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 
10,293 
6,550 
42 
558 
592 
1,387 
2,020 
1,951 
acres treated 
3,562,999 
3,277,787 
4,560 
228,836 
363,239 
886,977 
1,127,702 
666,473 
Manure used 
farms 
3,434 
2,215 
10 
156 
201 
473 
727 
648 
acres treated 
285,392 
250,430 
612 
16,984 
28,216 
66,996 
92,001 
45,621 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
3,846 
2,916 
30 
294 
316 
728 
914 
634 
acres 
1 ,463,898 
1 ,370,849 
2,834 
92,736 
162,270 
385,709 
483,463 
243,837 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
10,869 
6,686 
44 
526 
606 
1,392 
2,049 
2,069 
acres 
3,743,665 
3,415,101 
5,646 
218,524 
395,448 
915,218 
1,186,218 
694,047 
Nematodes 
farms 
887 
772 
4 
76 
86 
215 
226 
165 
acres 
331,325 
320,642 
12 
16,270 
44,932 
86,837 
108,120 
64,471 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,791 
1,451 
4 
164 
167 
367 
465 
284 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
919,710 
875,075 
12 
49,096 
116,176 
232,830 
320,959 
156,002 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
752 
612 
- 
54 
75 
143 
206 
134 
acres on which used 
287,909 
263,598 
- 
13,208 
29,618 
67,269 
99,942 
53,561 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
561 
389 
3 
24 
32 
88 
128 
114 
acres 
70,812 
65,599 
60 
1,476 
10,460 
17,189 
22,011 
14,403 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
2,315 
1,198 
15 
83 
108 
221 
340 
431 
acres 
260,078 
222,683 
1,599 
13,846 
21,696 
59,184 
75,706 
50,652 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
576 
296 
- 
33 
17 
48 
80 
118 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
215,341 
168,921 
- 
15,235 
16,860 
26,470 
34,896 
75,460 
used 
farms 
1,023 
767 
3 
92 
91 
160 
237 
184 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
467,634 
443,303 
207 
36,660 
49,212 
110,712 
182,383 
64,129 
used 
farms 
1,559 
1,235 
8 
99 
141 
273 
411 
303 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
700,590 
674,501 
544 
33,066 
70,613 
163,213 
261,722 
145,343 
practices were used 
farms 
6,408 
4,752 
25 
430 
482 
1,027 
1,423 
1,365 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
2,273,369 
2,097,487 
3,054 
136,932 
257,396 
582,818 
687,064 
430,223 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,099 
731 
3 
60 
85 
118 
254 
211 
acres 
103,467 
92,383 
3 
8,202 
9,539 
23,555 
26,596 
24,488 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
561 
318 
- 
25 
18 
60 
105 
110 
Solar panels 
farms 
335 
191 
- 
17 
8 
32 
67 
67 
Wind turbines 
farms 
122 
82 
- 
2 
7 
15 
26 
32 
Methane digesters 
farms 
8 
7 
- 
2 
- 
1 
4 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
72 
24 
- 
2 
3 
1 
9 
9 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
64 
41 
- 
9 
1 
7 
10 
14 
Biodiesel 
farms 
16 
7 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
3 
Ethanol 
farms 
19 
13 
- 
2 
- 
2 
6 
3 
Other 
farms 
4 
4 
- 
2 
- 
1 
1 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
61 
39 
- 
- 
4 
4 
18 
13 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
17,275 
7,366 
16 
260 
409 
1,131 
2,191 
3,359 
Part owners 
farms 
5,843 
3,887 
16 
269 
417 
906 
1,269 
1,010 
Tenants 
farms 
1,698 
1,096 
39 
348 
153 
227 
205 
124 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
23,195 
1 1 ,292 
32 
533 
831 
2,040 
3,471 
4,385 
acres 
9,282,999 
7,263,813 
5,683 
202,936 
1 ,084,874 
1 ,396,283 
2,167,274 
2,406,763 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
23,118 
1 1 ,253 
32 
529 
826 
2,037 
3,460 
4,369 
acres 
8,169,709 
6,446,057 
5,683 
194,451 
846,240 
1 ,233,932 
2,017,288 
2,148,463 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
7,592 
5,006 
55 
621 
572 
1,138 
1,483 
1,137 
acres 
3,639,738 
3,179,353 
9,483 
349,012 
377,705 
838,961 
1,001,402 
602,790 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
7,541 
4,983 
55 
617 
570 
1,133 
1,474 
1,134 
acres 
3,590,400 
3,137,335 
9,483 
346,791 
375,063 
824,679 
986,539 
594,780 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
3,313 
1,754 
_ 
64 
116 
273 
526 
775 
acres 
1,162,628 
859,774 
- 
10,706 
241,276 
176,633 
164,849 
266,310 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
40,590 
20,331 
92 
1,387 
1,665 
3,794 
6,085 
7,308 
1 operator 
1 1 ,796 
6,012 
58 
452 
423 
1,072 
1,736 
2,271 
2 operators 
11,109 
5,224 
9 
370 
468 
947 
1,598 
1,832 
3 operators 
1,427 
817 
- 
38 
62 
196 
227 
294 
4 operators 
304 
186 
4 
12 
18 
25 
71 
56 
5 or more operators 
180 
110 
- 
5 
8 
24 
33 
40 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
13,345 
6,037 
17 
372 
509 
1,108 
1,851 
2,180 
1 operator 
1 1 ,992 
5,345 
9 
332 
456 
943 
1,658 
1,947 
2 operators 
530 
259 
4 
18 
21 
64 
66 
86 
3 operators 
74 
40 
- 
- 
1 
7 
19 
13 
4 operators 
12 
9 
- 
1 
2 
2 
1 
3 
5 or more operators 
4 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
200 Idaho 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
