Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
997 
702 
100 
94 
acres treated 
281,399 
120,174 
35,209 
32,204 
Manure used 
farms 
420 
331 
46 
44 
acres treated 
31,035 
22,187 
(D) 
(D) 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
375 
230 
59 
54 
acres 
140,072 
(D) 
15,224 
13,135 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
952 
652 
107 
100 
acres 
244,067 
102,687 
33,687 
30,526 
Nematodes 
farms 
41 
33 
3 
3 
acres 
13,194 
1,256 
75 
75 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
70 
53 
5 
5 
acres 
7,696 
1,568 
436 
436 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
38 
28 
3 
3 
acres on which used 
4,759 
2,566 
120 
120 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
70 
43 
9 
6 
acres 
11,296 
5,096 
(D) 
480 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
515 
375 
55 
49 
acres 
98,365 
42,050 
20,803 
20,220 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
72 
47 
12 
9 
acres 
14,586 
7,334 
1,076 
809 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
178 
104 
24 
22 
acres 
17,527 
6,636 
3,459 
(D) 
Cropland on which conservation tillage. 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
76 
35 
19 
18 
acres 
19,460 
(D) 
3,242 
(D) 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
638 
413 
71 
66 
acres 
74,234 
30,522 
6,820 
5,588 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
178 
105 
32 
31 
acres 
10,526 
6,194 
1,248 
(D) 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
265 
201 
23 
22 
Solar panels 
farms 
223 
173 
17 
16 
Wind turbines 
farms 
53 
39 
10 
10 
Methane digesters 
farms 
8 
8 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
10 
9 
1 
1 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
20 
9 
2 
2 
Biodiesel 
farms 
18 
17 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
7 
7 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
8 
1 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
3,227 
2,535 
266 
209 
Part owners 
farms 
631 
465 
57 
55 
Tenants 
farms 
279 
217 
7 
5 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
3,867 
3,009 
323 
264 
acres 
5,410,194 
1,108,393 
521,201 
478,559 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
3,858 
3,000 
323 
264 
acres 
5,216,886 
1 ,077,342 
505,512 
471,642 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
913 
685 
64 
60 
acres 
803,364 
449,760 
152,917 
151,901 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
910 
682 
64 
60 
acres 
696,875 
343,302 
152,917 
151,901 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
238 
160 
25 
16 
acres 
299,797 
137,509 
15,689 
(D) 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
6,880 
5,155 
634 
515 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,877 
1,499 
111 
86 
2 operators 
1,930 
1,541 
158 
132 
3 operators 
266 
145 
51 
47 
4 operators 
34 
23 
2 
2 
5 or more operators 
30 
9 
8 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
2,701 
2,172 
202 
170 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
2,360 
1,963 
155 
125 
2 operators 
135 
88 
22 
21 
3 operators 
12 
11 
1 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
7 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
136 Nevada 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
