Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
...farms 
1,061 
1,027 
863 
3,177 
2,138 
1,090 
533 
acres 
64,663 
75,697 
74,191 
404,660 
545,792 
563,881 
812,512 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
...farms 
3,203 
2,865 
2,295 
7,149 
3,635 
1,525 
653 
acres 
221,289 
245,644 
239,661 
1,203,774 
1,431,129 
1,404,767 
1,570,980 
Nematodes 
...farms 
148 
138 
112 
382 
291 
191 
125 
acres 
7,338 
8,213 
9,066 
41,433 
57,638 
74,558 
132,367 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
...farms 
182 
196 
120 
463 
380 
265 
193 
acres 
9,369 
1 1 ,279 
6,677 
40,588 
74,201 
99,677 
205,516 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
...farms 
56 
49 
26 
59 
63 
38 
44 
acres on which used 
1,994 
2,164 
1,136 
5,823 
9,073 
13,393 
47,860 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
...farms 
630 
664 
538 
1,697 
1,099 
501 
254 
acres 
32,100 
37,642 
39,634 
160,865 
178,005 
149,638 
139,386 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
...farms 
667 
591 
482 
1,463 
898 
392 
195 
acres 
34,454 
34,644 
36,405 
136,854 
165,133 
130,416 
151,288 
Land under conservation easement 
...farms 
185 
154 
103 
311 
140 
76 
29 
acres 
12,966 
13,019 
7,918 
39,506 
25,829 
20,092 
25,828 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
...farms 
1,158 
1,016 
917 
3,225 
2,009 
944 
407 
acres 
54,133 
58,234 
57,824 
300,885 
387,233 
382,935 
418,305 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
...farms 
1,175 
1,125 
985 
3,552 
2,147 
989 
442 
acres 
66,442 
76,678 
77,136 
436,306 
548,046 
591,941 
658,342 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
...farms 
2,207 
2,045 
1,511 
4,404 
2,002 
756 
336 
acres 
118,875 
131,253 
117,451 
493,641 
490,209 
408,963 
488,863 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
...farms 
873 
769 
709 
2,177 
1,185 
438 
184 
acres 
23,231 
23,274 
24,989 
97,009 
95,614 
87,250 
149,353 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
...farms 
111 
86 
52 
197 
73 
23 
35 
Solar panels 
...farms 
54 
40 
22 
65 
14 
4 
5 
Wind turbines 
...farms 
10 
20 
7 
41 
18 
12 
6 
Methane digesters 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
2 
17 
Geoexchange systems 
...farms 
38 
15 
20 
78 
28 
4 
8 
Small hydro systems 
...farms 
8 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Ethanol 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
...farms 
1 
8 
- 
3 
5 
1 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
...farms 
6 
15 
8 
47 
28 
18 
3 
TENURE 
Full owners 
...farms 
3,350 
2,246 
1,451 
2,897 
582 
174 
80 
Part owners 
...farms 
1,688 
1,725 
1,464 
5,367 
3,183 
1,346 
558 
Tenants 
...farms 
223 
161 
111 
266 
120 
60 
33 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
...farms 
5,041 
3,976 
2,916 
8,274 
3,768 
1,522 
639 
acres 
789,353 
734,860 
612,055 
2,354,198 
1,677,614 
1,107,066 
1,048,929 
Owned land in farms 
...farms 
5,038 
3,971 
2,915 
8,264 
3,765 
1,520 
638 
acres 
696,718 
662,124 
568,694 
2,217,310 
1,621,496 
1,088,370 
1,025,923 
Land rented or leased from others 
...farms 
1,923 
1,893 
1,581 
5,648 
3,307 
1,406 
591 
acres 
133,622 
154,656 
150,167 
791,407 
1 ,004,988 
1,014,555 
1,146,064 
Rented or leased land in farms 
...farms 
1,911 
1,886 
1,575 
5,633 
3,303 
1,406 
591 
acres 
132,028 
153,970 
149,661 
787,686 
999,894 
1,010,125 
1,139,754 
Land rented or leased to others 
...farms 
1,246 
879 
518 
1,240 
343 
115 
66 
acres 
94,229 
73,422 
43,867 
140,609 
61,212 
23,126 
29,316 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
8,158 
6,375 
4,756 
14,003 
7,204 
3,243 
1,606 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
2,879 
2,269 
1,611 
4,194 
1,569 
570 
187 
2 operators 
2,062 
1,596 
1,183 
3,420 
1,554 
573 
243 
3 operators 
242 
215 
194 
756 
596 
299 
137 
4 operators 
43 
37 
22 
122 
124 
91 
57 
5 or more operators 
35 
15 
16 
38 
42 
47 
47 
Total women operators 
number 
2,332 
1,764 
1,318 
3,548 
1,582 
614 
285 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
2,095 
1,617 
1,194 
3,276 
1,348 
483 
201 
2 operators 
82 
54 
51 
113 
100 
45 
35 
3 operators 
7 
13 
6 
7 
8 
8 
2 
4 operators 
9 
- 
1 
5 
- 
3 
2 
5 or more operators 
2 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
4,838 
3,881 
2,861 
8,208 
3,816 
1,553 
653 
Female 
423 
251 
165 
322 
69 
27 
18 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
2,879 
2,657 
2,045 
6,623 
3,436 
1,481 
633 
Other 
2,382 
1,475 
981 
1,907 
449 
99 
38 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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