Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative. 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
59,752 
54,822 
53,618 
4,930 
4,459 
1 1 ,229 
acres treated 
36,458,185 
33,877,164 
32,613,043 
2,581,021 
1,862,447 
2,907,332 
Manure used 
farms 
17,418 
16,308 
16,000 
1,110 
1,036 
2,873 
acres treated 
3,399,361 
3,207,118 
3,080,109 
192,243 
158,424 
253,205 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
36,868 
33,589 
32,771 
3,279 
2,934 
5,365 
acres 
16,807,837 
15,315,674 
14,622,589 
1,492,163 
1,059,471 
1,136,989 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
59,173 
54,314 
53,095 
4,859 
4,371 
11,185 
acres 
42,264,399 
39,424,435 
38,013,738 
2,839,964 
2,085,639 
3,413,373 
Nematodes 
farms 
6,867 
6,170 
5,970 
697 
622 
1,058 
acres 
2,497,322 
2,266,623 
2,173,993 
230,699 
196,568 
147,114 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
16,565 
14,994 
14,546 
1,571 
1,346 
2,245 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
6,836,742 
6,279,728 
5,963,089 
557,014 
443,903 
475,781 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
7,141 
6,415 
6,188 
726 
613 
995 
acres on which used 
2,383,940 
2,019,994 
1,811,318 
363,946 
186,175 
162,959 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
17,269 
16,228 
15,915 
1,041 
915 
3,425 
acres 
7,444,881 
7,159,584 
7,000,364 
285,297 
220,586 
471,747 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
15,142 
13,718 
13,399 
1,424 
1,277 
3,518 
acres 
6,497,322 
5,655,325 
5,387,887 
841,997 
403,313 
547,332 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
5,831 
5,220 
5,075 
611 
537 
2,194 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
2,475,477 
2,082,331 
1,960,683 
393,146 
310,524 
424,018 
used 
farms 
21,055 
19,746 
19,379 
1,309 
1,186 
3,625 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
14,445,077 
13,773,230 
13,273,467 
671,847 
536,202 
992,290 
used 
farms 
17,030 
16,114 
15,806 
916 
814 
2,586 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
11,665,764 
11,076,620 
10,806,132 
589,144 
497,024 
837,456 
practices were used 
farms 
27,133 
24,916 
24,352 
2,217 
1,981 
5,306 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
14,757,329 
13,530,279 
13,007,314 
1 ,227,050 
801,811 
1,141,542 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
10,624 
9,655 
9,402 
969 
851 
2,238 
acres 
1,864,971 
1,696,776 
1,617,022 
168,195 
120,359 
141,158 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
4,416 
3,971 
3,814 
445 
395 
1,321 
Solar panels 
farms 
2,883 
2,570 
2,462 
313 
288 
941 
Wind turbines 
farms 
768 
716 
690 
52 
45 
232 
Methane digesters 
farms 
83 
73 
66 
10 
5 
18 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
626 
588 
573 
38 
36 
188 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
123 
99 
96 
24 
17 
21 
Biodiesel 
farms 
312 
284 
276 
28 
25 
80 
Ethanol 
farms 
146 
129 
127 
17 
15 
30 
Other 
farms 
83 
64 
60 
19 
15 
40 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
807 
758 
734 
49 
43 
253 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
60,686 
53,055 
51,548 
7,631 
6,802 
29,389 
Part owners 
farms 
33,651 
31,449 
30,847 
2,202 
2,003 
4,128 
Tenants 
farms 
12,379 
10,638 
10,439 
1,741 
1,633 
2,137 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
94,805 
84,946 
82,825 
9,859 
8,830 
33,610 
acres 
90,816,700 
81,133,269 
74,146,109 
9,683,431 
6,321,446 
67,165,073 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
94,370 
84,519 
82,410 
9,851 
8,820 
33,663 
acres 
83,389,177 
74,469,250 
68,092,855 
8,919,927 
5,823,124 
58,627,577 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
46,241 
42,291 
41 ,474 
3,950 
3,641 
6,180 
acres 
48,541 ,992 
44,893,957 
43,275,260 
3,648,035 
3,031,620 
6,230,408 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
45,990 
42,066 
41,265 
3,924 
3,620 
6,099 
acres 
47,883,715 
44,326,654 
42,731,774 
3,557,061 
2,971,788 
6,116,717 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
16,538 
14,971 
14,437 
1,567 
1,379 
9,133 
acres 
8,098,016 
7,242,730 
6,608,148 
855,286 
558,944 
8,842,622 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
193,262 
172,731 
167,786 
20,531 
18,020 
58,545 
1 operator 
48,309 
41,877 
40,819 
6,432 
5,797 
20,193 
2 operators 
40,673 
37,302 
36,642 
3,371 
3,161 
1 1 ,340 
3 operators 
12,893 
1 1 ,752 
1 1 ,376 
1,141 
986 
2,882 
4 operators 
2,846 
2,600 
2,530 
246 
212 
633 
5 or more operators 
1,995 
1,611 
1,467 
384 
282 
606 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
52,685 
47,733 
46,746 
4,952 
4,604 
18,901 
1 operator 
41,090 
37,639 
36,982 
3,451 
3,267 
14,276 
2 operators 
4,271 
3,803 
3,714 
468 
422 
1,511 
3 operators 
595 
503 
490 
92 
84 
300 
4 operators 
126 
116 
111 
10 
9 
72 
5 or more operators 
119 
82 
68 
37 
31 
64 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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