Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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 
291 
- 
15 
34 
64 
101 
77 
acres treated 
22,837 
- 
667 
3,415 
3,610 
9,225 
5,920 
Manure used 
farms 
152 
1 
15 
25 
34 
49 
28 
acres treated 
4,182 
(D) 
(D) 
515 
1,488 
1,054 
700 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
113 
- 
12 
6 
20 
44 
31 
acres 
12,526 
- 
621 
2,227 
1,224 
5,193 
3,261 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
258 
1 
15 
25 
61 
94 
62 
acres 
26,021 
(D) 
815 
(D) 
4,298 
10,514 
7,162 
Nematodes 
farms 
24 
2 
1 
12 
9 
acres 
1,500 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
302 
822 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
35 
- 
5 
1 
7 
18 
4 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
3,199 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
393 
2,074 
(D) 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
5 
- 
1 
- 
1 
1 
2 
acres on which used 
427 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
37 
_ 
1 
9 
8 
13 
6 
acres 
1,013 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
333 
401 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
237 
1 
17 
19 
56 
84 
60 
acres 
9,703 
(D) 
(D) 
988 
1,847 
3,109 
3,138 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
61 
1 
3 
22 
16 
19 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
5,801 
■ 
(D) 
(D) 
952 
1,203 
1,354 
used 
farms 
133 
- 
7 
9 
34 
46 
37 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
17,542 
604 
2,847 
2,058 
7,445 
4,588 
used 
farms 
44 
1 
7 
2 
8 
18 
8 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
3,093 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
475 
1,636 
647 
practices were used 
farms 
135 
1 
10 
4 
30 
52 
38 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
6,571 
(D) 
121 
(D) 
1,543 
2,463 
2,374 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
91 
- 
10 
5 
23 
39 
14 
acres 
6,168 
- 
592 
1,734 
1,123 
1,843 
876 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
46 
- 
3 
4 
17 
16 
6 
Solar panels 
farms 
38 
- 
3 
2 
15 
14 
4 
Wind turbines 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
2 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
729 
_ 
40 
66 
173 
261 
189 
Part owners 
farms 
113 
- 
5 
15 
29 
31 
33 
Tenants 
farms 
44 
1 
11 
12 
7 
13 
- 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
843 
_ 
45 
81 
202 
293 
222 
acres 
54,497 
- 
832 
6,122 
10,474 
18,726 
18,343 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
842 
- 
45 
81 
202 
292 
222 
acres 
(D) 
- 
751 
(D) 
8,300 
15,266 
(D) 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
160 
1 
16 
27 
37 
46 
33 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,896 
6,234 
4,193 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
157 
1 
16 
27 
36 
44 
33 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
915 
(D) 
2,888 
6,194 
(D) 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
150 
_ 
2 
13 
24 
73 
38 
acres 
11,453 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,182 
3,500 
4,140 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
1,340 
1 
84 
151 
314 
466 
324 
1 operator 
492 
1 
29 
43 
117 
171 
131 
2 operators 
347 
- 
26 
44 
82 
114 
81 
3 operators 
37 
- 
1 
4 
8 
15 
9 
4 operators 
8 
- 
- 
2 
1 
4 
1 
5 or more operators 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
477 
- 
32 
64 
134 
142 
105 
1 operator 
418 
- 
30 
56 
122 
112 
98 
2 operators 
20 
- 
1 
4 
6 
7 
2 
3 operators 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
1 
4 operators 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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