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 
3,718 
2,164 
4 
64 
148 
432 
688 
828 
acres treated 
308,534 
259,481 
104 
12,689 
24,802 
54,622 
92,022 
75,242 
Manure used 
farms 
1,240 
680 
1 
21 
28 
142 
212 
276 
acres treated 
29,436 
23,608 
(D) 
(D) 
2,014 
5,696 
6,714 
8,274 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
2,032 
1,332 
1 
40 
114 
307 
434 
436 
acres 
146,204 
130,118 
(D) 
(D) 
10,927 
31,227 
52,081 
31,356 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
3,091 
1,894 
4 
60 
145 
392 
584 
709 
acres 
300,039 
259,181 
93 
11,009 
24,898 
56,157 
92,122 
74,902 
Nematodes 
farms 
395 
269 
- 
2 
20 
57 
100 
90 
acres 
22,651 
18,435 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,325 
7,952 
5,911 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,018 
691 
- 
20 
60 
155 
241 
215 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
65,795 
57,755 
2,495 
5,265 
12,060 
24,542 
13,393 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
305 
212 
- 
4 
15 
47 
68 
78 
acres on which used 
17,037 
14,896 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,703 
5,763 
6,390 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
480 
321 
_ 
7 
18 
74 
99 
123 
acres 
30,920 
26,757 
- 
1,034 
2,682 
6,273 
9,793 
6,975 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
875 
517 
- 
9 
27 
97 
177 
207 
acres 
42,491 
33,356 
- 
2,367 
1,410 
7,362 
12,499 
9,718 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
549 
300 
- 
5 
27 
71 
93 
104 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
40,355 
30,763 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
8,976 
11,879 
5,397 
used 
farms 
1,027 
635 
3 
24 
40 
142 
193 
233 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
88,180 
77,659 
6 
2,590 
8,282 
18,805 
26,878 
21,098 
used 
farms 
640 
425 
3 
7 
30 
99 
141 
145 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
58,600 
52,299 
84 
1,762 
5,957 
11,080 
20,705 
12,711 
practices were used 
farms 
2,149 
1,243 
1 
37 
89 
256 
351 
509 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
126,479 
105,517 
(D) 
(D) 
9,995 
22,303 
31,223 
36,939 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,050 
675 
- 
18 
47 
145 
215 
250 
acres 
50,893 
44,848 
- 
1,700 
2,073 
11,878 
16,277 
12,920 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
591 
298 
- 
1 
13 
72 
104 
108 
Solar panels 
farms 
543 
273 
- 
1 
11 
67 
95 
99 
Wind turbines 
farms 
17 
13 
- 
- 
1 
3 
5 
4 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
43 
15 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
10 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
11 
7 
- 
- 
1 
1 
5 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Other 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
" 
“ 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
5 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
7,201 
3,239 
2 
52 
205 
618 
940 
1,422 
Part owners 
farms 
1,363 
945 
- 
36 
71 
190 
313 
335 
Tenants 
farms 
507 
309 
3 
20 
42 
78 
99 
67 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
8,576 
4,186 
2 
88 
277 
809 
1,253 
1,757 
acres 
476,798 
308,836 
(D) 
(D) 
16,538 
60,561 
109,455 
116,328 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
8,564 
4,184 
2 
88 
276 
808 
1,253 
1,757 
acres 
447,860 
293,688 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
56,744 
105,891 
109,952 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
1,884 
1,262 
3 
56 
115 
268 
416 
404 
acres 
268,824 
224,423 
93 
12,149 
23,984 
50,875 
82,348 
54,974 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
1,870 
1,254 
3 
56 
113 
268 
412 
402 
acres 
267,197 
223,889 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
50,874 
82,127 
54,688 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
763 
357 
_ 
9 
28 
79 
110 
131 
acres 
30,565 
15,682 
- 
505 
912 
3,818 
3,785 
6,662 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
14,574 
7,121 
9 
155 
491 
1,422 
2,208 
2,836 
1 operator 
4,726 
2,391 
4 
65 
173 
444 
694 
1,011 
2 operators 
3,609 
1,700 
- 
39 
125 
380 
508 
648 
3 operators 
587 
325 
- 
4 
15 
43 
122 
141 
4 operators 
100 
54 
- 
- 
3 
13 
19 
19 
5 or more operators 
49 
23 
1 
2 
6 
9 
5 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
5,028 
2,417 
3 
53 
175 
534 
752 
900 
1 operator 
4,237 
2,005 
- 
51 
142 
449 
616 
747 
2 operators 
329 
173 
- 
1 
13 
34 
58 
67 
3 operators 
29 
13 
1 
- 
1 
4 
2 
5 
4 operators 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
6 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
198 New Jersey 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
