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 
997 
655 
280 
62 
368 
629 
acres treated 
281,399 
147,101 
117,389 
16,909 
96,565 
184,834 
Manure used 
farms 
420 
288 
117 
15 
153 
267 
acres treated 
31,035 
23,495 
6,556 
984 
13,226 
17,809 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
375 
263 
89 
23 
126 
249 
acres 
140,072 
84,496 
50,590 
4,986 
34,975 
105,097 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
952 
655 
242 
55 
333 
619 
acres 
244,067 
131,333 
101,837 
10,897 
66,678 
177,389 
Nematodes 
farms 
41 
38 
2 
1 
10 
31 
acres 
13,194 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
5,311 
7,883 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
70 
58 
7 
5 
21 
49 
acres 
7,696 
(D) 
(D) 
358 
5,639 
2,057 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
38 
30 
4 
4 
19 
19 
acres on which used 
4,759 
3,892 
470 
397 
2,392 
2,367 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
70 
30 
39 
1 
29 
41 
acres 
1 1 ,296 
(D) 
7,085 
(D) 
5,409 
5,887 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
515 
362 
124 
29 
231 
284 
acres 
98,365 
51,699 
30,315 
16,351 
54,641 
43,724 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
72 
51 
20 
1 
18 
54 
acres 
14,586 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
8,414 
6,172 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
178 
97 
67 
14 
49 
129 
acres 
17,527 
9,680 
7,556 
291 
5,787 
1 1 ,740 
Cropland on which conservation tillage. 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
76 
51 
24 
1 
45 
31 
acres 
19,460 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
6,823 
12,637 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
638 
373 
221 
44 
253 
385 
acres 
74,234 
35,326 
33,007 
5,901 
22,706 
51,528 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
178 
94 
66 
18 
75 
103 
acres 
10,526 
5,219 
4,425 
882 
4,552 
5,974 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
265 
225 
28 
12 
86 
179 
Solar panels 
farms 
223 
186 
25 
12 
75 
148 
Wind turbines 
farms 
53 
49 
3 
1 
12 
41 
Methane digesters 
farms 
8 
8 
- 
- 
- 
8 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
10 
10 
- 
- 
- 
10 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
20 
20 
- 
- 
3 
17 
Biodiesel 
farms 
18 
18 
- 
- 
1 
17 
Ethanol 
farms 
7 
7 
- 
- 
- 
7 
Other 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
8 
7 
1 
- 
6 
2 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
3,227 
3,227 
_ 
_ 
1,459 
1,768 
Part owners 
farms 
631 
- 
631 
- 
299 
332 
Tenants 
farms 
279 
- 
- 
279 
119 
160 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
3,867 
3,227 
631 
9 
1,758 
2,109 
acres 
5,410,194 
4,650,747 
759,011 
436 
2,645,131 
2,765,063 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
3,858 
3,227 
631 
- 
1,758 
2,100 
acres 
5,216,886 
4,462,979 
753,907 
- 
2,482,643 
2,734,243 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
913 
3 
631 
279 
420 
493 
acres 
803,364 
(D) 
467,740 
(D) 
367,270 
436,094 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
910 
631 
279 
418 
492 
acres 
696,875 
- 
467,620 
229,255 
360,828 
336,047 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
238 
193 
30 
15 
106 
132 
acres 
299,797 
294,086 
5,224 
487 
168,930 
130,867 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
6,880 
5,328 
1,059 
493 
1,877 
5,003 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,877 
1,459 
299 
119 
1,877 
- 
2 operators 
1,930 
1,547 
261 
122 
- 
1,930 
3 operators 
266 
179 
61 
26 
- 
266 
4 operators 
34 
19 
4 
11 
- 
34 
5 or more operators 
30 
23 
6 
1 
- 
30 
Total women operators 
number 
2,701 
2,176 
335 
190 
479 
2,222 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
2,360 
1,941 
280 
139 
479 
1,881 
2 operators 
135 
100 
26 
9 
- 
135 
3 operators 
12 
- 
1 
11 
- 
12 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
7 
7 
- 
- 
- 
7 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
206 Nevada 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
