Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
15,378 
117 
1,528 
2,252 
4,036 
4,336 
3,109 
acres treated 
2,045,859 
6,268 
196,368 
310,953 
565,627 
562,298 
404,345 
Manure used 
farms 
2,681 
22 
253 
414 
827 
732 
433 
acres treated 
59,336 
391 
4,833 
7,895 
17,546 
15,277 
13,394 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
7,831 
52 
941 
1,181 
2,018 
2,119 
1,520 
acres 
1,048,046 
4,112 
110,191 
163,610 
279,887 
269,409 
220,837 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
14,775 
116 
1,487 
2,157 
3,885 
4,112 
3,018 
acres 
2,334,008 
7,165 
218,303 
335,553 
650,225 
649,453 
473,309 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,290 
7 
153 
191 
298 
365 
276 
acres 
151,659 
484 
15,016 
26,368 
35,550 
44,194 
30,047 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,613 
11 
250 
302 
396 
381 
273 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
190,983 
675 
29,566 
41,822 
46,097 
43,549 
29,274 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
182 
6 
34 
17 
45 
42 
38 
acres on which used 
7,576 
105 
992 
1,238 
948 
2,527 
1,766 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
8,082 
42 
719 
1,103 
2,076 
2,348 
1,794 
acres 
967,088 
1,976 
84,762 
137,339 
276,660 
278,592 
187,759 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
5,426 
38 
532 
759 
1,345 
1,490 
1,262 
acres 
492,050 
1,692 
60,495 
68,482 
133,243 
136,131 
92,007 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
2,941 
5 
164 
330 
721 
840 
881 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
120,628 
38 
6,346 
1 1 ,732 
26,724 
38,527 
37,261 
used 
farms 
6,775 
42 
661 
966 
1,785 
1,843 
1,478 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
691,581 
2,003 
62,539 
98,616 
197,859 
188,984 
141,580 
used 
farms 
4,852 
29 
440 
658 
1,324 
1,371 
1,030 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
660,326 
1,315 
41,464 
81,916 
189,283 
195,537 
150,811 
practices were used 
farms 
8,996 
72 
1,076 
1,401 
2,387 
2,402 
1,658 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
1,058,080 
4,069 
120,281 
166,136 
285,925 
280,987 
200,682 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,679 
17 
128 
231 
490 
483 
330 
acres 
55,093 
411 
3,831 
6,834 
15,419 
14,299 
14,299 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,125 
13 
114 
179 
317 
319 
183 
Solar panels 
farms 
226 
6 
20 
48 
54 
55 
43 
Wind turbines 
farms 
188 
- 
10 
16 
53 
63 
46 
Methane digesters 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
338 
- 
17 
51 
96 
117 
57 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
Biodiesel 
farms 
366 
7 
65 
58 
110 
85 
41 
Ethanol 
farms 
233 
5 
30 
42 
64 
62 
30 
Other 
farms 
8 
- 
2 
- 
4 
2 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
228 
- 
13 
27 
65 
71 
52 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
28,164 
64 
1,207 
2,942 
6,714 
8,256 
8,981 
Part owners 
farms 
6,185 
39 
644 
1,028 
1,905 
1,717 
852 
Tenants 
farms 
2,903 
114 
650 
602 
709 
577 
251 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
34,547 
103 
1,872 
4,001 
8,667 
10,021 
9,883 
acres 
4,231,865 
4,115 
158,148 
323,027 
880,189 
1,265,350 
1,601,036 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
34,349 
103 
1,851 
3,970 
8,619 
9,973 
9,833 
acres 
2,847,948 
3,429 
99,785 
263,646 
646,985 
866,560 
967,543 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
9,154 
153 
1,294 
1,634 
2,632 
2,311 
1,130 
acres 
1,622,986 
8,291 
198,129 
283,630 
497,804 
419,843 
215,289 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
9,088 
153 
1,294 
1,630 
2,614 
2,294 
1,103 
acres 
1,600,882 
8,291 
198,059 
277,594 
492,462 
413,158 
211,318 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
10,119 
8 
282 
815 
2,177 
2,993 
3,844 
acres 
1,406,021 
686 
58,433 
65,417 
238,546 
405,475 
637,464 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
54,110 
349 
3,601 
6,808 
13,811 
15,308 
14,233 
1 operator 
23,541 
141 
1,560 
2,695 
5,612 
6,715 
6,818 
2 operators 
11,526 
57 
819 
1,635 
3,186 
3,204 
2,625 
3 operators 
1,651 
6 
98 
174 
389 
455 
529 
4 operators 
351 
7 
17 
51 
95 
122 
59 
5 or more operators 
183 
6 
7 
17 
46 
54 
53 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
14,465 
70 
752 
1,756 
3,651 
3,982 
4,254 
1 operator 
12,836 
51 
706 
1,578 
3,278 
3,535 
3,688 
2 operators 
625 
2 
23 
58 
141 
181 
220 
3 operators 
102 
5 
- 
19 
21 
23 
34 
4 operators 
14 
- 
- 
- 
7 
1 
6 
5 or more operators 
3 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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