Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal 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 
32,538 
20,529 
160 
1,352 
1,852 
3,841 
5,923 
7,401 
acres treated 
16,925,603 
14,872,140 
74,754 
731,900 
1,537,367 
3,528,821 
5,219,553 
3,779,745 
Manure used 
farms 
4,582 
3,219 
11 
267 
328 
705 
924 
984 
acres treated 
570,047 
509,633 
1,281 
21,765 
84,199 
105,762 
178,784 
117,842 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
9,626 
7,080 
69 
515 
768 
1,522 
2,144 
2,062 
acres 
3,462,433 
3,119,749 
22,894 
167,360 
358,009 
754,466 
1,052,438 
764,582 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
32,857 
21,018 
164 
1,412 
1,902 
3,993 
6,078 
7,469 
acres 
21,834,196 
19,231,473 
82,993 
881,659 
2,061,466 
4,500,874 
6,725,439 
4,979,042 
Nematodes 
farms 
838 
571 
6 
51 
54 
96 
182 
182 
acres 
247,381 
209,291 
1,685 
24,455 
23,815 
34,745 
76,459 
48,132 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
4,292 
3,203 
55 
339 
403 
655 
940 
811 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
2,026,089 
1,842,014 
16,625 
131,549 
273,043 
420,472 
606,646 
393,679 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
386 
240 
5 
20 
30 
49 
67 
69 
acres on which used 
61,841 
55,425 
362 
4,647 
8,249 
11,918 
21,393 
8,856 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,475 
947 
22 
67 
68 
174 
279 
337 
acres 
177,269 
143,554 
3,379 
13,725 
14,980 
30,068 
36,761 
44,641 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
3,467 
1,804 
30 
170 
181 
279 
466 
678 
acres 
742,458 
580,882 
8,999 
53,424 
80,634 
103,078 
181,633 
153,114 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
2,673 
1,281 
9 
70 
91 
177 
351 
583 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
430,844 
298,335 
648 
16,836 
33,372 
50,986 
83,989 
112,504 
used 
farms 
17,123 
12,031 
107 
895 
1,258 
2,445 
3,622 
3,704 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
10,403,753 
9,316,023 
46,256 
459,282 
1,065,973 
2,326,459 
3,337,233 
2,080,820 
used 
farms 
9,851 
7,364 
26 
393 
661 
1,452 
2,327 
2,505 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
6,055,766 
5,495,875 
13,951 
189,017 
545,202 
1,254,347 
1,998,451 
1,494,907 
practices were used 
farms 
16,205 
10,572 
80 
655 
875 
1,908 
3,012 
4,042 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
6,276,913 
5,380,050 
21,140 
225,619 
494,413 
1,151,158 
1,798,383 
1,689,337 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
2,498 
1,640 
18 
146 
193 
330 
481 
472 
acres 
322,454 
270,237 
1,661 
17,104 
38,629 
51,601 
89,315 
71,927 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,239 
720 
8 
38 
64 
133 
256 
221 
Solar panels 
farms 
763 
447 
8 
28 
51 
76 
156 
128 
Wind turbines 
farms 
264 
156 
- 
2 
8 
37 
67 
42 
Methane digesters 
farms 
9 
7 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
3 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
198 
106 
- 
3 
4 
23 
38 
38 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
24 
18 
- 
- 
1 
5 
8 
4 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
44 
38 
" 
5 
- 
3 
12 
18 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
735 
439 
2 
15 
36 
89 
147 
150 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
35,465 
12,365 
55 
398 
792 
1,762 
3,006 
6,352 
Part owners 
farms 
21,564 
14,864 
67 
902 
1,458 
3,048 
4,688 
4,701 
Tenants 
farms 
4,744 
2,628 
97 
502 
403 
525 
568 
533 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
57,382 
27,422 
122 
1,312 
2,263 
4,844 
7,733 
11,148 
acres 
27,583,446 
19,231,005 
33,635 
395,784 
1,434,900 
3,579,736 
5,852,867 
7,934,083 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
57,029 
27,229 
122 
1,300 
2,250 
4,810 
7,694 
11,053 
acres 
22,683,533 
16,929,127 
31,885 
360,850 
1,336,459 
3,273,994 
5,324,643 
6,601,296 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
26,479 
17,569 
164 
1,405 
1,865 
3,578 
5,272 
5,285 
acres 
23,746,624 
20,638,532 
101,951 
1,135,796 
2,450,619 
5,317,630 
7,246,293 
4,386,243 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
26,308 
17,492 
164 
1,404 
1,861 
3,573 
5,256 
5,234 
acres 
23,453,762 
20,440,547 
101,711 
1,130,273 
2,446,130 
5,263,911 
7,175,887 
4,322,635 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
15,042 
6,434 
14 
163 
352 
821 
1,621 
3,463 
acres 
5,192,775 
2,499,863 
1,990 
40,457 
102,930 
359,461 
598,630 
1,396,395 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
92,892 
44,428 
332 
2,660 
4,001 
7,877 
12,518 
17,040 
1 operator 
35,864 
17,998 
146 
1,061 
1,571 
3,305 
4,780 
7,135 
2 operators 
21,935 
9,747 
43 
657 
876 
1,641 
2,870 
3,660 
3 operators 
3,193 
1,719 
23 
61 
169 
317 
502 
647 
4 operators 
543 
273 
4 
19 
25 
51 
76 
98 
5 or more operators 
238 
120 
3 
4 
12 
21 
34 
46 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
26,096 
10,463 
71 
587 
887 
1,766 
2,956 
4,196 
1 operator 
23,630 
9,577 
71 
536 
780 
1,588 
2,753 
3,849 
2 operators 
978 
381 
- 
19 
49 
76 
85 
152 
3 operators 
121 
34 
- 
3 
3 
6 
11 
11 
4 operators 
22 
3 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
11 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
200 Kansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
