Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
30,260 
17,449 
122 
1,309 
1,941 
3,411 
5,066 
5,600 
acres treated 
9,732,948 
8,465,676 
26,195 
412,215 
999,068 
2,145,594 
2,981,901 
1,900,703 
Manure used 
farms 
10,403 
5,757 
40 
531 
857 
1,267 
1,591 
1,471 
acres treated 
640,150 
543,930 
3,151 
33,491 
89,152 
156,444 
160,526 
101,166 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
12,114 
7,955 
70 
694 
963 
1,710 
2,332 
2,186 
acres 
4,024,293 
3,552,160 
16,873 
173,836 
425,564 
866,815 
1,252,594 
816,478 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
27,317 
16,336 
124 
1,193 
1,797 
3,238 
4,810 
5,174 
acres 
1 1 ,309,277 
9,919,051 
34,651 
442,327 
1,156,417 
2,526,307 
3,504,264 
2,255,085 
Nematodes 
farms 
2,210 
1,448 
12 
125 
174 
289 
410 
438 
acres 
667,152 
591,334 
4,270 
30,370 
118,532 
127,208 
186,652 
124,302 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
2,650 
1,700 
25 
162 
241 
376 
491 
405 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
720,191 
645,199 
4,360 
29,590 
88,756 
169,163 
238,684 
114,646 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoiiate 
farms 
495 
250 
5 
14 
32 
40 
67 
92 
acres on which used 
25,882 
18,695 
112 
597 
2,341 
3,785 
7,013 
4,847 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
22,645 
12,346 
95 
905 
1,359 
2,376 
3,664 
3,947 
acres 
5,672,188 
4,896,497 
18,807 
216,348 
564,739 
1 ,229,470 
1,741,780 
1,125,353 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
10,250 
5,368 
44 
385 
581 
997 
1,564 
1,797 
acres 
1,894,351 
1,651,147 
7,058 
77,598 
237,387 
389,309 
566,553 
373,242 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
3,213 
1,482 
5 
49 
131 
275 
465 
557 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
127,617 
75,372 
15 
2,072 
10,207 
13,469 
30,606 
19,003 
used 
farms 
16,693 
10,284 
63 
691 
1,100 
2,129 
3,190 
3,111 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
4,952,131 
4,291,613 
13,951 
183,126 
491,912 
1,115,091 
1,530,796 
956,737 
used 
farms 
9,122 
6,096 
31 
369 
628 
1,315 
1,929 
1,824 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
3,055,030 
2,759,600 
6,774 
117,006 
274,445 
685,797 
1,062,158 
613,420 
practices were used 
farms 
16,042 
9,411 
97 
852 
1,287 
1,909 
2,566 
2,700 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
3,677,690 
3,167,460 
14,179 
159,716 
413,438 
801,554 
1,016,435 
762,138 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
5,271 
3,412 
25 
347 
554 
714 
993 
779 
acres 
596,062 
517,573 
2,514 
29,335 
77,253 
138,711 
180,093 
89,667 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
2,397 
981 
7 
121 
190 
200 
238 
225 
Solar panels 
farms 
1,314 
398 
7 
86 
107 
88 
73 
37 
Wind turbines 
farms 
425 
237 
3 
21 
40 
50 
62 
61 
Methane digesters 
farms 
9 
6 
- 
- 
3 
3 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
540 
228 
- 
1 
12 
34 
93 
88 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
14 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
Biodiesel 
farms 
282 
173 
- 
19 
40 
43 
23 
48 
Ethanol 
farms 
138 
113 
- 
11 
22 
32 
20 
28 
Other 
farms 
20 
9 
- 
3 
1 
2 
- 
3 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
496 
360 
2 
5 
58 
74 
118 
103 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
38,765 
13,065 
55 
605 
1,309 
2,137 
3,191 
5,768 
Part owners 
farms 
16,679 
10,882 
64 
742 
1,302 
2,435 
3,493 
2,846 
Tenants 
farms 
3,251 
1,683 
49 
373 
286 
329 
373 
273 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
55,648 
24,039 
119 
1,351 
2,617 
4,587 
6,706 
8,659 
acres 
8,037,816 
5,507,231 
14,595 
138,798 
455,914 
1,111,679 
1,790,863 
1 ,995,382 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
55,444 
23,947 
119 
1,347 
2,611 
4,572 
6,684 
8,614 
acres 
6,860,194 
4,962,481 
12,878 
129,499 
418,145 
1,037,548 
1,645,754 
1,718,657 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
20,076 
12,626 
113 
1,122 
1,592 
2,774 
3,877 
3,148 
acres 
7,892,288 
6,935,643 
27,449 
393,046 
925,673 
1,898,101 
2,449,313 
1,242,061 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
19,930 
12,565 
113 
1,115 
1,588 
2,764 
3,866 
3,119 
acres 
7,860,202 
6,919,339 
27,449 
391,626 
922,315 
1,894,682 
2,446,362 
1,236,905 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
12,444 
4,581 
9 
150 
346 
702 
1,213 
2,161 
acres 
1 ,209,708 
561,054 
1,717 
10,719 
41,127 
77,550 
148,060 
281,881 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
89,818 
39,247 
235 
2,713 
4,514 
7,629 
10,897 
13,259 
1 operator 
33,481 
14,890 
119 
881 
1,598 
2,842 
3,987 
5,463 
2 operators 
21,164 
8,673 
34 
730 
1,079 
1,616 
2,507 
2,707 
3 operators 
3,037 
1,601 
12 
93 
160 
318 
444 
574 
4 operators 
678 
311 
3 
9 
37 
81 
81 
100 
5 or more operators 
335 
155 
- 
7 
23 
44 
38 
43 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
24,706 
9,323 
43 
737 
1,216 
1,783 
2,558 
2,986 
1 operator 
21,920 
8,339 
39 
677 
1,063 
1,530 
2,328 
2,702 
2 operators 
1,038 
396 
2 
24 
55 
101 
89 
125 
3 operators 
151 
41 
- 
4 
13 
9 
6 
9 
4 operators 
25 
8 
- 
- 
1 
6 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
25 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
200 indiana 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
