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 
17,539 
13,225 
3,489 
825 
9,095 
8,444 
acres treated 
2,235,849 
1,023,339 
1,027,600 
184,910 
889,502 
1,346,347 
Manure used 
farms 
3,039 
2,388 
577 
74 
1,184 
1,855 
acres treated 
136,125 
70,911 
61,984 
3,230 
50,563 
85,562 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
10,017 
7,459 
1,942 
616 
5,144 
4,873 
acres 
1,301,710 
546,479 
628,777 
126,454 
560,230 
741,480 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
13,898 
10,348 
2,827 
723 
6,972 
6,926 
acres 
1,846,661 
831,910 
851,232 
163,519 
763,285 
1,083,376 
Nematodes 
farms 
2,292 
1,496 
573 
223 
1,177 
1,115 
acres 
407,959 
144,350 
191,625 
71,984 
175,234 
232,725 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
4,913 
3,710 
869 
334 
2,618 
2,295 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
740,656 
352,986 
310,108 
77,562 
305,182 
435,474 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
2,227 
1,680 
425 
122 
1,192 
1,035 
acres on which used 
499,590 
308,110 
157,423 
34,057 
232,895 
266,695 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
730 
542 
158 
30 
397 
333 
acres 
84,528 
47,417 
34,008 
3,103 
40,532 
43,996 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
4,788 
3,520 
977 
291 
2,249 
2,539 
acres 
1,093,362 
572,673 
417,701 
102,988 
339,959 
753,403 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
989 
759 
194 
36 
462 
527 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
226,300 
155,083 
64,063 
7,154 
111,969 
114,331 
used 
farms 
1,304 
930 
311 
63 
695 
609 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
193,495 
81,357 
94,990 
17,148 
129,516 
63,979 
used 
farms 
1,106 
698 
316 
92 
623 
483 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
109,335 
14,914 
90,240 
4,181 
46,375 
62,960 
practices were used 
farms 
3,648 
2,328 
1,021 
299 
2,024 
1,624 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
909,263 
370,572 
457,331 
81,360 
319,224 
590,039 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,239 
707 
442 
90 
621 
618 
acres 
137,830 
24,761 
90,197 
22,872 
56,373 
81,457 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
748 
588 
139 
21 
312 
436 
Solar panels 
farms 
646 
509 
116 
21 
260 
386 
Wind turbines 
farms 
38 
25 
11 
2 
11 
27 
Methane digesters 
farms 
4 
2 
- 
2 
1 
3 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
20 
18 
2 
- 
8 
12 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
18 
15 
3 
- 
9 
9 
Biodiesel 
farms 
49 
37 
12 
- 
18 
31 
Ethanol 
farms 
28 
21 
7 
- 
14 
14 
Other 
farms 
33 
22 
8 
3 
12 
21 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
7 
6 
1 
- 
4 
3 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
39,172 
39,172 
_ 
_ 
21,280 
17,892 
Part owners 
farms 
6,537 
- 
6,537 
- 
3,321 
3,216 
Tenants 
farms 
2,031 
- 
- 
2,031 
1,157 
874 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
45,806 
39,172 
6,537 
97 
24,672 
21,134 
acres 
7,379,770 
5,737,189 
1,628,504 
14,077 
3,592,472 
3,787,298 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
45,709 
39,172 
6,537 
- 
24,601 
21,108 
acres 
6,891,800 
5,345,534 
1,546,266 
- 
3,337,167 
3,554,633 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
8,620 
52 
6,537 
2,031 
4,517 
4,103 
acres 
2,703,204 
8,263 
2,057,754 
637,187 
1,311,164 
1,392,040 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
8,568 
- 
6,537 
2,031 
4,478 
4,090 
acres 
2,656,542 
- 
2,030,104 
626,438 
1,297,427 
1,359,115 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
3,146 
2,587 
429 
130 
1,770 
1,376 
acres 
534,632 
399,918 
109,888 
24,826 
269,042 
265,590 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
74,539 
60,625 
10,608 
3,306 
25,758 
48,781 
1 operator 
25,758 
21,280 
3,321 
1,157 
25,758 
- 
2 operators 
18,549 
15,227 
2,638 
684 
- 
18,549 
3 operators 
2,706 
2,171 
414 
121 
- 
2,706 
4 operators 
469 
330 
110 
29 
- 
469 
5 or more operators 
258 
164 
54 
40 
- 
258 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
26,643 
22,462 
3,277 
904 
5,364 
21,279 
1 operator 
23,012 
19,509 
2,798 
705 
5,364 
17,648 
2 operators 
1,475 
1,219 
180 
76 
- 
1,475 
3 operators 
168 
133 
26 
9 
- 
168 
4 operators 
19 
13 
6 
- 
- 
19 
5 or more operators 
18 
11 
3 
4 
18 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
224 Florida 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
