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 
54,093 
18,886 
27,626 
7,581 
32,496 
21,597 
acres treated 
19,641,333 
2,574,195 
14,639,574 
2,427,564 
10,699,916 
8,941,417 
Manure used 
farms 
19,443 
5,621 
11,626 
2,196 
10,213 
9,230 
acres treated 
2,347,716 
331,159 
1,744,397 
272,160 
1,119,362 
1,228,354 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
27,915 
8,446 
15,320 
4,149 
16,088 
1 1 ,827 
acres 
9,204,573 
1,216,109 
6,810,646 
1,177,818 
4,820,271 
4,384,302 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
53,988 
19,022 
27,383 
7,583 
32,463 
21,525 
acres 
23,200,379 
3,010,770 
17,362,036 
2,827,573 
12,705,978 
10,494,401 
Nematodes 
farms 
4,353 
1,439 
2,097 
817 
2,352 
2,001 
acres 
1,045,726 
149,389 
706,101 
190,236 
516,800 
528,926 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
5,302 
1,535 
2,835 
932 
2,775 
2,527 
acres 
1,702,624 
178,363 
1,247,894 
276,367 
812,122 
890,502 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
352 
197 
105 
50 
169 
183 
acres on which used 
13,981 
4,750 
5,885 
3,346 
7,742 
6,239 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
40,926 
15,437 
20,059 
5,430 
24,391 
16,535 
acres 
12,631,135 
1,643,402 
9,349,430 
1,638,303 
6,790,106 
5,841,029 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
10,084 
4,857 
4,046 
1,181 
5,575 
4,509 
acres 
1,669,073 
319,880 
1,114,218 
234,975 
887,275 
781,798 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
3,301 
1,592 
1,438 
271 
1,829 
1,472 
acres 
332,222 
92,063 
210,416 
29,743 
167,369 
164,853 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
22,621 
7,100 
12,605 
2,916 
13,616 
9,005 
acres 
6,950,836 
918,290 
5,241,753 
790,793 
3,819,164 
3,131,672 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
24,911 
7,271 
14,515 
3,125 
14,876 
10,035 
acres 
8,760,348 
1,083,360 
6,708,535 
968,453 
4,676,811 
4,083,537 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
25,559 
8,973 
12,542 
4,044 
15,558 
10,001 
acres 
7,882,556 
1,057,817 
5,712,434 
1,112,305 
4,469,599 
3,412,957 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
7,195 
3,011 
3,476 
708 
3,760 
3,435 
acres 
379,614 
85,991 
244,089 
49,534 
190,323 
189,291 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
2,463 
1,154 
1,161 
148 
1,236 
1,227 
Solar panels 
farms 
406 
259 
117 
30 
176 
230 
Wind turbines 
farms 
916 
328 
515 
73 
513 
403 
Methane digesters 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
1,172 
585 
541 
46 
565 
607 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
18 
12 
4 
2 
10 
8 
Biodiesel 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
Other 
farms 
13 
9 
3 
1 
5 
8 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
899 
336 
505 
58 
530 
369 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
49,525 
49,525 
_ 
_ 
29,510 
20,015 
Part owners 
farms 
30,025 
- 
30,025 
- 
17,852 
12,173 
Tenants 
farms 
9,087 
- 
- 
9,087 
5,840 
3,247 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
80,149 
49,525 
30,025 
599 
47,795 
32,354 
acres 
18,076,106 
9,600,473 
8,327,814 
147,819 
10,187,939 
7,888,167 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
79,550 
49,525 
30,025 
- 
47,362 
32,188 
acres 
14,379,151 
6,538,547 
7,840,604 
" 
7,930,239 
6,448,912 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
39,303 
191 
30,025 
9,087 
23,807 
15,496 
acres 
16,333,494 
21,931 
13,046,466 
3,265,097 
9,086,775 
7,246,719 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
39,112 
- 
30,025 
9,087 
23,692 
15,420 
acres 
16,243,580 
- 
13,026,647 
3,216,933 
9,018,528 
7,225,052 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
21,581 
17,251 
3,577 
753 
13,258 
8,323 
acres 
3,786,869 
3,083,857 
507,029 
195,983 
2,325,947 
1,460,922 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
131,535 
73,264 
45,080 
13,191 
53,202 
78,333 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
53,202 
29,510 
17,852 
5,840 
53,202 
- 
2 operators 
29,863 
17,309 
9,944 
2,610 
- 
29,863 
3 operators 
4,454 
2,147 
1,801 
506 
- 
4,454 
4 operators 
787 
372 
324 
91 
- 
787 
5 or more operators 
331 
187 
104 
40 
- 
331 
Total women operators 
number 
32,907 
21,280 
9,457 
2,170 
4,341 
28,566 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
30,451 
19,677 
8,847 
1,927 
4,341 
26,110 
2 operators 
948 
613 
240 
95 
- 
948 
3 operators 
133 
88 
34 
11 
- 
133 
4 operators 
21 
14 
2 
5 
21 
5 or more operators 
12 
8 
4 
- 
- 
12 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
220 Iowa 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
