Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
30,260 
25,463 
2,116 
1,427 
acres treated 
9,732,948 
6,363,042 
1,591,951 
1 ,243,490 
Manure used 
farms 
10,403 
8,788 
757 
499 
acres treated 
640,150 
385,613 
109,620 
86,620 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
12,114 
9,565 
1,031 
736 
acres 
4,024,293 
2,484,594 
713,051 
566,749 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
27,317 
22,691 
2,002 
1,371 
acres 
11,309,277 
7,346,438 
1,869,766 
1,470,458 
Nematodes 
farms 
2,210 
1,778 
185 
132 
acres 
667,152 
436,436 
109,237 
88,459 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
2,650 
2,017 
239 
185 
acres 
720,191 
394,865 
142,973 
130,048 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
495 
386 
37 
31 
acres on which used 
25,882 
14,023 
2,305 
1,810 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
22,645 
18,969 
1,479 
997 
acres 
5,672,188 
3,730,504 
840,841 
640,747 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
10,250 
8,473 
790 
537 
acres 
1,894,351 
1,185,685 
318,397 
257,161 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
3,213 
2,582 
225 
176 
acres 
127,617 
77,162 
14,528 
10,750 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
16,693 
13,713 
1,309 
900 
acres 
4,952,131 
3,254,326 
784,128 
622,576 
Cropland on which conservation tillage. 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
9,122 
7,271 
802 
542 
acres 
3,055,030 
1,912,023 
559,078 
437,554 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
16,042 
13,544 
1,157 
755 
acres 
3,677,690 
2,462,981 
570,906 
446,928 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
5,271 
4,225 
473 
327 
acres 
596,062 
346,088 
122,573 
101,738 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
2,397 
2,097 
155 
109 
Solar panels 
farms 
1,314 
1,178 
85 
61 
Wind turbines 
farms 
425 
366 
27 
21 
Methane digesters 
farms 
9 
8 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
540 
467 
25 
19 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
14 
10 
1 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
282 
234 
25 
16 
Ethanol 
farms 
138 
116 
9 
5 
Other 
farms 
20 
19 
1 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
496 
386 
48 
28 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
38,765 
34,466 
1,866 
1,211 
Part owners 
farms 
16,679 
13,926 
1,227 
848 
Tenants 
farms 
3,251 
2,605 
283 
198 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
55,648 
48,571 
3,104 
2,065 
acres 
8,037,816 
5,731,527 
965,539 
716,560 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
55,444 
48,392 
3,093 
2,059 
acres 
6,860,194 
4,863,212 
854,633 
633,494 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
20,076 
16,651 
1,520 
1,053 
acres 
7,892,288 
5,167,674 
1,339,985 
1,073,481 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
19,930 
16,531 
1,510 
1,046 
acres 
7,860,202 
5,143,724 
1 ,337,242 
1,071,566 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
12,444 
10,677 
715 
518 
acres 
1,209,708 
892,265 
113,649 
84,981 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
89,818 
75,336 
6,760 
4,532 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
33,481 
30,334 
1,058 
691 
2 operators 
21,164 
18,053 
1,603 
1,066 
3 operators 
3,037 
2,021 
503 
350 
4 operators 
678 
411 
129 
106 
5 or more operators 
335 
178 
83 
44 
Total women operators 
number 
24,706 
21,407 
1,444 
988 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
21,920 
19,421 
1,038 
729 
2 operators 
1,038 
766 
125 
99 
3 operators 
151 
93 
44 
15 
4 operators 
25 
17 
6 
4 
5 or more operators 
25 
17 
- 
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
146 Indiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
