Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
12,114 
444 
1,881 
617 
799 
840 
acres 
4,024,293 
1,390 
27,334 
18,465 
34,789 
54,454 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
27,317 
814 
4,681 
1,697 
2,410 
2,444 
acres 
11,309,277 
2,985 
74,932 
59,540 
120,059 
183,147 
Nematodes 
... farms 
2,210 
74 
305 
102 
130 
167 
acres 
667,152 
254 
4,386 
3,332 
6,564 
10,930 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
2,650 
183 
576 
139 
154 
166 
acres 
720,191 
451 
6,337 
3,175 
6,363 
9,805 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
495 
58 
166 
33 
47 
41 
acres on which used 
25,882 
151 
2,025 
661 
1,673 
1,607 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
22,645 
1,241 
5,650 
1,515 
1,956 
1,741 
acres 
5,672,188 
4,964 
88,892 
49,249 
96,120 
120,320 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
10,250 
641 
2,930 
682 
842 
771 
acres 
1,894,351 
2,655 
44,555 
18,371 
32,564 
41,635 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
3,213 
59 
855 
271 
327 
286 
acres 
127,617 
194 
9,752 
4,301 
8,230 
7,567 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
16,693 
370 
2,503 
1,007 
1,294 
1,281 
acres 
4,952,131 
1,527 
39,626 
29,823 
55,201 
77,981 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
9,122 
205 
1,151 
440 
589 
643 
acres 
3,055,030 
646 
14,659 
11,031 
22,662 
35,687 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
16,042 
593 
3,401 
1,134 
1,619 
1,475 
acres 
3,677,690 
2,034 
48,027 
32,609 
65,598 
88,690 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
5,271 
181 
854 
393 
506 
505 
acres 
596,062 
474 
8,511 
6,328 
10,884 
13,426 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
2,397 
304 
1,006 
158 
211 
148 
Solar panels 
... farms 
1,314 
250 
729 
74 
130 
74 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
425 
51 
135 
17 
35 
11 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
9 
- 
4 
- 
3 
2 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
540 
39 
175 
53 
42 
48 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
14 
2 
5 
- 
2 
4 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
282 
7 
47 
21 
21 
27 
Ethanol 
... farms 
138 
- 
8 
5 
7 
9 
Other 
... farms 
20 
- 
11 
- 
4 
3 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
496 
12 
70 
24 
23 
31 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
38,765 
6,094 
18,049 
3,519 
3,798 
2,627 
Part owners 
... farms 
16,679 
221 
1,993 
878 
1,039 
1,225 
Tenants 
... farms 
3,251 
292 
728 
220 
281 
316 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
55,648 
6,334 
20,111 
4,417 
4,854 
3,871 
acres 
8,037,816 
105,183 
829,449 
343,119 
473,592 
493,053 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
55,444 
6,315 
20,042 
4,397 
4,837 
3,852 
acres 
6,860,194 
32,121 
475,269 
230,488 
359,449 
380,268 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
20,076 
530 
2,790 
1,108 
1,333 
1,553 
acres 
7,892,288 
3,533 
52,272 
40,036 
65,895 
105,264 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
19,930 
513 
2,721 
1,098 
1,320 
1,541 
acres 
7,860,202 
2,169 
49,032 
38,689 
62,601 
103,053 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
12,444 
1,317 
5,294 
1,316 
1,207 
970 
acres 
1,209,708 
74,426 
357,420 
113,978 
117,437 
114,996 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
89,818 
10,311 
31,525 
6,923 
7,571 
6,206 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
33,481 
3,388 
1 1 ,576 
2,722 
3,134 
2,498 
2 operators 
21,164 
2,902 
8,197 
1,609 
1,673 
1,399 
3 operators 
3,037 
222 
727 
221 
227 
214 
4 operators 
678 
64 
165 
47 
50 
38 
5 or more operators 
335 
31 
105 
18 
34 
19 
Total women operators 
number 
24,706 
3,813 
10,265 
1,974 
2,027 
1,589 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
21,920 
3,356 
9,216 
1,785 
1,803 
1,394 
2 operators 
1,038 
177 
374 
72 
83 
74 
3 operators 
151 
26 
65 
9 
8 
5 
4 operators 
25 
1 
9 
2 
6 
2 
5 or more operators 
25 
3 
11 
2 
2 
4 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
52,950 
5,495 
18,160 
4,130 
4,680 
3,809 
Female 
5,745 
1,112 
2,610 
487 
438 
359 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
25,630 
1,687 
5,715 
1,595 
2,060 
1,939 
Other 
33,065 
4,920 
15,055 
3,022 
3,058 
2,229 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
68 Indiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
