Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
30,260 
13,468 
14,287 
2,505 
17,398 
12,862 
acres treated 
9,732,948 
1,081,027 
7,709,658 
942,263 
4,644,342 
5,088,606 
Manure used 
farms 
10,403 
5,370 
4,510 
523 
4,827 
5,576 
acres treated 
640,150 
116,442 
468,940 
54,768 
257,874 
382,276 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
12,114 
4,257 
6,591 
1,266 
6,472 
5,642 
acres 
4,024,293 
396,912 
3,171,302 
456,079 
1,816,005 
2,208,288 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
27,317 
1 1 ,251 
13,614 
2,452 
15,808 
1 1 ,509 
acres 
11,309,277 
1,233,576 
8,989,387 
1,086,314 
5,392,774 
5,916,503 
Nematodes 
farms 
2,210 
760 
1,216 
234 
1,177 
1,033 
acres 
667,152 
63,933 
521,463 
81,756 
288,282 
378,870 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
2,650 
1,015 
1,313 
322 
1,294 
1,356 
acres 
720,191 
87,338 
540,565 
92,288 
292,702 
427,489 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
495 
298 
152 
45 
229 
266 
acres on which used 
25,882 
7,057 
16,883 
1,942 
10,681 
15,201 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
22,645 
11,141 
9,758 
1,746 
12,704 
9,941 
acres 
5,672,188 
637,492 
4,470,809 
563,887 
2,684,570 
2,987,618 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
10,250 
5,543 
4,023 
684 
5,475 
4,775 
acres 
1,894,351 
239,803 
1 ,449,737 
204,811 
843,808 
1,050,543 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
3,213 
2,071 
1,041 
101 
1,779 
1,434 
acres 
127,617 
63,340 
58,591 
5,686 
62,531 
65,086 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
16,693 
6,326 
8,938 
1,429 
9,961 
6,732 
acres 
4,952,131 
550,970 
3,952,358 
448,803 
2,395,713 
2,556,418 
Cropland on which conservation tillage. 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
9,122 
3,059 
5,275 
788 
5,369 
3,753 
acres 
3,055,030 
299,209 
2,471,995 
283,826 
1,411,248 
1 ,643,782 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
16,042 
7,015 
7,580 
1,447 
9,384 
6,658 
acres 
3,677,690 
473,274 
2,829,156 
375,260 
1,812,545 
1,865,145 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
5,271 
2,035 
2,835 
401 
2,610 
2,661 
acres 
596,062 
59,219 
469,293 
67,550 
248,634 
347,428 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
2,397 
1,653 
655 
89 
1,092 
1,305 
Solar panels 
farms 
1,314 
1,102 
184 
28 
566 
748 
Wind turbines 
farms 
425 
251 
150 
24 
194 
231 
Methane digesters 
farms 
9 
5 
- 
4 
4 
5 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
540 
371 
157 
12 
266 
274 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
14 
14 
- 
- 
11 
3 
Biodiesel 
farms 
282 
75 
184 
23 
153 
129 
Ethanol 
farms 
138 
15 
111 
12 
78 
60 
Other 
farms 
20 
15 
5 
- 
5 
15 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
496 
186 
291 
19 
240 
256 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
38,765 
38,765 
_ 
_ 
21,885 
16,880 
Part owners 
farms 
16,679 
- 
16,679 
- 
9,622 
7,057 
Tenants 
farms 
3,251 
- 
- 
3,251 
1,974 
1,277 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
55,648 
38,765 
16,679 
204 
31,649 
23,999 
acres 
8,037,816 
4,072,503 
3,935,061 
30,252 
4,240,398 
3,797,418 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
55,444 
38,765 
16,679 
- 
31,507 
23,937 
acres 
6,860,194 
3,080,850 
3,779,344 
- 
3,541,226 
3,318,968 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
20,076 
146 
16,679 
3,251 
1 1 ,689 
8,387 
acres 
7,892,288 
17,418 
6,677,389 
1,197,481 
3,745,068 
4,147,220 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
19,930 
- 
16,679 
3,251 
11,596 
8,334 
acres 
7,860,202 
- 
6,666,909 
1,193,293 
3,726,947 
4,133,255 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
12,444 
10,592 
1,614 
238 
7,375 
5,069 
acres 
1,209,708 
1,009,071 
166,197 
34,440 
717,293 
492,415 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
89,818 
58,926 
25,922 
4,970 
33,481 
56,337 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
33,481 
21,885 
9,622 
1,974 
33,481 
- 
2 operators 
21,164 
14,694 
5,491 
979 
- 
21,164 
3 operators 
3,037 
1,629 
1,184 
224 
- 
3,037 
4 operators 
678 
357 
269 
52 
- 
678 
5 or more operators 
335 
200 
113 
22 
- 
335 
Total women operators 
number 
24,706 
18,502 
5,277 
927 
3,061 
21,645 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
21,920 
16,472 
4,679 
769 
3,061 
18,859 
2 operators 
1,038 
738 
244 
56 
- 
1,038 
3 operators 
151 
117 
28 
6 
- 
151 
4 operators 
25 
19 
4 
2 
- 
25 
5 or more operators 
25 
21 
2 
2 
- 
25 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
220 Indiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
