Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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 
1,554 
1 
39 
150 
482 
475 
407 
acres treated 
49,053 
(D) 
(D) 
4,949 
14,079 
11,787 
17,167 
Manure used 
farms 
560 
11 
45 
162 
193 
149 
acres treated 
5,828 
90 
289 
1,791 
1,496 
2,162 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
700 
1 
16 
78 
230 
232 
143 
acres 
16,086 
(D) 
618 
(D) 
4,240 
4,191 
6,155 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1,197 
1 
30 
105 
396 
374 
291 
acres 
40,858 
(D) 
911 
(D) 
12,872 
11,142 
12,370 
Nematodes 
farms 
126 
- 
12 
40 
39 
35 
acres 
4,216 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,574 
1,365 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
327 
- 
1 
31 
118 
105 
72 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
8,040 
_ 
(D) 
(D) 
2,001 
2,483 
2,887 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
93 
- 
- 
1 
38 
32 
22 
acres on which used 
2,141 
- 
(D) 
932 
(D) 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
159 
- 
2 
11 
41 
66 
39 
acres 
4,163 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,011 
1,090 
1,760 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
358 
- 
20 
21 
114 
116 
87 
acres 
9,135 
- 
269 
641 
3,317 
3,149 
1,759 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
249 
- 
7 
18 
69 
93 
62 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
9,592 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
2,368 
3,861 
2,555 
used 
farms 
392 
- 
3 
39 
112 
118 
120 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
10,521 
31 
1,651 
3,007 
3,078 
2,754 
used 
farms 
215 
- 
8 
17 
65 
55 
70 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
6,301 
“ 
12 
110 
2,111 
1,130 
2,938 
practices were used 
farms 
906 
1 
32 
82 
312 
292 
187 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
20,962 
(D) 
(D) 
1,919 
7,876 
6,955 
3,344 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
375 
- 
8 
43 
128 
119 
77 
acres 
6,045 
- 
22 
1,127 
1,916 
1,677 
1,303 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
293 
- 
13 
12 
92 
126 
50 
Solar panels 
farms 
270 
- 
11 
11 
81 
119 
48 
Wind turbines 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
- 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
28 
- 
1 
10 
13 
4 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
4 
- 
2 
- 
1 
1 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
3,962 
3 
77 
294 
1,157 
1,314 
1,117 
Part owners 
farms 
418 
1 
9 
53 
140 
133 
82 
Tenants 
farms 
198 
- 
5 
25 
83 
44 
41 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
4,390 
4 
86 
347 
1,303 
1,449 
1,201 
acres 
167,962 
187 
2,540 
8,520 
49,359 
58,113 
49,243 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
4,380 
4 
86 
347 
1,297 
1,447 
1,199 
acres 
154,172 
187 
(D) 
(D) 
44,989 
53,128 
45,118 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
622 
1 
14 
78 
226 
180 
123 
acres 
44,401 
(D) 
(D) 
4,802 
(D) 
11,868 
(D) 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
616 
1 
14 
78 
223 
177 
123 
acres 
43,308 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
14,521 
11,405 
1 1 ,822 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
406 
_ 
7 
23 
121 
127 
128 
acres 
14,883 
- 
115 
195 
4,820 
5,448 
4,305 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
7,453 
9 
144 
605 
2,357 
2,443 
1,895 
1 operator 
2,335 
1 
44 
178 
685 
723 
704 
2 operators 
1,909 
1 
41 
164 
604 
650 
449 
3 operators 
262 
2 
6 
22 
68 
95 
69 
4 operators 
46 
- 
- 
7 
13 
15 
11 
5 or more operators 
26 
- 
1 
10 
8 
7 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
2,611 
2 
43 
218 
819 
910 
619 
1 operator 
2,232 
2 
43 
184 
716 
770 
517 
2 operators 
156 
- 
- 
14 
40 
60 
42 
3 operators 
16 
- 
- 
2 
3 
5 
6 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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