Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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 
850 
21 
30 
73 
255 
307 
164 
acres treated 
12,802 
(D) 
(D) 
947 
3,612 
5,219 
2,290 
Manure used 
farms 
423 
8 
6 
48 
129 
156 
76 
acres treated 
5,223 
90 
151 
555 
1,601 
1,667 
1,159 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
379 
14 
7 
35 
98 
130 
95 
acres 
2,525 
17 
31 
194 
922 
765 
596 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
530 
3 
10 
44 
138 
196 
139 
acres 
5,236 
6 
165 
343 
1,941 
1,628 
1,153 
Nematodes 
farms 
45 
- 
2 
2 
11 
18 
12 
acres 
165 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
33 
79 
35 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
205 
- 
3 
13 
58 
69 
62 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
890 
10 
105 
217 
359 
199 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
49 
- 
- 
4 
7 
13 
25 
acres on which used 
243 
- 
17 
62 
73 
91 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
59 
- 
1 
2 
17 
26 
13 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
142 
(D) 
(D) 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
148 
- 
2 
4 
56 
51 
35 
acres 
1,297 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
584 
452 
180 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
195 
- 
3 
24 
47 
64 
57 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
7,668 
" 
270 
130 
2,081 
2,577 
2,610 
used 
farms 
125 
- 
2 
16 
33 
45 
29 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
591 
(D) 
(D) 
79 
241 
161 
used 
farms 
109 
- 
2 
23 
39 
33 
12 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
786 
“ 
(D) 
(D) 
483 
64 
177 
practices were used 
farms 
367 
1 
13 
30 
109 
127 
87 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
3,125 
(D) 
(D) 
225 
1,120 
1,082 
584 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
191 
2 
3 
34 
53 
62 
37 
acres 
1,826 
(D) 
(D) 
159 
659 
393 
(D) 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
127 
6 
1 
13 
28 
45 
34 
Solar panels 
farms 
104 
6 
1 
2 
25 
39 
31 
Wind turbines 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
2 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
16 
- 
9 
2 
2 
3 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Biodiesel 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
Other 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
2,662 
31 
74 
183 
700 
960 
714 
Part owners 
farms 
380 
7 
19 
45 
118 
123 
68 
Tenants 
farms 
169 
1 
20 
19 
64 
41 
24 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
3,048 
38 
93 
228 
818 
1,084 
787 
acres 
141,234 
431 
4,391 
7,712 
31,352 
59,640 
37,708 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
3,042 
38 
93 
228 
818 
1,083 
782 
acres 
134,071 
431 
4,280 
7,395 
29,596 
57,939 
34,430 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
549 
8 
39 
64 
182 
164 
92 
acres 
25,916 
190 
770 
1,490 
7,979 
9,132 
6,355 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
549 
8 
39 
64 
182 
164 
92 
acres 
25,754 
190 
770 
1,490 
7,979 
9,000 
6,325 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
276 
_ 
13 
22 
67 
75 
99 
acres 
7,325 
111 
317 
1,756 
1,833 
3,308 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
5,220 
61 
187 
409 
1,487 
1,867 
1,209 
1 operator 
1,574 
25 
62 
112 
387 
529 
459 
2 operators 
1,383 
7 
40 
110 
426 
492 
308 
3 operators 
192 
6 
5 
23 
51 
77 
30 
4 operators 
28 
1 
- 
2 
6 
17 
2 
5 or more operators 
34 
- 
6 
“ 
12 
9 
7 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
1,989 
18 
76 
169 
577 
738 
411 
1 operator 
1,582 
15 
56 
131 
446 
574 
360 
2 operators 
175 
- 
1 
16 
64 
70 
24 
3 operators 
19 
1 
6 
2 
1 
8 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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