 
51 
70 
55 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
170,314 
34,543 
14,569 
9,374 
39,382 
15,757 
used 
farms 
1,866 
258 
209 
161 
185 
102 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
805,517 
438,386 
200,116 
93,143 
43,605 
15,147 
used 
farms 
1,906 
342 
335 
279 
305 
91 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
1,621,309 
816,912 
448,156 
208,015 
107,029 
14,589 
practices were used 
farms 
5,179 
695 
551 
503 
660 
367 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
2,056,630 
917,785 
525,251 
321,372 
187,762 
44,603 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
2,035 
278 
155 
161 
235 
135 
acres 
178,401 
107,501 
24,055 
18,614 
13,278 
3,614 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
882 
25 
34 
29 
47 
33 
Solar panels 
farms 
647 
6 
14 
14 
22 
21 
Wind turbines 
farms 
185 
12 
18 
16 
15 
9 
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 
10 
13 
15 
15 
7 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
29,070 
515 
316 
506 
1,117 
996 
Part owners 
farms 
5,927 
794 
620 
569 
744 
407 
Tenants 
farms 
2,252 
311 
258 
229 
249 
165 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
35,098 
1,325 
937 
1,085 
1,873 
1,412 
acres 
10,316,870 
3,081,041 
870,032 
1,528,417 
1,127,517 
634,716 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
34,997 
1,309 
936 
1,075 
1,861 
1,403 
acres 
9,160,193 
2,930,030 
796,017 
1,423,468 
999,858 
487,755 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
8,222 
1,105 
881 
800 
998 
574 
acres 
5,667,806 
2,214,710 
1,357,207 
836,665 
561,652 
237,199 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
8,179 
1,105 
878 
798 
993 
572 
acres 
5,587,914 
2,187,986 
1,349,305 
828,494 
549,147 
233,742 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
3,838 
259 
149 
200 
324 
217 
acres 
1,236,569 
177,735 
81,917 
113,120 
140,164 
150,418 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
60,912 
3,465 
2,092 
2,159 
3,425 
2,505 
1 operator 
17,360 
569 
530 
649 
1,031 
789 
2 operators 
17,243 
643 
475 
502 
900 
662 
3 operators 
2,025 
268 
155 
127 
141 
85 
4 operators 
404 
65 
28 
17 
32 
27 
5 or more operators 
217 
75 
6 
9 
6 
5 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
22,840 
643 
489 
491 
971 
766 
1 operator 
20,043 
508 
410 
437 
854 
657 
2 operators 
1,118 
45 
32 
24 
43 
39 
3 operators 
122 
8 
5 
2 
5 
9 
4 operators 
29 
- 
- 
- 
4 
1 
5 or more operators 
14 
3 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
124 Washington 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
