Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
15,557 
7,944 
5,728 
1,885 
7,937 
7,620 
acres treated 
5,505,592 
769,054 
2,930,946 
1,805,592 
2,290,457 
3,215,135 
Manure used 
farms 
6,237 
3,456 
2,520 
261 
2,813 
3,424 
acres treated 
730,365 
240,184 
427,667 
62,514 
307,103 
423,262 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
7,398 
2,977 
2,909 
1,512 
3,660 
3,738 
acres 
3,674,791 
342,270 
1,902,020 
1,430,501 
1,497,906 
2,176,885 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
14,384 
6,949 
5,485 
1,950 
7,099 
7,285 
acres 
6,186,811 
799,959 
3,277,319 
2,109,533 
2,614,261 
3,572,550 
Nematodes 
farms 
653 
211 
227 
215 
333 
320 
acres 
415,881 
43,745 
189,580 
182,556 
160,747 
255,134 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
2,377 
628 
990 
759 
1,164 
1,213 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
1 ,752,635 
138,991 
892,044 
721,600 
680,885 
1,071,750 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
963 
176 
464 
323 
435 
528 
acres on which used 
676,603 
48,200 
354,662 
273,741 
238,408 
438,195 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
863 
353 
320 
190 
456 
407 
acres 
386,308 
23,794 
228,350 
134,164 
153,632 
232,676 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
4,750 
2,061 
1,658 
1,031 
2,455 
2,295 
acres 
3,025,901 
258,890 
1 ,568,244 
1,198,767 
1,154,235 
1,871,666 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
612 
418 
155 
39 
350 
262 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
119,551 
49,888 
45,340 
24,323 
43,076 
76,475 
used 
farms 
2,474 
789 
1,078 
607 
1,271 
1,203 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
981,157 
103,598 
517,855 
359,704 
405,701 
575,456 
used 
farms 
1,790 
350 
838 
602 
862 
928 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
1,590,692 
140,598 
834,164 
615,930 
556,339 
1 ,034,353 
practices were used 
farms 
4,981 
1,755 
1,878 
1,348 
2,806 
2,175 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
3,547,939 
370,150 
1 ,863,922 
1,313,867 
1,558,312 
1,989,627 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
991 
493 
383 
115 
501 
490 
acres 
136,859 
17,070 
70,927 
48,862 
60,186 
76,673 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
372 
221 
96 
55 
129 
243 
Solar panels 
farms 
200 
135 
45 
20 
73 
127 
Wind turbines 
farms 
15 
13 
1 
1 
9 
6 
Methane digesters 
farms 
7 
4 
3 
- 
1 
6 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
62 
45 
16 
1 
17 
45 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
5 
2 
3 
- 
- 
5 
Biodiesel 
farms 
79 
12 
37 
30 
25 
54 
Ethanol 
farms 
23 
1 
13 
9 
8 
15 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
20 
11 
9 
- 
12 
8 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
30,753 
30,753 
_ 
_ 
16,591 
14,162 
Part owners 
farms 
1 1 ,259 
- 
1 1 ,259 
- 
5,713 
5,546 
Tenants 
farms 
3,059 
- 
- 
3,059 
1,773 
1,286 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
42,137 
30,753 
11,259 
125 
22,366 
19,771 
acres 
8,132,436 
5,518,982 
2,573,305 
40,149 
4,355,594 
3,776,842 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
42,012 
30,753 
11,259 
- 
22,304 
19,708 
acres 
7,31 1 ,338 
4,845,956 
2,465,382 
- 
3,837,475 
3,473,863 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
14,364 
46 
11,259 
3,059 
7,519 
6,845 
acres 
6,536,400 
4,674 
3,907,930 
2,623,796 
2,841,365 
3,695,035 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
14,318 
- 
11,259 
3,059 
7,486 
6,832 
acres 
6,499,448 
- 
3,887,104 
2,612,344 
2,826,740 
3,672,708 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
3,047 
2,373 
525 
149 
1,803 
1,244 
acres 
858,050 
677,700 
128,749 
51,601 
532,744 
325,306 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
69,704 
46,995 
17,959 
4,750 
24,077 
45,627 
1 operator 
24,077 
16,591 
5,713 
1,773 
24,077 
- 
2 operators 
18,319 
12,584 
4,724 
1,011 
- 
18,319 
3 operators 
2,048 
1,246 
595 
207 
- 
2,048 
4 operators 
440 
238 
162 
40 
- 
440 
5 or more operators 
187 
94 
65 
28 
- 
187 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
22,637 
16,207 
5,232 
1,198 
2,906 
19,731 
1 operator 
20,557 
14,831 
4,708 
1,018 
2,906 
17,651 
2 operators 
860 
581 
217 
62 
- 
860 
3 operators 
102 
63 
23 
16 
- 
102 
4 operators 
11 
5 
4 
2 
- 
11 
5 or more operators 
2 
1 
1 
- 
- 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
218 Arkansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
