Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbois, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative. 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
2,592 
2,425 
2,378 
167 
150 
723 
acres treated 
2,057,171 
1 ,954,498 
1,906,976 
102,673 
99,611 
150,529 
Manure used 
farms 
569 
547 
534 
22 
22 
105 
acres treated 
89,515 
87,138 
84,545 
2,377 
2,377 
5,592 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1,873 
1,743 
1,706 
130 
118 
412 
acres 
1,084,689 
1,017,107 
994,934 
67,582 
64,994 
88,990 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
2,598 
2,424 
2,381 
174 
158 
729 
acres 
2,449,034 
2,323,843 
2,269,338 
125,191 
121,670 
176,835 
Nematodes 
farms 
256 
233 
231 
23 
19 
91 
acres 
127,754 
118,558 
(D) 
9,196 
7,930 
1 1 ,823 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
555 
514 
500 
41 
36 
96 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
258,189 
241,400 
231,497 
16,789 
(D) 
20,290 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
60 
57 
55 
3 
1 
8 
acres on which used 
(D) 
6,246 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,655 
1,556 
1,519 
99 
85 
521 
acres 
970,270 
931,671 
906,168 
38,599 
37,845 
83,108 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
956 
874 
861 
82 
72 
314 
acres 
514,747 
487,459 
472,763 
27,288 
26,954 
29,741 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
337 
297 
288 
40 
32 
227 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
25,077 
20,708 
20,275 
4,369 
4,116 
12,536 
used 
farms 
1,324 
1,238 
1,216 
86 
78 
344 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
616,803 
578,513 
571,131 
38,290 
37,240 
52,021 
used 
farms 
1,288 
1,231 
1,208 
57 
55 
247 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
937,540 
894,936 
869,740 
42,604 
(D) 
45,367 
practices were used 
farms 
1,379 
1,278 
1,254 
101 
93 
379 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
932,135 
885,814 
864,117 
46,321 
44,011 
85,526 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
311 
281 
276 
30 
29 
81 
acres 
36,045 
31,507 
31,443 
4,538 
(D) 
3,199 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
178 
166 
158 
12 
10 
54 
Solar panels 
farms 
22 
19 
19 
3 
1 
11 
Wind turbines 
farms 
38 
35 
34 
3 
3 
21 
Methane digesters 
farms 
4 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
44 
42 
39 
2 
2 
18 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
5 
3 
3 
2 
2 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
79 
77 
75 
2 
2 
8 
Ethanol 
farms 
54 
52 
50 
2 
2 
5 
Other 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
44 
38 
36 
6 
6 
19 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,684 
1,420 
1,367 
264 
222 
1,602 
Part owners 
farms 
1,483 
1,404 
1,381 
79 
75 
155 
Tenants 
farms 
549 
495 
488 
54 
50 
125 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
3,195 
2,851 
2,775 
344 
297 
1,763 
acres 
1 ,285,385 
1,177,045 
1,128,808 
108,340 
100,490 
465,247 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
3,167 
2,824 
2,748 
343 
297 
1,757 
acres 
1,072,193 
982,919 
945,422 
89,274 
82,096 
263,716 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
2,038 
1,903 
1,873 
135 
127 
285 
acres 
1 ,799,866 
1,709,531 
1,682,613 
90,335 
88,078 
96,350 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
2,032 
1,899 
1,869 
133 
125 
280 
acres 
1,786,781 
1,697,301 
1,670,453 
89,480 
87,391 
94,321 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
775 
688 
666 
87 
74 
836 
acres 
226,277 
206,356 
195,546 
19,921 
19,081 
203,560 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
6,712 
5,916 
5,737 
796 
692 
2,932 
1 operator 
1,767 
1,554 
1,517 
213 
175 
1,174 
2 operators 
1,288 
1,182 
1,158 
106 
103 
505 
3 operators 
480 
440 
427 
40 
38 
152 
4 operators 
98 
84 
79 
14 
10 
25 
5 or more operators 
83 
59 
55 
24 
21 
26 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
1,461 
1,312 
1,282 
149 
136 
801 
1 operator 
1,104 
1,008 
987 
96 
91 
614 
2 operators 
136 
122 
119 
14 
10 
56 
3 operators 
15 
12 
11 
3 
3 
18 
4 operators 
7 
6 
6 
1 
1 
4 
5 or more operators 
1 
- 
- 
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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