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 
10,683 
44 
591 
1,328 
2,793 
3,487 
2,440 
acres treated 
443,674 
2,793 
26,902 
54,865 
109,043 
150,794 
99,277 
Manure used 
farms 
2,995 
15 
164 
443 
879 
927 
567 
acres treated 
73,344 
1,096 
5,029 
10,275 
19,261 
22,619 
15,064 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
3,425 
27 
205 
459 
915 
1,118 
701 
acres 
187,188 
1,758 
8,013 
25,968 
49,230 
62,192 
40,027 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
7,870 
44 
484 
1,063 
2,130 
2,552 
1,597 
acres 
390,022 
2,897 
22,859 
49,908 
101,710 
130,041 
82,607 
Nematodes 
farms 
519 
11 
46 
72 
138 
152 
100 
acres 
56,321 
263 
4,791 
5,530 
9,112 
31,033 
5,592 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,001 
4 
87 
115 
295 
309 
191 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
53,930 
8 
3,073 
9,306 
12,457 
18,235 
10,851 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
361 
2 
30 
43 
97 
122 
67 
acres on which used 
40,368 
(D) 
(D) 
5,124 
7,931 
19,323 
4,932 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
981 
8 
41 
113 
285 
325 
209 
acres 
21,456 
16 
865 
2,393 
5,184 
7,466 
5,532 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
3,270 
6 
180 
450 
835 
1,023 
776 
acres 
124,552 
250 
6,212 
12,979 
32,909 
40,043 
32,159 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
799 
- 
25 
63 
184 
252 
275 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
37,699 
" 
549 
2,074 
7,374 
11,099 
16,603 
used 
farms 
2,264 
17 
167 
285 
555 
695 
545 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
155,434 
1,972 
8,867 
18,222 
35,119 
50,748 
40,506 
used 
farms 
832 
10 
48 
92 
186 
279 
217 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
40,558 
166 
2,297 
6,373 
11,419 
12,375 
7,928 
practices were used 
farms 
3,506 
12 
189 
430 
856 
1,144 
875 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
122,054 
508 
7,995 
15,335 
29,916 
42,308 
25,992 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,584 
4 
88 
162 
450 
537 
343 
acres 
39,538 
20 
3,467 
2,303 
13,920 
10,443 
9,385 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
448 
- 
15 
52 
138 
138 
105 
Solar panels 
farms 
310 
- 
8 
30 
104 
101 
67 
Wind turbines 
farms 
40 
- 
- 
1 
9 
17 
13 
Methane digesters 
farms 
20 
- 
- 
- 
2 
6 
12 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
76 
- 
3 
6 
17 
22 
28 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
37 
- 
- 
- 
1 
13 
23 
Biodiesel 
farms 
56 
- 
- 
10 
10 
13 
23 
Ethanol 
farms 
36 
- 
- 
3 
1 
12 
20 
Other 
farms 
8 
- 
- 
2 
2 
4 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
11 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
6 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
18,550 
39 
525 
1,833 
4,225 
6,040 
5,888 
Part owners 
farms 
5,662 
26 
409 
867 
1,554 
1,797 
1,009 
Tenants 
farms 
1,432 
37 
219 
296 
359 
328 
193 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
24,243 
65 
934 
2,703 
5,784 
7,848 
6,909 
acres 
1,837,311 
1,847 
35,664 
127,359 
360,336 
619,820 
692,285 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
24,212 
65 
934 
2,700 
5,779 
7,837 
6,897 
acres 
1,645,509 
1,842 
33,918 
119,250 
324,510 
553,839 
612,150 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
7,157 
63 
628 
1,166 
1,923 
2,148 
1,229 
acres 
513,714 
4,831 
38,936 
75,834 
126,644 
171,771 
95,698 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
7,094 
63 
628 
1,163 
1,913 
2,125 
1,202 
acres 
501,701 
4,831 
38,936 
75,280 
125,584 
166,179 
90,891 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
3,551 
1 
54 
247 
714 
1,098 
1,437 
acres 
203,815 
(D) 
(D) 
8,663 
36,886 
71,573 
84,942 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
37,839 
140 
1,802 
4,700 
9,438 
11,965 
9,794 
1 operator 
15,379 
74 
607 
1,499 
3,383 
4,967 
4,849 
2 operators 
8,780 
18 
458 
1,327 
2,316 
2,775 
1,886 
3 operators 
1,222 
10 
73 
142 
352 
352 
293 
4 operators 
198 
- 
15 
22 
75 
43 
43 
5 or more operators 
65 
- 
" 
6 
12 
28 
19 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
11,103 
33 
500 
1,521 
3,031 
3,459 
2,559 
1 operator 
9,698 
33 
436 
1,339 
2,546 
3,111 
2,233 
2 operators 
610 
- 
32 
78 
211 
149 
140 
3 operators 
51 
- 
- 
6 
21 
14 
10 
4 operators 
8 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
4 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
" 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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