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 
9,708 
6,450 
41 
425 
513 
1,260 
2,003 
2,208 
acres treated 
4,145,816 
3,717,454 
15,792 
256,831 
291,703 
991,037 
1,316,646 
845,445 
Manure used 
farms 
3,650 
2,243 
5 
126 
170 
466 
717 
759 
acres treated 
343,410 
272,177 
412 
21,378 
31,664 
58,855 
96,948 
62,920 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
4,221 
3,085 
32 
230 
257 
682 
992 
892 
acres 
1,285,988 
1,160,524 
7,160 
99,986 
107,767 
271,718 
409,861 
264,032 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
10,446 
6,827 
40 
440 
506 
1,339 
2,130 
2,372 
acres 
5,904,526 
5,248,970 
12,539 
349,462 
417,230 
1,475,673 
1 ,744,648 
1,249,418 
Nematodes 
farms 
477 
402 
- 
35 
47 
89 
143 
88 
acres 
114,493 
103,379 
- 
6,870 
21,217 
32,361 
28,855 
14,076 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
940 
714 
5 
46 
71 
167 
254 
171 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
279,614 
244,401 
248 
20,164 
23,309 
55,518 
78,045 
67,117 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
380 
279 
4 
16 
18 
67 
92 
82 
acres on which used 
55,184 
46,799 
279 
842 
4,485 
16,279 
18,417 
6,497 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
719 
463 
15 
12 
34 
77 
153 
172 
acres 
66,950 
55,751 
1,020 
1,067 
3,033 
13,429 
18,088 
19,114 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
3,064 
1,498 
22 
62 
123 
215 
411 
665 
acres 
234,802 
173,232 
2,159 
17,823 
24,893 
34,253 
53,634 
40,470 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,704 
935 
6 
40 
82 
153 
301 
353 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
1,396,407 
1,044,819 
(D) 
(D) 
93,251 
292,170 
289,412 
298,462 
used 
farms 
3,159 
2,204 
15 
193 
177 
515 
677 
627 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
2,760,309 
2,487,084 
7,303 
211,340 
196,904 
634,931 
924,070 
512,536 
used 
farms 
2,413 
1,958 
18 
148 
169 
469 
636 
518 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
1,888,607 
1,687,700 
4,307 
85,496 
140,254 
555,995 
542,520 
359,128 
practices were used 
farms 
5,218 
3,724 
24 
210 
308 
767 
1,109 
1,306 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
1,826,497 
1,611,911 
1,643 
80,749 
128,395 
407,190 
470,448 
523,486 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,270 
827 
5 
67 
74 
175 
281 
225 
acres 
126,293 
110,298 
1,290 
9,136 
7,967 
24,669 
36,560 
30,676 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
2,013 
1,127 
5 
35 
58 
189 
413 
427 
Solar panels 
farms 
1,636 
903 
5 
23 
54 
151 
333 
337 
Wind turbines 
farms 
339 
189 
2 
6 
5 
31 
78 
67 
Methane digesters 
farms 
5 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
153 
74 
- 
4 
- 
10 
23 
37 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
47 
30 
- 
2 
- 
7 
9 
12 
Biodiesel 
farms 
51 
35 
- 
2 
2 
10 
10 
11 
Ethanol 
farms 
25 
23 
- 
4 
3 
11 
1 
4 
Other 
farms 
36 
14 
" 
- 
2 
2 
5 
5 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
353 
233 
5 
12 
8 
50 
72 
86 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
26,105 
11,231 
34 
367 
644 
1,835 
3,029 
5,322 
Part owners 
farms 
7,839 
5,358 
16 
330 
464 
1,103 
1,647 
1,798 
Tenants 
farms 
2,236 
1,373 
40 
213 
210 
298 
366 
246 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
34,056 
16,656 
50 
703 
1,117 
2,948 
4,693 
7,145 
acres 
23,371,885 
16,791,781 
36,768 
541,773 
1,198,942 
3,340,129 
4,890,043 
6,784,126 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
33,944 
16,589 
50 
697 
1,108 
2,938 
4,676 
7,120 
acres 
21,150,230 
15,527,520 
36,768 
511,015 
1,119,724 
3,200,101 
4,607,724 
6,052,188 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
10,143 
6,754 
56 
543 
676 
1,403 
2,018 
2,058 
acres 
10,828,657 
9,042,887 
95,723 
646,467 
963,687 
2,197,987 
3,141,031 
1,997,992 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
10,075 
6,731 
56 
543 
674 
1,401 
2,013 
2,044 
acres 
10,736,446 
8,976,400 
95,723 
643,899 
958,284 
2,190,386 
3,109,100 
1,979,008 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
4,065 
1,970 
_ 
57 
128 
331 
490 
964 
acres 
2,313,866 
1,330,748 
- 
33,326 
84,621 
147,629 
314,250 
750,922 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
59,269 
29,497 
122 
1,476 
2,190 
5,518 
8,365 
1 1 ,826 
1 operator 
17,076 
8,762 
63 
432 
628 
1,468 
2,390 
3,781 
2 operators 
16,199 
7,531 
22 
405 
576 
1,441 
2,165 
2,922 
3 operators 
2,259 
1,296 
5 
61 
70 
246 
382 
532 
4 operators 
468 
261 
- 
9 
27 
58 
73 
94 
5 or more operators 
178 
112 
" 
3 
17 
23 
32 
37 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
21,879 
10,089 
23 
461 
732 
1,927 
2,939 
4,007 
1 operator 
18,912 
8,711 
13 
411 
616 
1,668 
2,567 
3,436 
2 operators 
1,252 
577 
5 
22 
43 
113 
148 
246 
3 operators 
122 
57 
- 
2 
10 
6 
20 
19 
4 operators 
14 
6 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
3 
5 or more operators 
7 
5 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
200 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
