Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
1,087 
795 
90 
73 
acres treated 
350,514 
171,375 
57,844 
48,602 
Manure used 
farms 
548 
402 
36 
31 
acres treated 
67,494 
31,987 
7,092 
6,289 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
604 
402 
66 
55 
acres 
215,943 
87,519 
44,362 
38,294 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1,014 
743 
82 
64 
acres 
397,644 
192,528 
66,770 
57,271 
Nematodes 
farms 
124 
71 
20 
11 
acres 
26,017 
9,596 
2,522 
2,265 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
238 
124 
34 
24 
acres 
70,117 
18,783 
(D) 
9,115 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
33 
20 
4 
4 
acres on which used 
13,126 
3,575 
(D) 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
150 
106 
16 
13 
acres 
12,070 
6,710 
(D) 
2,383 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
740 
556 
54 
49 
acres 
114,415 
55,644 
19,214 
(D) 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
194 
139 
17 
15 
acres 
109,650 
45,721 
26,652 
(D) 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
705 
516 
52 
46 
acres 
219,138 
115,732 
33,757 
28,093 
Cropland on which conservation tillage. 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
292 
204 
31 
29 
acres 
81,402 
35,092 
19,229 
(D) 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
609 
453 
62 
49 
acres 
106,915 
50,207 
13,990 
12,977 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
393 
261 
42 
34 
acres 
70,126 
32,701 
10,075 
9,145 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
78 
54 
4 
3 
Solar panels 
farms 
65 
44 
3 
2 
Wind turbines 
farms 
5 
4 
1 
1 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
10 
6 
1 
1 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
3 
3 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,666 
1,344 
100 
72 
Part owners 
farms 
589 
426 
45 
42 
Tenants 
farms 
196 
147 
16 
14 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
2,267 
1,779 
145 
114 
acres 
268,627 
140,477 
38,215 
34,374 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
2,255 
1,770 
145 
114 
acres 
236,723 
120,634 
(D) 
(D) 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
789 
577 
61 
56 
acres 
272,208 
143,668 
(D) 
(D) 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
785 
573 
61 
56 
acres 
271,929 
143,389 
(D) 
(D) 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
390 
305 
24 
21 
acres 
32,183 
20,122 
2,011 
(D) 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
3,855 
2,844 
345 
282 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,346 
1,139 
41 
30 
2 operators 
872 
649 
78 
64 
3 operators 
193 
114 
33 
25 
4 operators 
27 
12 
3 
3 
5 or more operators 
13 
3 
6 
6 
Total women operators 
number 
1,232 
957 
83 
67 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,046 
820 
68 
52 
2 operators 
75 
58 
2 
2 
3 operators 
8 
7 
1 
1 
4 operators 
3 
- 
2 
2 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
142 Delaware 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
