Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
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 
1,320 
817 
2 
49 
64 
153 
234 
315 
acres treated 
45,574 
37,217 
(D) 
981 
3,791 
(D) 
9,734 
1 1 ,072 
Manure used 
farms 
876 
555 
1 
34 
42 
102 
175 
201 
acres treated 
27,896 
23,414 
(D) 
(D) 
1,760 
7,978 
6,862 
6,357 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
592 
406 
1 
33 
45 
87 
114 
126 
acres 
7,192 
6,104 
(D) 
507 
(D) 
1,577 
1,530 
2,100 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
733 
520 
2 
33 
54 
108 
130 
193 
acres 
20,301 
17,737 
(D) 
(D) 
2,216 
5,346 
4,433 
5,228 
Nematodes 
farms 
119 
78 
8 
14 
8 
19 
29 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
214 
60 
118 
(D) 
389 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
324 
219 
- 
19 
20 
45 
57 
78 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
3,782 
3,086 
- 
339 
116 
652 
915 
1,064 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
88 
56 
- 
11 
5 
8 
15 
17 
acres on which used 
2,075 
1,441 
- 
112 
46 
164 
814 
305 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
181 
118 
_ 
_ 
9 
22 
37 
50 
acres 
2,867 
2,164 
- 
- 
219 
696 
523 
726 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
374 
220 
1 
12 
14 
36 
47 
110 
acres 
5,017 
3,142 
(D) 
(D) 
153 
697 
740 
1,414 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
664 
365 
27 
38 
62 
93 
145 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
101,488 
48,040 
- 
1,234 
4,045 
6,476 
18,252 
18,033 
used 
farms 
233 
152 
- 
11 
17 
36 
43 
45 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
1,908 
1,670 
39 
176 
589 
146 
720 
used 
farms 
130 
96 
- 
10 
14 
21 
25 
26 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
4,145 
4,008 
■ 
24 
285 
1,724 
1,245 
730 
practices were used 
farms 
611 
449 
1 
57 
37 
92 
105 
157 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
13,429 
1 1 ,578 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,229 
3,700 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
384 
282 
1 
27 
33 
71 
82 
68 
acres 
5,025 
4,160 
(D) 
(D) 
306 
1,038 
1,360 
1,202 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
271 
121 
- 
2 
10 
27 
47 
35 
Solar panels 
farms 
216 
93 
- 
2 
1 
24 
37 
29 
Wind turbines 
farms 
30 
19 
- 
- 
8 
1 
3 
7 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
8 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
31 
16 
- 
2 
7 
1 
2 
4 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
17 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
3,487 
1,579 
3 
38 
152 
354 
430 
602 
Part owners 
farms 
677 
374 
2 
9 
48 
91 
111 
113 
Tenants 
farms 
227 
154 
7 
54 
19 
28 
29 
17 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
4,166 
1,954 
5 
47 
200 
445 
542 
715 
acres 
422,443 
234,940 
338 
4,132 
14,501 
47,305 
74,155 
94,509 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
4,164 
1,953 
5 
47 
200 
445 
541 
715 
acres 
414,109 
231,265 
338 
4,132 
14,501 
46,768 
72,756 
92,770 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
905 
529 
9 
63 
67 
119 
141 
130 
acres 
60,802 
42,843 
314 
3,609 
6,534 
9,724 
12,499 
10,163 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
904 
528 
9 
63 
67 
119 
140 
130 
acres 
59,956 
41,997 
314 
3,154 
6,534 
9,724 
12,198 
10,073 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
180 
90 
_ 
4 
_ 
23 
23 
40 
acres 
9,180 
4,521 
- 
455 
- 
537 
1,700 
1,829 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
7,300 
3,563 
18 
173 
369 
811 
976 
1,216 
1 operator 
1,937 
918 
8 
45 
84 
201 
246 
334 
2 operators 
2,104 
985 
2 
42 
124 
218 
269 
330 
3 operators 
294 
168 
2 
12 
7 
48 
41 
58 
4 operators 
25 
16 
- 
2 
4 
1 
4 
5 
5 or more operators 
31 
20 
- 
- 
- 
5 
10 
5 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
3,098 
1,557 
8 
88 
180 
390 
439 
452 
1 operator 
2,619 
1,311 
4 
72 
170 
300 
360 
405 
2 operators 
195 
93 
2 
8 
5 
39 
20 
19 
3 operators 
23 
15 
- 
- 
- 
4 
8 
3 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
4 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
198 New Hampshire 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
