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 
5,448 
5,232 
5,172 
216 
199 
629 
acres treated 
3,524,037 
3,419,661 
3,368,656 
104,376 
90,340 
143,828 
Manure used 
farms 
2,218 
2,147 
2,128 
71 
59 
150 
acres treated 
475,174 
461,576 
454,188 
13,598 
10,740 
14,112 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
3,371 
3,237 
3,209 
134 
127 
302 
acres 
1,745,237 
1,695,236 
1,669,495 
50,001 
45,589 
72,845 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
5,509 
5,276 
5,212 
233 
213 
681 
acres 
4,261,132 
4,137,269 
4,067,511 
123,863 
108,878 
172,908 
Nematodes 
farms 
459 
440 
434 
19 
17 
53 
acres 
192,597 
188,846 
186,549 
3,751 
(D) 
10,565 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
775 
737 
725 
38 
36 
87 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
394,438 
383,323 
(D) 
11,115 
(D) 
26,684 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
42 
38 
36 
4 
4 
- 
acres on which used 
1,194 
1,156 
(D) 
38 
38 
- 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
4,410 
4,242 
4,196 
168 
158 
663 
acres 
2,432,096 
2,380,230 
2,341,551 
51,866 
46,786 
96,251 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
895 
848 
842 
47 
46 
198 
acres 
274,082 
264,509 
263,384 
9,573 
(D) 
26,484 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
327 
313 
311 
14 
13 
76 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
43,449 
42,216 
(D) 
1,233 
(D) 
6,031 
used 
farms 
2,540 
2,456 
2,436 
84 
75 
258 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
1,240,892 
1,209,864 
1,181,081 
31,028 
28,442 
58,278 
used 
farms 
2,946 
2,836 
2,807 
110 
96 
279 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
1,758,534 
1,705,688 
1,691,009 
52,846 
41,171 
58,607 
practices were used 
farms 
2,315 
2,207 
2,175 
108 
103 
292 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
1,337,414 
1,298,423 
1,271,354 
38,991 
38,968 
55,779 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
602 
574 
571 
28 
27 
100 
acres 
60,792 
58,076 
57,868 
2,716 
(D) 
3,025 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
263 
253 
251 
10 
8 
40 
Solar panels 
farms 
26 
24 
24 
2 
2 
5 
Wind turbines 
farms 
111 
107 
106 
4 
4 
16 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
133 
130 
129 
3 
2 
22 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
3 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
127 
122 
122 
5 
5 
12 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
2,920 
2,625 
2,546 
295 
260 
1,528 
Part owners 
farms 
3,345 
3,257 
3,231 
88 
81 
162 
Tenants 
farms 
924 
857 
848 
67 
66 
99 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
6,320 
5,932 
5,827 
388 
346 
1,698 
acres 
2,649,690 
2,508,093 
2,442,710 
141,597 
91,895 
479,201 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
6,265 
5,882 
5,777 
383 
341 
1,690 
acres 
2,241,919 
2,129,303 
2,081,660 
112,616 
66,978 
277,601 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
4,291 
4,136 
4,101 
155 
147 
263 
acres 
2,826,211 
2,746,667 
2,706,454 
79,544 
76,973 
78,789 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
4,269 
4,114 
4,079 
155 
147 
261 
acres 
2,797,386 
2,718,006 
2,679,157 
79,380 
76,809 
78,196 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
1,585 
1,461 
1,417 
124 
115 
879 
acres 
436,596 
407,451 
388,347 
29,145 
25,081 
202,193 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
12,356 
11,567 
11,356 
789 
668 
2,608 
1 operator 
3,504 
3,238 
3,180 
266 
241 
1,206 
2 operators 
2,655 
2,542 
2,511 
113 
108 
438 
3 operators 
805 
761 
740 
44 
37 
100 
4 operators 
145 
129 
129 
16 
16 
25 
5 or more operators 
80 
69 
65 
11 
5 
20 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
2,798 
2,668 
2,616 
130 
119 
713 
1 operator 
2,442 
2,351 
2,308 
91 
87 
605 
2 operators 
120 
109 
107 
11 
10 
43 
3 operators 
18 
14 
14 
4 
4 
2 
4 operators 
4 
4 
4 
- 
- 
4 
5 or more operators 
6 
5 
4 
1 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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