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 
13,683 
6,564 
6,418 
701 
6,692 
6,991 
acres treated 
2,174,462 
310,356 
1,786,918 
77,188 
790,283 
1,384,179 
Manure used 
farms 
8,902 
3,920 
4,616 
366 
3,823 
5,079 
acres treated 
970,813 
141,216 
798,356 
31,241 
287,806 
683,007 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
7,007 
3,757 
2,849 
401 
3,225 
3,782 
acres 
823,419 
122,223 
665,142 
36,054 
264,106 
559,313 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1 1 ,942 
5,593 
5,705 
644 
5,832 
6,110 
acres 
1,909,800 
258,698 
1,576,993 
74,109 
706,555 
1,203,245 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,056 
586 
409 
61 
477 
579 
acres 
81,518 
16,035 
61,903 
3,580 
31,696 
49,822 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
3,141 
1,972 
996 
173 
1,473 
1,668 
acres 
224,993 
55,127 
159,148 
10,718 
78,034 
146,959 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,066 
644 
374 
48 
496 
570 
acres on which used 
91,399 
29,801 
59,350 
2,248 
26,064 
65,335 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
7,009 
3,431 
3,314 
264 
3,313 
3,696 
acres 
780,996 
146,841 
603,296 
30,859 
284,418 
496,578 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
6,524 
3,867 
2,425 
232 
2,983 
3,541 
acres 
447,291 
126,749 
300,647 
19,895 
187,829 
259,462 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,470 
894 
513 
63 
665 
805 
acres 
116,708 
51,005 
60,262 
5,441 
49,478 
67,230 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
2,497 
1,010 
1,375 
112 
1,206 
1,291 
acres 
280,214 
38,994 
230,520 
10,700 
114,151 
166,063 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
2,854 
910 
1,828 
116 
1,363 
1,491 
acres 
635,595 
50,922 
565,137 
19,536 
225,621 
409,974 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
10,602 
4,854 
5,166 
582 
5,210 
5,392 
acres 
1,009,389 
178,104 
785,782 
45,503 
390,196 
619,193 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
3,912 
1,804 
1,891 
217 
1,748 
2,164 
acres 
215,297 
31,577 
172,803 
10,917 
64,006 
151,291 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,379 
936 
391 
52 
565 
814 
Solar panels 
farms 
815 
604 
174 
37 
321 
494 
Wind turbines 
farms 
317 
197 
119 
1 
136 
181 
Methane digesters 
farms 
20 
4 
16 
- 
2 
18 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
123 
97 
21 
5 
50 
73 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
35 
26 
6 
3 
25 
10 
Biodiesel 
farms 
95 
49 
39 
7 
35 
60 
Ethanol 
farms 
32 
12 
17 
3 
13 
19 
Other 
farms 
46 
32 
14 
- 
20 
26 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
279 
162 
116 
1 
131 
148 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
23,795 
23,795 
_ 
- 
12,269 
11,526 
Part owners 
farms 
10,263 
- 
10,263 
- 
4,949 
5,314 
Tenants 
farms 
1,479 
- 
- 
1,479 
859 
620 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
34,106 
23,795 
10,263 
48 
17,244 
16,862 
acres 
5,548,189 
2,945,105 
2,598,207 
4,877 
2,525,539 
3,022,650 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
34,058 
23,795 
10,263 
- 
17,218 
16,840 
acres 
5,226,301 
2,685,977 
2,540,324 
" 
2,348,335 
2,877,966 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
11,809 
67 
10,263 
1,479 
5,841 
5,968 
acres 
1,970,568 
(D) 
1,727,029 
(D) 
836,030 
1,134,538 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
1 1 ,742 
10,263 
1,479 
5,808 
5,934 
acres 
1,957,275 
- 
1,722,184 
235,091 
830,043 
1,127,232 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
5,334 
4,359 
891 
84 
2,793 
2,541 
acres 
335,181 
264,543 
62,728 
7,910 
183,191 
151,990 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
57,022 
37,366 
17,380 
2,276 
18,077 
38,945 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
18,077 
12,269 
4,949 
859 
18,077 
- 
2 operators 
14,487 
9,996 
3,991 
500 
- 
14,487 
3 operators 
2,342 
1,226 
1,020 
96 
- 
2,342 
4 operators 
432 
204 
211 
17 
- 
432 
5 or more operators 
199 
100 
92 
7 
- 
199 
Total women operators 
number 
19,215 
13,843 
4,668 
704 
2,903 
16,312 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
16,512 
11,969 
3,963 
580 
2,903 
13,609 
2 operators 
1,072 
747 
283 
42 
- 
1,072 
3 operators 
124 
85 
32 
7 
- 
124 
4 operators 
24 
19 
4 
1 
24 
5 or more operators 
14 
7 
5 
2 
14 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
222 New York 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
