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 
3,718 
2,468 
1,003 
247 
1,888 
1,830 
acres treated 
308,534 
63,644 
212,272 
32,618 
148,736 
159,798 
Manure used 
farms 
1,240 
849 
321 
70 
519 
721 
acres treated 
29,436 
9,661 
17,454 
2,321 
13,366 
16,070 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
2,032 
1,320 
556 
156 
967 
1,065 
acres 
146,204 
30,105 
99,609 
16,490 
61,044 
85,160 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
3,091 
1,936 
918 
237 
1,619 
1,472 
acres 
300,039 
55,168 
210,903 
33,968 
147,937 
152,102 
Nematodes 
farms 
395 
257 
116 
22 
184 
211 
acres 
22,651 
6,273 
14,890 
1,488 
6,771 
15,880 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,018 
658 
295 
65 
445 
573 
acres 
65,795 
15,402 
44,614 
5,779 
19,406 
46,389 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
305 
202 
89 
14 
123 
182 
acres on which used 
17,037 
5,437 
11,179 
421 
4,178 
12,859 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
480 
263 
176 
41 
216 
264 
acres 
30,920 
7,783 
19,324 
3,813 
9,580 
21,340 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
875 
594 
234 
47 
398 
477 
acres 
42,491 
14,638 
23,536 
4,317 
16,264 
26,227 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
549 
401 
121 
27 
232 
317 
acres 
40,355 
21,895 
14,349 
4,111 
15,184 
25,171 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
1,027 
575 
359 
93 
563 
464 
acres 
88,180 
13,495 
64,227 
10,458 
49,313 
38,867 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
640 
333 
245 
62 
359 
281 
acres 
58,600 
7,564 
42,643 
8,393 
29,617 
28,983 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
2,149 
1,334 
641 
174 
1,207 
942 
acres 
126,479 
22,339 
90,923 
13,217 
61,973 
64,506 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,050 
554 
406 
90 
533 
517 
acres 
50,893 
8,480 
34,756 
7,657 
22,652 
28,241 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
591 
482 
85 
24 
251 
340 
Solar panels 
farms 
543 
441 
79 
23 
235 
308 
Wind turbines 
farms 
17 
15 
2 
- 
8 
9 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
43 
43 
- 
- 
20 
23 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
11 
4 
6 
1 
5 
6 
Ethanol 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
Other 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
2 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
5 
3 
2 
- 
2 
3 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
7,201 
7,201 
_ 
_ 
3,679 
3,522 
Part owners 
farms 
1,363 
- 
1,363 
- 
722 
641 
Tenants 
farms 
507 
- 
- 
507 
325 
182 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
8,576 
7,201 
1,363 
12 
4,410 
4,166 
acres 
476,798 
327,807 
148,458 
533 
225,237 
251,561 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
8,564 
7,201 
1,363 
- 
4,401 
4,163 
acres 
447,860 
303,904 
143,956 
" 
210,833 
237,027 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
1,884 
14 
1,363 
507 
1,053 
831 
acres 
268,824 
953 
209,496 
58,375 
137,239 
131,585 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
1,870 
- 
1,363 
507 
1,047 
823 
acres 
267,197 
- 
209,153 
58,044 
136,439 
130,758 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
763 
650 
91 
22 
394 
369 
acres 
30,565 
24,856 
4,845 
864 
15,204 
15,361 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
14,574 
1 1 ,624 
2,204 
746 
4,726 
9,848 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
4,726 
3,679 
722 
325 
4,726 
- 
2 operators 
3,609 
2,984 
477 
148 
- 
3,609 
3 operators 
587 
428 
137 
22 
- 
587 
4 operators 
100 
70 
22 
8 
- 
100 
5 or more operators 
49 
40 
5 
4 
- 
49 
Total women operators 
number 
5,028 
4,288 
542 
198 
878 
4,150 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
4,237 
3,637 
445 
155 
878 
3,359 
2 operators 
329 
271 
41 
17 
- 
329 
3 operators 
29 
23 
5 
1 
- 
29 
4 operators 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
6 
5 
- 
1 
" 
6 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
218 New Jersey 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
