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 
24,410 
12,387 
10,138 
1,885 
14,767 
9,643 
acres treated 
3,488,942 
484,463 
2,622,030 
382,449 
1,867,937 
1,621,005 
Manure used 
farms 
7,427 
3,821 
3,212 
394 
3,871 
3,556 
acres treated 
449,093 
84,693 
334,664 
29,736 
232,730 
216,363 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
10,652 
4,630 
4,897 
1,125 
6,293 
4,359 
acres 
2,350,771 
245,407 
1,810,721 
294,643 
1,218,099 
1,132,672 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
19,535 
9,263 
8,560 
1,712 
11,651 
7,884 
acres 
3,776,603 
483,986 
2,877,132 
415,485 
2,017,967 
1,758,636 
Nematodes 
farms 
2,531 
718 
1,463 
350 
1,543 
988 
acres 
627,543 
71,926 
484,159 
71,458 
355,917 
271,626 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
3,582 
1,455 
1,722 
405 
2,015 
1,567 
acres 
670,001 
62,550 
526,300 
81,151 
340,683 
329,318 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
2,132 
528 
1,313 
291 
1,239 
893 
acres on which used 
620,800 
45,246 
481,011 
94,543 
311,332 
309,468 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
2,763 
1,199 
1,349 
215 
1,673 
1,090 
acres 
260,687 
35,814 
192,543 
32,330 
147,651 
113,036 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
7,916 
4,189 
3,037 
690 
4,708 
3,208 
acres 
1,417,970 
181,590 
1,038,741 
197,639 
750,086 
667,884 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,615 
1,119 
408 
88 
937 
678 
acres 
97,641 
55,810 
33,671 
8,160 
62,728 
34,913 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
7,387 
2,472 
4,194 
721 
4,778 
2,609 
acres 
1,878,617 
208,339 
1,475,702 
194,576 
998,037 
880,580 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
2,875 
1,008 
1,582 
285 
1,844 
1,031 
acres 
636,205 
64,417 
498,158 
73,630 
329,734 
306,471 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
9,851 
4,311 
4,544 
996 
6,396 
3,455 
acres 
1,243,393 
143,423 
952,556 
147,414 
705,075 
538,318 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
4,405 
2,137 
1,905 
363 
2,559 
1,846 
acres 
393,002 
42,064 
306,090 
44,848 
183,288 
209,714 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
961 
704 
209 
48 
464 
497 
Solar panels 
farms 
635 
489 
117 
29 
285 
350 
Wind turbines 
farms 
76 
54 
19 
3 
35 
41 
Methane digesters 
farms 
46 
34 
12 
- 
31 
15 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
176 
136 
38 
2 
80 
96 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
84 
61 
20 
3 
51 
33 
Biodiesel 
farms 
143 
82 
51 
10 
79 
64 
Ethanol 
farms 
86 
55 
27 
4 
52 
34 
Other 
farms 
22 
14 
7 
1 
11 
11 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
32 
11 
21 
- 
17 
15 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
32,936 
32,936 
_ 
_ 
19,726 
13,210 
Part owners 
farms 
14,221 
- 
14,221 
- 
8,923 
5,298 
Tenants 
farms 
3,061 
- 
- 
3,061 
2,008 
1,053 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
47,241 
32,936 
14,221 
84 
28,708 
18,533 
acres 
5,253,410 
3,224,271 
2,021,156 
7,983 
3,123,921 
2,129,489 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
47,157 
32,936 
14,221 
- 
28,649 
18,508 
acres 
4,836,861 
2,883,916 
1,952,945 
- 
2,846,294 
1,990,567 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
17,427 
145 
14,221 
3,061 
1 1 ,029 
6,398 
acres 
3,611,759 
14,484 
3,016,701 
580,574 
2,026,294 
1,585,465 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
17,282 
- 
14,221 
3,061 
10,931 
6,351 
acres 
3,577,895 
- 
3,004,370 
573,525 
2,006,666 
1,571,229 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
6,728 
5,453 
1,110 
165 
4,326 
2,402 
acres 
450,413 
354,839 
80,542 
15,032 
297,255 
153,158 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
73,846 
48,488 
20,987 
4,371 
30,657 
43,189 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
30,657 
19,726 
8,923 
2,008 
30,657 
- 
2 operators 
16,435 
11,350 
4,231 
854 
- 
16,435 
3 operators 
2,522 
1,514 
848 
160 
- 
2,522 
4 operators 
468 
276 
159 
33 
- 
468 
5 or more operators 
136 
70 
60 
6 
- 
136 
Total women operators 
number 
19,975 
15,000 
4,072 
903 
3,065 
16,910 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
17,451 
13,070 
3,622 
759 
3,065 
14,386 
2 operators 
1,077 
832 
188 
57 
- 
1,077 
3 operators 
107 
75 
22 
10 
- 
107 
4 operators 
11 
9 
2 
- 
11 
5 or more operators 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
222 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
