Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative, 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
3,854 
3,297 
3,132 
557 
446 
1,163 
acres treated 
1,941,872 
1,485,036 
1,339,780 
456,836 
224,190 
202,900 
Manure used 
farms 
679 
593 
573 
86 
79 
204 
acres treated 
153,965 
140,691 
1 1 1 ,436 
13,274 
11,619 
16,386 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
3,429 
2,903 
2,755 
526 
420 
950 
acres 
1,758,911 
1,338,272 
1,210,531 
420,639 
202,186 
172,360 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
3,736 
3,186 
3,029 
550 
445 
1,223 
acres 
1,827,172 
1,387,729 
1,253,743 
439,443 
211,108 
232,899 
Nematodes 
farms 
827 
698 
651 
129 
110 
176 
acres 
228,748 
187,492 
162,167 
41,256 
39,402 
19,979 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
2,032 
1,719 
1,604 
313 
240 
567 
acres 
637,399 
515,952 
447,803 
121,447 
81,203 
103,315 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,342 
1,149 
1,080 
193 
168 
386 
acres on which used 
483,872 
339,521 
292,296 
144,351 
57,831 
38,615 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
431 
342 
308 
89 
57 
68 
acres 
183,038 
141,690 
128,895 
41,348 
6,223 
13,927 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
871 
719 
677 
152 
113 
237 
acres 
543,477 
348,854 
315,446 
194,623 
62,861 
46,439 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
219 
177 
169 
42 
24 
111 
acres 
179,985 
161,071 
(D) 
18,914 
12,373 
30,573 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
428 
333 
320 
95 
86 
156 
acres 
33,852 
30,519 
28,442 
3,333 
2,997 
11,416 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
298 
253 
248 
45 
32 
83 
acres 
211,693 
131,367 
105,401 
80,326 
33,631 
26,001 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
1,480 
1,250 
1,188 
230 
168 
358 
acres 
874,803 
636,325 
569,724 
238,478 
80,589 
77,422 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
820 
666 
601 
154 
112 
197 
acres 
161,259 
120,138 
99,113 
41,121 
17,265 
7,853 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
476 
418 
386 
58 
46 
216 
Solar panels 
farms 
441 
390 
362 
51 
40 
205 
Wind turbines 
farms 
27 
24 
21 
3 
1 
17 
Methane digesters 
farms 
6 
6 
6 
- 
- 
2 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
6 
6 
6 
- 
3 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
11 
11 
10 
- 
- 
3 
Biodiesel 
farms 
16 
11 
10 
5 
4 
9 
Ethanol 
farms 
3 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Other 
farms 
1 
" 
1 
1 
4 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
5 
5 
5 
- 
- 
3 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
3,843 
3,240 
3,061 
603 
510 
2,410 
Part owners 
farms 
1,306 
1,136 
1,088 
170 
115 
203 
Tenants 
farms 
1,212 
969 
932 
243 
220 
167 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
5,177 
4,399 
4,169 
778 
630 
2,617 
acres 
3,707,015 
2,933,966 
2,541,541 
773,049 
448,761 
1,143,594 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
5,149 
4,376 
4,149 
773 
625 
2,613 
acres 
3,297,940 
2,576,816 
2,264,107 
721,124 
406,143 
967,694 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
2,528 
2,115 
2,030 
413 
335 
378 
acres 
2,137,158 
1,672,892 
1,543,317 
464,266 
332,922 
310,734 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
2,518 
2,105 
2,020 
413 
335 
370 
acres 
2,061,731 
1,632,862 
1,508,334 
428,869 
321,246 
306,933 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
744 
652 
589 
92 
61 
368 
acres 
484,502 
397,180 
312,417 
87,322 
54,294 
179,701 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
12,423 
10,389 
9,734 
2,034 
1,653 
4,743 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
2,770 
2,294 
2,196 
476 
391 
1,420 
2 operators 
2,247 
1,932 
1,853 
315 
276 
1,046 
3 operators 
913 
778 
725 
135 
112 
216 
4 operators 
216 
183 
173 
33 
27 
51 
5 or more operators 
215 
158 
134 
57 
39 
47 
Total women operators 
number 
2,967 
2,537 
2,430 
430 
374 
1,551 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
2,283 
1,968 
1,889 
315 
280 
1,238 
2 operators 
269 
232 
218 
37 
33 
107 
3 operators 
32 
25 
25 
7 
4 
25 
4 operators 
7 
5 
5 
2 
1 
6 
5 or more operators 
3 
2 
2 
1 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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