Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
5,427 
4,290 
547 
443 
acres treated 
1,011,668 
609,127 
173,606 
154,221 
Manure used 
farms 
2,634 
2,147 
259 
214 
acres treated 
208,568 
129,470 
35,132 
31,377 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
2,574 
1,861 
311 
256 
acres 
581,377 
321,217 
113,116 
101,154 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
4,799 
3,717 
533 
431 
acres 
1,086,600 
645,883 
195,372 
169,627 
Nematodes 
farms 
382 
288 
54 
40 
acres 
43,457 
25,483 
9,535 
8,098 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
873 
593 
93 
85 
acres 
140,305 
63,991 
25,997 
25,028 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
254 
186 
19 
17 
acres on which used 
24,543 
12,848 
5,116 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
736 
569 
68 
55 
acres 
43,840 
28,636 
(D) 
2,668 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
1,705 
1,355 
142 
115 
acres 
252,992 
150,414 
40,514 
37,273 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,628 
1,236 
171 
133 
acres 
147,413 
89,242 
22,074 
17,925 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
3,340 
2,590 
389 
322 
acres 
767,813 
473,372 
136,379 
121,743 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
1,249 
905 
179 
135 
acres 
194,668 
106,559 
37,151 
30,594 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
2,095 
1,711 
189 
155 
acres 
145,531 
91,208 
21,720 
17,604 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
2,366 
1,774 
296 
256 
acres 
327,689 
187,204 
53,104 
47,941 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
416 
328 
34 
32 
Solar panels 
farms 
284 
225 
22 
20 
Wind turbines 
farms 
29 
26 
1 
1 
Methane digesters 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
83 
66 
6 
6 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
3 
2 
1 
1 
Biodiesel 
farms 
45 
29 
5 
5 
Ethanol 
farms 
21 
16 
3 
3 
Other 
farms 
4 
4 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
11 
7 
2 
2 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
8,576 
7,232 
581 
465 
Part owners 
farms 
2,671 
2,143 
260 
210 
Tenants 
farms 
1,009 
757 
90 
77 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
11,269 
9,393 
841 
675 
acres 
1,327,239 
885,553 
191,119 
160,877 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
11,247 
9,375 
841 
675 
acres 
1,180,233 
788,435 
173,228 
145,302 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
3,696 
2,913 
351 
288 
acres 
855,244 
532,166 
139,257 
124,503 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
3,680 
2,900 
350 
287 
acres 
850,512 
528,998 
139,144 
124,402 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
1,988 
1,567 
183 
147 
acres 
151,738 
100,286 
18,004 
15,676 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
19,469 
15,320 
1,879 
1,488 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
6,563 
5,776 
274 
232 
2 operators 
4,587 
3,696 
447 
352 
3 operators 
861 
533 
158 
131 
4 operators 
170 
100 
35 
28 
5 or more operators 
75 
27 
17 
9 
Total women operators 
number 
6,296 
5,049 
524 
429 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
5,264 
4,386 
363 
307 
2 operators 
405 
278 
60 
48 
3 operators 
51 
26 
11 
6 
4 operators 
8 
3 
2 
2 
5 or more operators 
5 
3 
- 
" 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
146 Maryland 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
