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 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
571 
518 
509 
53 
52 
Ill 
acres treated 
175,379 
159,839 
158,984 
15,540 
(D) 
19,644 
Manure used 
farms 
198 
190 
187 
8 
8 
32 
acres treated 
66,368 
59,265 
58,545 
7,103 
7,103 
1,385 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
337 
307 
301 
30 
30 
52 
acres 
106,343 
98,300 
98,011 
8,043 
8,043 
14,639 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
559 
500 
488 
59 
56 
86 
acres 
181,030 
168,470 
166,922 
12,560 
12,539 
18,911 
Nematodes 
farms 
52 
46 
46 
6 
6 
13 
acres 
17,295 
15,222 
15,222 
2,073 
2,073 
3,442 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
126 
117 
113 
9 
9 
26 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
42,622 
41,506 
41,391 
1,116 
1,116 
7,107 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
69 
64 
63 
5 
5 
20 
acres on which used 
22,500 
19,544 
(D) 
2,956 
2,956 
2,372 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
40 
35 
35 
5 
5 
14 
acres 
5,486 
5,397 
5,397 
89 
89 
352 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
166 
153 
151 
13 
11 
32 
acres 
30,609 
28,942 
(D) 
1,667 
(D) 
3,898 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
49 
46 
46 
3 
3 
9 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
(D) 
22,875 
22,875 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
used 
farms 
131 
118 
115 
13 
13 
26 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
61,895 
56,951 
56,725 
4,944 
4,944 
3,109 
used 
farms 
75 
65 
65 
10 
10 
32 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
32,519 
29,098 
29,098 
3,421 
3,421 
7,049 
practices were used 
farms 
167 
149 
148 
18 
18 
47 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
40,317 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,046 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
101 
90 
90 
11 
11 
32 
acres 
24,987 
19,384 
19,384 
5,603 
5,603 
3,435 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
18 
15 
15 
3 
3 
5 
Solar panels 
farms 
15 
12 
12 
3 
3 
3 
Wind turbines 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
912 
821 
802 
91 
72 
324 
Part owners 
farms 
307 
265 
261 
42 
42 
44 
Tenants 
farms 
97 
91 
91 
6 
6 
15 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
1,220 
1,087 
1,064 
133 
114 
368 
acres 
597,564 
557,507 
523,973 
40,057 
36,369 
204,250 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
1,219 
1,086 
1,063 
133 
114 
368 
acres 
556,167 
519,459 
491,500 
36,708 
33,020 
182,460 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
407 
359 
355 
48 
48 
59 
acres 
188,589 
173,152 
173,052 
15,437 
15,437 
21,402 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
404 
356 
352 
48 
48 
59 
acres 
186,122 
170,725 
170,625 
15,397 
15,397 
20,352 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
152 
138 
133 
14 
14 
79 
acres 
43,864 
40,475 
34,900 
3,389 
3,389 
22,840 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
2,209 
1,987 
1,950 
222 
185 
630 
1 operator 
680 
586 
573 
94 
81 
219 
2 operators 
459 
430 
424 
29 
27 
129 
3 operators 
141 
133 
129 
8 
8 
16 
4 operators 
21 
20 
20 
1 
1 
11 
5 or more operators 
15 
8 
8 
7 
3 
8 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
594 
551 
544 
43 
41 
197 
1 operator 
476 
442 
435 
34 
32 
157 
2 operators 
41 
38 
38 
3 
3 
17 
3 operators 
9 
8 
8 
1 
1 
2 
4 operators 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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