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 
32,646 
23,010 
5,417 
4,219 
16,793 
15,853 
acres treated 
6,314,533 
2,280,640 
2,764,895 
1,268,998 
2,344,778 
3,969,755 
Manure used 
farms 
6,794 
4,768 
1,371 
655 
2,844 
3,950 
acres treated 
712,975 
223,719 
390,189 
99,067 
241,226 
471,749 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
25,064 
16,888 
4,419 
3,757 
12,772 
12,292 
acres 
5,293,093 
1,962,632 
2,268,371 
1,062,090 
1,929,601 
3,363,492 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
32,402 
22,931 
5,380 
4,091 
16,439 
15,963 
acres 
6,116,162 
2,227,700 
2,687,538 
1,200,924 
2,268,348 
3,847,814 
Nematodes 
farms 
4,485 
2,675 
913 
897 
2,184 
2,301 
acres 
725,589 
271,827 
304,079 
149,683 
244,579 
481,010 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
14,196 
10,108 
2,322 
1,766 
7,051 
7,145 
acres 
2,038,769 
818,370 
833,631 
386,768 
758,943 
1,279,826 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
9,810 
7,391 
1,540 
879 
5,307 
4,503 
acres on which used 
1,460,135 
774,685 
525,049 
160,401 
607,731 
852,404 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,913 
1,191 
433 
289 
925 
988 
acres 
476,794 
99,569 
250,664 
126,561 
198,699 
278,095 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
7,166 
4,430 
1,431 
1,305 
3,293 
3,873 
acres 
1,872,676 
496,414 
830,513 
545,749 
586,997 
1,285,679 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,603 
1,173 
294 
136 
600 
1,003 
acres 
929,985 
381,644 
478,872 
69,469 
223,932 
706,053 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
4,213 
2,904 
627 
682 
2,111 
2,102 
acres 
205,383 
57,583 
114,072 
33,728 
77,287 
128,096 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
1,945 
903 
579 
463 
815 
1,130 
acres 
566,983 
140,441 
278,240 
148,302 
152,413 
414,570 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
11,762 
5,766 
3,149 
2,847 
5,738 
6,024 
acres 
3,083,056 
793,544 
1,454,021 
835,491 
1,057,322 
2,025,734 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
4,899 
3,533 
799 
567 
2,137 
2,762 
acres 
340,532 
134,548 
157,998 
47,986 
135,067 
205,465 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
5,845 
4,933 
645 
267 
2,438 
3,407 
Solar panels 
farms 
5,445 
4,624 
598 
223 
2,244 
3,201 
Wind turbines 
farms 
324 
259 
41 
24 
151 
173 
Methane digesters 
farms 
41 
33 
5 
3 
13 
28 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
104 
93 
3 
8 
53 
51 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
190 
164 
17 
9 
90 
100 
Biodiesel 
farms 
165 
115 
30 
20 
74 
91 
Ethanol 
farms 
56 
46 
1 
9 
20 
36 
Other 
farms 
49 
45 
4 
- 
14 
35 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
113 
76 
24 
13 
61 
52 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
60,492 
60,492 
_ 
_ 
31,634 
28,858 
Part owners 
farms 
9,490 
- 
9,490 
- 
4,367 
5,123 
Tenants 
farms 
7,875 
- 
- 
7,875 
4,196 
3,679 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
70,216 
60,492 
9,490 
234 
36,130 
34,086 
acres 
16,064,215 
11,482,917 
4,526,292 
55,006 
6,950,985 
9,113,230 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
69,982 
60,492 
9,490 
- 
36,001 
33,981 
acres 
14,281,177 
10,081,540 
4,199,637 
" 
6,081,743 
8,199,434 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
17,477 
112 
9,490 
7,875 
8,633 
8,844 
acres 
11,608,764 
87,225 
7,216,367 
4,305,172 
4,666,342 
6,942,422 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
17,365 
- 
9,490 
7,875 
8,563 
8,802 
acres 
11,287,824 
- 
7,110,478 
4,177,346 
4,524,638 
6,763,186 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
6,066 
4,645 
960 
461 
2,984 
3,082 
acres 
2,103,978 
1,488,602 
432,544 
182,832 
1,010,946 
1,093,032 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
126,099 
96,037 
16,874 
13,188 
40,197 
85,902 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
40,197 
31,634 
4,367 
4,196 
40,197 
- 
2 operators 
30,790 
24,254 
3,781 
2,755 
- 
30,790 
3 operators 
5,058 
3,516 
914 
628 
- 
5,058 
4 operators 
1,137 
700 
274 
163 
- 
1,137 
5 or more operators 
675 
388 
154 
133 
- 
675 
Total women operators 
number 
41,256 
33,154 
4,511 
3,591 
7,190 
34,066 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
35,652 
29,055 
3,730 
2,867 
7,190 
28,462 
2 operators 
2,226 
1,668 
304 
254 
- 
2,226 
3 operators 
253 
175 
38 
40 
- 
253 
4 operators 
44 
34 
6 
4 
44 
5 or more operators 
37 
17 
5 
15 
37 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
232 California 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
