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 
3,450 
2,095 
1 
61 
165 
350 
719 
799 
acres treated 
109,503 
93,852 
(D) 
420 
4,027 
(D) 
25,505 
54,372 
Manure used 
farms 
634 
353 
25 
33 
92 
119 
84 
acres treated 
5,165 
4,442 
68 
66 
1,367 
1,608 
1,333 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
2,349 
1,504 
1 
54 
122 
255 
517 
555 
acres 
30,417 
22,357 
(D) 
(D) 
2,839 
6,548 
6,613 
6,076 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
3,299 
1,977 
1 
49 
157 
318 
653 
799 
acres 
114,713 
89,753 
(D) 
(D) 
4,657 
8,263 
31,745 
44,686 
Nematodes 
farms 
379 
265 
1 
6 
28 
59 
87 
84 
acres 
4,089 
3,000 
(D) 
(D) 
442 
732 
1,322 
487 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
963 
588 
1 
23 
44 
117 
216 
187 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
9,143 
6,365 
(D) 
72 
948 
1,898 
2,569 
(D) 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
338 
214 
1 
9 
14 
34 
76 
80 
acres on which used 
19,000 
18,587 
(D) 
51 
381 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
41 
26 
_ 
_ 
- 
6 
12 
8 
acres 
626 
592 
- 
- 
- 
201 
(D) 
(D) 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
246 
149 
- 
4 
16 
36 
41 
52 
acres 
9,262 
6,028 
- 
8 
37 
892 
2,346 
2,745 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
102 
53 
- 
- 
7 
6 
20 
20 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
41,657 
29,380 
“ 
261 
1,020 
27,170 
929 
used 
farms 
1,012 
603 
- 
17 
53 
124 
230 
179 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
3,513 
2,622 
71 
267 
563 
957 
764 
used 
farms 
385 
228 
- 
13 
19 
48 
87 
61 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
3,854 
2,528 
- 
47 
235 
240 
1,834 
172 
practices were used 
farms 
801 
532 
1 
6 
53 
110 
170 
192 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
34,545 
31,524 
(D) 
(D) 
2,449 
3,804 
4,424 
20,767 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
367 
236 
- 
5 
34 
54 
88 
55 
acres 
7,021 
6,701 
- 
19 
1,299 
343 
4,467 
573 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,291 
647 
- 
19 
42 
108 
238 
240 
Solar panels 
farms 
1,271 
636 
- 
19 
42 
103 
235 
237 
Wind turbines 
farms 
89 
53 
- 
2 
6 
9 
21 
15 
Methane digesters 
farms 
4 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
" 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
20 
10 
- 
- 
2 
1 
1 
6 
Biodiesel 
farms 
26 
12 
- 
- 
5 
4 
3 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
6 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
1 
Other 
farms 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
21 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
4,636 
2,143 
1 
50 
93 
320 
684 
995 
Part owners 
farms 
686 
457 
- 
8 
37 
81 
184 
147 
Tenants 
farms 
1,678 
1,042 
- 
49 
125 
212 
353 
303 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
5,338 
2,606 
1 
58 
130 
403 
868 
1,146 
acres 
662,357 
476,321 
(D) 
(D) 
6,826 
78,892 
272,004 
116,340 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
5,322 
2,600 
1 
58 
130 
401 
868 
1,142 
acres 
608,146 
434,511 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
78,743 
241,601 
106,268 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
2,368 
1,500 
_ 
57 
162 
293 
537 
451 
acres 
523,072 
352,094 
- 
1,256 
35,164 
48,557 
169,461 
97,656 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
2,364 
1,499 
- 
57 
162 
293 
537 
450 
acres 
521,171 
351,026 
- 
(D) 
35,088 
(D) 
169,350 
96,989 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
284 
143 
1 
_ 
8 
19 
56 
59 
acres 
56,112 
42,878 
(D) 
(D) 
363 
30,514 
10,739 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
10,874 
5,752 
3 
172 
437 
935 
1,924 
2,281 
1 operator 
3,836 
1,957 
- 
52 
120 
357 
663 
765 
2 operators 
2,673 
1,394 
- 
45 
103 
208 
470 
568 
3 operators 
385 
231 
1 
10 
29 
39 
62 
90 
4 operators 
66 
35 
- 
- 
- 
5 
16 
14 
5 or more operators 
40 
25 
" 
3 
4 
10 
8 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
3,896 
2,018 
- 
45 
155 
334 
682 
802 
1 operator 
3,318 
1,711 
- 
32 
127 
262 
588 
702 
2 operators 
231 
121 
- 
2 
11 
25 
43 
40 
3 operators 
24 
12 
- 
3 
- 
6 
1 
2 
4 operators 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
6 
3 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
184 Hawaii 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
