Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
1,041 
46 
133 
30 
31 
72 
acres 
215,211 
149 
1,914 
848 
1,265 
4,485 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
2,825 
112 
397 
87 
134 
134 
acres 
676,412 
410 
6,101 
2,188 
4,841 
6,915 
Nematodes 
... farms 
43 
8 
5 
1 
2 
1 
acres 
10,433 
26 
44 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
87 
12 
14 
2 
2 
acres 
20,406 
17 
117 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
33 
3 
3 
1 
- 
1 
acres on which used 
5,423 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
431 
9 
55 
18 
20 
20 
acres 
82,501 
22 
631 
448 
623 
825 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
1,167 
88 
271 
90 
68 
70 
acres 
203,293 
426 
5,348 
3,619 
3,468 
3,547 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
278 
7 
22 
6 
7 
8 
acres 
285,584 
13 
415 
312 
368 
547 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
397 
7 
29 
5 
13 
9 
acres 
91,953 
18 
207 
70 
219 
337 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
403 
2 
4 
3 
4 
11 
acres 
159,567 
(D) 
(D) 
85 
56 
395 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
1,626 
18 
99 
34 
44 
62 
acres 
410,303 
34 
1,167 
839 
1,225 
2,657 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
494 
5 
35 
11 
28 
17 
acres 
46,298 
11 
464 
170 
656 
413 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
768 
19 
74 
11 
20 
22 
Solar panels 
... farms 
647 
17 
52 
7 
16 
9 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
147 
5 
19 
3 
10 
7 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
9 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
17 
- 
2 
- 
1 
2 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
11 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
12 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
... farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
... farms 
22 
- 
- 
1 
- 
7 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
85 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
7,792 
1,040 
2,038 
360 
534 
469 
Part owners 
... farms 
3,207 
15 
180 
67 
60 
116 
Tenants 
... farms 
737 
31 
73 
22 
40 
27 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
11,034 
1,055 
2,221 
428 
594 
585 
acres 
21,209,981 
87,857 
86,998 
54,282 
79,713 
75,460 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
10,999 
1,055 
2,218 
427 
594 
585 
acres 
20,336,052 
3,888 
57,879 
22,509 
45,747 
59,985 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
4,004 
66 
258 
90 
102 
146 
acres 
10,170,919 
8,764 
14,792 
6,114 
6,497 
12,177 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
3,944 
46 
253 
89 
100 
143 
acres 
10,027,589 
118 
5,363 
3,449 
6,012 
11,148 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
1,186 
129 
162 
53 
79 
59 
acres 
1,017,259 
92,615 
38,548 
34,438 
34,451 
16,504 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
19,655 
1,759 
3,699 
749 
1,036 
975 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
5,301 
478 
1,029 
179 
277 
278 
2 operators 
5,441 
566 
1,169 
243 
329 
313 
3 operators 
707 
25 
59 
24 
14 
16 
4 operators 
178 
13 
22 
3 
11 
2 
5 or more operators 
109 
4 
12 
" 
3 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
6,977 
696 
1,460 
301 
420 
365 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
6,042 
645 
1,318 
271 
383 
323 
2 operators 
350 
24 
60 
6 
11 
21 
3 operators 
56 
1 
6 
6 
5 
- 
4 operators 
13 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
3 
" 
" 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
10,118 
857 
1,908 
386 
539 
507 
Female 
1,618 
229 
383 
63 
95 
105 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
5,845 
347 
670 
135 
230 
249 
Other 
5,891 
739 
1,621 
314 
404 
363 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
64 Wyoming 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
