Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative. 
Total 
Total 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
2,236 
2,123 
2,092 
113 
109 
445 
acres treated 
1,678,152 
1,615,619 
1,588,881 
62,533 
(D) 
99,803 
Manure used 
farms 
733 
692 
687 
41 
40 
125 
acres treated 
133,919 
130,322 
(D) 
3,597 
(D) 
10,998 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1,326 
1,248 
1,231 
78 
74 
192 
acres 
776,551 
745,351 
737,070 
31,200 
(D) 
50,097 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
2,197 
2,082 
2,050 
115 
111 
427 
acres 
1,977,517 
1,912,234 
1 ,879,620 
65,283 
(D) 
115,556 
Nematodes 
farms 
206 
198 
197 
8 
8 
41 
acres 
112,134 
110,565 
(D) 
1,569 
1,569 
9,345 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
357 
334 
330 
23 
21 
37 
acres 
175,522 
172,600 
169,440 
2,922 
(D) 
6,831 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
66 
61 
61 
5 
5 
6 
acres on which used 
9,467 
8,597 
8,597 
870 
870 
87 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,799 
1,697 
1,673 
102 
98 
398 
acres 
1,036,966 
1,000,362 
981,849 
36,604 
36,440 
63,877 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
774 
739 
724 
35 
35 
213 
acres 
353,069 
334,632 
326,638 
18,437 
18,437 
37,200 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
291 
267 
264 
24 
22 
115 
acres 
24,082 
20,480 
(D) 
3,602 
(D) 
1 1 ,845 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
1,420 
1,370 
1,349 
50 
49 
251 
acres 
862,966 
838,391 
827,107 
24,575 
(D) 
50,711 
Cropland on which conservation tillage. 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
899 
862 
848 
37 
36 
150 
acres 
554,411 
532,819 
522,630 
21,592 
(D) 
29,518 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
1,132 
1,058 
1,043 
74 
69 
209 
acres 
606,900 
582,967 
571,656 
23,933 
(D) 
36,903 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
500 
480 
479 
20 
19 
73 
acres 
119,590 
113,137 
(D) 
6,453 
(D) 
7,811 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
123 
119 
117 
4 
2 
22 
Solar panels 
farms 
43 
40 
40 
3 
1 
8 
Wind turbines 
farms 
28 
28 
27 
- 
- 
4 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
38 
38 
38 
- 
- 
10 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
3 
1 
1 
2 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
21 
21 
20 
- 
- 
2 
Ethanol 
farms 
13 
12 
12 
1 
1 
- 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
53 
50 
50 
3 
3 
9 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,553 
1,405 
1,370 
148 
135 
880 
Part owners 
farms 
1,391 
1,338 
1,317 
53 
52 
135 
Tenants 
farms 
322 
287 
287 
35 
33 
41 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
2,952 
2,751 
2,695 
201 
187 
1,021 
acres 
1,130,738 
1,075,240 
1,033,857 
55,498 
46,132 
210,012 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
2,944 
2,743 
2,687 
201 
187 
1,015 
acres 
993,105 
946,698 
910,390 
46,407 
(D) 
149,244 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
1,726 
1,637 
1,616 
89 
86 
179 
acres 
1,323,414 
1,272,551 
1,259,216 
50,863 
(D) 
61,215 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
1,713 
1,625 
1,604 
88 
85 
176 
acres 
1,319,179 
1,268,345 
1,255,010 
50,834 
(D) 
60,057 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
672 
624 
600 
48 
46 
380 
acres 
141,868 
132,748 
127,673 
9,120 
(D) 
61,926 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
6,010 
5,619 
5,509 
391 
364 
1,712 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,454 
1,306 
1,280 
148 
140 
635 
2 operators 
1,198 
1,139 
1,126 
59 
53 
310 
3 operators 
434 
420 
409 
14 
13 
79 
4 operators 
120 
111 
106 
9 
8 
18 
5 or more operators 
60 
54 
53 
6 
6 
14 
Total women operators 
number 
1,396 
1,321 
1,306 
75 
72 
459 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,095 
1,040 
1,030 
55 
52 
366 
2 operators 
115 
111 
110 
4 
4 
32 
3 operators 
8 
8 
7 
- 
- 
6 
4 operators 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
7 
5 
5 
2 
2 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Indiana 147 
