Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
36,262 
73 
1,506 
3,757 
10,136 
1 1 ,542 
9,248 
acres treated 
3,164,916 
6,102 
135,867 
303,455 
721 ,729 
1,011,440 
986,323 
Manure used 
farms 
5,027 
7 
232 
595 
1,543 
1,600 
1,050 
acres treated 
243,553 
182 
12,583 
23,996 
58,537 
78,047 
70,208 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
8,952 
14 
456 
1,119 
2,554 
2,723 
2,086 
acres 
808,234 
3,063 
41,180 
94,329 
190,033 
238,295 
241 ,334 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
32,194 
69 
1,596 
3,759 
9,061 
10,271 
7,438 
acres 
3,679,907 
7,598 
186,729 
367,310 
838,735 
1,191,356 
1,088,179 
Nematodes 
farms 
971 
- 
55 
120 
238 
291 
267 
acres 
126,725 
- 
9,655 
20,037 
25,340 
38,922 
32,771 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,358 
6 
64 
143 
348 
409 
388 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
110,046 
303 
10,601 
15,849 
20,539 
30,335 
32,419 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,531 
3 
80 
150 
351 
479 
468 
acres on which used 
241,251 
75 
15,199 
23,110 
51,373 
81,892 
69,602 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
817 
_ 
35 
97 
178 
238 
269 
acres 
57,627 
- 
3,241 
2,559 
14,098 
13,251 
24,478 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
7,507 
12 
306 
839 
2,074 
2,344 
1,932 
acres 
673,294 
82 
84,803 
42,437 
159,410 
191,929 
194,633 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,551 
- 
46 
130 
378 
466 
531 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
360,591 
- 
5,625 
8,797 
37,165 
138,464 
170,540 
used 
farms 
3,845 
- 
187 
405 
932 
1,196 
1,125 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
285,573 
15,649 
30,089 
55,562 
86,936 
97,337 
used 
farms 
2,195 
5 
124 
238 
547 
668 
613 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
325,962 
2,576 
23,106 
48,580 
64,436 
96,152 
91,112 
practices were used 
farms 
11,310 
20 
520 
1,173 
2,944 
3,466 
3,187 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
1,313,449 
6,717 
71,115 
121,900 
301,028 
425,948 
386,741 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
3,067 
4 
112 
286 
799 
1,064 
802 
acres 
145,553 
420 
7,629 
12,697 
38,728 
48,824 
37,255 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
2,464 
3 
78 
207 
691 
833 
652 
Solar panels 
farms 
1,773 
3 
60 
154 
529 
602 
425 
Wind turbines 
farms 
588 
- 
9 
42 
159 
187 
191 
Methane digesters 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
4 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
58 
- 
- 
3 
12 
25 
18 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
31 
- 
2 
4 
13 
5 
7 
Biodiesel 
farms 
55 
- 
2 
8 
12 
25 
8 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
118 
- 
10 
7 
20 
44 
37 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
600 
- 
16 
29 
97 
148 
310 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
110,397 
201 
3,441 
10,623 
28,328 
33,560 
34,244 
Part owners 
farms 
25,954 
50 
1,368 
3,326 
7,499 
7,899 
5,812 
Tenants 
farms 
7,689 
129 
1,005 
1,223 
2,170 
1,851 
1,311 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
136,740 
251 
4,829 
13,996 
35,913 
41,578 
40,173 
acres 
33,524,242 
26,805 
668,809 
2,154,539 
5,758,309 
11,326,805 
13,588,975 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
136,351 
251 
4,809 
13,949 
35,827 
41,459 
40,056 
acres 
29,852,164 
24,036 
603,709 
1,965,581 
5,198,246 
10,277,543 
11,783,049 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
33,840 
179 
2,377 
4,576 
9,718 
9,800 
7,190 
acres 
14,274,305 
33,522 
792,174 
1,646,685 
3,542,050 
4,353,298 
3,906,576 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
33,643 
179 
2,373 
4,549 
9,669 
9,750 
7,123 
acres 
13,919,493 
33,522 
722,665 
1,607,991 
3,499,347 
4,299,061 
3,756,907 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
11,745 
17 
211 
770 
2,314 
3,495 
4,938 
acres 
4,026,890 
2,769 
134,609 
227,652 
602,766 
1,103,499 
1,955,595 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
219,666 
601 
9,290 
24,189 
59,444 
65,821 
60,321 
1 operator 
79,921 
219 
2,844 
7,346 
19,761 
23,886 
25,865 
2 operators 
55,348 
118 
2,566 
6,973 
15,853 
17,056 
12,782 
3 operators 
6,942 
35 
326 
609 
1,842 
1,891 
2,239 
4 operators 
1,303 
2 
66 
171 
388 
335 
341 
5 or more operators 
526 
6 
12 
73 
153 
142 
140 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
73,917 
207 
2,949 
8,278 
20,004 
22,161 
20,318 
1 operator 
64,918 
131 
2,649 
7,381 
17,680 
19,671 
17,406 
2 operators 
3,605 
29 
138 
343 
956 
995 
1,144 
3 operators 
492 
6 
8 
50 
113 
148 
167 
4 operators 
54 
- 
- 
14 
15 
14 
11 
5 or more operators 
17 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
14 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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