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 
469 
425 
422 
44 
43 
51 
acres treated 
74,968 
68,461 
(D) 
6,507 
(D) 
4,365 
Manure used 
farms 
105 
94 
93 
11 
11 
21 
acres treated 
6,201 
5,852 
(D) 
349 
349 
589 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
366 
343 
340 
23 
23 
35 
acres 
50,461 
44,639 
(D) 
5,822 
5,822 
2,236 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
428 
391 
387 
37 
37 
53 
acres 
75,539 
69,114 
(D) 
6,425 
6,425 
4,308 
Nematodes 
farms 
61 
58 
57 
3 
3 
9 
acres 
7,401 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
107 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
183 
171 
170 
12 
12 
21 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
27,735 
24,719 
(D) 
3,016 
3,016 
1,366 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
62 
61 
61 
1 
1 
6 
acres on which used 
(D) 
6,176 
6,176 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
84 
80 
79 
4 
4 
7 
acres 
9,563 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
135 
128 
126 
7 
7 
11 
acres 
12,137 
9,856 
(D) 
2,281 
2,281 
2,001 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
80 
75 
72 
5 
5 
18 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
11,440 
9,098 
9,028 
2,342 
2,342 
4,269 
used 
farms 
115 
106 
105 
9 
9 
13 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
16,057 
15,803 
(D) 
254 
254 
506 
used 
farms 
77 
73 
72 
4 
4 
11 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
10,631 
10,199 
(D) 
432 
432 
1,176 
practices were used 
farms 
221 
210 
207 
11 
11 
24 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
30,509 
27,381 
(D) 
3,128 
3,128 
744 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
126 
118 
117 
8 
8 
24 
acres 
(D) 
12,889 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
80 
73 
72 
7 
7 
14 
Solar panels 
farms 
71 
66 
65 
5 
5 
14 
Wind turbines 
farms 
3 
2 
2 
1 
1 
1 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
3 
2 
2 
1 
1 
- 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
5 
5 
5 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
532 
471 
461 
61 
60 
108 
Part owners 
farms 
198 
188 
186 
10 
9 
7 
Tenants 
farms 
94 
75 
73 
19 
19 
16 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
731 
660 
648 
71 
69 
116 
acres 
108,342 
(D) 
97,213 
(D) 
8,631 
21,906 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
730 
659 
647 
71 
69 
115 
acres 
103,351 
95,009 
92,716 
8,342 
(D) 
20,552 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
295 
265 
261 
30 
29 
23 
acres 
52,421 
48,558 
47,989 
3,863 
(D) 
2,426 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
292 
263 
259 
29 
28 
23 
acres 
52,374 
48,517 
47,948 
3,857 
(D) 
2,426 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
74 
65 
64 
9 
9 
13 
acres 
5,038 
4,546 
(D) 
492 
492 
1,354 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
1,488 
1,326 
1,302 
162 
158 
285 
1 operator 
363 
310 
301 
53 
52 
56 
2 operators 
338 
315 
313 
23 
23 
48 
3 operators 
84 
77 
75 
7 
6 
21 
4 operators 
20 
18 
18 
2 
2 
1 
5 or more operators 
19 
14 
13 
5 
5 
5 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
447 
397 
392 
50 
50 
102 
1 operator 
351 
324 
321 
27 
27 
48 
2 operators 
31 
28 
27 
3 
3 
13 
3 operators 
4 
3 
3 
1 
1 
4 
4 operators 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
2 
- 
2 
2 
3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
New Jersey 145 
