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 
1,712 
1,567 
1,550 
145 
135 
163 
acres treated 
734,400 
680,048 
673,006 
54,352 
43,028 
14,507 
Manure used 
farms 
612 
583 
581 
29 
26 
61 
acres treated 
67,817 
64,395 
(D) 
3,422 
(D) 
2,107 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1,223 
1,128 
1,117 
95 
91 
98 
acres 
579,373 
539,417 
535,047 
39,956 
(D) 
6,938 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1,672 
1,539 
1,522 
133 
125 
138 
acres 
806,716 
746,141 
738,776 
60,575 
47,341 
14,796 
Nematodes 
farms 
360 
335 
330 
25 
20 
27 
acres 
171,165 
155,788 
153,149 
15,377 
7,868 
1,324 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
512 
483 
476 
29 
27 
48 
acres 
158,373 
148,073 
146,166 
10,300 
(D) 
1,943 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
320 
297 
291 
23 
19 
29 
acres on which used 
154,523 
142,080 
139,132 
12,443 
6,159 
1,523 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
310 
290 
287 
20 
16 
30 
acres 
61,767 
55,585 
55,503 
6,182 
(D) 
3,002 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
729 
668 
660 
61 
58 
83 
acres 
369,584 
341,311 
339,319 
28,273 
20,470 
9,127 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
143 
132 
130 
11 
11 
26 
acres 
13,534 
13,254 
(D) 
280 
280 
2,459 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
713 
664 
653 
49 
43 
41 
acres 
376,218 
353,757 
352,838 
22,461 
12,474 
5,063 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
273 
246 
239 
27 
25 
27 
acres 
152,238 
132,601 
(D) 
19,637 
(D) 
4,189 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
772 
709 
697 
63 
59 
89 
acres 
272,496 
253,923 
247,490 
18,573 
(D) 
6,539 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
415 
377 
376 
38 
35 
62 
acres 
102,428 
93,128 
(D) 
9,300 
5,650 
2,331 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
65 
57 
51 
8 
8 
17 
Solar panels 
farms 
42 
36 
30 
6 
6 
10 
Wind turbines 
farms 
6 
6 
6 
- 
- 
2 
Methane digesters 
farms 
3 
3 
3 
- 
- 
2 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
13 
11 
11 
2 
2 
1 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
10 
10 
10 
- 
- 
6 
Ethanol 
farms 
3 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
1 
1 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,766 
1,553 
1,515 
213 
191 
375 
Part owners 
farms 
986 
909 
901 
77 
74 
77 
Tenants 
farms 
283 
253 
253 
30 
28 
36 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
2,761 
2,471 
2,425 
290 
265 
452 
acres 
821,821 
718,165 
687,737 
103,656 
61,625 
71,868 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
2,752 
2,462 
2,416 
290 
265 
452 
acres 
755,159 
656,087 
627,041 
99,072 
(D) 
66,451 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
1,295 
1,183 
1,173 
112 
107 
115 
acres 
649,096 
607,879 
603,480 
41,217 
(D) 
8,349 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
1,269 
1,162 
1,154 
107 
102 
113 
acres 
636,873 
597,661 
593,288 
39,212 
(D) 
8,323 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
452 
402 
390 
50 
50 
81 
acres 
78,885 
72,296 
70,888 
6,589 
6,589 
5,443 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
5,251 
4,737 
4,631 
514 
476 
805 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,442 
1,265 
1,248 
177 
158 
256 
2 operators 
1,158 
1,053 
1,040 
105 
100 
176 
3 operators 
347 
316 
303 
31 
28 
37 
4 operators 
55 
51 
49 
4 
4 
15 
5 or more operators 
33 
30 
29 
3 
3 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
1,370 
1,250 
1,225 
120 
114 
275 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,130 
1,030 
1,009 
100 
94 
198 
2 operators 
105 
95 
93 
10 
10 
31 
3 operators 
7 
7 
7 
- 
- 
5 
4 operators 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
1 
1 
1 
- 
" 
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See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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