Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
341,588 
1,634 
23,673 
45,433 
94,212 
105,837 
70,799 
acres treated 
30,567,204 
132,834 
2,217,265 
4,232,461 
8,200,573 
9,108,464 
6,675,607 
Manure used 
farms 
99,437 
492 
7,549 
14,889 
29,903 
30,751 
15,853 
acres treated 
3,339,976 
17,977 
240,406 
492,295 
935,611 
1,005,971 
647,716 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
112,531 
690 
9,198 
15,778 
30,121 
33,574 
23,170 
acres 
10,153,928 
47,802 
827,052 
1,495,375 
2,591,897 
2,796,957 
2,394,845 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
298,510 
1,522 
21,510 
40,726 
82,719 
91,705 
60,328 
acres 
32,940,114 
138,159 
2,350,617 
4,520,243 
8,686,450 
9,836,185 
7,408,460 
Nematodes 
farms 
17,033 
100 
1,504 
2,384 
4,302 
4,954 
3,789 
acres 
1,658,847 
7,783 
160,545 
237,396 
421,206 
484,967 
346,950 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
36,120 
210 
2,971 
4,709 
9,190 
1 1 ,035 
8,005 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
2,939,347 
13,837 
288,464 
463,465 
730,752 
799,561 
643,268 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
15,267 
63 
907 
1,726 
3,676 
4,650 
4,245 
acres on which used 
1,237,008 
2,258 
70,440 
137,503 
301 ,884 
361,883 
363,040 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
78,424 
484 
6,176 
10,688 
21,116 
23,408 
16,552 
acres 
6,071,948 
25,275 
462,205 
876,562 
1 ,745,994 
1,796,092 
1,165,820 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
94,529 
428 
5,848 
12,111 
25,141 
29,102 
21,899 
acres 
6,225,696 
26,622 
476,937 
887,974 
1,539,166 
1,852,156 
1,442,841 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
37,928 
65 
1,519 
3,734 
9,268 
1 1 ,739 
1 1 ,603 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
4,205,209 
4,857 
110,670 
340,187 
795,424 
1,299,609 
1,654,462 
used 
farms 
87,970 
534 
7,315 
12,160 
23,310 
25,616 
19,035 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
9,587,303 
49,217 
791,703 
1,367,158 
2,585,775 
2,739,379 
2,054,071 
used 
farms 
50,619 
393 
3,997 
6,808 
13,535 
15,214 
10,672 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
6,316,252 
27,240 
408,221 
879,642 
1,669,114 
1,967,111 
1 ,364,924 
practices were used 
farms 
140,773 
856 
1 1 ,652 
19,681 
38,071 
41,012 
29,501 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
12,292,124 
58,632 
952,228 
1,678,813 
3,215,127 
3,492,122 
2,895,202 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
44,790 
215 
3,193 
5,838 
12,070 
14,307 
9,167 
acres 
1 ,453,998 
7,360 
99,238 
179,372 
368,780 
458,509 
340,739 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
26,508 
119 
1,683 
3,089 
7,193 
8,644 
5,780 
Solar panels 
farms 
17,332 
90 
1,160 
1,978 
4,711 
5,704 
3,689 
Wind turbines 
farms 
3,551 
12 
182 
382 
935 
1,163 
877 
Methane digesters 
farms 
165 
- 
5 
4 
21 
61 
74 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
4,821 
13 
194 
569 
1,298 
1,661 
1,086 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
575 
- 
15 
26 
125 
168 
241 
Biodiesel 
farms 
1,545 
9 
162 
209 
429 
434 
302 
Ethanol 
farms 
766 
11 
73 
95 
167 
225 
195 
Other 
farms 
551 
- 
36 
52 
141 
200 
122 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
3,692 
28 
168 
351 
879 
1,047 
1,219 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
849,761 
2,210 
33,340 
89,369 
211,849 
262,054 
250,939 
Part owners 
farms 
188,065 
747 
15,004 
29,977 
55,783 
55,090 
31,464 
Tenants 
farms 
63,573 
1,739 
1 1 ,399 
1 1 ,883 
16,103 
13,745 
8,704 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
1,040,629 
2,966 
48,517 
119,681 
268,330 
317,969 
283,166 
acres 
207,138,449 
251,100 
4,345,329 
27,451,606 
41,329,997 
61 ,868,222 
71,892,195 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
1,041,512 
2,979 
48,498 
119,709 
268,700 
318,080 
283,546 
acres 
176,989,098 
244,743 
3,828,718 
25,379,084 
36,053,002 
53,182,915 
58,300,636 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
249,485 
2,469 
26,310 
41,691 
71,172 
68,311 
39,532 
acres 
59,679,092 
301,577 
4,998,460 
8,804,851 
15,791,385 
16,920,648 
12,862,171 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
247,532 
2,463 
26,239 
41,462 
70,720 
67,768 
38,880 
acres 
58,190,400 
300,545 
4,904,669 
8,658,957 
15,319,515 
16,597,021 
12,409,693 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
165,170 
258 
4,720 
13,656 
36,084 
50,477 
59,975 
acres 
33,314,168 
18,556 
676,349 
2,372,724 
6,128,465 
9,558,060 
14,560,014 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
1,687,941 
7,322 
94,805 
208,937 
447,239 
506,322 
423,316 
1 operator 
606,935 
2,766 
29,305 
63,967 
145,439 
181,579 
183,879 
2 operators 
427,564 
1,454 
26,912 
59,859 
120,396 
130,385 
88,558 
3 operators 
52,039 
366 
2,736 
5,450 
13,567 
14,712 
15,208 
4 operators 
10,272 
65 
594 
1,410 
3,014 
2,951 
2,238 
5 or more operators 
4,589 
45 
196 
543 
1,319 
1,262 
1,224 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
553,985 
2,066 
29,530 
69,878 
150,811 
166,348 
135,352 
1 operator 
489,533 
1,566 
26,879 
62,748 
133,133 
147,825 
1 1 7,382 
2 operators 
25,619 
195 
1,121 
2,887 
7,118 
7,365 
6,933 
3 operators 
3,216 
34 
102 
333 
860 
932 
955 
4 operators 
468 
2 
21 
69 
123 
132 
121 
5 or more operators 
284 
- 
3 
14 
57 
82 
128 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - UNiTED STATES DATA 
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