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 
10,293 
5,528 
3,712 
1,053 
4,863 
5,430 
acres treated 
3,562,999 
766,758 
2,298,410 
497,831 
1,366,406 
2,196,593 
Manure used 
farms 
3,434 
1,946 
1,264 
224 
1,328 
2,106 
acres treated 
285,392 
86,344 
172,622 
26,426 
106,208 
179,184 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
3,846 
1,574 
1,677 
595 
1,787 
2,059 
acres 
1,463,898 
233,178 
976,949 
253,771 
523,655 
940,243 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
10,869 
6,166 
3,703 
1,000 
5,014 
5,855 
acres 
3,743,665 
846,825 
2,358,762 
538,078 
1,470,056 
2,273,609 
Nematodes 
farms 
887 
256 
476 
155 
394 
493 
acres 
331,325 
55,679 
221,123 
54,523 
113,702 
217,623 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,791 
568 
888 
335 
813 
978 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
919,710 
101,048 
638,372 
180,290 
312,343 
607,367 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
752 
243 
396 
113 
305 
447 
acres on which used 
287,909 
42,907 
195,642 
49,360 
91,317 
196,592 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
561 
242 
270 
49 
229 
332 
acres 
70,812 
6,766 
48,658 
15,388 
26,551 
44,261 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
2,315 
1,447 
665 
203 
1,052 
1,263 
acres 
260,078 
57,493 
162,628 
39,957 
125,513 
134,565 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
576 
401 
151 
24 
279 
297 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
215,341 
98,982 
108,858 
7,501 
107,544 
107,797 
used 
farms 
1,023 
433 
459 
131 
487 
536 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
467,634 
55,991 
328,699 
82,944 
180,343 
287,291 
used 
farms 
1,559 
618 
743 
198 
729 
830 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
700,590 
104,008 
500,907 
95,675 
244,480 
456,110 
practices were used 
farms 
6,408 
2,867 
2,748 
793 
3,313 
3,095 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
2,273,369 
519,021 
1 ,428,705 
325,643 
922,013 
1,351,356 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,099 
598 
396 
105 
439 
660 
acres 
103,467 
30,794 
61,633 
11,040 
32,947 
70,520 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
561 
411 
126 
24 
191 
370 
Solar panels 
farms 
335 
259 
62 
14 
108 
227 
Wind turbines 
farms 
122 
85 
33 
4 
48 
74 
Methane digesters 
farms 
8 
5 
3 
- 
2 
6 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
72 
53 
18 
1 
23 
49 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
64 
51 
8 
5 
22 
42 
Biodiesel 
farms 
16 
10 
4 
2 
6 
10 
Ethanol 
farms 
19 
7 
12 
- 
5 
14 
Other 
farms 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
4 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
61 
40 
19 
2 
28 
33 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
17,275 
17,275 
_ 
_ 
8,146 
9,129 
Part owners 
farms 
5,843 
- 
5,843 
- 
2,718 
3,125 
Tenants 
farms 
1,698 
- 
- 
1,698 
932 
766 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
23,195 
17,275 
5,843 
77 
10,922 
12,273 
acres 
9,282,999 
6,269,475 
2,993,935 
19,589 
4,496,322 
4,786,677 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
23,118 
17,275 
5,843 
- 
10,864 
12,254 
acres 
8,169,709 
5,327,970 
2,841,739 
- 
3,763,781 
4,405,928 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
7,592 
51 
5,843 
1,698 
3,672 
3,920 
acres 
3,639,738 
9,513 
2,677,798 
952,427 
1 ,435,682 
2,204,056 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
7,541 
- 
5,843 
1,698 
3,650 
3,891 
acres 
3,590,400 
- 
2,658,980 
931,420 
1,419,690 
2,170,710 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
3,313 
2,483 
704 
126 
1,676 
1,637 
acres 
1,162,628 
951,018 
171,014 
40,596 
748,533 
414,095 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
40,590 
27,891 
9,955 
2,744 
1 1 ,796 
28,794 
1 operator 
11,796 
8,146 
2,718 
932 
1 1 ,796 
- 
2 operators 
11,109 
8,058 
2,467 
584 
- 
11,109 
3 operators 
1,427 
829 
476 
122 
- 
1,427 
4 operators 
304 
157 
106 
41 
- 
304 
5 or more operators 
180 
85 
76 
19 
- 
180 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
13,345 
9,946 
2,765 
634 
1,382 
1 1 ,963 
1 operator 
11,992 
9,044 
2,431 
517 
1,382 
10,610 
2 operators 
530 
353 
132 
45 
- 
530 
3 operators 
74 
54 
15 
5 
- 
74 
4 operators 
12 
6 
3 
3 
- 
12 
5 or more operators 
4 
2 
2 
- 
- 
4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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