Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
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 
24,519 
13,030 
64 
686 
1,003 
1,943 
3,266 
6,068 
acres treated 
7,285,757 
5,638,821 
28,111 
306,547 
549,919 
1,086,753 
1,617,469 
2,050,022 
Manure used 
farms 
3,227 
1,726 
4 
79 
170 
344 
482 
647 
acres treated 
308,888 
217,650 
392 
10,316 
21,864 
36,893 
62,682 
85,503 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
5,513 
3,350 
21 
219 
294 
640 
897 
1,279 
acres 
1,448,346 
1,193,784 
6,283 
79,754 
127,389 
285,066 
311,748 
383,544 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
26,967 
13,936 
75 
700 
1,128 
2,075 
3,550 
6,408 
acres 
8,704,833 
6,636,652 
31,540 
355,882 
651,876 
1,248,810 
1,926,149 
2,422,395 
Nematodes 
farms 
373 
225 
3 
13 
28 
66 
50 
65 
acres 
79,376 
62,418 
9 
2,013 
9,106 
17,199 
16,517 
17,574 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,351 
841 
9 
63 
83 
176 
235 
275 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
477,243 
408,610 
1,485 
34,199 
45,443 
114,505 
120,297 
92,681 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
924 
552 
2 
26 
30 
93 
154 
247 
acres on which used 
134,371 
107,739 
(D) 
(D) 
11,433 
19,683 
33,240 
37,408 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
544 
302 
_ 
11 
18 
59 
73 
141 
acres 
73,437 
55,926 
- 
2,177 
2,200 
10,996 
11,603 
28,950 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
3,169 
1,442 
4 
75 
121 
209 
344 
689 
acres 
473,643 
292,852 
630 
17,448 
41,352 
52,024 
73,909 
107,489 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,040 
449 
6 
12 
28 
57 
118 
228 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
217,842 
128,439 
700 
3,739 
21,064 
19,076 
30,817 
53,043 
used 
farms 
5,668 
3,577 
26 
216 
347 
611 
956 
1,421 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
2,334,778 
1,946,857 
9,454 
106,772 
240,035 
390,929 
571,704 
627,963 
used 
farms 
3,381 
2,255 
20 
124 
185 
364 
573 
989 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
1,215,212 
1,013,584 
3,772 
44,878 
117,916 
186,195 
319,092 
341,731 
practices were used 
farms 
11,430 
6,642 
28 
395 
440 
1,046 
1,635 
3,098 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
3,078,385 
2,387,032 
6,430 
128,014 
180,377 
479,138 
667,723 
925,350 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,812 
1,024 
5 
52 
85 
157 
250 
475 
acres 
227,541 
170,511 
629 
13,752 
13,752 
28,587 
40,935 
72,856 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,407 
799 
5 
32 
56 
125 
183 
398 
Solar panels 
farms 
939 
535 
4 
16 
46 
78 
138 
253 
Wind turbines 
farms 
333 
218 
- 
10 
8 
45 
44 
111 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
163 
81 
1 
1 
5 
7 
17 
50 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
20 
11 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
8 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
41 
20 
" 
3 
2 
2 
8 
5 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
727 
396 
- 
21 
17 
61 
76 
221 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
51,605 
19,630 
76 
554 
1,077 
2,433 
4,494 
10,996 
Part owners 
farms 
23,702 
12,283 
34 
636 
1,100 
2,016 
3,257 
5,240 
Tenants 
farms 
4,938 
1,877 
60 
342 
261 
322 
348 
544 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
75,550 
32,019 
110 
1,200 
2,188 
4,460 
7,771 
16,290 
acres 
22,702,156 
14,098,248 
24,289 
307,631 
909,974 
1,970,208 
3,895,005 
6,991,141 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
75,307 
31,913 
110 
1,190 
2,177 
4,449 
7,751 
16,236 
acres 
20,602,108 
13,109,760 
23,969 
293,989 
865,179 
1,881,585 
3,640,771 
6,404,267 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
28,789 
14,219 
94 
979 
1,361 
2,343 
3,619 
5,823 
acres 
13,936,136 
9,740,039 
42,815 
704,758 
1,077,079 
1,866,902 
2,891,881 
3,156,604 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
28,640 
14,160 
94 
978 
1,361 
2,338 
3,605 
5,784 
acres 
13,754,002 
9,631,268 
42,719 
674,444 
1,073,051 
1,862,943 
2,863,305 
3,114,806 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
7,000 
3,057 
7 
63 
131 
264 
645 
1,947 
acres 
2,282,182 
1,097,259 
416 
43,956 
48,823 
92,582 
282,810 
628,672 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
121,603 
50,040 
266 
2,397 
3,850 
7,481 
12,098 
23,948 
1 operator 
44,139 
19,699 
98 
782 
1,239 
2,504 
4,562 
10,514 
2 operators 
32,009 
12,398 
51 
659 
1,037 
1,943 
3,179 
5,529 
3 operators 
3,321 
1,390 
18 
74 
131 
244 
295 
628 
4 operators 
561 
219 
3 
12 
18 
61 
46 
79 
5 or more operators 
215 
84 
" 
5 
13 
19 
17 
30 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
39,216 
15,026 
81 
686 
1,224 
2,387 
3,731 
6,917 
1 operator 
35,806 
13,772 
47 
619 
1,120 
2,138 
3,397 
6,451 
2 operators 
1,418 
542 
17 
32 
42 
102 
147 
202 
3 operators 
151 
41 
- 
1 
- 
15 
11 
14 
4 operators 
23 
10 
- 
- 
5 
- 
- 
5 
5 or more operators 
5 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
198 Oklahoma 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
