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 
1,385 
1,326 
653 
311 
188 
384 
acres 
53,997 
30,435 
7,878 
2,395 
1,155 
7,456 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
4,052 
3,658 
1,900 
1,109 
759 
1,752 
acres 
211,371 
1 1 1 ,508 
35,471 
14,484 
9,937 
30,990 
Nematodes 
farms 
237 
275 
100 
27 
26 
57 
acres 
5,413 
4,325 
881 
114 
109 
685 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
364 
437 
208 
109 
71 
163 
acres 
7,900 
5,593 
1,434 
551 
248 
1,026 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
70 
121 
52 
43 
21 
75 
acres on which used 
1,101 
1,948 
228 
394 
137 
645 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
733 
507 
288 
213 
171 
657 
acres 
24,015 
1 1 ,905 
4,653 
3,541 
2,012 
13,623 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
758 
693 
528 
368 
320 
1,128 
acres 
32,958 
22,456 
12,527 
9,173 
6,275 
27,751 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
106 
158 
121 
89 
87 
518 
acres 
5,584 
6,825 
4,569 
4,785 
4,376 
36,750 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
1,546 
1,534 
856 
552 
280 
332 
acres 
61,176 
36,694 
1 1 ,243 
5,940 
2,569 
2,890 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
1,446 
1,099 
553 
324 
178 
192 
acres 
60,106 
26,898 
7,848 
2,844 
1,433 
2,008 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
2,958 
3,158 
2,129 
1,226 
820 
780 
acres 
118,968 
75,497 
29,267 
12,598 
6,717 
8,032 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
903 
954 
663 
414 
312 
740 
acres 
20,521 
17,018 
8,375 
5,654 
3,638 
10,730 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
115 
166 
130 
155 
142 
400 
Solar panels 
farms 
52 
100 
71 
76 
73 
194 
Wind turbines 
farms 
16 
26 
17 
17 
19 
56 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
42 
42 
39 
51 
53 
149 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
4 
1 
5 
- 
1 
1 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
9 
4 
5 
4 
5 
12 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
6 
6 
3 
6 
3 
13 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
3,503 
5,045 
4,678 
4,087 
4,173 
16,692 
Part owners 
farms 
1,825 
1,813 
932 
551 
432 
805 
Tenants 
farms 
377 
388 
278 
221 
140 
289 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
5,349 
6,870 
5,623 
4,656 
4,611 
17,520 
acres 
736,727 
775,861 
500,307 
369,054 
309,873 
1,663,966 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
5,328 
6,858 
5,610 
4,638 
4,605 
17,497 
acres 
639,879 
661,728 
410,021 
297,920 
251,989 
1,292,661 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
2,210 
2,221 
1,227 
796 
583 
1,141 
acres 
136,480 
101,660 
44,631 
23,446 
14,595 
48,561 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
2,202 
2,201 
1,210 
772 
572 
1,094 
acres 
134,978 
99,495 
43,878 
22,768 
14,259 
43,842 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
1,294 
1,986 
1,765 
1,448 
1,362 
6,035 
acres 
98,350 
116,298 
91,039 
71,812 
58,220 
376,024 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
8,606 
11,046 
8,892 
7,490 
7,330 
27,702 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
3,216 
3,942 
3,230 
2,514 
2,463 
9,274 
2 operators 
2,212 
2,930 
2,400 
2,136 
2,080 
7,596 
3 operators 
209 
299 
201 
149 
151 
657 
4 operators 
36 
55 
40 
48 
26 
168 
5 or more operators 
32 
20 
17 
12 
25 
91 
Total women operators 
number 
2,417 
3,381 
2,831 
2,602 
2,659 
10,198 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
2,184 
3,085 
2,590 
2,332 
2,373 
9,059 
2 operators 
72 
127 
103 
116 
113 
437 
3 operators 
18 
11 
3 
8 
5 
56 
4 operators 
6 
1 
4 
1 
10 
12 
5 or more operators 
1 
1 
2 
2 
1 
9 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
5,298 
6,581 
5,223 
4,164 
3,998 
14,488 
Female 
407 
665 
665 
695 
747 
3,298 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
3,031 
3,131 
2,165 
1,585 
1,341 
4,180 
Other 
2,674 
4,115 
3,723 
3,274 
3,404 
13,606 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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