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 
43,784 
37,479 
2,990 
1,959 
acres treated 
18,055,173 
13,405,540 
2,441,933 
1,878,391 
Manure used 
farms 
8,535 
7,219 
642 
399 
acres treated 
548,993 
368,669 
85,217 
63,890 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
25,712 
21,486 
1,941 
1,343 
acres 
9,415,667 
6,865,881 
1,376,107 
1,133,494 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
42,737 
36,477 
2,933 
1,923 
acres 
21,526,174 
15,956,263 
2,944,042 
2,246,792 
Nematodes 
farms 
3,957 
3,295 
315 
205 
acres 
1,149,489 
856,613 
153,299 
116,597 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
5,241 
4,129 
461 
347 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
1,733,188 
1,177,030 
277,679 
209,809 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
542 
434 
40 
28 
acres on which used 
50,358 
36,337 
6,786 
5,035 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
25,035 
21,207 
1,652 
1,101 
acres 
8,900,026 
6,821,204 
1,025,444 
742,230 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
14,013 
11,763 
980 
640 
acres 
3,701,001 
2,640,884 
515,629 
399,547 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
5,768 
4,842 
362 
246 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
288,183 
224,209 
26,361 
16,222 
used 
farms 
22,098 
18,840 
1,590 
1,043 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
6,050,291 
4,661,242 
720,225 
529,036 
used 
farms 
18,446 
15,441 
1,470 
976 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
7,655,845 
5,572,696 
1,100,242 
841,382 
practices were used 
farms 
24,735 
21,238 
1,739 
1,147 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
8,355,327 
6,162,082 
1,175,584 
907,927 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
4,734 
4,017 
325 
200 
acres 
318,636 
243,298 
36,094 
21,937 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
3,046 
2,604 
210 
135 
Solar panels 
farms 
423 
355 
35 
16 
Wind turbines 
farms 
672 
554 
59 
40 
Methane digesters 
farms 
18 
12 
2 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
769 
667 
40 
26 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
23 
17 
1 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
1,247 
1,069 
91 
55 
Ethanol 
farms 
903 
786 
58 
34 
Other 
farms 
16 
13 
2 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
806 
692 
51 
36 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
44,057 
38,325 
2,446 
1,537 
Part owners 
farms 
23,849 
20,699 
1,512 
963 
Tenants 
farms 
7,181 
5,903 
604 
429 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
68,364 
59,422 
3,984 
2,517 
acres 
13,428,558 
10,140,206 
1,537,720 
1,080,346 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
67,906 
59,024 
3,958 
2,500 
acres 
10,782,513 
8,207,586 
1,239,018 
874,612 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
31,159 
26,710 
2,126 
1,402 
acres 
16,218,390 
12,112,149 
2,210,025 
1,709,119 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
31,030 
26,602 
2,116 
1,392 
acres 
16,155,208 
12,069,748 
2,204,358 
1,704,713 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
17,411 
14,755 
1,045 
699 
acres 
2,709,227 
1,975,021 
304,369 
210,140 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
109,123 
90,697 
8,782 
5,757 
1 operator 
47,889 
43,288 
1,660 
1,057 
2 operators 
22,199 
18,382 
2,024 
1,245 
3 operators 
3,915 
2,655 
628 
451 
4 operators 
729 
450 
156 
105 
5 or more operators 
355 
152 
94 
71 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
24,918 
21,243 
1,413 
942 
1 operator 
22,069 
19,351 
1,000 
656 
2 operators 
1,117 
762 
163 
110 
3 operators 
161 
103 
25 
18 
4 operators 
23 
9 
3 
3 
5 or more operators 
6 
4 
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
146 Illinois 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
