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 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
531 
473 
459 
58 
53 
59 
acres treated 
211,228 
194,295 
189,999 
16,933 
16,007 
17,707 
Manure used 
farms 
212 
202 
198 
10 
9 
16 
acres treated 
42,288 
41,590 
38,603 
698 
(D) 
1,678 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
375 
342 
333 
33 
29 
27 
acres 
139,459 
125,557 
122,979 
13,902 
13,434 
7,585 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
498 
443 
430 
55 
50 
51 
acres 
227,400 
210,581 
205,736 
16,819 
15,936 
17,945 
Nematodes 
farms 
40 
37 
36 
3 
3 
- 
acres 
8,439 
8,087 
(D) 
352 
352 
- 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
170 
158 
152 
12 
12 
17 
acres 
47,686 
46,254 
44,538 
1,432 
1,432 
2,631 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
49 
47 
45 
2 
2 
- 
acres on which used 
6,579 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
- 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
91 
89 
86 
2 
2 
8 
acres 
10,593 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
178 
166 
161 
12 
11 
30 
acres 
60,292 
59,656 
59,255 
636 
(D) 
1,772 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
185 
161 
156 
24 
23 
36 
acres 
32,938 
28,242 
27,555 
4,696 
(D) 
3,159 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
326 
302 
294 
24 
22 
35 
acres 
149,263 
138,995 
135,323 
10,268 
(D) 
8,799 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
150 
141 
140 
9 
7 
15 
acres 
43,089 
41,578 
(D) 
1,511 
(D) 
7,869 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
174 
162 
158 
12 
10 
21 
acres 
32,101 
28,335 
(D) 
3,766 
(D) 
502 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
264 
240 
232 
24 
23 
32 
acres 
83,059 
78,715 
76,281 
4,344 
(D) 
4,322 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
44 
42 
41 
2 
2 
10 
Solar panels 
farms 
29 
27 
26 
2 
2 
8 
Wind turbines 
farms 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
6 
6 
6 
" 
5 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
10 
9 
9 
1 
1 
1 
Ethanol 
farms 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
" 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
585 
498 
478 
87 
82 
178 
Part owners 
farms 
254 
241 
234 
13 
12 
14 
Tenants 
farms 
136 
109 
108 
27 
26 
26 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
842 
742 
715 
100 
94 
193 
acres 
209,417 
(D) 
182,095 
(D) 
13,407 
41,150 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
839 
739 
712 
100 
94 
192 
acres 
(D) 
168,046 
159,085 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
391 
351 
343 
40 
38 
41 
acres 
(D) 
157,562 
153,752 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
390 
350 
342 
40 
38 
40 
acres 
(D) 
156,156 
152,346 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
190 
170 
163 
20 
19 
48 
acres 
27,997 
25,684 
24,416 
2,313 
(D) 
5,451 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,912 
1,666 
1,585 
246 
203 
358 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
389 
320 
310 
69 
67 
124 
2 operators 
378 
338 
329 
40 
39 
66 
3 operators 
150 
138 
134 
12 
9 
20 
4 operators 
32 
31 
30 
1 
1 
3 
5 or more operators 
26 
21 
17 
5 
4 
5 
Total women operators 
number 
597 
515 
496 
82 
67 
126 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
423 
375 
364 
48 
48 
92 
2 operators 
57 
52 
50 
5 
5 
10 
3 operators 
12 
9 
9 
3 
3 
2 
4 operators 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
2 
1 
1 
1 
- 
" 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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