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 
1,087 
463 
503 
121 
613 
474 
acres treated 
350,514 
40,720 
249,503 
60,291 
151,539 
198,975 
Manure used 
farms 
548 
251 
248 
49 
258 
290 
acres treated 
67,494 
7,493 
54,244 
5,757 
22,425 
45,069 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
604 
212 
320 
72 
307 
297 
acres 
215,943 
23,166 
158,044 
34,733 
77,451 
138,492 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1,014 
418 
482 
114 
573 
441 
acres 
397,644 
48,564 
282,628 
66,452 
168,944 
228,700 
Nematodes 
farms 
124 
51 
59 
14 
49 
75 
acres 
26,017 
3,158 
18,372 
4,487 
14,837 
11,180 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
238 
72 
129 
37 
113 
125 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
70,117 
7,501 
50,976 
11,640 
27,128 
42,989 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
33 
11 
17 
5 
14 
19 
acres on which used 
13,126 
(D) 
10,297 
(D) 
9,535 
3,591 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
150 
51 
80 
19 
83 
67 
acres 
12,070 
1,260 
7,997 
2,813 
4,901 
7,169 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
740 
434 
248 
58 
353 
387 
acres 
114,415 
14,664 
79,233 
20,518 
39,088 
75,327 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
194 
96 
75 
23 
86 
108 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
109,650 
14,892 
69,655 
25,103 
38,948 
70,702 
used 
farms 
705 
244 
365 
96 
439 
266 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
219,138 
23,063 
154,390 
41,685 
103,226 
115,912 
used 
farms 
292 
83 
177 
32 
166 
126 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
81,402 
11,183 
62,717 
7,502 
27,618 
53,784 
practices were used 
farms 
609 
246 
282 
81 
345 
264 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
106,915 
17,364 
71,978 
17,573 
45,884 
61,031 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
393 
123 
218 
52 
221 
172 
acres 
70,126 
5,438 
55,736 
8,952 
28,758 
41,368 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
78 
60 
9 
9 
30 
48 
Solar panels 
farms 
65 
51 
5 
9 
25 
40 
Wind turbines 
farms 
5 
5 
- 
- 
4 
1 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
10 
7 
3 
- 
4 
6 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
2 
1 
1 
- 
1 
1 
Ethanol 
farms 
3 
2 
1 
- 
1 
2 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,666 
1,666 
_ 
_ 
877 
789 
Part owners 
farms 
589 
- 
589 
- 
327 
262 
Tenants 
farms 
196 
- 
- 
196 
142 
54 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
2,267 
1,666 
589 
12 
1,207 
1,060 
acres 
268,627 
137,735 
130,404 
488 
120,989 
147,638 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
2,255 
1,666 
589 
- 
1,204 
1,051 
acres 
236,723 
1 1 1 ,472 
125,251 
- 
103,247 
133,476 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
789 
4 
589 
196 
473 
316 
acres 
272,208 
78 
201,053 
71,077 
123,922 
148,286 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
785 
- 
589 
196 
469 
316 
acres 
271,929 
- 
200,892 
71,037 
123,804 
148,125 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
390 
333 
44 
13 
217 
173 
acres 
32,183 
26,341 
5,314 
528 
17,860 
14,323 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
3,855 
2,635 
960 
260 
1,346 
2,509 
1 operator 
1,346 
877 
327 
142 
1,346 
- 
2 operators 
872 
649 
177 
46 
- 
872 
3 operators 
193 
117 
70 
6 
- 
193 
4 operators 
27 
16 
9 
2 
- 
27 
5 or more operators 
13 
7 
6 
- 
- 
13 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
1,232 
991 
188 
53 
226 
1,006 
1 operator 
1,046 
824 
171 
51 
226 
820 
2 operators 
75 
67 
7 
1 
- 
75 
3 operators 
8 
7 
1 
- 
- 
8 
4 operators 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
3 
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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