Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal 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 
12,009 
51 
1,045 
1,603 
3,331 
3,629 
2,350 
acres treated 
2,053,463 
6,078 
165,701 
264,118 
568,984 
620,955 
427,627 
Manure used 
farms 
1,363 
2 
117 
208 
413 
418 
205 
acres treated 
60,414 
(D) 
(D) 
8,868 
21,323 
18,172 
8,370 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
2,546 
12 
240 
386 
653 
739 
516 
acres 
342,684 
899 
33,972 
41,926 
86,826 
98,674 
80,387 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
11,839 
53 
1,011 
1,529 
3,182 
3,555 
2,509 
acres 
2,602,723 
6,079 
190,996 
312,260 
666,323 
808,430 
618,635 
Nematodes 
farms 
267 
- 
26 
47 
56 
95 
43 
acres 
38,090 
- 
2,139 
5,089 
5,632 
21,108 
4,122 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,089 
15 
159 
173 
245 
298 
199 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
184,075 
2,077 
16,083 
35,367 
41,696 
50,471 
38,381 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
146 
1 
10 
9 
32 
59 
35 
acres on which used 
6,416 
(D) 
(D) 
692 
1,419 
2,316 
1,385 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
528 
7 
71 
57 
135 
128 
130 
acres 
33,715 
201 
2,469 
3,163 
9,147 
6,443 
12,292 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
1,663 
14 
151 
208 
453 
459 
378 
acres 
161,576 
1,602 
12,096 
18,077 
45,298 
46,483 
38,020 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,392 
3 
60 
115 
331 
409 
474 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
132,509 
72 
4,048 
9,957 
31,459 
34,325 
52,648 
used 
farms 
5,092 
35 
548 
679 
1,226 
1,480 
1,124 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
1,087,730 
4,858 
83,805 
131,289 
286,251 
329,533 
251,994 
used 
farms 
2,487 
17 
250 
298 
550 
762 
610 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
559,891 
1,118 
47,698 
58,982 
124,081 
183,302 
144,710 
practices were used 
farms 
5,633 
22 
432 
719 
1,470 
1,693 
1,297 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
896,863 
1,203 
57,948 
114,017 
246,205 
253,886 
223,604 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
858 
3 
62 
94 
207 
273 
219 
acres 
52,217 
96 
2,156 
8,826 
8,920 
16,868 
15,351 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
519 
- 
41 
52 
129 
167 
130 
Solar panels 
farms 
316 
- 
30 
30 
68 
108 
80 
Wind turbines 
farms 
108 
- 
- 
10 
26 
32 
40 
Methane digesters 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
92 
- 
8 
10 
30 
35 
9 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
1 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2 
2 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
296 
6 
8 
24 
73 
73 
112 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
23,100 
68 
1,004 
2,361 
5,431 
6,708 
7,528 
Part owners 
farms 
6,700 
20 
674 
974 
1,963 
1,953 
1,116 
Tenants 
farms 
2,116 
45 
495 
395 
486 
428 
267 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
29,960 
91 
1,696 
3,352 
7,436 
8,703 
8,682 
acres 
8,352,441 
8,775 
239,345 
616,359 
1,674,049 
2,404,488 
3,409,425 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
29,800 
88 
1,678 
3,335 
7,394 
8,661 
8,644 
acres 
5,754,406 
8,070 
206,634 
474,497 
1,245,830 
1,722,776 
2,096,599 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
8,910 
65 
1,169 
1,376 
2,470 
2,403 
1,427 
acres 
3,108,092 
10,848 
330,136 
455,418 
835,261 
887,386 
589,043 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
8,816 
65 
1,169 
1,369 
2,449 
2,381 
1,383 
acres 
3,013,215 
10,848 
328,523 
437,661 
808,699 
872,064 
555,420 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
8,608 
12 
260 
676 
1,753 
2,597 
3,310 
acres 
2,692,912 
705 
34,324 
159,619 
454,781 
697,034 
1,346,449 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
48,464 
221 
3,335 
5,802 
12,203 
13,897 
13,006 
1 operator 
17,866 
80 
1,138 
1,934 
4,163 
4,959 
5,592 
2 operators 
12,188 
30 
938 
1,612 
3,255 
3,608 
2,745 
3 operators 
1,474 
14 
73 
140 
382 
403 
462 
4 operators 
270 
6 
21 
32 
52 
89 
70 
5 or more operators 
118 
3 
3 
12 
28 
30 
42 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
15,633 
53 
1,000 
1,836 
3,930 
4,386 
4,428 
1 operator 
14,053 
35 
960 
1,686 
3,529 
3,985 
3,858 
2 operators 
597 
9 
20 
63 
164 
146 
195 
3 operators 
87 
- 
- 
8 
15 
21 
43 
4 operators 
19 
- 
- 
- 
4 
9 
6 
5 or more operators 
9 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Kansas 201 
