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 
10,085 
5,713 
39 
303 
552 
1,031 
1,704 
2,084 
acres treated 
2,625,512 
2,328,931 
10,889 
169,406 
352,998 
585,470 
769,808 
440,360 
Manure used 
farms 
1,664 
907 
2 
42 
129 
137 
283 
314 
acres treated 
145,776 
105,552 
(D) 
(D) 
22,987 
13,366 
33,065 
28,182 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
4,798 
3,201 
38 
241 
411 
710 
935 
866 
acres 
2,222,104 
2,082,141 
12,844 
163,844 
332,660 
580,533 
654,446 
337,814 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
8,459 
4,945 
38 
307 
528 
997 
1,497 
1,578 
acres 
3,087,652 
2,789,447 
13,066 
211,555 
423,554 
713,085 
923,920 
504,267 
Nematodes 
farms 
592 
449 
5 
28 
60 
96 
136 
124 
acres 
236,018 
216,723 
1,026 
12,228 
28,459 
58,810 
71,669 
44,531 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,966 
1,512 
19 
141 
227 
374 
426 
325 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
1,161,858 
1,094,953 
7,433 
106,027 
180,201 
322,713 
325,421 
153,158 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,313 
1,073 
13 
91 
167 
282 
311 
209 
acres on which used 
695,807 
659,328 
3,340 
45,976 
112,142 
193,835 
202,593 
101,442 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
318 
167 
_ 
15 
1 
23 
42 
86 
acres 
39,232 
27,749 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
4,616 
10,014 
6,811 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
7,289 
3,685 
49 
257 
371 
645 
1,053 
1,310 
acres 
2,395,260 
2,003,034 
14,576 
157,460 
235,908 
545,405 
608,219 
441,466 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
753 
277 
6 
10 
12 
54 
82 
113 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
145,463 
71,818 
660 
2,311 
1,407 
26,624 
16,133 
24,683 
used 
farms 
1,468 
1,010 
8 
67 
123 
216 
310 
286 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
479,652 
447,411 
518 
38,287 
68,371 
115,594 
146,391 
78,250 
used 
farms 
1,190 
958 
13 
87 
115 
230 
315 
198 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
913,285 
863,408 
7,107 
59,577 
134,208 
222,121 
300,831 
139,564 
practices were used 
farms 
3,268 
2,318 
24 
196 
287 
502 
686 
623 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
1,734,569 
1,619,350 
6,366 
116,395 
262,125 
458,326 
516,495 
259,643 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
591 
347 
2 
15 
32 
63 
103 
132 
acres 
59,206 
49,308 
(D) 
(D) 
9,377 
10,013 
13,172 
15,450 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
370 
182 
- 
4 
31 
19 
75 
53 
Solar panels 
farms 
353 
173 
- 
4 
30 
18 
71 
50 
Wind turbines 
farms 
7 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
" 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
- 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Biodiesel 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
27 
13 
- 
- 
3 
8 
2 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
18,840 
7,018 
11 
165 
471 
955 
1,878 
3,538 
Part owners 
farms 
6,621 
3,628 
27 
136 
345 
753 
1,083 
1,284 
Tenants 
farms 
2,632 
1,490 
46 
248 
221 
275 
364 
336 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
25,561 
10,700 
38 
302 
819 
1,712 
2,977 
4,852 
acres 
4,364,172 
2,394,792 
3,121 
71,913 
167,953 
460,814 
820,277 
870,714 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
25,461 
10,646 
38 
301 
816 
1,708 
2,961 
4,822 
acres 
3,758,862 
2,137,534 
3,121 
71,554 
156,024 
406,194 
749,623 
751,018 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
9,298 
5,137 
73 
384 
567 
1,033 
1,452 
1,628 
acres 
4,188,298 
3,526,194 
17,124 
228,189 
547,215 
948,758 
1,111,331 
673,577 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
9,253 
5,118 
73 
384 
566 
1,028 
1,447 
1,620 
acres 
4,142,002 
3,489,963 
17,124 
228,189 
545,589 
939,820 
1,099,390 
659,851 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
2,354 
1,010 
_ 
10 
65 
161 
246 
528 
acres 
651,606 
293,489 
- 
359 
13,555 
63,558 
82,595 
133,422 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
41,592 
17,905 
136 
814 
1,574 
3,073 
5,023 
7,285 
1 operator 
16,820 
7,456 
58 
317 
583 
1,121 
1,932 
3,445 
2 operators 
9,664 
3,891 
11 
206 
392 
703 
1,178 
1,401 
3 operators 
1,210 
605 
10 
19 
48 
114 
178 
236 
4 operators 
272 
123 
2 
7 
10 
29 
17 
58 
5 or more operators 
127 
61 
3 
- 
4 
16 
20 
18 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
12,062 
4,658 
28 
184 
435 
846 
1,365 
1,800 
1 operator 
10,700 
4,149 
16 
178 
402 
729 
1,226 
1,598 
2 operators 
516 
183 
6 
3 
12 
46 
57 
59 
3 operators 
90 
41 
- 
- 
3 
7 
3 
28 
4 operators 
10 
5 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 
- 
5 or more operators 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
200 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
