Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
877,907 
536,319 
3,442 
31,417 
48,462 
105,594 
155,186 
192,218 
acres treated 
247,802,465 
217,235,261 
890,317 
12,025,353 
25,246,431 
56,900,731 
71,613,118 
50,559,311 
Manure used 
farms 
275,420 
175,983 
1,177 
1 1 ,785 
18,705 
39,689 
51,689 
52,938 
acres treated 
22,072,968 
18,732,992 
92,544 
1,129,817 
2,416,066 
5,095,786 
5,847,317 
4,151,462 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
361,286 
248,755 
1,954 
17,623 
26,592 
55,253 
73,900 
73,433 
acres 
100,719,008 
90,565,080 
399,349 
5,375,184 
11,556,519 
24,391,736 
29,529,323 
19,312,969 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
794,320 
495,810 
3,295 
30,118 
46,595 
101,277 
145,363 
169,162 
acres 
285,510,954 
252,570,840 
962,258 
13,551,690 
29,589,191 
66,690,877 
83,648,518 
58,128,306 
Nematodes 
farms 
58,865 
41,832 
357 
2,990 
4,666 
9,367 
12,545 
1 1 ,907 
acres 
14,454,000 
12,795,153 
78,432 
815,790 
1,682,269 
3,346,812 
4,125,303 
2,746,547 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
121,682 
85,562 
705 
6,576 
9,853 
19,298 
26,021 
23,109 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
35,006,868 
32,067,521 
130,564 
2,239,654 
4,631,688 
8,897,623 
10,388,984 
5,779,008 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
53,200 
37,933 
265 
2,415 
4,037 
8,337 
1 1 ,398 
11,481 
acres on which used 
13,136,568 
11,899,560 
36,097 
675,921 
1,579,540 
3,059,069 
3,817,715 
2,731,218 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
217,931 
139,507 
1,066 
8,856 
13,195 
30,597 
42,160 
43,633 
acres 
48,566,201 
42,494,253 
183,034 
2,024,873 
4,495,840 
1 1 ,626,392 
14,950,785 
9,213,329 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
216,314 
121,785 
959 
7,002 
10,745 
23,687 
35,708 
43,684 
acres 
42,175,207 
35,949,511 
189,738 
2,101,454 
4,228,112 
9,075,880 
12,177,639 
8,176,688 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
76,441 
38,513 
224 
1,785 
3,082 
7,245 
11,351 
14,826 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
13,186,093 
8,980,884 
60,760 
395,706 
1,006,577 
1,884,946 
2,651,807 
2,981,088 
used 
farms 
278,290 
190,320 
1,417 
13,417 
19,756 
41,861 
55,773 
58,096 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
96,476,496 
86,889,193 
325,002 
4,916,976 
10,191,275 
23,024,631 
29,133,642 
19,297,667 
used 
farms 
195,738 
145,119 
867 
8,583 
14,549 
33,547 
45,602 
41,971 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
76,639,804 
70,323,552 
174,992 
3,183,427 
7,902,935 
19,024,364 
24,919,326 
15,118,508 
practices were used 
farms 
405,692 
264,919 
2,291 
18,806 
27,701 
56,479 
74,309 
85,333 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
105,707,971 
93,415,847 
432,059 
5,228,948 
11,444,670 
24,881,864 
29,435,018 
21,993,288 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
133,124 
88,334 
736 
7,374 
10,166 
18,901 
25,581 
25,576 
acres 
10,280,793 
8,826,795 
57,377 
614,102 
1 ,093,544 
2,234,050 
2,823,455 
2,004,267 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
57,299 
30,791 
121 
1,576 
2,787 
5,913 
9,735 
10,659 
Solar panels 
farms 
36,331 
18,999 
69 
1,000 
1,708 
3,421 
6,054 
6,747 
Wind turbines 
farms 
9,054 
5,503 
23 
266 
480 
1,168 
1,777 
1,789 
Methane digesters 
farms 
537 
372 
- 
17 
25 
74 
103 
153 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
9,403 
4,582 
14 
143 
357 
882 
1,455 
1,731 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
1,323 
748 
- 
19 
70 
112 
197 
350 
Biodiesel 
farms 
4,099 
2,554 
22 
224 
300 
560 
697 
751 
Ethanol 
farms 
2,364 
1,598 
12 
119 
171 
337 
414 
545 
Other 
farms 
1,243 
692 
- 
48 
67 
114 
221 
242 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
10,181 
6,489 
29 
244 
552 
1,341 
2,029 
2,294 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,428,351 
578,590 
1,890 
16,907 
36,568 
87,687 
151,586 
283,952 
Part owners 
farms 
533,070 
345,005 
1,561 
18,452 
34,258 
77,065 
106,287 
107,382 
Tenants 
farms 
147,882 
84,309 
2,567 
14,017 
12,051 
1 7,549 
19,290 
18,835 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
1,967,866 
927,237 
3,456 
35,552 
71,163 
165,343 
258,772 
392,951 
acres 
625,476,424 
418,337,975 
817,970 
9,834,477 
32,507,007 
78,494,498 
128,822,862 
167,861,161 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
1 ,973,527 
932,015 
3,518 
35,504 
71,282 
166,185 
260,018 
395,508 
acres 
563,576,452 
386,587,354 
769,067 
9,191,505 
30,659,241 
74,411,315 
120,408,591 
151,147,635 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
670,805 
421,320 
4,066 
32,360 
45,904 
93,172 
123,572 
122,246 
acres 
354,924,885 
295,245,793 
1,470,302 
18,929,135 
36,912,349 
75,344,152 
94,991,297 
67,598,558 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
666,945 
419,413 
4,054 
32,306 
45,795 
92,872 
123,073 
121,313 
acres 
350,951,205 
292,760,805 
1 ,467,378 
18,789,482 
36,723,002 
74,798,427 
94,178,706 
66,803,810 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
294,659 
129,489 
334 
3,511 
7,562 
18,995 
34,198 
64,889 
acres 
70,380,739 
37,066,571 
53,592 
800,159 
2,176,291 
5,093,548 
9,972,412 
18,970,569 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
3,233,358 
1,545,417 
9,365 
76,490 
129,731 
285,397 
431,906 
612,528 
1 operator 
1,181,152 
574,217 
3,696 
26,911 
44,550 
100,268 
152,407 
246,385 
2 operators 
785,531 
357,967 
1,613 
19,043 
32,322 
67,018 
103,119 
134,852 
3 operators 
1 1 1 ,495 
59,456 
559 
2,668 
4,567 
1 1 ,589 
16,816 
23,257 
4 operators 
21,118 
10,846 
90 
554 
926 
2,172 
3,263 
3,841 
5 or more operators 
10,007 
5,418 
60 
200 
512 
1,254 
1,558 
1,834 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
990,543 
436,558 
2,188 
20,704 
37,029 
82,224 
123,782 
170,631 
1 operator 
874,615 
385,082 
1,628 
18,246 
32,585 
71,257 
109,704 
151,662 
2 operators 
46,252 
20,633 
216 
929 
1,771 
4,390 
5,654 
7,673 
3 operators 
5,618 
2,402 
22 
127 
208 
523 
641 
881 
4 operators 
856 
388 
13 
33 
38 
90 
88 
126 
5 or more operators 
526 
242 
2 
16 
19 
41 
80 
84 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
216 United States 2012 Census of Agricuiture - UNiTED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
