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 
10,085 
5,109 
3,631 
1,345 
5,729 
4,356 
acres treated 
2,625,512 
351,262 
1,327,911 
946,339 
1,264,103 
1,361,409 
Manure used 
farms 
1,664 
934 
588 
142 
843 
821 
acres treated 
145,776 
35,780 
72,347 
37,649 
73,010 
72,766 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
4,798 
2,022 
1,760 
1,016 
2,642 
2,156 
acres 
2,222,104 
190,345 
1,131,199 
900,560 
1,096,520 
1,125,584 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
8,459 
4,049 
3,100 
1,310 
4,640 
3,819 
acres 
3,087,652 
371,752 
1,563,597 
1,152,303 
1,473,921 
1,613,731 
Nematodes 
farms 
592 
242 
218 
132 
318 
274 
acres 
236,018 
27,575 
129,325 
79,118 
110,013 
126,005 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,966 
656 
765 
545 
1,095 
871 
acres 
1,161,858 
90,986 
575,780 
495,092 
595,942 
565,916 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,313 
371 
545 
397 
694 
619 
acres on which used 
695,807 
55,947 
342,984 
296,876 
323,967 
371,840 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
318 
197 
90 
31 
191 
127 
acres 
39,232 
11,810 
14,249 
13,173 
21,052 
18,180 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
7,289 
3,999 
2,252 
1,038 
4,123 
3,166 
acres 
2,395,260 
386,819 
1,151,779 
856,662 
1,092,651 
1,302,609 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
753 
557 
163 
33 
451 
302 
acres 
145,463 
83,485 
44,031 
17,947 
82,491 
62,972 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
1,468 
636 
548 
284 
840 
628 
acres 
479,652 
54,813 
234,426 
190,413 
209,623 
270,029 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
1,190 
289 
562 
339 
713 
477 
acres 
913,285 
88,476 
468,492 
356,317 
426,632 
486,653 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
3,268 
1,238 
1,264 
766 
1,988 
1,280 
acres 
1,734,569 
164,162 
871,520 
698,887 
869,980 
864,589 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
591 
319 
200 
72 
295 
296 
acres 
59,206 
10,433 
20,161 
28,612 
34,178 
25,028 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
370 
235 
115 
20 
188 
182 
Solar panels 
farms 
353 
222 
114 
17 
178 
175 
Wind turbines 
farms 
7 
6 
1 
- 
1 
6 
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 
17 
10 
- 
18 
9 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
18,840 
18,840 
_ 
_ 
11,289 
7,551 
Part owners 
farms 
6,621 
- 
6,621 
- 
3,929 
2,692 
Tenants 
farms 
2,632 
- 
- 
2,632 
1,602 
1,030 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
25,561 
18,840 
6,621 
100 
15,292 
10,269 
acres 
4,364,172 
3,210,704 
1,135,887 
17,581 
2,465,070 
1,899,102 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
25,461 
18,840 
6,621 
- 
15,218 
10,243 
acres 
3,758,862 
2,716,890 
1,041,972 
- 
2,064,049 
1,694,813 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
9,298 
45 
6,621 
2,632 
5,568 
3,730 
acres 
4,188,298 
7,133 
2,455,723 
1,725,442 
2,083,683 
2,104,615 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
9,253 
- 
6,621 
2,632 
5,531 
3,722 
acres 
4,142,002 
- 
2,441,854 
1,700,148 
2,062,082 
2,079,920 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
2,354 
1,821 
405 
128 
1,535 
819 
acres 
651,606 
500,947 
107,784 
42,875 
422,622 
228,984 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
41,592 
27,632 
9,944 
4,016 
16,820 
24,772 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
16,820 
1 1 ,289 
3,929 
1,602 
16,820 
- 
2 operators 
9,664 
6,644 
2,237 
783 
- 
9,664 
3 operators 
1,210 
688 
336 
186 
- 
1,210 
4 operators 
272 
157 
79 
36 
- 
272 
5 or more operators 
127 
62 
40 
25 
- 
127 
Total women operators 
number 
12,062 
8,848 
2,421 
793 
1,890 
10,172 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
10,700 
7,855 
2,192 
653 
1,890 
8,810 
2 operators 
516 
367 
91 
58 
- 
516 
3 operators 
90 
69 
13 
8 
- 
90 
4 operators 
10 
8 
2 
- 
10 
5 or more operators 
4 
4 
- 
- 
4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
220 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
