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 
11,489 
40 
1,004 
1,677 
3,227 
3,345 
2,196 
acres treated 
1,646,936 
10,056 
123,829 
210,555 
448,703 
495,645 
358,148 
Manure used 
farms 
1,501 
13 
143 
254 
420 
423 
248 
acres treated 
91,238 
1,050 
6,419 
12,295 
23,715 
26,743 
21,016 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
2,163 
5 
209 
338 
598 
569 
444 
acres 
254,562 
3,315 
23,023 
34,725 
81,705 
56,775 
55,019 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
13,031 
54 
1,138 
1,949 
3,743 
3,690 
2,457 
acres 
2,068,181 
13,824 
150,453 
274,520 
560,632 
609,158 
459,594 
Nematodes 
farms 
148 
- 
29 
31 
36 
30 
22 
acres 
16,958 
- 
6,808 
5,126 
2,035 
1,817 
1,172 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
510 
6 
62 
69 
118 
159 
96 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
68,633 
540 
10,772 
11,739 
17,905 
17,833 
9,844 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
372 
2 
18 
43 
72 
122 
115 
acres on which used 
26,632 
(D) 
(D) 
6,467 
4,027 
4,225 
10,347 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
242 
- 
29 
42 
54 
55 
62 
acres 
17,511 
- 
2,898 
1,841 
2,991 
3,215 
6,566 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
1,727 
11 
119 
265 
473 
474 
385 
acres 
180,791 
840 
9,649 
26,010 
40,105 
60,395 
43,792 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
591 
- 
44 
47 
120 
183 
197 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
89,403 
3,714 
5,206 
25,536 
20,629 
34,318 
used 
farms 
2,091 
- 
211 
248 
586 
575 
471 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
387,921 
38,546 
50,508 
109,006 
94,135 
95,726 
used 
farms 
1,126 
5 
96 
123 
325 
336 
241 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
201,628 
218 
11,399 
15,718 
66,019 
59,065 
49,209 
practices were used 
farms 
4,788 
24 
414 
612 
1,289 
1,346 
1,103 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
691,353 
7,922 
45,758 
86,399 
194,248 
189,695 
167,331 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
788 
6 
68 
99 
154 
267 
194 
acres 
57,030 
120 
2,747 
6,302 
11,299 
22,310 
14,252 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
608 
3 
52 
68 
160 
183 
142 
Solar panels 
farms 
404 
3 
43 
59 
116 
109 
74 
Wind turbines 
farms 
115 
- 
6 
14 
29 
42 
24 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
82 
- 
2 
2 
21 
24 
33 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
9 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
6 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
21 
- 
3 
1 
6 
5 
6 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
331 
- 
10 
37 
69 
102 
113 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
31,975 
114 
1,766 
3,975 
7,956 
8,974 
9,190 
Part owners 
farms 
11,419 
54 
1,092 
1,992 
3,397 
3,014 
1,870 
Tenants 
farms 
3,061 
98 
599 
604 
771 
582 
407 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
43,531 
168 
2,871 
5,979 
11,397 
12,018 
11,098 
acres 
8,603,908 
12,299 
308,351 
838,414 
2,000,647 
2,477,533 
2,966,664 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
43,394 
168 
2,858 
5,967 
1 1 ,353 
11,988 
11,060 
acres 
7,492,348 
12,107 
287,971 
768,712 
1,790,481 
2,208,197 
2,424,880 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
14,570 
152 
1,693 
2,607 
4,180 
3,629 
2,309 
acres 
4,196,097 
36,801 
409,144 
671,989 
1,137,324 
1,134,370 
806,469 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
14,480 
152 
1,691 
2,596 
4,168 
3,596 
2,277 
acres 
4,122,734 
36,801 
406,466 
665,397 
1,132,701 
1,097,632 
783,737 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
3,943 
10 
120 
296 
809 
1,079 
1,629 
acres 
1,184,923 
192 
23,058 
76,294 
214,789 
306,074 
564,516 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
71,563 
426 
5,692 
10,647 
19,352 
19,209 
16,237 
1 operator 
24,440 
140 
1,472 
2,961 
5,856 
6,663 
7,348 
2 operators 
19,611 
98 
1,794 
3,246 
5,550 
5,332 
3,591 
3 operators 
1,931 
22 
148 
280 
553 
478 
450 
4 operators 
342 
6 
31 
68 
117 
68 
52 
5 or more operators 
131 
- 
12 
16 
48 
29 
26 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
24,190 
137 
1,966 
3,784 
6,714 
6,459 
5,130 
1 operator 
22,034 
115 
1,781 
3,474 
6,066 
5,889 
4,709 
2 operators 
876 
11 
79 
140 
248 
233 
165 
3 operators 
110 
- 
5 
10 
47 
28 
20 
4 operators 
13 
- 
3 
- 
1 
5 
4 
5 or more operators 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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