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 
23,463 
10,771 
11,355 
1,337 
13,083 
10,380 
acres treated 
5,396,912 
650,601 
4,344,888 
401,423 
2,431,015 
2,965,897 
Manure used 
farms 
9,149 
4,045 
4,730 
374 
4,203 
4,946 
acres treated 
761,437 
98,728 
621,528 
41,181 
276,354 
485,083 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
11,136 
5,029 
5,317 
790 
5,655 
5,481 
acres 
2,218,992 
238,538 
1,772,408 
208,046 
896,637 
1,322,355 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
21,713 
9,640 
10,737 
1,336 
12,256 
9,457 
acres 
5,767,291 
678,195 
4,665,524 
423,572 
2,641,622 
3,125,669 
Nematodes 
farms 
2,441 
1,121 
1,162 
158 
1,184 
1,257 
acres 
376,530 
43,583 
299,873 
33,074 
155,673 
220,857 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
5,141 
2,532 
2,250 
359 
2,498 
2,643 
acres 
781,472 
97,416 
608,124 
75,932 
300,743 
480,729 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,893 
1,049 
730 
114 
924 
969 
acres on which used 
230,525 
44,472 
167,028 
19,025 
75,854 
154,671 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
13,140 
6,210 
6,230 
700 
7,410 
5,730 
acres 
2,583,727 
339,132 
2,048,589 
196,006 
1,146,692 
1,437,035 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
9,545 
5,308 
3,827 
410 
5,032 
4,513 
acres 
1,212,253 
217,669 
889,656 
104,928 
541,053 
671,200 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,993 
1,371 
560 
62 
1,113 
880 
acres 
125,856 
57,526 
60,683 
7,647 
68,438 
57,418 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
8,015 
2,897 
4,633 
485 
4,620 
3,395 
acres 
1,518,492 
169,063 
1,254,965 
94,464 
725,948 
792,544 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
6,333 
1,979 
3,946 
408 
3,665 
2,668 
acres 
1,775,246 
155,518 
1,467,325 
152,403 
772,929 
1,002,317 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
15,943 
7,274 
7,753 
916 
9,183 
6,760 
acres 
2,595,097 
368,008 
2,045,647 
181,442 
1,242,888 
1,352,209 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
5,530 
2,490 
2,759 
281 
2,827 
2,703 
acres 
437,200 
57,685 
347,171 
32,344 
165,715 
271,485 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,464 
944 
473 
47 
672 
792 
Solar panels 
farms 
577 
416 
147 
14 
248 
329 
Wind turbines 
farms 
366 
203 
142 
21 
187 
179 
Methane digesters 
farms 
7 
3 
4 
- 
3 
4 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
401 
301 
93 
7 
179 
222 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
17 
9 
6 
2 
6 
11 
Biodiesel 
farms 
103 
35 
62 
6 
49 
54 
Ethanol 
farms 
34 
11 
17 
6 
18 
16 
Other 
farms 
24 
10 
13 
1 
12 
12 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
824 
403 
396 
25 
450 
374 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
35,234 
35,234 
_ 
_ 
19,549 
15,685 
Part owners 
farms 
14,861 
- 
14,861 
- 
8,087 
6,774 
Tenants 
farms 
2,099 
- 
- 
2,099 
1,275 
824 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
50,195 
35,234 
14,861 
100 
27,698 
22,497 
acres 
6,591,630 
3,323,827 
3,255,583 
12,220 
3,395,068 
3,196,562 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
50,095 
35,234 
14,861 
- 
27,636 
22,459 
acres 
5,953,033 
2,822,166 
3,130,867 
- 
3,006,028 
2,947,005 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
17,058 
98 
14,861 
2,099 
9,425 
7,633 
acres 
4,028,753 
6,770 
3,471,052 
550,931 
1,830,268 
2,198,485 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
16,960 
- 
14,861 
2,099 
9,362 
7,598 
acres 
3,995,531 
- 
3,462,811 
532,720 
1,817,743 
2,177,788 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
9,371 
7,788 
1,434 
149 
5,469 
3,902 
acres 
671,819 
508,431 
132,957 
30,431 
401,565 
270,254 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
80,304 
53,496 
23,630 
3,178 
28,911 
51,393 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
28,911 
19,549 
8,087 
1,275 
28,911 
- 
2 operators 
19,812 
13,823 
5,345 
644 
- 
19,812 
3 operators 
2,689 
1,471 
1,079 
139 
- 
2,689 
4 operators 
515 
257 
232 
26 
- 
515 
5 or more operators 
267 
134 
118 
15 
- 
267 
Total women operators 
number 
24,605 
18,435 
5,439 
731 
3,739 
20,866 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
21,665 
16,208 
4,850 
607 
3,739 
17,926 
2 operators 
1,222 
925 
252 
45 
- 
1,222 
3 operators 
109 
85 
20 
4 
- 
109 
4 operators 
21 
12 
5 
4 
- 
21 
5 or more operators 
13 
11 
1 
1 
13 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
222 Michigan 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
