Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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 
12,811 
80 
1,312 
2,114 
3,519 
3,533 
2,253 
acres treated 
1 ,267,272 
4,719 
100,300 
202,569 
365,170 
379,752 
214,762 
Manure used 
farms 
4,646 
26 
666 
998 
1,328 
1,112 
516 
acres treated 
96,220 
480 
11,130 
22,836 
28,313 
22,182 
1 1 ,279 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
4,159 
25 
490 
759 
1,111 
1,052 
722 
acres 
472,133 
1,199 
43,390 
91,116 
117,758 
141,639 
77,031 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
10,981 
67 
1,103 
1,804 
3,000 
3,020 
1,987 
acres 
1 ,390,226 
4,326 
105,324 
218,316 
396,294 
425,695 
240,271 
Nematodes 
farms 
762 
7 
99 
142 
199 
170 
145 
acres 
75,818 
762 
5,296 
16,077 
20,305 
21,385 
1 1 ,993 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
950 
7 
151 
190 
228 
216 
158 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
74,992 
408 
4,711 
23,203 
15,851 
20,376 
10,443 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
245 
- 
29 
41 
73 
52 
50 
acres on which used 
7,187 
- 
631 
1,216 
2,219 
1,728 
1,393 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
10,299 
53 
1,022 
1,556 
2,800 
2,937 
1,931 
acres 
775,691 
3,308 
62,849 
119,742 
211,387 
239,316 
139,089 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
4,882 
28 
407 
723 
1,286 
1,418 
1,020 
acres 
243,204 
1,166 
16,323 
40,704 
63,133 
71,719 
50,159 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,731 
- 
79 
179 
462 
504 
507 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
52,245 
- 
1,461 
6,857 
13,357 
15,134 
15,436 
used 
farms 
6,409 
39 
549 
997 
1,735 
1,871 
1,218 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
660,518 
3,632 
44,274 
100,588 
198,930 
205,870 
107,224 
used 
farms 
3,026 
24 
283 
477 
757 
930 
555 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
295,430 
578 
14,931 
41,722 
80,938 
100,468 
56,793 
practices were used 
farms 
6,631 
30 
791 
1,230 
1,746 
1,697 
1,137 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
510,230 
462 
48,366 
88,381 
130,124 
146,245 
96,652 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,859 
10 
244 
328 
499 
504 
274 
acres 
78,489 
819 
8,528 
13,130 
22,417 
19,869 
13,726 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,416 
13 
356 
313 
324 
253 
157 
Solar panels 
farms 
916 
13 
292 
255 
194 
114 
48 
Wind turbines 
farms 
188 
6 
44 
26 
45 
46 
21 
Methane digesters 
farms 
3 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
312 
- 
15 
37 
78 
97 
85 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
11 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7 
4 
Biodiesel 
farms 
109 
- 
36 
9 
31 
26 
7 
Ethanol 
farms 
25 
- 
9 
6 
1 
7 
2 
Other 
farms 
11 
- 
- 
- 
5 
3 
3 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
136 
4 
15 
4 
39 
29 
45 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
25,700 
79 
1,763 
3,482 
6,719 
7,408 
6,249 
Part owners 
farms 
5,797 
22 
644 
1,122 
1,734 
1,621 
654 
Tenants 
farms 
1,568 
46 
322 
317 
407 
347 
129 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
31,609 
101 
2,414 
4,615 
8,479 
9,076 
6,924 
acres 
2,530,585 
3,505 
85,198 
248,513 
562,119 
812,786 
818,464 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
31,497 
101 
2,407 
4,604 
8,453 
9,029 
6,903 
acres 
1,897,713 
3,028 
73,675 
211,138 
444,063 
608,242 
557,567 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
7,450 
68 
971 
1,448 
2,165 
1,999 
799 
acres 
956,645 
4,362 
95,885 
168,661 
303,433 
280,922 
103,382 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
7,365 
68 
966 
1,439 
2,141 
1,968 
783 
acres 
940,863 
4,362 
95,518 
167,568 
295,773 
277,474 
100,168 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
7,863 
20 
374 
812 
1,841 
2,381 
2,435 
acres 
648,654 
477 
1 1 ,890 
38,468 
125,716 
207,992 
264,111 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
50,571 
263 
4,284 
7,926 
13,833 
13,840 
10,425 
1 operator 
18,591 
75 
1,324 
2,382 
4,723 
5,588 
4,499 
2 operators 
12,491 
62 
1,296 
2,267 
3,587 
3,287 
1,992 
3 operators 
1,436 
8 
73 
153 
411 
382 
409 
4 operators 
367 
- 
31 
89 
90 
90 
67 
5 or more operators 
180 
2 
5 
30 
49 
29 
65 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
15,383 
62 
1,275 
2,606 
4,394 
4,026 
3,020 
1 operator 
13,581 
62 
1,203 
2,299 
3,827 
3,697 
2,493 
2 operators 
642 
- 
33 
119 
208 
139 
143 
3 operators 
110 
- 
2 
14 
32 
17 
45 
4 operators 
17 
- 
- 
3 
7 
- 
7 
5 or more operators 
19 
- 
- 
3 
4 
- 
12 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
indiana 201 
