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 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
89 
77 
77 
12 
12 
44 
acres treated 
5,839 
5,647 
5,647 
192 
192 
1,571 
Manure used 
farms 
61 
54 
54 
7 
7 
28 
acres treated 
2,970 
2,895 
2,895 
75 
75 
1,301 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
59 
49 
49 
10 
10 
26 
acres 
1,668 
1,504 
1,504 
164 
164 
151 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
67 
59 
59 
8 
8 
32 
acres 
(D) 
3,797 
3,797 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Nematodes 
farms 
13 
10 
10 
3 
3 
6 
acres 
280 
239 
239 
41 
41 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
42 
33 
33 
9 
9 
16 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
1,281 
1,195 
1,195 
86 
86 
91 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
15 
14 
14 
1 
1 
1 
acres on which used 
(D) 
564 
564 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
13 
11 
11 
2 
2 
1 
acres 
805 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
20 
15 
15 
5 
5 
9 
acres 
438 
415 
415 
23 
23 
233 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
36 
29 
29 
7 
7 
28 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
7,760 
5,975 
5,975 
1,785 
1,785 
5,466 
used 
farms 
26 
22 
22 
4 
4 
12 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
421 
417 
417 
4 
4 
78 
used 
farms 
6 
5 
5 
1 
1 
3 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
(D) 
152 
152 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
practices were used 
farms 
45 
37 
37 
8 
8 
20 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
2,708 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
258 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
31 
25 
25 
6 
6 
18 
acres 
873 
828 
828 
45 
45 
160 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
9 
4 
4 
5 
5 
6 
Solar panels 
farms 
7 
2 
2 
5 
5 
6 
Wind turbines 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
195 
146 
146 
49 
43 
Ill 
Part owners 
farms 
41 
32 
32 
9 
9 
8 
Tenants 
farms 
7 
4 
4 
3 
3 
8 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
236 
178 
178 
58 
52 
119 
acres 
30,716 
25,234 
25,234 
5,482 
4,882 
37,726 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
236 
178 
178 
58 
52 
119 
acres 
30,374 
24,892 
24,892 
5,482 
4,882 
37,486 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
49 
37 
37 
12 
12 
16 
acres 
5,127 
4,767 
4,767 
360 
360 
1,210 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
48 
36 
36 
12 
12 
16 
acres 
4,436 
4,076 
4,076 
360 
360 
1,210 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
6 
6 
6 
_ 
_ 
6 
acres 
1,033 
1,033 
1,033 
- 
- 
240 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
481 
364 
364 
117 
Ill 
252 
1 operator 
92 
65 
65 
27 
21 
60 
2 operators 
98 
79 
79 
19 
19 
35 
3 operators 
37 
24 
24 
13 
13 
22 
4 operators 
4 
4 
4 
- 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
12 
10 
10 
2 
2 
8 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
199 
142 
142 
57 
57 
99 
1 operator 
112 
88 
88 
24 
24 
55 
2 operators 
24 
9 
9 
15 
15 
9 
3 operators 
13 
12 
12 
1 
1 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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