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 
32,646 
20,547 
81 
1,017 
1,705 
3,983 
6,385 
7,376 
acres treated 
6,314,533 
5,384,329 
7,385 
188,713 
492,278 
1,201,064 
1,911,797 
1,583,092 
Manure used 
farms 
6,794 
4,266 
8 
315 
355 
845 
1,382 
1,361 
acres treated 
712,975 
630,749 
1,087 
29,156 
57,925 
157,483 
221,789 
163,309 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
25,064 
16,577 
78 
812 
1,388 
3,276 
5,211 
5,812 
acres 
5,293,093 
4,443,293 
9,326 
134,604 
397,595 
1,008,002 
1,586,236 
1,307,530 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
32,402 
20,262 
77 
932 
1,663 
3,794 
6,316 
7,480 
acres 
6,116,162 
5,221,536 
7,474 
204,457 
500,097 
1,169,995 
1,849,741 
1,489,772 
Nematodes 
farms 
4,485 
3,094 
13 
165 
309 
663 
957 
987 
acres 
725,589 
585,403 
1,103 
16,153 
47,570 
139,026 
202,711 
178,840 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
14,196 
9,023 
35 
374 
797 
1,782 
2,830 
3,205 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
2,038,769 
1,691,809 
2,282 
68,867 
167,125 
414,177 
579,310 
460,048 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
9,810 
6,442 
16 
246 
493 
1,227 
2,004 
2,456 
acres on which used 
1,460,135 
1,205,281 
1,069 
27,415 
1 1 1 ,493 
245,324 
405,935 
414,045 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,913 
1,234 
3 
64 
97 
240 
411 
419 
acres 
476,794 
418,848 
90 
1 1 ,348 
36,121 
79,770 
207,818 
83,701 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
7,166 
4,595 
23 
279 
390 
931 
1,398 
1,574 
acres 
1,872,676 
1,616,177 
3,528 
70,213 
141,848 
304,948 
670,068 
425,572 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,603 
855 
- 
30 
65 
171 
270 
319 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
929,985 
622,077 
“ 
9,283 
30,206 
64,566 
118,291 
399,731 
used 
farms 
4,213 
2,634 
13 
143 
228 
585 
755 
910 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
205,383 
179,168 
318 
4,229 
35,423 
34,484 
57,934 
46,780 
used 
farms 
1,945 
1,399 
12 
118 
148 
310 
448 
363 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
566,983 
486,881 
(D) 
(D) 
29,959 
102,102 
213,893 
124,181 
practices were used 
farms 
11,762 
8,532 
33 
559 
896 
1,789 
2,603 
2,652 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
3,083,056 
2,678,628 
4,814 
91,442 
254,096 
581,449 
964,621 
782,206 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
4,899 
3,004 
15 
180 
280 
559 
954 
1,016 
acres 
340,532 
270,802 
1,646 
12,994 
24,745 
67,309 
85,674 
78,434 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
5,845 
2,926 
2 
114 
182 
484 
913 
1,231 
Solar panels 
farms 
5,445 
2,703 
2 
102 
165 
448 
834 
1,152 
Wind turbines 
farms 
324 
182 
2 
14 
15 
26 
63 
62 
Methane digesters 
farms 
41 
23 
- 
2 
- 
5 
9 
7 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
104 
59 
- 
- 
1 
11 
21 
26 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
190 
110 
- 
4 
12 
16 
37 
41 
Biodiesel 
farms 
165 
84 
- 
12 
4 
14 
31 
23 
Ethanol 
farms 
56 
23 
- 
- 
- 
5 
8 
10 
Other 
farms 
49 
22 
" 
- 
1 
- 
6 
15 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
113 
70 
- 
6 
8 
7 
12 
37 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
60,492 
30,360 
67 
734 
1,757 
4,926 
8,597 
14,279 
Part owners 
farms 
9,490 
6,829 
23 
287 
568 
1,471 
2,297 
2,183 
Tenants 
farms 
7,875 
5,280 
61 
642 
792 
1,261 
1,539 
985 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
70,216 
37,334 
90 
1,032 
2,339 
6,437 
10,932 
16,504 
acres 
16,064,215 
11,324,347 
10,274 
234,233 
691,863 
1,914,017 
3,444,813 
5,029,147 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
69,982 
37,189 
90 
1,021 
2,325 
6,397 
10,894 
16,462 
acres 
14,281,177 
10,190,826 
10,239 
209,782 
598,117 
1,773,781 
3,175,530 
4,423,377 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
17,477 
12,180 
84 
931 
1,361 
2,751 
3,851 
3,202 
acres 
11,608,764 
9,231,573 
7,982 
326,386 
759,955 
1,915,611 
2,887,301 
3,334,338 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
17,365 
12,109 
84 
929 
1,360 
2,732 
3,836 
3,168 
acres 
11,287,824 
8,963,890 
7,982 
318,231 
757,115 
1,816,507 
2,816,115 
3,247,940 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
6,066 
3,589 
8 
101 
217 
590 
1,035 
1,638 
acres 
2,103,978 
1,401,204 
35 
32,606 
96,586 
239,340 
340,469 
692,168 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
126,099 
68,936 
270 
2,752 
5,259 
12,418 
20,647 
27,590 
1 operator 
40,197 
22,518 
81 
834 
1,528 
4,145 
6,347 
9,583 
2 operators 
30,790 
15,768 
42 
680 
1,221 
2,736 
4,792 
6,297 
3 operators 
5,058 
3,051 
19 
104 
267 
570 
908 
1,183 
4 operators 
1,137 
695 
7 
25 
53 
110 
235 
265 
5 or more operators 
675 
437 
2 
20 
48 
97 
151 
119 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
41,256 
20,938 
75 
798 
1,557 
3,628 
6,292 
8,588 
1 operator 
35,652 
17,977 
59 
674 
1,290 
3,025 
5,381 
7,548 
2 operators 
2,226 
1,163 
8 
28 
115 
242 
365 
405 
3 operators 
253 
139 
- 
2 
8 
32 
41 
56 
4 operators 
44 
21 
- 
3 
2 
2 
7 
7 
5 or more operators 
37 
25 
- 
10 
1 
3 
5 
6 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
212 California 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
