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 
946 
866 
845 
80 
72 
235 
acres treated 
577,572 
547,833 
525,471 
29,739 
25,091 
83,357 
Manure used 
farms 
358 
328 
326 
30 
27 
91 
acres treated 
98,117 
92,470 
(D) 
5,647 
(D) 
10,839 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
539 
496 
480 
43 
37 
98 
acres 
215,458 
201,471 
197,311 
13,987 
(D) 
22,876 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1,051 
957 
932 
94 
76 
278 
acres 
767,801 
726,055 
697,054 
41,746 
35,950 
192,849 
Nematodes 
farms 
77 
71 
69 
6 
6 
18 
acres 
26,148 
(D) 
21,287 
(D) 
(D) 
4,161 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
182 
170 
165 
12 
10 
26 
acres 
60,325 
56,067 
54,708 
4,258 
(D) 
6,286 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
78 
72 
67 
6 
6 
21 
acres on which used 
16,151 
(D) 
10,791 
(D) 
(D) 
3,783 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
94 
88 
88 
6 
6 
13 
acres 
12,940 
12,629 
12,629 
311 
311 
2,662 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
211 
182 
174 
29 
26 
62 
acres 
40,797 
38,259 
35,500 
2,538 
1,119 
6,840 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
204 
174 
171 
30 
22 
81 
acres 
326,423 
310,441 
(D) 
15,982 
6,644 
35,260 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
314 
288 
283 
26 
25 
83 
acres 
321,899 
302,169 
287,378 
19,730 
(D) 
85,862 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
290 
282 
276 
8 
7 
59 
acres 
248,741 
238,696 
228,784 
10,045 
(D) 
59,561 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
483 
451 
439 
32 
28 
131 
acres 
227,808 
217,677 
214,597 
10,131 
(D) 
32,742 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
123 
107 
105 
16 
16 
34 
acres 
19,510 
17,796 
(D) 
1,714 
1,714 
1,991 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
183 
159 
156 
24 
21 
50 
Solar panels 
farms 
149 
130 
127 
19 
19 
43 
Wind turbines 
farms 
25 
25 
25 
- 
- 
10 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
13 
13 
13 
- 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
9 
7 
7 
2 
- 
1 
Biodiesel 
farms 
6 
5 
5 
1 
1 
1 
Ethanol 
farms 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
17 
17 
15 
- 
- 
14 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,603 
1,402 
1,370 
201 
174 
874 
Part owners 
farms 
677 
629 
619 
48 
46 
136 
Tenants 
farms 
242 
209 
205 
33 
33 
53 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
2,290 
2,040 
1,996 
250 
221 
1,017 
acres 
3,383,674 
3,030,630 
2,908,545 
353,044 
236,097 
2,089,088 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
2,280 
2,031 
1,989 
249 
220 
1,010 
acres 
3,060,914 
2,757,351 
2,647,455 
303,563 
(D) 
1,829,624 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
921 
840 
826 
81 
79 
189 
acres 
1,451,602 
1,393,558 
1,367,083 
58,044 
(D) 
230,446 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
919 
838 
824 
81 
79 
189 
acres 
1,425,208 
1,367,188 
1,340,713 
58,020 
(D) 
228,967 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
321 
282 
277 
39 
29 
191 
acres 
349,154 
299,649 
(D) 
49,505 
39,249 
260,943 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
4,755 
4,246 
4,168 
509 
455 
1,753 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
999 
850 
829 
149 
137 
554 
2 operators 
1,075 
987 
969 
88 
77 
387 
3 operators 
325 
297 
290 
28 
24 
101 
4 operators 
84 
78 
78 
6 
4 
8 
5 or more operators 
39 
28 
28 
11 
11 
13 
Total women operators 
number 
1,556 
1,400 
1,392 
156 
150 
629 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,241 
1,138 
1,130 
103 
97 
486 
2 operators 
125 
108 
108 
17 
17 
63 
3 operators 
18 
14 
14 
4 
4 
3 
4 operators 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
1 
- 
- 
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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