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 
24,519 
11,764 
11,049 
1,706 
13,268 
11,251 
acres treated 
7,285,757 
1,531,231 
5,192,642 
561,884 
4,257,189 
3,028,568 
Manure used 
farms 
3,227 
1,946 
1,150 
131 
1,327 
1,900 
acres treated 
308,888 
112,303 
177,757 
18,828 
142,689 
166,199 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
5,513 
2,579 
2,566 
368 
2,933 
2,580 
acres 
1,448,346 
309,739 
1,006,646 
131,961 
858,126 
590,220 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
26,967 
13,363 
11,795 
1,809 
14,448 
12,519 
acres 
8,704,833 
2,061,864 
5,964,681 
678,288 
5,146,425 
3,558,408 
Nematodes 
farms 
373 
166 
183 
24 
202 
171 
acres 
79,376 
17,082 
51,549 
10,745 
40,171 
39,205 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,351 
584 
664 
103 
753 
598 
acres 
477,243 
45,100 
384,715 
47,428 
272,395 
204,848 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
924 
472 
391 
61 
497 
427 
acres on which used 
134,371 
36,151 
86,097 
12,123 
78,328 
56,043 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
544 
295 
212 
37 
304 
240 
acres 
73,437 
23,870 
44,047 
5,520 
33,546 
39,891 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
3,169 
1,964 
991 
214 
1,482 
1,687 
acres 
473,643 
165,694 
255,685 
52,264 
219,554 
254,089 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,040 
660 
335 
45 
550 
490 
acres 
217,842 
94,482 
107,895 
15,465 
99,908 
117,934 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
5,668 
2,068 
3,144 
456 
3,455 
2,213 
acres 
2,334,778 
429,693 
1,713,249 
191,836 
1,434,002 
900,776 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
3,381 
1,050 
2,041 
290 
2,162 
1,219 
acres 
1,215,212 
201,695 
888,830 
124,687 
742,480 
472,732 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
11,430 
4,516 
5,863 
1,051 
7,159 
4,271 
acres 
3,078,385 
611,381 
2,205,354 
261,650 
1,962,618 
1,115,767 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,812 
940 
767 
105 
946 
866 
acres 
227,541 
51,907 
154,888 
20,746 
128,923 
98,618 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,407 
701 
641 
65 
698 
709 
Solar panels 
farms 
939 
416 
467 
56 
446 
493 
Wind turbines 
farms 
333 
179 
147 
7 
168 
165 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
163 
103 
59 
1 
78 
85 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
20 
11 
6 
3 
14 
6 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
41 
21 
16 
4 
26 
15 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
727 
386 
315 
26 
387 
340 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
51,605 
51,605 
_ 
_ 
27,723 
23,882 
Part owners 
farms 
23,702 
- 
23,702 
- 
13,390 
10,312 
Tenants 
farms 
4,938 
- 
- 
4,938 
3,026 
1,912 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
75,550 
51,605 
23,702 
243 
41,262 
34,288 
acres 
22,702,156 
12,860,898 
9,772,684 
68,574 
13,091,024 
9,611,132 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
75,307 
51,605 
23,702 
- 
41,113 
34,194 
acres 
20,602,108 
11,318,232 
9,283,876 
11,857,742 
8,744,366 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
28,789 
149 
23,702 
4,938 
16,521 
12,268 
acres 
13,936,136 
45,353 
11,568,994 
2,321,789 
8,515,432 
5,420,704 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
28,640 
- 
23,702 
4,938 
16,416 
12,224 
acres 
13,754,002 
- 
11,508,194 
2,245,808 
8,377,013 
5,376,989 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
7,000 
5,128 
1,573 
299 
4,171 
2,829 
acres 
2,282,182 
1,588,019 
549,608 
144,555 
1,371,701 
910,481 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
121,603 
78,746 
35,642 
7,215 
44,139 
77,464 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
44,139 
27,723 
13,390 
3,026 
44,139 
- 
2 operators 
32,009 
21,363 
9,032 
1,614 
- 
32,009 
3 operators 
3,321 
2,048 
1,031 
242 
- 
3,321 
4 operators 
561 
332 
182 
47 
- 
561 
5 or more operators 
215 
139 
67 
9 
- 
215 
Total women operators 
number 
39,216 
27,437 
9,911 
1,868 
5,044 
34,172 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
35,806 
25,074 
9,099 
1,633 
5,044 
30,762 
2 operators 
1,418 
949 
356 
113 
- 
1,418 
3 operators 
151 
120 
28 
3 
- 
151 
4 operators 
23 
19 
4 
- 
- 
23 
5 or more operators 
5 
5 
- 
- 
5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
218 Oklahoma 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
