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 
$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 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
4,292 
4,274 
2,299 
1,457 
1,054 
1,307 
acres treated 
235,894 
147,419 
45,678 
22,930 
14,058 
17,812 
Manure used 
farms 
2,025 
2,194 
1,275 
798 
600 
1,003 
acres treated 
57,048 
43,462 
18,672 
9,599 
6,706 
1 1 ,424 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1,349 
1,330 
664 
329 
209 
276 
acres 
50,774 
29,973 
8,223 
4,299 
1,843 
3,022 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
4,004 
3,697 
2,004 
1,285 
1,021 
960 
acres 
202,535 
108,139 
38,183 
19,470 
1 1 ,825 
13,047 
Nematodes 
farms 
235 
263 
111 
29 
22 
48 
acres 
4,874 
4,216 
959 
112 
81 
637 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
359 
425 
223 
108 
70 
146 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
7,384 
5,413 
1,632 
393 
242 
952 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
71 
125 
45 
45 
20 
72 
acres on which used 
1,102 
1,963 
205 
387 
136 
641 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
704 
542 
339 
279 
287 
363 
acres 
22,214 
12,679 
6,485 
5,718 
3,875 
5,191 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
738 
733 
570 
492 
493 
714 
acres 
32,527 
24,197 
15,076 
13,494 
9,974 
13,323 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
110 
201 
180 
158 
195 
217 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
5,763 
13,494 
10,174 
8,842 
8,643 
1 1 ,303 
used 
farms 
1,562 
1,527 
862 
543 
256 
250 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
58,590 
34,151 
10,991 
6,830 
1,505 
1,763 
used 
farms 
1,438 
1,092 
543 
307 
178 
144 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
57,172 
25,427 
6,792 
2,899 
1,587 
1,140 
practices were used 
farms 
2,924 
3,195 
2,124 
1,219 
795 
658 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
114,379 
74,356 
28,216 
12,923 
6,225 
5,995 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
899 
972 
674 
443 
359 
579 
acres 
20,282 
17,416 
8,337 
5,738 
4,432 
8,369 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
117 
180 
183 
180 
181 
257 
Solar panels 
farms 
52 
104 
91 
82 
88 
143 
Wind turbines 
farms 
17 
30 
24 
26 
18 
36 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
43 
48 
62 
62 
77 
80 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
4 
1 
6 
- 
1 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
9 
3 
10 
3 
4 
9 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
6 
6 
5 
13 
2 
5 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
3,585 
5,567 
5,611 
5,786 
7,047 
10,415 
Part owners 
farms 
1,790 
1,806 
955 
555 
462 
670 
Tenants 
farms 
370 
406 
260 
238 
156 
239 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
5,395 
7,387 
6,577 
6,361 
7,518 
11,102 
acres 
763,640 
893,362 
670,675 
585,996 
620,011 
759,050 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
5,375 
7,373 
6,566 
6,341 
7,509 
1 1 ,085 
acres 
664,881 
755,322 
534,698 
473,086 
474,399 
598,939 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
2,168 
2,236 
1,237 
822 
634 
937 
acres 
130,552 
105,686 
42,822 
29,075 
18,623 
29,605 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
2,160 
2,212 
1,215 
793 
618 
909 
acres 
128,741 
102,994 
41,481 
27,924 
17,144 
27,926 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
1,325 
2,243 
2,179 
2,120 
2,642 
3,301 
acres 
100,570 
140,732 
137,318 
114,061 
147,091 
161,790 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
8,664 
11,863 
10,395 
10,137 
11,851 
17,681 
1 operator 
3,239 
4,242 
3,726 
3,494 
4,070 
5,697 
2 operators 
2,230 
3,121 
2,778 
2,766 
3,236 
5,096 
3 operators 
205 
333 
230 
224 
250 
415 
4 operators 
40 
62 
67 
66 
57 
80 
5 or more operators 
31 
21 
25 
29 
52 
36 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
2,435 
3,663 
3,296 
3,514 
4,170 
6,885 
1 operator 
2,208 
3,326 
2,994 
3,132 
3,722 
6,131 
2 operators 
69 
143 
123 
144 
173 
310 
3 operators 
18 
14 
7 
18 
13 
30 
4 operators 
6 
1 
5 
5 
13 
4 
5 or more operators 
1 
1 
3 
4 
2 
5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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