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 
43,784 
16,064 
21,724 
5,996 
27,955 
15,829 
acres treated 
18,055,173 
1,861,674 
13,787,896 
2,405,603 
9,998,727 
8,056,446 
Manure used 
farms 
8,535 
2,913 
4,818 
804 
4,498 
4,037 
acres treated 
548,993 
83,137 
399,692 
66,164 
258,465 
290,528 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
25,712 
7,876 
13,849 
3,987 
15,947 
9,765 
acres 
9,415,667 
947,044 
7,089,437 
1,379,186 
5,046,325 
4,369,342 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
42,737 
15,358 
21,420 
5,959 
27,343 
15,394 
acres 
21,526,174 
2,188,907 
16,514,097 
2,823,170 
12,005,703 
9,520,471 
Nematodes 
farms 
3,957 
1,343 
1,935 
679 
2,285 
1,672 
acres 
1,149,489 
159,021 
783,964 
206,504 
582,669 
566,820 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
5,241 
1,677 
2,753 
811 
2,858 
2,383 
acres 
1,733,188 
160,634 
1 ,288,689 
283,865 
846,002 
887,186 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
542 
277 
198 
67 
289 
253 
acres on which used 
50,358 
14,085 
28,443 
7,830 
27,798 
22,560 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
25,035 
8,883 
12,404 
3,748 
15,742 
9,293 
acres 
8,900,026 
898,233 
6,542,011 
1 ,459,782 
5,005,057 
3,894,969 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
14,013 
5,869 
6,502 
1,642 
8,438 
5,575 
acres 
3,701,001 
434,074 
2,803,426 
463,501 
2,037,366 
1,663,635 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
5,768 
3,750 
1,760 
258 
3,442 
2,326 
acres 
288,183 
152,434 
113,894 
21,855 
173,376 
114,807 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
22,098 
6,858 
12,466 
2,774 
14,308 
7,790 
acres 
6,050,291 
675,790 
4,682,379 
692,122 
3,493,454 
2,556,837 
Cropland on which conservation tillage. 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
18,446 
5,016 
10,961 
2,469 
1 1 ,795 
6,651 
acres 
7,655,845 
678,363 
6,027,272 
950,210 
4,159,001 
3,496,844 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
24,735 
8,863 
12,193 
3,679 
15,960 
8,775 
acres 
8,355,327 
918,922 
6,200,365 
1,236,040 
4,697,612 
3,657,715 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
4,734 
1,981 
2,330 
423 
2,717 
2,017 
acres 
318,636 
59,767 
223,821 
35,048 
169,820 
148,816 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
3,046 
1,156 
1,526 
364 
1,716 
1,330 
Solar panels 
farms 
423 
292 
102 
29 
217 
206 
Wind turbines 
farms 
672 
210 
372 
90 
396 
276 
Methane digesters 
farms 
18 
12 
6 
- 
11 
7 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
769 
430 
304 
35 
380 
389 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
23 
17 
6 
- 
16 
7 
Biodiesel 
farms 
1,247 
261 
768 
218 
765 
482 
Ethanol 
farms 
903 
170 
584 
149 
560 
343 
Other 
farms 
16 
13 
2 
1 
10 
6 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
806 
253 
474 
79 
503 
303 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
44,057 
44,057 
_ 
_ 
27,708 
16,349 
Part owners 
farms 
23,849 
- 
23,849 
- 
15,368 
8,481 
Tenants 
farms 
7,181 
- 
- 
7,181 
4,813 
2,368 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
68,364 
44,057 
23,849 
458 
43,393 
24,971 
acres 
13,428,558 
7,052,131 
6,291,665 
84,762 
7,857,060 
5,571,498 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
67,906 
44,057 
23,849 
- 
43,076 
24,830 
acres 
10,782,513 
4,879,627 
5,902,886 
- 
6,114,234 
4,668,279 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
31,159 
129 
23,849 
7,181 
20,260 
10,899 
acres 
16,218,390 
13,519 
13,057,927 
3,146,944 
9,188,290 
7,030,100 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
31,030 
- 
23,849 
7,181 
20,181 
10,849 
acres 
16,155,208 
- 
13,038,471 
3,116,737 
9,141,843 
7,013,365 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
17,411 
14,122 
2,736 
553 
11,318 
6,093 
acres 
2,709,227 
2,186,023 
408,235 
114,969 
1 ,789,273 
919,954 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
109,123 
64,118 
34,696 
10,309 
47,889 
61,234 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
47,889 
27,708 
15,368 
4,813 
47,889 
- 
2 operators 
22,199 
13,701 
6,660 
1,838 
- 
22,199 
3 operators 
3,915 
2,046 
1,451 
418 
- 
3,915 
4 operators 
729 
389 
276 
64 
- 
729 
5 or more operators 
355 
213 
94 
48 
- 
355 
Total women operators 
number 
24,918 
17,825 
5,684 
1,409 
4,005 
20,913 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
22,069 
15,788 
5,090 
1,191 
4,005 
18,064 
2 operators 
1,117 
795 
242 
80 
- 
1,117 
3 operators 
161 
116 
30 
15 
- 
161 
4 operators 
23 
19 
2 
2 
- 
23 
5 or more operators 
6 
4 
1 
1 
- 
6 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
220 Illinois 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
