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 
997 
732 
1 
32 
57 
145 
201 
296 
acres treated 
281,399 
254,920 
(D) 
13,504 
42,711 
(D) 
66,574 
76,924 
Manure used 
farms 
420 
305 
1 
18 
22 
52 
69 
143 
acres treated 
31,035 
24,269 
(D) 
3,121 
(D) 
4,710 
2,715 
12,364 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
375 
287 
1 
4 
40 
63 
72 
107 
acres 
140,072 
126,328 
(D) 
(D) 
15,930 
24,639 
39,827 
43,688 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
952 
649 
1 
29 
48 
132 
186 
253 
acres 
244,067 
220,614 
(D) 
(D) 
30,433 
45,823 
58,296 
72,709 
Nematodes 
farms 
41 
19 
1 
3 
5 
10 
acres 
13,194 
12,094 
- 
- 
(D) 
75 
(D) 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
70 
41 
- 
- 
2 
9 
12 
18 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
7,696 
6,297 
- 
- 
(D) 
125 
943 
(D) 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
38 
23 
- 
3 
- 
5 
9 
6 
acres on which used 
4,759 
3,081 
- 
360 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
830 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
70 
65 
_ 
1 
2 
16 
26 
20 
acres 
1 1 ,296 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,167 
5,065 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
515 
327 
2 
15 
9 
66 
86 
149 
acres 
98,365 
80,564 
(D) 
(D) 
3,460 
15,655 
23,048 
23,194 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
72 
59 
1 
1 
2 
17 
12 
26 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
14,586 
14,266 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
8,302 
3,131 
(D) 
used 
farms 
178 
129 
- 
3 
12 
33 
35 
46 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
17,527 
15,386 
39 
1,862 
1,913 
6,727 
4,845 
used 
farms 
76 
59 
- 
- 
2 
25 
20 
12 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
19,460 
18,775 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,627 
(D) 
3,928 
practices were used 
farms 
638 
427 
1 
12 
35 
91 
139 
149 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
74,234 
64,269 
(D) 
(D) 
8,113 
10,276 
19,674 
21,541 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
178 
125 
- 
2 
10 
39 
26 
48 
acres 
10,526 
7,915 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,023 
2,246 
2,419 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
265 
156 
- 
6 
4 
32 
43 
71 
Solar panels 
farms 
223 
126 
- 
- 
1 
25 
42 
58 
Wind turbines 
farms 
53 
45 
- 
6 
3 
13 
3 
20 
Methane digesters 
farms 
8 
8 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
7 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
10 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
20 
19 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
15 
Biodiesel 
farms 
18 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
8 
Ethanol 
farms 
7 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7 
Other 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
8 
8 
- 
- 
- 
7 
- 
1 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
3,227 
1,584 
1 
58 
49 
274 
476 
726 
Part owners 
farms 
631 
441 
1 
26 
44 
85 
129 
156 
Tenants 
farms 
279 
169 
- 
18 
34 
40 
29 
48 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
3,867 
2,027 
2 
84 
93 
360 
605 
883 
acres 
5,410,194 
4,728,845 
(D) 
(D) 
854,875 
521,430 
1 ,427,632 
1 ,823,370 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
3,858 
2,025 
2 
84 
93 
359 
605 
882 
acres 
5,216,886 
4,569,788 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
509,355 
1,322,109 
1,789,819 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
913 
612 
1 
44 
78 
125 
159 
205 
acres 
803,364 
634,768 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
199,607 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
910 
610 
1 
44 
78 
125 
158 
204 
acres 
696,875 
628,446 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
115,070 
103,784 
199,289 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
238 
106 
_ 
3 
2 
18 
31 
52 
acres 
299,797 
165,379 
- 
2,508 
(D) 
12,079 
(D) 
33,869 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
6,880 
3,787 
5 
150 
257 
665 
1,125 
1,585 
1 operator 
1,877 
928 
- 
57 
30 
186 
231 
424 
2 operators 
1,930 
1,049 
1 
42 
82 
172 
339 
413 
3 operators 
266 
170 
1 
3 
5 
38 
49 
74 
4 operators 
34 
26 
- 
- 
6 
1 
7 
12 
5 or more operators 
30 
21 
- 
- 
4 
2 
8 
7 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
2,701 
1,436 
1 
48 
93 
229 
448 
617 
1 operator 
2,360 
1,202 
1 
44 
68 
199 
382 
508 
2 operators 
135 
84 
- 
2 
2 
15 
33 
32 
3 operators 
12 
12 
- 
- 
7 
- 
- 
5 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
7 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
188 Nevada 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
