Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal 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 
17,100 
8,714 
43 
273 
644 
1,245 
2,363 
4,146 
acres treated 
2,065,552 
1,598,175 
12,033 
64,420 
171,588 
325,705 
472,582 
551,847 
Manure used 
farms 
5,840 
3,275 
20 
138 
330 
584 
952 
1,251 
acres treated 
588,142 
439,853 
3,676 
27,990 
47,843 
90,103 
130,213 
140,028 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
5,997 
3,642 
30 
163 
362 
629 
1,064 
1,394 
acres 
999,678 
880,842 
6,329 
50,500 
108,788 
161,848 
293,385 
259,992 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
13,626 
7,181 
38 
276 
615 
1,182 
1,999 
3,071 
acres 
1,933,831 
1,560,901 
9,038 
74,135 
181,867 
320,885 
485,125 
489,851 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,013 
701 
4 
35 
91 
142 
176 
253 
acres 
261,403 
227,555 
160 
8,379 
36,311 
52,381 
64,143 
66,181 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,710 
1,149 
13 
61 
152 
186 
350 
387 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
395,174 
358,997 
1,332 
17,506 
55,649 
55,384 
130,820 
98,306 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,082 
810 
11 
24 
101 
141 
242 
291 
acres on which used 
322,155 
294,027 
832 
9,327 
38,196 
58,647 
93,469 
93,556 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
873 
486 
4 
26 
63 
59 
149 
185 
acres 
61,821 
48,561 
128 
3,997 
6,169 
6,402 
14,603 
17,262 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
4,168 
2,035 
16 
94 
188 
321 
556 
860 
acres 
336,939 
239,778 
5,618 
19,979 
26,608 
33,043 
69,743 
84,787 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
746 
319 
4 
11 
26 
63 
75 
140 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
114,049 
57,685 
(D) 
(D) 
13,962 
8,086 
8,618 
22,574 
used 
farms 
2,656 
1,630 
7 
96 
169 
289 
452 
617 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
709,853 
625,824 
2,784 
32,827 
68,519 
132,994 
208,584 
180,116 
used 
farms 
1,441 
937 
4 
32 
96 
163 
249 
393 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
311,942 
285,329 
1,612 
10,366 
30,410 
69,002 
90,634 
83,305 
practices were used 
farms 
3,909 
2,261 
12 
87 
211 
344 
610 
997 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
379,522 
325,839 
2,196 
14,309 
45,277 
64,872 
91,624 
107,561 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,798 
1,053 
4 
44 
97 
198 
297 
413 
acres 
199,215 
173,858 
616 
10,584 
19,605 
39,891 
65,521 
37,641 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
371 
189 
- 
6 
18 
34 
63 
68 
Solar panels 
farms 
235 
116 
- 
6 
4 
19 
40 
47 
Wind turbines 
farms 
15 
10 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 
3 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
43 
19 
- 
- 
11 
- 
3 
5 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
20 
11 
- 
- 
5 
3 
- 
3 
Biodiesel 
farms 
52 
29 
- 
- 
5 
3 
12 
9 
Ethanol 
farms 
42 
27 
- 
- 
2 
7 
4 
14 
Other 
farms 
17 
5 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
3 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
15 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
30,909 
12,687 
23 
253 
792 
1,665 
3,317 
6,637 
Part owners 
farms 
10,180 
5,501 
36 
199 
512 
1,012 
1,525 
2,217 
Tenants 
farms 
2,134 
926 
35 
140 
125 
186 
185 
255 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
41,146 
18,208 
59 
452 
1,308 
2,681 
4,848 
8,860 
acres 
7,020,166 
3,510,000 
11,617 
68,718 
210,043 
518,417 
939,147 
1 ,762,058 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
41,089 
18,188 
59 
452 
1,304 
2,677 
4,842 
8,854 
acres 
6,496,764 
3,275,843 
11,617 
60,741 
198,003 
500,237 
860,604 
1,644,641 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
12,410 
6,472 
71 
342 
641 
1,204 
1,727 
2,487 
acres 
2,428,815 
1,771,736 
14,761 
95,969 
220,438 
383,912 
534,561 
522,095 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
12,314 
6,427 
71 
339 
637 
1,198 
1,710 
2,472 
acres 
2,405,890 
1 ,760,398 
14,761 
95,781 
219,389 
380,882 
529,590 
519,995 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
4,137 
1,747 
_ 
36 
86 
195 
409 
1,021 
acres 
546,327 
245,495 
- 
8,165 
13,089 
21,210 
83,514 
119,517 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
64,054 
28,096 
219 
933 
2,165 
4,358 
7,584 
12,837 
1 operator 
25,712 
1 1 ,654 
48 
314 
801 
1,585 
2,895 
6,011 
2 operators 
14,976 
6,319 
27 
223 
545 
1,101 
1,825 
2,598 
3 operators 
2,076 
940 
16 
48 
61 
143 
245 
427 
4 operators 
333 
148 
- 
6 
19 
31 
39 
53 
5 or more operators 
126 
53 
3 
1 
3 
3 
23 
20 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
18,615 
7,546 
36 
253 
613 
1,236 
2,212 
3,196 
1 operator 
16,739 
6,924 
30 
209 
587 
1,135 
2,011 
2,952 
2 operators 
804 
287 
3 
22 
13 
49 
92 
108 
3 operators 
75 
13 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 
8 
4 operators 
4 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
5 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
200 Alabama 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
