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 
2,382 
1,359 
463 
560 
1,057 
1,325 
acres treated 
771,781 
140,088 
260,923 
370,770 
263,332 
508,449 
Manure used 
farms 
813 
527 
136 
150 
249 
564 
acres treated 
89,675 
18,604 
27,352 
43,719 
28,359 
61,316 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1,321 
598 
296 
427 
547 
774 
acres 
538,806 
73,047 
189,257 
276,502 
192,634 
346,172 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
2,012 
1,101 
412 
499 
892 
1,120 
acres 
752,808 
136,582 
253,321 
362,905 
256,061 
496,747 
Nematodes 
farms 
298 
99 
72 
127 
110 
188 
acres 
140,349 
25,017 
42,362 
72,970 
41,368 
98,981 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
346 
212 
52 
82 
132 
214 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
94,860 
17,113 
39,311 
38,436 
30,697 
64,163 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
456 
144 
142 
170 
216 
240 
acres on which used 
225,994 
46,126 
70,126 
109,742 
82,879 
143,115 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
144 
41 
48 
55 
68 
76 
acres 
11,007 
1,425 
6,708 
2,874 
8,269 
2,738 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
695 
248 
106 
341 
287 
408 
acres 
79,664 
7,383 
18,193 
54,088 
24,098 
55,566 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
128 
53 
15 
60 
47 
81 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
72,186 
61,910 
(D) 
(D) 
12,837 
59,349 
used 
farms 
1,531 
293 
222 
1,016 
713 
818 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
28,727 
4,019 
15,644 
9,064 
12,138 
16,589 
used 
farms 
785 
106 
157 
522 
357 
428 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
100,734 
23,689 
25,526 
51,519 
31,913 
68,821 
practices were used 
farms 
2,174 
503 
457 
1,214 
1,047 
1,127 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
435,532 
65,310 
167,410 
202,812 
160,562 
274,970 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
362 
155 
69 
138 
161 
201 
acres 
17,704 
8,644 
4,551 
4,509 
4,352 
13,352 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
794 
653 
113 
28 
271 
523 
Solar panels 
farms 
739 
612 
103 
24 
249 
490 
Wind turbines 
farms 
135 
106 
22 
7 
51 
84 
Methane digesters 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
1 
1 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
3 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
8 
5 
- 
3 
3 
5 
Biodiesel 
farms 
17 
12 
5 
- 
3 
14 
Ethanol 
farms 
3 
2 
1 
- 
1 
2 
Other 
farms 
38 
35 
3 
- 
4 
34 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
18 
13 
5 
- 
10 
8 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
8,298 
8,298 
_ 
_ 
3,897 
4,401 
Part owners 
farms 
2,653 
- 
2,653 
- 
1,249 
1,404 
Tenants 
farms 
9,054 
- 
- 
9,054 
4,555 
4,499 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
10,968 
8,298 
2,653 
17 
5,155 
5,813 
acres 
23,726,356 
23,117,590 
605,557 
3,209 
20,222,871 
3,503,485 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
19,072 
8,298 
2,653 
8,121 
9,232 
9,840 
acres 
24,478,736 
22,798,557 
684,133 
996,046 
20,449,571 
4,029,165 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
2,109 
20 
1,127 
962 
1,044 
1,065 
acres 
1,810,849 
19,691 
1,052,007 
739,151 
894,230 
916,619 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
2,089 
- 
1,127 
962 
1,039 
1,050 
acres 
1,770,459 
- 
1,042,829 
727,630 
879,743 
890,716 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
464 
357 
62 
45 
242 
222 
acres 
385,187 
338,724 
31,364 
15,099 
312,774 
72,413 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
33,613 
13,675 
4,503 
15,435 
9,701 
23,912 
1 operator 
9,701 
3,897 
1,249 
4,555 
9,701 
- 
2 operators 
8,021 
3,715 
1,094 
3,212 
- 
8,021 
3 operators 
1,769 
532 
228 
1,009 
- 
1,769 
4 operators 
270 
88 
48 
134 
- 
270 
5 or more operators 
244 
66 
34 
144 
- 
244 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
15,044 
5,798 
1,886 
7,360 
3,955 
1 1 ,089 
1 operator 
11,561 
4,776 
1,480 
5,305 
3,955 
7,606 
2 operators 
1,320 
418 
140 
762 
- 
1,320 
3 operators 
190 
39 
36 
115 
- 
190 
4 operators 
31 
6 
2 
23 
- 
31 
5 or more operators 
28 
8 
2 
18 
- 
28 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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