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 
2,382 
1,607 
12 
62 
126 
276 
518 
613 
acres treated 
771,781 
687,532 
588 
29,347 
104,929 
140,656 
238,143 
173,869 
Manure used 
farms 
813 
549 
- 
21 
35 
77 
196 
220 
acres treated 
89,675 
78,121 
- 
6,738 
12,615 
15,210 
29,875 
13,683 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1,321 
979 
6 
35 
78 
192 
360 
308 
acres 
538,806 
473,886 
396 
18,973 
62,126 
110,731 
166,490 
115,170 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
2,012 
1,402 
6 
53 
117 
253 
483 
490 
acres 
752,808 
669,827 
396 
27,896 
102,281 
135,159 
238,007 
166,088 
Nematodes 
farms 
298 
244 
6 
10 
22 
35 
106 
65 
acres 
140,349 
128,396 
372 
7,548 
24,441 
14,633 
44,593 
36,809 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
346 
220 
6 
8 
23 
40 
86 
57 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
94,860 
86,538 
240 
2,155 
7,890 
16,518 
42,428 
17,307 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
456 
378 
6 
16 
34 
66 
145 
111 
acres on which used 
225,994 
209,927 
240 
10,038 
32,963 
34,770 
79,841 
52,075 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
144 
107 
_ 
_ 
3 
19 
30 
55 
acres 
11,007 
8,821 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,158 
3,561 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
695 
447 
5 
14 
28 
63 
107 
230 
acres 
79,664 
66,627 
5 
3,437 
6,391 
17,416 
20,822 
18,556 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
128 
90 
- 
9 
6 
8 
32 
35 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
72,186 
56,335 
- 
709 
(D) 
(D) 
32,870 
14,430 
used 
farms 
1,531 
1,207 
4 
32 
83 
227 
363 
498 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
28,727 
25,220 
5 
1,332 
1,279 
6,058 
10,902 
5,644 
used 
farms 
785 
621 
7 
16 
36 
109 
198 
255 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
100,734 
94,881 
686 
5,285 
6,665 
14,341 
50,380 
17,524 
practices were used 
farms 
2,174 
1,668 
1 
33 
116 
332 
538 
648 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
435,532 
396,641 
(D) 
(D) 
71,345 
76,003 
129,570 
102,487 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
362 
255 
- 
8 
20 
60 
59 
108 
acres 
17,704 
15,722 
- 
187 
2,704 
6,057 
3,603 
3,171 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
794 
514 
1 
8 
26 
64 
187 
228 
Solar panels 
farms 
739 
484 
1 
8 
21 
59 
181 
214 
Wind turbines 
farms 
135 
90 
- 
1 
2 
14 
30 
43 
Methane digesters 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
8 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
Biodiesel 
farms 
17 
17 
- 
- 
5 
5 
2 
5 
Ethanol 
farms 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Other 
farms 
38 
19 
- 
- 
1 
5 
- 
13 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
18 
12 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
6 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
8,298 
4,477 
26 
84 
292 
749 
1,378 
1,948 
Part owners 
farms 
2,653 
1,996 
7 
32 
101 
416 
541 
899 
Tenants 
farms 
9,054 
6,746 
60 
140 
430 
1,185 
1,833 
3,098 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
10,968 
6,488 
33 
116 
393 
1,170 
1,924 
2,852 
acres 
23,726,356 
5,247,345 
172 
217,613 
760,531 
645,853 
2,381,813 
1,241,363 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
19,072 
12,582 
86 
195 
741 
2,214 
3,548 
5,798 
acres 
24,478,736 
5,874,735 
283 
220,527 
789,395 
741,156 
2,574,124 
1,549,250 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
2,109 
1,448 
7 
76 
136 
282 
454 
493 
acres 
1,810,849 
1 ,476,988 
998 
36,123 
176,167 
212,905 
500,529 
550,266 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
2,089 
1,437 
7 
76 
136 
278 
453 
487 
acres 
1 ,770,459 
1,439,613 
998 
36,123 
171,219 
208,099 
492,678 
530,496 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
464 
278 
_ 
2 
17 
39 
82 
138 
acres 
385,187 
214,917 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
150,765 
40,694 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
33,613 
22,364 
147 
487 
1,436 
3,932 
6,429 
9,933 
1 operator 
9,701 
6,510 
52 
102 
364 
1,167 
1,770 
3,055 
2 operators 
8,021 
5,047 
28 
95 
353 
901 
1,509 
2,161 
3 operators 
1,769 
1,280 
13 
49 
88 
225 
366 
539 
4 operators 
270 
192 
- 
7 
9 
29 
50 
97 
5 or more operators 
244 
190 
- 
3 
9 
28 
57 
93 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
15,044 
10,125 
59 
184 
586 
1,717 
2,915 
4,664 
1 operator 
11,561 
7,561 
33 
124 
426 
1,312 
2,176 
3,490 
2 operators 
1,320 
943 
13 
28 
64 
160 
261 
417 
3 operators 
190 
151 
- 
- 
9 
15 
53 
74 
4 operators 
31 
23 
- 
1 
- 
5 
6 
11 
5 or more operators 
28 
25 
- 
- 
1 
4 
6 
14 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
200 Arizona 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
