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 
8,386 
53 
493 
1,148 
2,343 
2,688 
1,661 
acres treated 
467,377 
2,518 
30,500 
64,394 
115,639 
162,010 
92,316 
Manure used 
farms 
2,565 
14 
229 
371 
694 
823 
434 
acres treated 
148,289 
935 
10,627 
21,115 
37,411 
55,400 
22,801 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
2,355 
12 
178 
337 
642 
728 
458 
acres 
118,836 
115 
15,545 
17,991 
26,142 
37,245 
21,798 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
6,445 
42 
469 
973 
1,794 
2,027 
1,140 
acres 
372,930 
1,965 
32,530 
55,072 
89,762 
123,119 
70,482 
Nematodes 
farms 
312 
3 
22 
42 
78 
88 
79 
acres 
33,848 
18 
5,876 
2,024 
7,106 
6,917 
1 1 ,907 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
561 
3 
57 
68 
138 
163 
132 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
36,177 
18 
9,367 
4,379 
7,056 
8,317 
7,040 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
272 
- 
27 
26 
68 
87 
64 
acres on which used 
28,128 
- 
3,307 
1,608 
6,715 
9,340 
7,158 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
387 
4 
31 
75 
96 
96 
85 
acres 
13,260 
160 
564 
4,029 
3,088 
2,423 
2,996 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
2,133 
3 
145 
293 
557 
663 
472 
acres 
97,161 
120 
8,011 
12,344 
24,745 
29,830 
22,111 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
427 
- 
3 
23 
92 
131 
178 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
56,364 
- 
225 
12,706 
1 1 ,566 
16,274 
15,593 
used 
farms 
1,026 
14 
67 
172 
246 
264 
263 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
84,029 
524 
9,279 
1 1 ,280 
20,319 
26,166 
16,461 
used 
farms 
504 
7 
24 
58 
124 
157 
134 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
26,613 
116 
2,217 
3,674 
3,559 
7,974 
9,073 
practices were used 
farms 
1,648 
3 
101 
193 
410 
496 
445 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
53,683 
18 
6,500 
6,221 
1 1 ,329 
15,354 
14,261 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
745 
5 
25 
102 
183 
241 
189 
acres 
25,357 
125 
897 
5,082 
5,460 
8,462 
5,331 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
182 
- 
9 
23 
65 
53 
32 
Solar panels 
farms 
119 
- 
6 
14 
44 
37 
18 
Wind turbines 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
- 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
24 
- 
- 
5 
5 
7 
7 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
9 
- 
- 
- 
4 
2 
3 
Biodiesel 
farms 
23 
- 
- 
- 
15 
2 
6 
Ethanol 
farms 
15 
- 
- 
3 
5 
5 
2 
Other 
farms 
12 
- 
- 
2 
3 
2 
5 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
11 
- 
- 
2 
- 
6 
3 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
18,222 
66 
674 
1,772 
4,217 
5,715 
5,778 
Part owners 
farms 
4,679 
32 
335 
846 
1,307 
1,385 
774 
Tenants 
farms 
1,208 
39 
213 
242 
296 
252 
166 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
22,938 
98 
1,009 
2,624 
5,535 
7,108 
6,564 
acres 
3,510,166 
5,682 
73,123 
240,972 
662,820 
1,085,975 
1,441,594 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
22,901 
98 
1,009 
2,618 
5,524 
7,100 
6,552 
acres 
3,220,921 
5,482 
69,998 
222,768 
623,528 
1,015,034 
1,284,111 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
5,938 
71 
551 
1,095 
1,619 
1,645 
957 
acres 
657,079 
4,614 
59,083 
1 1 1 ,985 
176,069 
187,260 
118,068 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
5,887 
71 
548 
1,088 
1,603 
1,637 
940 
acres 
645,492 
4,614 
58,763 
110,871 
174,123 
183,238 
113,883 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
2,390 
2 
49 
144 
403 
722 
1,070 
acres 
300,832 
(D) 
(D) 
19,318 
41,238 
74,963 
161,668 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
35,958 
216 
2,015 
4,509 
8,918 
10,913 
9,387 
1 operator 
14,058 
77 
554 
1,478 
3,130 
4,291 
4,528 
2 operators 
8,657 
51 
573 
1,197 
2,361 
2,683 
1,792 
3 operators 
1,136 
4 
72 
130 
269 
309 
352 
4 operators 
185 
- 
16 
43 
42 
51 
33 
5 or more operators 
73 
5 
7 
12 
18 
18 
13 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
11,069 
71 
625 
1,423 
2,845 
3,371 
2,734 
1 operator 
9,815 
61 
558 
1,233 
2,546 
3,014 
2,403 
2 operators 
517 
5 
29 
75 
122 
145 
141 
3 operators 
62 
- 
3 
12 
17 
15 
15 
4 operators 
3 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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