Table 65. Summary by 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 - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1,041 
78 
100 
168 
213 
81 
acres 
215,211 
61,400 
39,259 
43,536 
37,075 
15,403 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
2,825 
151 
202 
363 
510 
246 
acres 
676,412 
172,625 
105,214 
144,654 
101,208 
48,136 
Nematodes 
farms 
43 
6 
7 
8 
5 
2 
acres 
10,433 
4,202 
2,200 
3,640 
231 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
87 
11 
18 
10 
18 
3 
acres 
20,406 
10,778 
6,134 
1,072 
2,149 
(D) 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
33 
5 
4 
5 
6 
4 
acres on which used 
5,423 
2,261 
(D) 
917 
900 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
431 
26 
48 
70 
83 
39 
acres 
82,501 
18,760 
15,117 
25,618 
15,164 
2,274 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
1,167 
39 
44 
72 
152 
96 
acres 
203,293 
52,986 
19,354 
35,867 
33,342 
16,154 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
278 
11 
19 
24 
42 
26 
acres 
285,584 
30,248 
95,780 
48,260 
24,192 
18,541 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
397 
47 
52 
57 
72 
46 
acres 
91,953 
21,282 
15,043 
16,612 
15,790 
17,443 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
403 
64 
53 
106 
83 
29 
acres 
159,567 
52,926 
25,428 
43,493 
20,582 
6,062 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
1,626 
100 
136 
257 
395 
204 
acres 
410,303 
94,913 
65,357 
97,053 
89,416 
28,391 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
494 
25 
31 
83 
113 
44 
acres 
46,298 
4,242 
4,714 
8,760 
15,054 
4,134 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
768 
31 
48 
121 
155 
80 
Solar panels 
farms 
647 
28 
44 
113 
144 
61 
Wind turbines 
farms 
147 
6 
10 
10 
18 
7 
Methane digesters 
farms 
9 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
17 
- 
" 
3 
5 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
11 
1 
- 
4 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
12 
- 
1 
3 
3 
2 
Ethanol 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
Other 
farms 
22 
- 
1 
2 
7 
3 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
85 
7 
4 
10 
16 
13 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
7,792 
68 
108 
299 
536 
485 
Part owners 
farms 
3,207 
155 
262 
445 
634 
380 
Tenants 
farms 
737 
24 
31 
64 
137 
58 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
1 1 ,034 
224 
370 
748 
1,173 
869 
acres 
21,209,981 
4,422,860 
3,395,187 
3,828,214 
3,149,542 
1,306,001 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
10,999 
223 
370 
744 
1,170 
865 
acres 
20,336,052 
4,388,552 
3,344,787 
3,740,254 
2,998,439 
1,221,092 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
4,004 
181 
293 
512 
780 
443 
acres 
10,170,919 
1,967,100 
1,517,058 
2,008,370 
1,817,211 
778,835 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
3,944 
179 
293 
509 
771 
438 
acres 
10,027,589 
1,963,100 
1,509,599 
1,991,135 
1,774,952 
767,621 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
1,186 
26 
24 
64 
125 
117 
acres 
1,017,259 
38,308 
57,859 
105,195 
193,362 
96,123 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
19,655 
547 
772 
1,445 
2,194 
1,518 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
5,301 
93 
162 
351 
599 
449 
2 operators 
5,441 
78 
153 
325 
579 
390 
3 operators 
707 
39 
60 
97 
101 
63 
4 operators 
178 
22 
18 
27 
15 
12 
5 or more operators 
109 
15 
8 
8 
13 
9 
Total women operators 
number 
6,977 
117 
202 
401 
678 
502 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
6,042 
74 
161 
313 
587 
437 
2 operators 
350 
8 
13 
38 
31 
31 
3 operators 
56 
5 
2 
4 
7 
1 
4 operators 
13 
3 
1 
- 
2 
- 
5 or more operators 
3 
- 
1 
" 
" 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
10,118 
239 
382 
744 
1,195 
834 
Female 
1,618 
8 
19 
64 
112 
89 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
5,845 
227 
364 
726 
1,042 
624 
Other 
5,891 
20 
37 
82 
265 
299 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
90 Wyoming 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
