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 
265 
- 
4 
18 
90 
96 
57 
acres treated 
26,479 
- 
150 
5,506 
8,149 
7,749 
4,925 
Manure used 
farms 
115 
- 
3 
6 
43 
37 
26 
acres treated 
6,766 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
4,038 
1,427 
1,050 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
88 
- 
4 
7 
28 
28 
21 
acres 
13,744 
- 
1,236 
(D) 
7,646 
2,122 
(D) 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
303 
- 
12 
39 
97 
94 
61 
acres 
23,453 
- 
2,306 
3,524 
9,089 
5,101 
3,433 
Nematodes 
farms 
22 
- 
- 
1 
12 
2 
7 
acres 
1,100 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,020 
(D) 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
29 
- 
- 
1 
16 
4 
8 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
1,399 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,034 
4 
(D) 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
15 
- 
- 
- 
14 
- 
1 
acres on which used 
1,678 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
5 
_ 
_ 
_ 
2 
2 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
188 
- 
2 
24 
71 
60 
31 
acres 
17,801 
- 
(D) 
4,087 
10,551 
1,533 
(D) 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
13 
- 
1 
1 
7 
4 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
320 
■ 
(D) 
(D) 
221 
(D) 
■ 
used 
farms 
49 
- 
- 
4 
13 
17 
15 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
2,141 
(D) 
726 
(D) 
596 
used 
farms 
17 
- 
- 
2 
9 
3 
3 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
685 
■ 
■ 
(D) 
477 
(D) 
81 
practices were used 
farms 
211 
1 
8 
31 
67 
41 
63 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
9,965 
(D) 
(D) 
1,541 
4,480 
1,014 
2,539 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
53 
- 
4 
10 
18 
5 
16 
acres 
2,611 
- 
520 
68 
985 
118 
920 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
109 
- 
- 
8 
29 
42 
30 
Solar panels 
farms 
97 
- 
- 
7 
22 
39 
29 
Wind turbines 
farms 
8 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
4 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
8 
- 
- 
- 
6 
2 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,643 
7 
33 
110 
465 
526 
502 
Part owners 
farms 
190 
- 
10 
24 
51 
52 
53 
Tenants 
farms 
110 
- 
15 
20 
15 
38 
22 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
1,840 
7 
43 
134 
516 
578 
562 
acres 
681,349 
(D) 
(D) 
15,936 
56,570 
51,408 
550,072 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
1,833 
7 
43 
134 
516 
578 
555 
acres 
647,098 
(D) 
(D) 
15,741 
51,590 
(D) 
526,314 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
301 
_ 
25 
44 
67 
90 
75 
acres 
168,596 
- 
23,258 
(D) 
(D) 
14,863 
12,834 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
300 
- 
25 
44 
66 
90 
75 
acres 
68,429 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
8,254 
14,836 
12,834 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
132 
_ 
7 
10 
30 
27 
58 
acres 
134,418 
- 
3,310 
315 
(D) 
2,035 
(D) 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
3,093 
7 
96 
255 
927 
947 
861 
1 operator 
949 
7 
27 
66 
193 
314 
342 
2 operators 
881 
- 
24 
78 
300 
276 
203 
3 operators 
96 
- 
7 
7 
35 
23 
24 
4 operators 
8 
- 
- 
3 
2 
3 
- 
5 or more operators 
9 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
8 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
1,265 
- 
35 
108 
416 
382 
324 
1 operator 
1,158 
- 
35 
104 
373 
352 
294 
2 operators 
51 
- 
- 
2 
19 
15 
15 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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