Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative. 
Total 
Total 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
1,126 
1,051 
1,027 
75 
64 
145 
acres treated 
876,729 
811,675 
796,135 
65,054 
51,548 
56,471 
Manure used 
farms 
348 
325 
319 
23 
22 
50 
acres treated 
77,823 
68,457 
67,333 
9,366 
(D) 
3,833 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
674 
630 
620 
44 
38 
51 
acres 
363,339 
342,941 
339,067 
20,398 
19,072 
6,702 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1,199 
1,115 
1,091 
84 
71 
179 
acres 
921,324 
861,505 
842,833 
59,819 
44,712 
61,684 
Nematodes 
farms 
199 
183 
179 
16 
15 
19 
acres 
74,818 
66,409 
63,843 
8,409 
(D) 
1,220 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
378 
337 
333 
41 
33 
38 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
222,807 
205,628 
203,062 
17,179 
14,292 
10,012 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
189 
175 
174 
14 
14 
10 
acres on which used 
78,028 
74,178 
(D) 
3,850 
3,850 
1,235 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
81 
78 
78 
3 
2 
11 
acres 
12,379 
9,984 
9,984 
2,395 
(D) 
1,784 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
167 
157 
157 
10 
9 
26 
acres 
66,269 
62,716 
62,716 
3,553 
(D) 
3,650 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
75 
68 
68 
7 
7 
21 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
56,621 
55,009 
55,009 
1,612 
1,612 
6,248 
used 
farms 
164 
156 
152 
8 
3 
29 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
103,644 
103,128 
101,620 
516 
363 
12,776 
used 
farms 
266 
239 
233 
27 
20 
29 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
171,190 
159,851 
157,004 
1 1 ,339 
9,055 
15,408 
practices were used 
farms 
847 
784 
768 
63 
53 
82 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
574,351 
534,473 
518,949 
39,878 
32,641 
20,949 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
135 
125 
121 
10 
7 
25 
acres 
21,953 
17,462 
17,213 
4,491 
(D) 
3,413 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
67 
60 
59 
7 
7 
22 
Solar panels 
farms 
28 
28 
28 
- 
- 
15 
Wind turbines 
farms 
18 
17 
16 
1 
1 
7 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
6 
6 
6 
- 
- 
- 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
14 
8 
8 
6 
6 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
4 
4 
4 
- 
- 
1 
Ethanol 
farms 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
12 
11 
10 
1 
1 
8 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
950 
827 
799 
123 
101 
416 
Part owners 
farms 
653 
617 
607 
36 
29 
51 
Tenants 
farms 
189 
167 
163 
22 
21 
39 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
1,609 
1,450 
1,412 
159 
130 
468 
acres 
2,076,769 
1 ,928,889 
1,614,473 
147,880 
105,448 
1,324,982 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
1,603 
1,444 
1,406 
159 
130 
467 
acres 
1,911,952 
1,782,619 
1,478,941 
129,333 
(D) 
950,641 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
849 
791 
775 
58 
50 
91 
acres 
750,895 
703,757 
695,412 
47,138 
(D) 
39,978 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
842 
784 
770 
58 
50 
90 
acres 
738,848 
692,929 
686,658 
45,919 
(D) 
39,925 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
326 
303 
290 
23 
18 
118 
acres 
176,864 
157,098 
144,286 
19,766 
6,016 
374,394 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
3,400 
3,063 
2,960 
337 
284 
923 
1 operator 
716 
631 
612 
85 
68 
255 
2 operators 
745 
689 
678 
56 
51 
159 
3 operators 
238 
205 
201 
33 
26 
59 
4 operators 
46 
44 
42 
2 
2 
16 
5 or more operators 
47 
42 
36 
5 
4 
17 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
874 
806 
777 
68 
65 
272 
1 operator 
698 
640 
626 
58 
55 
201 
2 operators 
54 
52 
50 
2 
2 
20 
3 operators 
14 
12 
10 
2 
2 
9 
4 operators 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
3 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Idaho 147 
