Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative, 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
1,984 
1,869 
1,848 
115 
100 
620 
acres treated 
2,306,066 
2,222,847 
2,197,862 
83,219 
79,863 
275,570 
Manure used 
farms 
366 
356 
351 
10 
9 
81 
acres treated 
90,802 
87,983 
85,383 
2,819 
(D) 
9,499 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
866 
818 
805 
48 
41 
172 
acres 
493,391 
475,063 
465,984 
18,328 
16,541 
46,936 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
2,054 
1,927 
1,902 
127 
110 
671 
acres 
2,952,890 
2,847,367 
2,819,740 
105,523 
98,657 
348,095 
Nematodes 
farms 
71 
67 
67 
4 
4 
17 
acres 
36,533 
35,347 
35,347 
1,186 
1,186 
3,880 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
458 
439 
435 
19 
13 
90 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
317,426 
307,736 
(D) 
9,690 
8,319 
33,038 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
46 
45 
44 
1 
1 
5 
acres on which used 
9,676 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
213 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
115 
110 
107 
5 
5 
32 
acres 
33,996 
33,247 
32,954 
749 
749 
2,854 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
160 
143 
140 
17 
16 
74 
acres 
72,819 
65,124 
64,818 
7,695 
(D) 
19,500 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
139 
124 
122 
15 
15 
130 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
31,340 
29,986 
(D) 
1,354 
1,354 
17,518 
used 
farms 
1,332 
1,255 
1,240 
77 
69 
287 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
1,559,620 
1,504,698 
1,483,644 
54,922 
52,930 
129,742 
used 
farms 
828 
788 
778 
40 
28 
213 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
931,522 
905,220 
898,637 
26,302 
22,928 
120,176 
practices were used 
farms 
825 
771 
763 
54 
47 
308 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
637,181 
610,804 
609,512 
26,377 
25,008 
105,891 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
189 
180 
176 
9 
7 
72 
acres 
45,339 
42,714 
42,004 
2,625 
(D) 
10,354 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
87 
79 
78 
8 
7 
43 
Solar panels 
farms 
47 
46 
45 
1 
1 
36 
Wind turbines 
farms 
30 
24 
24 
6 
5 
4 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
9 
8 
8 
1 
1 
5 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
2 
2 
2 
- 
3 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
60 
54 
54 
6 
6 
27 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,161 
1,001 
972 
160 
132 
1,388 
Part owners 
farms 
1,215 
1,163 
1,148 
52 
48 
254 
Tenants 
farms 
459 
420 
419 
39 
37 
49 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
2,403 
2,189 
2,145 
214 
182 
1,648 
acres 
2,760,315 
2,590,876 
2,517,677 
169,439 
142,545 
1,254,073 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
2,376 
2,164 
2,120 
212 
180 
1,642 
acres 
2,366,885 
2,256,855 
2,199,507 
110,030 
91,422 
840,927 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
1,683 
1,592 
1,576 
91 
85 
310 
acres 
3,112,568 
2,994,508 
2,969,333 
118,060 
116,499 
266,828 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
1,674 
1,583 
1,567 
91 
85 
303 
acres 
3,055,174 
2,937,114 
2,911,939 
118,060 
116,499 
262,897 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
652 
587 
569 
65 
55 
765 
acres 
450,824 
391,415 
375,564 
59,409 
51,123 
417,077 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
4,861 
4,469 
4,357 
392 
342 
2,685 
1 operator 
1,408 
1,241 
1,223 
167 
141 
1,003 
2 operators 
1,014 
959 
947 
55 
51 
502 
3 operators 
328 
308 
299 
20 
18 
133 
4 operators 
41 
39 
37 
2 
2 
30 
5 or more operators 
44 
37 
33 
7 
5 
23 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
1,089 
1,035 
1,017 
54 
51 
872 
1 operator 
907 
862 
850 
45 
42 
692 
2 operators 
67 
64 
61 
3 
3 
59 
3 operators 
10 
9 
9 
1 
1 
12 
4 operators 
3 
3 
3 
- 
- 
4 
5 or more operators 
1 
1 
1 
- 
" 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Kansas 147 
