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 
32,538 
12,491 
16,971 
3,076 
18,780 
13,758 
acres treated 
16,925,603 
2,362,519 
12,574,757 
1,988,327 
8,693,043 
8,232,560 
Manure used 
farms 
4,582 
1,525 
2,702 
355 
2,091 
2,491 
acres treated 
570,047 
87,459 
401,142 
81,446 
227,668 
342,379 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
9,626 
2,965 
5,534 
1,127 
5,227 
4,399 
acres 
3,462,433 
584,915 
2,404,211 
473,307 
1,614,533 
1,847,900 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
32,857 
12,548 
17,059 
3,250 
19,247 
13,610 
acres 
21,834,196 
3,428,330 
15,975,161 
2,430,705 
11,377,674 
10,456,522 
Nematodes 
farms 
838 
293 
440 
105 
425 
413 
acres 
247,381 
43,764 
161,480 
42,137 
102,768 
144,613 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
4,292 
1,090 
2,570 
632 
2,367 
1,925 
acres 
2,026,089 
216,131 
1,522,961 
286,997 
968,839 
1,057,250 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
386 
196 
132 
58 
171 
215 
acres on which used 
61,841 
16,765 
31,928 
13,148 
24,795 
37,046 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,475 
640 
712 
123 
802 
673 
acres 
177,269 
40,757 
123,083 
13,429 
85,969 
91,300 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
3,467 
1,876 
1,288 
303 
1,788 
1,679 
acres 
742,458 
168,247 
473,796 
100,415 
360,712 
381,746 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
2,673 
1,652 
883 
138 
1,445 
1,228 
acres 
430,844 
156,729 
240,318 
33,797 
230,876 
199,968 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
17,123 
5,289 
9,943 
1,891 
10,287 
6,836 
acres 
10,403,753 
1,505,488 
7,675,318 
1,222,947 
5,427,725 
4,976,028 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
9,851 
2,781 
6,010 
1,060 
5,865 
3,986 
acres 
6,055,766 
890,833 
4,419,517 
745,416 
3,016,384 
3,039,382 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
16,205 
6,088 
8,521 
1,596 
9,925 
6,280 
acres 
6,276,913 
1,087,598 
4,566,078 
623,237 
3,478,442 
2,798,471 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
2,498 
975 
1,327 
196 
1,279 
1,219 
acres 
322,454 
56,698 
230,184 
35,572 
154,423 
168,031 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,239 
590 
571 
78 
608 
631 
Solar panels 
farms 
763 
340 
355 
68 
361 
402 
Wind turbines 
farms 
264 
131 
122 
11 
140 
124 
Methane digesters 
farms 
9 
5 
4 
- 
6 
3 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
198 
106 
89 
3 
104 
94 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
24 
10 
14 
- 
12 
12 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
44 
13 
27 
4 
18 
26 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
735 
353 
339 
43 
417 
318 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
35,465 
35,465 
_ 
_ 
20,232 
15,233 
Part owners 
farms 
21,564 
- 
21,564 
- 
12,715 
8,849 
Tenants 
farms 
4,744 
" 
- 
4,744 
2,917 
1,827 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
57,382 
35,465 
21,564 
353 
33,164 
24,218 
acres 
27,583,446 
14,293,569 
13,134,439 
155,438 
15,193,463 
12,389,983 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
57,029 
35,465 
21,564 
- 
32,947 
24,082 
acres 
22,683,533 
10,448,505 
12,235,028 
" 
12,201,921 
10,481,612 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
26,479 
171 
21,564 
4,744 
15,750 
10,729 
acres 
23,746,624 
64,364 
19,248,007 
4,434,253 
12,760,817 
10,985,807 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
26,308 
- 
21,564 
4,744 
15,632 
10,676 
acres 
23,453,762 
- 
19,109,720 
4,344,042 
12,604,480 
10,849,282 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
15,042 
11,045 
3,547 
450 
8,873 
6,169 
acres 
5,192,775 
3,909,428 
1,037,698 
245,649 
3,147,879 
2,044,896 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
92,892 
53,575 
32,235 
7,082 
35,864 
57,028 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
35,864 
20,232 
12,715 
2,917 
35,864 
- 
2 operators 
21,935 
13,103 
7,383 
1,449 
- 
21,935 
3 operators 
3,193 
1,688 
1,207 
298 
- 
3,193 
4 operators 
543 
309 
185 
49 
- 
543 
5 or more operators 
238 
133 
74 
31 
- 
238 
Total women operators 
number 
26,096 
17,275 
7,417 
1,404 
3,979 
22,117 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
23,630 
15,536 
6,850 
1,244 
3,979 
19,651 
2 operators 
978 
660 
247 
71 
- 
978 
3 operators 
121 
94 
23 
4 
- 
121 
4 operators 
22 
21 
1 
- 
- 
22 
5 or more operators 
11 
10 
- 
1 
11 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
220 Kansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
