Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
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 
43,784 
28,406 
221 
1,711 
2,443 
6,047 
8,632 
9,352 
acres treated 
18,055,173 
16,009,314 
61,069 
807,584 
1,683,543 
4,482,713 
5,500,880 
3,473,525 
Manure used 
farms 
8,535 
5,854 
33 
367 
576 
1,446 
1,840 
1,592 
acres treated 
548,993 
489,657 
2,901 
34,856 
66,741 
146,061 
145,538 
93,560 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
25,712 
17,881 
132 
1,139 
1,637 
4,026 
5,586 
5,361 
acres 
9,415,667 
8,367,621 
32,826 
485,382 
928,539 
2,350,923 
2,795,595 
1,774,356 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
42,737 
27,962 
222 
1,697 
2,373 
5,996 
8,513 
9,161 
acres 
21,526,174 
19,192,166 
61,803 
916,752 
1,980,626 
5,347,678 
6,651,527 
4,233,780 
Nematodes 
farms 
3,957 
2,667 
25 
185 
242 
580 
808 
827 
acres 
1,149,489 
997,830 
8,596 
60,818 
117,300 
296,476 
315,580 
199,060 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
5,241 
3,628 
45 
277 
379 
873 
1,197 
857 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
1,733,188 
1,542,205 
9,950 
102,451 
198,268 
443,820 
544,080 
243,636 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
542 
360 
2 
16 
34 
90 
106 
112 
acres on which used 
50,358 
42,782 
(D) 
(D) 
3,564 
13,762 
12,542 
9,632 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
25,035 
16,953 
148 
1,010 
1,375 
3,557 
5,366 
5,497 
acres 
8,900,026 
7,932,938 
34,532 
351,223 
731,581 
2,069,490 
2,978,666 
1 ,767,446 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
14,013 
8,587 
84 
520 
740 
1,838 
2,672 
2,733 
acres 
3,701,001 
3,208,951 
15,249 
163,566 
328,212 
882,393 
1,144,435 
675,096 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
5,768 
2,827 
18 
71 
155 
541 
872 
1,170 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
288,183 
167,555 
1,410 
6,543 
12,005 
38,946 
52,702 
55,949 
used 
farms 
22,098 
15,323 
114 
903 
1,323 
3,475 
4,841 
4,667 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
6,050,291 
5,358,710 
22,218 
257,260 
504,502 
1,465,519 
1,896,936 
1,212,275 
used 
farms 
18,446 
13,594 
84 
679 
1,157 
3,104 
4,425 
4,145 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
7,655,845 
6,995,519 
14,544 
274,922 
596,915 
2,012,979 
2,550,705 
1,545,454 
practices were used 
farms 
24,735 
15,739 
151 
1,088 
1,557 
3,411 
4,602 
4,930 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
8,355,327 
7,297,247 
27,726 
394,063 
930,120 
1 ,989,892 
2,353,978 
1,601,468 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
4,734 
3,055 
18 
203 
300 
713 
891 
930 
acres 
318,636 
263,543 
2,396 
19,967 
27,428 
69,157 
81,649 
62,946 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
3,046 
1,921 
12 
135 
206 
413 
588 
567 
Solar panels 
farms 
423 
197 
- 
11 
26 
35 
70 
55 
Wind turbines 
farms 
672 
484 
- 
16 
55 
114 
141 
158 
Methane digesters 
farms 
18 
15 
- 
- 
2 
- 
4 
9 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
769 
431 
3 
25 
39 
72 
122 
170 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
23 
19 
- 
- 
2 
3 
6 
8 
Biodiesel 
farms 
1,247 
881 
12 
101 
97 
205 
257 
209 
Ethanol 
farms 
903 
670 
6 
66 
71 
146 
205 
176 
Other 
farms 
16 
8 
- 
1 
- 
3 
2 
2 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
806 
578 
2 
13 
58 
136 
178 
191 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
44,057 
15,893 
70 
454 
952 
2,367 
4,198 
7,852 
Part owners 
farms 
23,849 
17,664 
96 
908 
1,561 
4,206 
5,955 
4,938 
Tenants 
farms 
7,181 
4,278 
132 
689 
592 
987 
1,050 
828 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
68,364 
33,817 
166 
1,376 
2,534 
6,594 
10,214 
12,933 
acres 
13,428,558 
9,196,693 
17,994 
225,164 
578,839 
1,910,423 
2,877,819 
3,586,454 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
67,906 
33,557 
166 
1,362 
2,513 
6,573 
10,153 
12,790 
acres 
10,782,513 
7,934,565 
14,310 
206,227 
518,518 
1,723,343 
2,533,253 
2,938,914 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
31,159 
22,005 
228 
1,599 
2,155 
5,205 
7,023 
5,795 
acres 
16,218,390 
14,595,404 
59,191 
802,968 
1 ,709,749 
4,353,962 
5,150,497 
2,519,037 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
31,030 
21,942 
228 
1,597 
2,153 
5,193 
7,005 
5,766 
acres 
16,155,208 
14,554,326 
59,191 
802,502 
1 ,703,232 
4,344,316 
5,137,180 
2,507,905 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
17,411 
7,292 
27 
193 
376 
1,075 
2,012 
3,609 
acres 
2,709,227 
1 ,303,206 
3,684 
19,403 
66,838 
196,726 
357,883 
658,672 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
109,123 
55,013 
415 
2,903 
4,566 
1 1 ,036 
16,370 
19,723 
1 operator 
47,889 
24,348 
219 
1,373 
1,981 
4,827 
7,135 
8,813 
2 operators 
22,199 
10,673 
46 
546 
880 
2,159 
3,235 
3,807 
3 operators 
3,915 
2,264 
28 
104 
189 
447 
673 
823 
4 operators 
729 
378 
5 
21 
34 
103 
98 
117 
5 or more operators 
355 
172 
- 
7 
21 
24 
62 
58 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
24,918 
10,453 
44 
426 
804 
2,042 
3,057 
4,080 
1 operator 
22,069 
9,233 
32 
351 
679 
1,720 
2,738 
3,713 
2 operators 
1,117 
492 
6 
30 
55 
131 
124 
146 
3 operators 
161 
59 
- 
5 
5 
20 
13 
16 
4 operators 
23 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
4 
5 or more operators 
6 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
200 iiiinois 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
