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 
1,087 
796 
3 
28 
66 
196 
194 
309 
acres treated 
350,514 
327,677 
(D) 
11,913 
28,254 
(D) 
97,757 
111,133 
Manure used 
farms 
548 
396 
1 
16 
28 
95 
101 
155 
acres treated 
67,494 
63,312 
(D) 
(D) 
6,545 
15,215 
19,349 
18,778 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
604 
491 
2 
20 
37 
108 
135 
189 
acres 
215,943 
203,417 
(D) 
(D) 
18,670 
44,722 
69,919 
61,616 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1,014 
756 
2 
25 
74 
187 
170 
298 
acres 
397,644 
371,623 
(D) 
(D) 
30,624 
85,952 
110,920 
131,025 
Nematodes 
farms 
124 
100 
3 
6 
19 
25 
47 
acres 
26,017 
24,517 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
4,453 
10,140 
7,467 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
238 
203 
2 
15 
12 
45 
58 
71 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
70,117 
66,918 
(D) 
4,329 
(D) 
18,401 
20,342 
20,357 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
33 
28 
- 
- 
- 
8 
11 
9 
acres on which used 
13,126 
12,699 
- 
- 
- 
2,442 
7,775 
2,482 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
150 
113 
_ 
3 
5 
30 
28 
47 
acres 
12,070 
11,057 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
4,273 
2,961 
2,442 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
740 
503 
- 
14 
46 
123 
155 
165 
acres 
114,415 
104,712 
- 
4,720 
8,237 
28,036 
35,164 
28,555 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
194 
133 
- 
7 
6 
43 
33 
44 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
109,650 
103,849 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
37,645 
33,356 
24,882 
used 
farms 
705 
572 
- 
20 
56 
153 
131 
212 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
219,138 
201,596 
6,530 
17,811 
45,327 
60,170 
71,758 
used 
farms 
292 
248 
- 
11 
19 
59 
66 
93 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
81,402 
78,309 
■ 
3,415 
3,344 
19,629 
26,898 
25,023 
practices were used 
farms 
609 
474 
3 
17 
37 
112 
103 
202 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
106,915 
100,344 
(D) 
(D) 
9,417 
24,533 
25,689 
37,304 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
393 
302 
2 
19 
31 
64 
82 
104 
acres 
70,126 
63,958 
(D) 
(D) 
5,785 
1 1 ,326 
23,409 
19,439 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
78 
32 
- 
2 
10 
11 
4 
5 
Solar panels 
farms 
65 
27 
- 
1 
10 
11 
3 
2 
Wind turbines 
farms 
5 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
10 
4 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
2 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,666 
937 
_ 
20 
75 
192 
240 
410 
Part owners 
farms 
589 
476 
- 
15 
34 
131 
136 
160 
Tenants 
farms 
196 
152 
4 
14 
31 
43 
32 
28 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
2,267 
1,424 
_ 
35 
109 
323 
385 
572 
acres 
268,627 
214,130 
- 
5,109 
9,568 
32,856 
59,895 
106,702 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
2,255 
1,413 
- 
35 
109 
323 
376 
570 
acres 
236,723 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
8,984 
30,654 
54,359 
94,675 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
789 
629 
4 
29 
65 
175 
168 
188 
acres 
272,208 
(D) 
52 
(D) 
26,862 
72,205 
76,239 
70,733 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
785 
628 
4 
29 
65 
174 
168 
188 
acres 
271 ,929 
(D) 
52 
(D) 
26,822 
72,175 
76,239 
70,572 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
390 
240 
_ 
1 
13 
47 
66 
113 
acres 
32,183 
20,730 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,232 
5,536 
12,188 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
3,855 
2,515 
5 
81 
202 
576 
694 
957 
1 operator 
1,346 
854 
3 
25 
87 
208 
204 
327 
2 operators 
872 
525 
1 
16 
45 
111 
149 
203 
3 operators 
193 
156 
- 
8 
7 
42 
41 
58 
4 operators 
27 
19 
- 
- 
1 
5 
9 
4 
5 or more operators 
13 
11 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
6 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
1,232 
755 
- 
28 
49 
171 
205 
302 
1 operator 
1,046 
628 
- 
14 
45 
125 
179 
265 
2 operators 
75 
55 
- 
7 
2 
20 
9 
17 
3 operators 
8 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
4 operators 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
196 Delaware 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
