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 
9,708 
5,228 
3,595 
885 
4,467 
5,241 
acres treated 
4,145,816 
799,765 
2,773,075 
572,976 
1,624,288 
2,521,528 
Manure used 
farms 
3,650 
2,263 
1,172 
215 
1,300 
2,350 
acres treated 
343,410 
104,322 
194,631 
44,457 
122,929 
220,481 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
4,221 
2,087 
1,634 
500 
1,932 
2,289 
acres 
1,285,988 
252,778 
840,309 
192,901 
535,412 
750,576 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
10,446 
5,764 
3,708 
974 
4,720 
5,726 
acres 
5,904,526 
1,284,833 
3,875,744 
743,949 
2,352,553 
3,551,973 
Nematodes 
farms 
477 
217 
200 
60 
214 
263 
acres 
114,493 
35,190 
61,644 
17,659 
49,933 
64,560 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
940 
458 
355 
127 
402 
538 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
279,614 
51,582 
178,416 
49,616 
89,610 
190,004 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
380 
227 
117 
36 
147 
233 
acres on which used 
55,184 
19,437 
29,225 
6,522 
24,062 
31,122 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
719 
372 
281 
66 
335 
384 
acres 
66,950 
21,688 
35,985 
9,277 
31,661 
35,289 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
3,064 
2,209 
677 
178 
1,390 
1,674 
acres 
234,802 
90,371 
115,820 
28,611 
1 1 1 ,702 
123,100 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,704 
1,104 
514 
86 
792 
912 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
1,396,407 
742,662 
495,392 
158,353 
487,977 
908,430 
used 
farms 
3,159 
1,462 
1,395 
302 
1,459 
1,700 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
2,760,309 
547,041 
1,898,494 
314,774 
1,106,420 
1,653,889 
used 
farms 
2,413 
870 
1,254 
289 
1,151 
1,262 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
1,888,607 
371,768 
1,247,794 
269,045 
708,957 
1,179,650 
practices were used 
farms 
5,218 
2,579 
2,044 
595 
2,608 
2,610 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
1,826,497 
432,416 
1,149,773 
244,308 
831,974 
994,523 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,270 
727 
448 
95 
521 
749 
acres 
126,293 
41,427 
70,683 
14,183 
49,575 
76,718 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
2,013 
1,410 
533 
70 
784 
1,229 
Solar panels 
farms 
1,636 
1,170 
410 
56 
625 
1,011 
Wind turbines 
farms 
339 
223 
101 
15 
137 
202 
Methane digesters 
farms 
5 
5 
- 
- 
1 
4 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
153 
122 
31 
- 
58 
95 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
47 
38 
9 
- 
24 
23 
Biodiesel 
farms 
51 
24 
21 
6 
14 
37 
Ethanol 
farms 
25 
6 
12 
7 
14 
11 
Other 
farms 
36 
25 
11 
- 
13 
23 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
353 
174 
177 
2 
155 
198 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
26,105 
26,105 
_ 
_ 
12,364 
13,741 
Part owners 
farms 
7,839 
- 
7,839 
- 
3,494 
4,345 
Tenants 
farms 
2,236 
- 
- 
2,236 
1,218 
1,018 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
34,056 
26,105 
7,839 
112 
15,921 
18,135 
acres 
23,371,885 
13,511,625 
9,772,207 
88,053 
1 1 ,222,444 
12,149,441 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
33,944 
26,105 
7,839 
- 
15,858 
18,086 
acres 
21,150,230 
11,793,247 
9,356,983 
9,985,903 
11,164,327 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
10,143 
68 
7,839 
2,236 
4,752 
5,391 
acres 
10,828,657 
32,653 
8,157,886 
2,638,118 
4,240,947 
6,587,710 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
10,075 
- 
7,839 
2,236 
4,712 
5,363 
acres 
10,736,446 
- 
8,133,793 
2,602,653 
4,196,476 
6,539,970 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
4,065 
3,228 
690 
147 
2,041 
2,024 
acres 
2,313,866 
1,751,031 
439,317 
123,518 
1,281,012 
1,032,854 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
59,269 
42,234 
13,403 
3,632 
17,076 
42,193 
1 operator 
17,076 
12,364 
3,494 
1,218 
17,076 
- 
2 operators 
16,199 
11,955 
3,450 
794 
- 
16,199 
3 operators 
2,259 
1,433 
662 
164 
- 
2,259 
4 operators 
468 
247 
182 
39 
- 
468 
5 or more operators 
178 
106 
51 
21 
- 
178 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
21,879 
16,689 
4,223 
967 
3,412 
18,467 
1 operator 
18,912 
14,507 
3,614 
791 
3,412 
15,500 
2 operators 
1,252 
922 
263 
67 
- 
1,252 
3 operators 
122 
86 
25 
11 
- 
122 
4 operators 
14 
11 
2 
1 
14 
5 or more operators 
7 
6 
- 
1 
7 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
220 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
