Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
15,557 
9,273 
41 
472 
933 
1,537 
2,511 
3,779 
acres treated 
5,505,592 
4,962,151 
16,907 
308,251 
791,980 
1 ,273,228 
1,450,687 
1,121,098 
Manure used 
farms 
6,237 
3,695 
9 
186 
332 
627 
1,023 
1,518 
acres treated 
730,365 
542,055 
710 
27,147 
65,471 
128,587 
158,051 
162,089 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
7,398 
5,249 
25 
354 
716 
1,075 
1,456 
1,623 
acres 
3,674,791 
3,457,131 
11,626 
238,097 
578,838 
928,084 
1,018,713 
681 ,773 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
14,384 
8,964 
42 
502 
1,016 
1,603 
2,511 
3,290 
acres 
6,186,811 
5,660,296 
19,613 
338,140 
901,271 
1 ,426,542 
1,744,618 
1,230,112 
Nematodes 
farms 
653 
542 
1 
55 
101 
124 
126 
135 
acres 
415,881 
392,421 
(D) 
(D) 
94,432 
104,334 
95,159 
64,268 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
2,377 
1,974 
3 
206 
313 
473 
551 
428 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
1,752,635 
1 ,673,930 
1,680 
150,016 
265,575 
484,838 
482,875 
288,946 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
963 
837 
2 
83 
143 
199 
233 
177 
acres on which used 
676,603 
656,750 
(D) 
(D) 
113,680 
173,216 
205,293 
125,461 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
863 
593 
7 
80 
88 
133 
149 
136 
acres 
386,308 
366,542 
1,720 
50,053 
85,938 
100,059 
85,448 
43,324 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
4,750 
3,067 
28 
247 
400 
586 
862 
944 
acres 
3,025,901 
2,815,051 
9,407 
196,390 
431,260 
716,464 
907,427 
554,103 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
612 
267 
- 
5 
21 
53 
78 
110 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
119,551 
77,136 
- 
915 
4,558 
27,354 
16,932 
27,377 
used 
farms 
2,474 
1,843 
6 
156 
311 
374 
478 
518 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
981,157 
933,790 
2,851 
60,886 
181,183 
239,919 
257,876 
191,075 
used 
farms 
1,790 
1,544 
7 
114 
259 
327 
460 
377 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
1,590,692 
1,535,396 
3,036 
82,092 
279,481 
394,506 
487,662 
288,619 
practices were used 
farms 
4,981 
3,630 
28 
294 
511 
806 
995 
996 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
3,547,939 
3,352,474 
13,506 
201,942 
510,148 
900,214 
1,027,721 
698,943 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
991 
612 
- 
31 
75 
101 
168 
237 
acres 
136,859 
122,711 
- 
12,185 
22,073 
32,037 
36,260 
20,156 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
372 
198 
- 
14 
28 
44 
46 
66 
Solar panels 
farms 
200 
96 
- 
3 
14 
21 
21 
37 
Wind turbines 
farms 
15 
7 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
4 
Methane digesters 
farms 
7 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
62 
20 
- 
- 
- 
2 
6 
12 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
79 
67 
- 
11 
13 
17 
15 
11 
Ethanol 
farms 
23 
17 
- 
- 
4 
4 
5 
4 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
20 
16 
- 
3 
3 
2 
- 
8 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
30,753 
13,044 
36 
341 
858 
1,871 
3,232 
6,706 
Part owners 
farms 
1 1 ,259 
6,353 
10 
294 
652 
1,205 
1,860 
2,332 
Tenants 
farms 
3,059 
1,918 
55 
301 
349 
435 
407 
371 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
42,137 
19,484 
46 
638 
1,518 
3,092 
5,115 
9,075 
acres 
8,132,436 
5,174,474 
5,565 
116,615 
409,551 
831,693 
1,536,172 
2,274,878 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
42,012 
19,397 
46 
635 
1,510 
3,076 
5,092 
9,038 
acres 
7,311,338 
4,738,833 
5,160 
108,561 
363,927 
775,264 
1,401,806 
2,084,115 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
14,364 
8,293 
65 
595 
1,004 
1,642 
2,273 
2,714 
acres 
6,536,400 
5,628,333 
23,953 
369,840 
963,050 
1,488,028 
1,672,873 
1,110,589 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
14,318 
8,271 
65 
595 
1,001 
1,640 
2,267 
2,703 
acres 
6,499,448 
5,604,733 
23,953 
369,840 
959,140 
1,485,688 
1,661,161 
1,104,951 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
3,047 
1,432 
3 
44 
114 
177 
331 
763 
acres 
858,050 
459,241 
405 
8,054 
49,534 
58,769 
146,078 
196,401 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
69,704 
33,071 
155 
1,487 
3,005 
5,758 
8,757 
13,909 
1 operator 
24,077 
1 1 ,473 
62 
469 
920 
1,719 
2,746 
5,557 
2 operators 
18,319 
8,464 
28 
412 
807 
1,472 
2,385 
3,360 
3 operators 
2,048 
1,034 
7 
35 
90 
249 
267 
386 
4 operators 
440 
237 
4 
13 
27 
36 
78 
79 
5 or more operators 
187 
107 
- 
7 
15 
35 
23 
27 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
22,637 
10,239 
38 
461 
950 
1,846 
2,824 
4,120 
1 operator 
20,557 
9,241 
14 
413 
851 
1,641 
2,556 
3,766 
2 operators 
860 
418 
6 
21 
41 
86 
116 
148 
3 operators 
102 
51 
4 
2 
4 
11 
12 
18 
4 operators 
11 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
2 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
198 Arkansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
