Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative, 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
3,115 
2,655 
2,561 
460 
434 
343 
acres treated 
926,743 
668,438 
531,499 
258,305 
72,235 
92,747 
Manure used 
farms 
380 
349 
342 
31 
29 
51 
acres treated 
31,900 
30,212 
28,441 
1,688 
(D) 
1,964 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
2,501 
2,150 
2,072 
351 
328 
206 
acres 
652,042 
537,642 
387,694 
114,400 
53,575 
20,074 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
2,903 
2,504 
2,415 
399 
374 
286 
acres 
927,049 
687,893 
552,808 
239,156 
61,278 
44,059 
Nematodes 
farms 
654 
546 
523 
108 
99 
65 
acres 
162,092 
131,310 
115,566 
30,782 
23,843 
3,319 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,288 
1,107 
1,054 
181 
162 
136 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
354,500 
290,508 
218,976 
63,992 
35,775 
1 1 ,634 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
544 
469 
444 
75 
62 
51 
acres on which used 
248,039 
166,195 
99,394 
81,844 
18,833 
6,237 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
196 
164 
157 
32 
28 
10 
acres 
52,767 
46,995 
43,564 
5,772 
(D) 
1,526 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
986 
829 
805 
157 
141 
118 
acres 
566,419 
325,425 
267,248 
240,994 
28,724 
18,227 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
205 
173 
166 
32 
24 
29 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
83,596 
72,330 
62,088 
11,266 
10,283 
12,693 
used 
farms 
227 
196 
190 
31 
30 
20 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
92,524 
90,103 
87,659 
2,421 
(D) 
725 
used 
farms 
244 
206 
202 
38 
37 
16 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
27,815 
26,806 
23,544 
1,009 
(D) 
2,025 
practices were used 
farms 
738 
615 
581 
123 
114 
57 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
545,676 
330,135 
251,327 
215,541 
32,625 
4,967 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
194 
177 
175 
17 
14 
36 
acres 
44,795 
38,268 
(D) 
6,527 
4,647 
2,143 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
102 
86 
80 
16 
12 
18 
Solar panels 
farms 
96 
84 
78 
12 
12 
14 
Wind turbines 
farms 
6 
6 
4 
- 
- 
- 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
3 
3 
3 
- 
- 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
6 
5 
5 
1 
1 
1 
Ethanol 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 
4 
Other 
farms 
11 
5 
5 
6 
2 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
4,710 
4,037 
3,946 
673 
628 
740 
Part owners 
farms 
910 
784 
757 
126 
124 
81 
Tenants 
farms 
535 
418 
401 
117 
115 
48 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
5,630 
4,830 
4,711 
800 
753 
821 
acres 
2,712,325 
2,200,444 
1,759,579 
511,881 
123,797 
590,531 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
5,620 
4,821 
4,703 
799 
752 
821 
acres 
2,557,217 
2,119,941 
1,699,171 
437,276 
(D) 
572,320 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
1,450 
1,207 
1,163 
243 
239 
129 
acres 
782,267 
628,278 
547,598 
153,989 
(D) 
46,284 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
1,445 
1,202 
1,158 
243 
239 
129 
acres 
750,716 
597,021 
517,814 
153,695 
(D) 
46,230 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
462 
410 
384 
52 
46 
93 
acres 
186,659 
111,760 
90,192 
74,899 
5,509 
18,265 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
10,825 
9,286 
9,048 
1,539 
1,448 
1,432 
1 operator 
2,776 
2,292 
2,234 
484 
453 
494 
2 operators 
2,584 
2,261 
2,203 
323 
316 
270 
3 operators 
578 
500 
486 
78 
70 
79 
4 operators 
123 
112 
109 
11 
11 
17 
5 or more operators 
94 
74 
72 
20 
17 
9 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
3,616 
3,142 
3,097 
474 
461 
474 
1 operator 
2,814 
2,477 
2,442 
337 
328 
363 
2 operators 
319 
277 
272 
42 
40 
42 
3 operators 
30 
27 
27 
3 
3 
9 
4 operators 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
13 
5 
5 
8 
8 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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