Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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 
4,372 
14 
297 
626 
1,214 
1,303 
918 
acres treated 
296,581 
1,097 
23,281 
45,318 
76,100 
91,223 
59,562 
Manure used 
farms 
757 
7 
51 
132 
221 
240 
106 
acres treated 
40,224 
70 
3,119 
1 1 ,328 
7,749 
12,588 
5,370 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1,597 
7 
102 
248 
413 
497 
330 
acres 
139,963 
475 
15,873 
21,221 
26,993 
47,672 
27,729 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
3,514 
20 
245 
567 
948 
1,091 
643 
acres 
298,205 
1,057 
22,652 
52,306 
71,721 
95,108 
55,361 
Nematodes 
farms 
143 
3 
13 
21 
38 
35 
33 
acres 
19,295 
15 
1,630 
2,168 
6,012 
8,074 
1,396 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
454 
- 
35 
56 
102 
160 
101 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
66,905 
12,290 
9,669 
11,017 
22,120 
11,809 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
240 
3 
23 
39 
45 
75 
55 
acres on which used 
36,479 
15 
3,316 
6,966 
4,704 
17,331 
4,147 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
151 
- 
6 
18 
45 
45 
37 
acres 
11,483 
- 
336 
462 
2,311 
6,487 
1,887 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
3,604 
14 
204 
462 
922 
1,101 
901 
acres 
392,226 
689 
24,624 
94,058 
89,113 
104,788 
78,954 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
476 
- 
20 
45 
77 
165 
169 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
73,645 
- 
1,800 
3,143 
20,371 
20,292 
28,039 
used 
farms 
458 
- 
27 
45 
114 
141 
131 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
32,241 
7,834 
5,341 
6,547 
8,259 
4,260 
used 
farms 
232 
- 
23 
33 
57 
46 
73 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
49,877 
“ 
3,803 
7,801 
10,837 
13,011 
14,425 
practices were used 
farms 
950 
9 
54 
136 
184 
285 
282 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
115,219 
545 
4,924 
15,923 
31,043 
41,797 
20,987 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
244 
- 
14 
25 
54 
100 
51 
acres 
9,898 
- 
1,112 
509 
1,745 
4,590 
1,942 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
188 
- 
11 
29 
50 
56 
42 
Solar panels 
farms 
180 
- 
11 
29 
50 
53 
37 
Wind turbines 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
- 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
14 
- 
- 
4 
2 
7 
1 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
11,822 
20 
406 
1,315 
2,728 
3,773 
3,580 
Part owners 
farms 
2,993 
14 
197 
432 
869 
899 
582 
Tenants 
farms 
1,142 
29 
186 
235 
294 
225 
173 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
14,861 
34 
608 
1,754 
3,615 
4,678 
4,172 
acres 
1,969,380 
765 
45,916 
217,057 
372,385 
636,541 
696,716 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
14,815 
34 
603 
1,747 
3,597 
4,672 
4,162 
acres 
1,621,328 
765 
42,397 
184,920 
307,450 
549,770 
536,026 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
4,161 
43 
383 
669 
1,167 
1,136 
763 
acres 
662,104 
4,034 
52,427 
112,712 
196,931 
181,602 
114,398 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
4,135 
43 
383 
667 
1,163 
1,124 
755 
acres 
652,039 
4,034 
52,237 
112,072 
196,267 
179,899 
107,530 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
1,344 
_ 
23 
97 
230 
450 
544 
acres 
358,117 
3,709 
32,777 
65,599 
88,474 
167,558 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
23,687 
98 
1,237 
3,124 
6,059 
7,272 
5,897 
1 operator 
9,364 
37 
387 
1,018 
2,061 
2,826 
3,035 
2 operators 
5,773 
17 
369 
847 
1,616 
1,832 
1,092 
3 operators 
605 
9 
22 
79 
131 
191 
173 
4 operators 
149 
- 
9 
21 
60 
35 
24 
5 or more operators 
66 
- 
2 
17 
23 
13 
11 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
7,404 
32 
386 
1,015 
2,004 
2,283 
1,684 
1 operator 
6,551 
18 
356 
930 
1,725 
2,018 
1,504 
2 operators 
333 
7 
15 
38 
97 
113 
63 
3 operators 
49 
- 
- 
3 
21 
13 
12 
4 operators 
5 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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