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 
1,320 
895 
341 
84 
542 
778 
acres treated 
45,574 
12,689 
31,382 
1,503 
14,425 
31,149 
Manure used 
farms 
876 
578 
246 
52 
327 
549 
acres treated 
27,896 
6,842 
20,049 
1,005 
7,431 
20,465 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
592 
415 
124 
53 
234 
358 
acres 
7,192 
2,902 
3,428 
862 
2,411 
4,781 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
733 
460 
221 
52 
308 
425 
acres 
20,301 
4,606 
14,900 
795 
5,272 
15,029 
Nematodes 
farms 
119 
78 
33 
8 
47 
72 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
670 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
324 
225 
68 
31 
117 
207 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
3,782 
1,530 
1,847 
405 
1,275 
2,507 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
88 
60 
21 
7 
32 
56 
acres on which used 
2,075 
984 
1,022 
69 
(D) 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
181 
101 
65 
15 
72 
109 
acres 
2,867 
906 
1,854 
107 
964 
1,903 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
374 
270 
82 
22 
157 
217 
acres 
5,017 
2,822 
2,074 
121 
1,741 
3,276 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
664 
486 
141 
37 
270 
394 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
101,488 
72,840 
26,886 
1,762 
25,239 
76,249 
used 
farms 
233 
174 
47 
12 
87 
146 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
1,908 
615 
1,277 
16 
410 
1,498 
used 
farms 
130 
81 
36 
13 
49 
81 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
4,145 
879 
3,047 
219 
802 
3,343 
practices were used 
farms 
611 
342 
181 
88 
245 
366 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
13,429 
3,198 
9,640 
591 
3,560 
9,869 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
384 
233 
113 
38 
121 
263 
acres 
5,025 
1,291 
3,495 
239 
943 
4,082 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
271 
191 
61 
19 
95 
176 
Solar panels 
farms 
216 
161 
38 
17 
74 
142 
Wind turbines 
farms 
30 
9 
16 
5 
15 
15 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
8 
7 
1 
- 
- 
8 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Biodiesel 
farms 
31 
13 
16 
2 
10 
21 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
17 
15 
- 
2 
10 
7 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
3,487 
3,487 
_ 
_ 
1,570 
1,917 
Part owners 
farms 
677 
- 
677 
- 
257 
420 
Tenants 
farms 
227 
- 
- 
227 
110 
117 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
4,166 
3,487 
677 
2 
1,827 
2,339 
acres 
422,443 
329,774 
(D) 
(D) 
160,636 
261,807 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
4,164 
3,487 
677 
1,827 
2,337 
acres 
414,109 
321,972 
92,137 
- 
155,953 
258,156 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
905 
1 
677 
227 
367 
538 
acres 
60,802 
(D) 
49,476 
(D) 
24,026 
36,776 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
904 
677 
227 
367 
537 
acres 
59,956 
- 
48,996 
10,960 
23,481 
36,475 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
180 
154 
23 
3 
94 
86 
acres 
9,180 
8,103 
(D) 
(D) 
5,228 
3,952 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
7,300 
5,717 
1,207 
376 
1,937 
5,363 
1 operator 
1,937 
1,570 
257 
110 
1,937 
- 
2 operators 
2,104 
1,670 
339 
95 
- 
2,104 
3 operators 
294 
216 
60 
18 
- 
294 
4 operators 
25 
8 
16 
1 
- 
25 
5 or more operators 
31 
23 
5 
3 
- 
31 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
3,098 
2,508 
434 
156 
568 
2,530 
1 operator 
2,619 
2,119 
372 
128 
568 
2,051 
2 operators 
195 
162 
28 
5 
- 
195 
3 operators 
23 
20 
2 
1 
- 
23 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
4 
1 
- 
3 
- 
4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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