Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
17,100 
9,865 
6,224 
1,011 
9,934 
7,166 
acres treated 
2,065,552 
450,371 
1,380,365 
234,816 
1,104,041 
961,511 
Manure used 
farms 
5,840 
3,123 
2,413 
304 
3,107 
2,733 
acres treated 
588,142 
137,050 
391,427 
59,665 
305,061 
283,081 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
5,997 
3,166 
2,381 
450 
3,363 
2,634 
acres 
999,678 
119,513 
739,448 
140,717 
470,105 
529,573 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
13,626 
7,658 
5,129 
839 
7,571 
6,055 
acres 
1,933,831 
357,208 
1,339,184 
237,439 
1,000,947 
932,884 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,013 
414 
468 
131 
618 
395 
acres 
261,403 
34,159 
189,468 
37,776 
131,199 
130,204 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,710 
780 
734 
196 
981 
729 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
395,174 
30,104 
301,391 
63,679 
189,108 
206,066 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,082 
397 
560 
125 
634 
448 
acres on which used 
322,155 
24,831 
244,238 
53,086 
145,883 
1 76,272 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
873 
454 
347 
72 
507 
366 
acres 
61,821 
20,660 
34,881 
6,280 
35,505 
26,316 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
4,168 
2,672 
1,249 
247 
2,271 
1,897 
acres 
336,939 
99,312 
201,525 
36,102 
1 77,872 
159,067 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
746 
591 
143 
12 
441 
305 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
114,049 
80,790 
27,546 
5,713 
67,424 
46,625 
used 
farms 
2,656 
1,035 
1,351 
270 
1,660 
996 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
709,853 
72,325 
537,594 
99,934 
351,039 
358,814 
used 
farms 
1,441 
626 
681 
134 
917 
524 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
311,942 
35,689 
227,605 
48,648 
154,688 
157,254 
practices were used 
farms 
3,909 
2,223 
1,386 
300 
2,330 
1,579 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
379,522 
60,764 
257,648 
61,110 
200,247 
179,275 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,798 
885 
806 
107 
1,044 
754 
acres 
199,215 
23,279 
152,081 
23,855 
102,563 
96,652 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
371 
273 
87 
11 
195 
176 
Solar panels 
farms 
235 
171 
55 
9 
118 
117 
Wind turbines 
farms 
15 
14 
1 
- 
3 
12 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
43 
32 
11 
- 
24 
19 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
20 
18 
2 
- 
12 
8 
Biodiesel 
farms 
52 
42 
10 
- 
23 
29 
Ethanol 
farms 
42 
27 
13 
2 
25 
17 
Other 
farms 
17 
15 
2 
- 
11 
6 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
15 
9 
6 
- 
8 
7 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
30,909 
30,909 
_ 
_ 
18,238 
12,671 
Part owners 
farms 
10,180 
- 
10,180 
- 
6,151 
4,029 
Tenants 
farms 
2,134 
- 
- 
2,134 
1,323 
811 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
41,146 
30,909 
10,180 
57 
24,420 
16,726 
acres 
7,020,166 
5,216,123 
1,800,000 
4,043 
4,200,343 
2,819,823 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
41,089 
30,909 
10,180 
- 
24,389 
16,700 
acres 
6,496,764 
4,756,004 
1,740,760 
- 
3,877,393 
2,619,371 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
12,410 
96 
10,180 
2,134 
7,532 
4,878 
acres 
2,428,815 
1 1 ,625 
1 ,937,655 
479,535 
1 ,359,234 
1,069,581 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
12,314 
- 
10,180 
2,134 
7,474 
4,840 
acres 
2,405,890 
- 
1 ,929,474 
476,416 
1,345,137 
1,060,753 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
4,137 
3,503 
556 
78 
2,491 
1,646 
acres 
546,327 
471,744 
67,421 
7,162 
337,047 
209,280 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
64,054 
45,652 
15,144 
3,258 
25,712 
38,342 
1 operator 
25,712 
18,238 
6,151 
1,323 
25,712 
- 
2 operators 
14,976 
1 1 ,050 
3,308 
618 
- 
14,976 
3 operators 
2,076 
1,356 
569 
151 
- 
2,076 
4 operators 
333 
181 
118 
34 
- 
333 
5 or more operators 
126 
84 
34 
8 
- 
126 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
18,615 
14,380 
3,523 
712 
2,938 
15,677 
1 operator 
16,739 
12,967 
3,194 
578 
2,938 
13,801 
2 operators 
804 
592 
154 
58 
- 
804 
3 operators 
75 
69 
4 
2 
- 
75 
4 operators 
4 
3 
1 
- 
- 
4 
5 or more operators 
5 
2 
1 
2 
- 
5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
220 Alabama 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
