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 
17,539 
9,595 
14 
326 
647 
1,778 
2,676 
4,154 
acres treated 
2,235,849 
1,810,235 
773 
36,274 
160,827 
384,369 
527,052 
700,940 
Manure used 
farms 
3,039 
1,736 
- 
64 
118 
337 
515 
702 
acres treated 
136,125 
100,974 
- 
2,035 
9,816 
16,980 
27,282 
44,861 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
10,017 
6,037 
12 
234 
516 
1,246 
1,793 
2,236 
acres 
1,301,710 
1,109,882 
300 
24,171 
132,634 
286,041 
358,311 
308,425 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
13,898 
7,773 
16 
246 
595 
1,607 
2,196 
3,113 
acres 
1,846,661 
1,556,087 
880 
33,649 
150,916 
341,298 
477,970 
551,374 
Nematodes 
farms 
2,292 
1,491 
4 
79 
125 
370 
429 
484 
acres 
407,959 
348,190 
310 
12,476 
38,769 
102,618 
107,875 
86,142 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
4,913 
2,993 
5 
99 
231 
669 
894 
1,095 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
740,656 
636,377 
230 
9,725 
73,028 
188,128 
215,184 
150,082 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
2,227 
1,332 
2 
70 
108 
292 
300 
560 
acres on which used 
499,590 
388,150 
(D) 
(D) 
38,079 
87,253 
66,848 
186,251 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
730 
462 
_ 
3 
42 
108 
151 
158 
acres 
84,528 
61,240 
- 
405 
6,127 
14,237 
31,536 
8,935 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
4,788 
2,731 
12 
83 
212 
532 
739 
1,153 
acres 
1,093,362 
894,866 
1,083 
4,785 
49,011 
183,315 
226,416 
430,256 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
989 
575 
4 
15 
48 
152 
163 
193 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
226,300 
178,090 
4 
2,253 
15,142 
41,285 
52,602 
66,804 
used 
farms 
1,304 
790 
2 
32 
81 
171 
237 
267 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
193,495 
167,259 
(D) 
6,382 
(D) 
78,854 
28,306 
32,642 
used 
farms 
1,106 
711 
- 
46 
79 
129 
211 
246 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
109,335 
94,708 
" 
5,528 
18,242 
17,241 
36,585 
17,112 
practices were used 
farms 
3,648 
2,234 
7 
102 
203 
461 
612 
849 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
909,263 
746,273 
626 
11,391 
81,711 
200,864 
137,437 
314,244 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,239 
795 
2 
71 
70 
162 
222 
268 
acres 
137,830 
120,347 
(D) 
(D) 
22,425 
27,926 
34,519 
27,906 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
748 
403 
- 
11 
20 
83 
136 
153 
Solar panels 
farms 
646 
355 
- 
11 
20 
72 
129 
123 
Wind turbines 
farms 
38 
19 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
16 
Methane digesters 
farms 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
20 
7 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
5 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
18 
12 
- 
- 
- 
5 
4 
3 
Biodiesel 
farms 
49 
24 
- 
- 
3 
5 
7 
9 
Ethanol 
farms 
28 
13 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
11 
Other 
farms 
33 
20 
- 
1 
7 
6 
6 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
7 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
39,172 
18,161 
52 
376 
1,089 
3,362 
4,866 
8,416 
Part owners 
farms 
6,537 
3,666 
5 
166 
356 
747 
1,021 
1,371 
Tenants 
farms 
2,031 
1,075 
15 
120 
141 
250 
278 
271 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
45,806 
21,870 
57 
542 
1,454 
4,118 
5,895 
9,804 
acres 
7,379,770 
5,087,303 
1,506 
74,608 
367,638 
875,810 
1,616,045 
2,151,696 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
45,709 
21,827 
57 
542 
1,445 
4,109 
5,887 
9,787 
acres 
6,891,800 
4,810,817 
1,474 
73,324 
353,438 
834,379 
1,532,579 
2,015,623 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
8,620 
4,778 
20 
286 
497 
1,006 
1,306 
1,663 
acres 
2,703,204 
2,065,706 
2,545 
53,282 
216,143 
444,143 
611,798 
737,795 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
8,568 
4,741 
20 
286 
497 
997 
1,299 
1,642 
acres 
2,656,542 
2,024,500 
2,545 
53,282 
215,493 
418,332 
604,308 
730,540 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
3,146 
1,461 
4 
21 
67 
253 
381 
735 
acres 
534,632 
317,692 
32 
1,284 
14,850 
67,242 
90,956 
143,328 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
74,539 
36,027 
129 
1,145 
2,546 
7,059 
9,763 
15,385 
1 operator 
25,758 
12,457 
39 
323 
796 
2,232 
3,252 
5,815 
2 operators 
18,549 
8,567 
20 
258 
672 
1,703 
2,452 
3,462 
3 operators 
2,706 
1,483 
6 
48 
90 
337 
372 
630 
4 operators 
469 
228 
5 
22 
14 
43 
61 
83 
5 or more operators 
258 
167 
2 
11 
14 
44 
28 
68 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
26,643 
12,652 
48 
394 
885 
2,652 
3,608 
5,065 
1 operator 
23,012 
10,843 
34 
290 
784 
2,193 
3,109 
4,433 
2 operators 
1,475 
700 
7 
25 
43 
192 
206 
227 
3 operators 
168 
101 
- 
10 
5 
21 
24 
41 
4 operators 
19 
12 
- 
6 
- 
3 
1 
2 
5 or more operators 
18 
11 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
9 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
204 Florida 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
