Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal 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 
8,751 
40 
673 
1,294 
2,565 
2,647 
1,532 
acres treated 
652,540 
2,610 
48,715 
108,315 
203,194 
180,407 
109,299 
Manure used 
farms 
3,312 
14 
268 
500 
1,045 
998 
487 
acres treated 
85,486 
255 
9,112 
11,604 
25,854 
25,240 
13,421 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
3,443 
27 
297 
497 
1,030 
995 
597 
acres 
219,373 
1,464 
17,649 
34,604 
71,515 
56,561 
37,580 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
7,744 
39 
556 
1,175 
2,273 
2,348 
1,353 
acres 
669,880 
2,986 
48,235 
109,222 
210,236 
184,271 
114,930 
Nematodes 
farms 
697 
- 
48 
88 
222 
203 
136 
acres 
38,901 
- 
2,359 
5,428 
13,061 
11,031 
7,022 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,405 
6 
89 
201 
433 
426 
250 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
66,854 
195 
4,320 
10,740 
24,129 
14,859 
12,611 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
476 
- 
28 
67 
124 
144 
113 
acres on which used 
19,507 
- 
609 
4,079 
4,485 
4,169 
6,165 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
4,887 
26 
322 
714 
1,430 
1,430 
965 
acres 
294,097 
504 
20,431 
45,323 
93,824 
87,309 
46,706 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
4,219 
11 
260 
521 
1,190 
1,383 
854 
acres 
196,942 
315 
1 1 ,474 
25,029 
55,812 
63,132 
41,180 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,040 
2 
31 
107 
258 
313 
329 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
44,878 
(D) 
(D) 
2,827 
12,416 
12,332 
16,686 
used 
farms 
2,603 
4 
192 
465 
719 
774 
449 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
182,990 
94 
12,204 
30,321 
56,855 
51,502 
32,014 
used 
farms 
1,819 
17 
109 
296 
541 
569 
287 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
164,490 
1,198 
10,875 
23,025 
49,019 
51,951 
28,422 
practices were used 
farms 
6,139 
28 
506 
975 
1,721 
1,727 
1,182 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
357,004 
1,802 
25,410 
62,554 
113,661 
90,007 
63,570 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,863 
6 
113 
254 
537 
591 
362 
acres 
52,485 
126 
4,491 
7,368 
16,274 
14,128 
10,098 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
689 
5 
70 
77 
197 
200 
140 
Solar panels 
farms 
279 
2 
58 
29 
73 
66 
51 
Wind turbines 
farms 
136 
2 
10 
15 
44 
34 
31 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
224 
3 
2 
14 
60 
86 
59 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
Biodiesel 
farms 
42 
- 
1 
8 
20 
10 
3 
Ethanol 
farms 
8 
- 
- 
1 
5 
2 
- 
Other 
farms 
17 
- 
- 
7 
4 
3 
3 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
283 
- 
20 
41 
82 
71 
69 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
20,838 
35 
902 
2,375 
5,409 
6,351 
5,766 
Part owners 
farms 
5,044 
19 
424 
950 
1,660 
1,362 
629 
Tenants 
farms 
1,027 
36 
208 
243 
265 
188 
87 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
25,918 
54 
1,327 
3,332 
7,082 
7,716 
6,407 
acres 
2,044,618 
1,492 
63,989 
179,126 
499,723 
631,078 
669,210 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
25,882 
54 
1,326 
3,325 
7,069 
7,713 
6,395 
acres 
1,723,304 
1,408 
57,836 
158,405 
429,272 
541,056 
535,327 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
6,111 
55 
632 
1,194 
1,936 
1,569 
725 
acres 
548,895 
4,261 
49,237 
108,415 
174,255 
138,138 
74,589 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
6,071 
55 
632 
1,193 
1,925 
1,550 
716 
acres 
544,067 
4,261 
48,684 
107,969 
173,260 
136,258 
73,635 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
5,435 
7 
146 
501 
1,327 
1,626 
1,828 
acres 
326,142 
84 
6,706 
21,167 
71,446 
91,902 
134,837 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
40,818 
125 
2,400 
5,531 
11,409 
12,189 
9,164 
1 operator 
14,864 
64 
768 
1,812 
3,832 
4,178 
4,210 
2 operators 
10,689 
17 
697 
1,597 
3,102 
3,313 
1,963 
3 operators 
1,072 
9 
52 
123 
309 
318 
261 
4 operators 
192 
- 
5 
28 
64 
70 
25 
5 or more operators 
92 
- 
12 
8 
27 
22 
23 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
13,450 
31 
774 
1,892 
3,891 
4,046 
2,816 
1 operator 
12,052 
25 
708 
1,726 
3,456 
3,647 
2,490 
2 operators 
603 
3 
21 
76 
186 
180 
137 
3 operators 
47 
- 
8 
2 
14 
13 
10 
4 operators 
5 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
3 
5 or more operators 
5 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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