Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
14,427 
12,634 
1,191 
778 
acres treated 
17,482,867 
13,621,521 
2,809,484 
1,908,313 
Manure used 
farms 
2,725 
2,479 
167 
108 
acres treated 
243,847 
200,211 
33,032 
23,696 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
5,477 
4,608 
595 
401 
acres 
5,297,112 
3,880,689 
1,043,433 
743,115 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
15,682 
13,774 
1,257 
809 
acres 
21,732,164 
16,821,302 
3,621,977 
2,408,932 
Nematodes 
farms 
358 
281 
48 
40 
acres 
304,453 
(D) 
69,420 
60,350 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
4,246 
3,581 
455 
302 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
4,926,836 
3,724,891 
899,772 
581,708 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,018 
829 
113 
83 
acres on which used 
702,227 
509,837 
135,654 
100,012 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
503 
353 
89 
65 
acres 
140,101 
94,339 
(D) 
18,674 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
3,169 
2,668 
293 
219 
acres 
2,988,764 
2,096,127 
616,116 
494,311 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
2,787 
2,449 
212 
156 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
938,553 
754,398 
108,888 
81,209 
used 
farms 
6,097 
5,353 
526 
307 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
7,848,203 
6,298,098 
1,197,040 
612,708 
used 
farms 
4,908 
4,226 
447 
289 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
6,159,886 
4,683,471 
1,035,136 
718,010 
practices were used 
farms 
7,952 
6,936 
679 
485 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
8,002,524 
5,956,838 
1,508,831 
1,169,386 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,302 
1,123 
109 
78 
acres 
213,810 
167,299 
24,728 
20,085 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
565 
499 
43 
28 
Solar panels 
farms 
268 
245 
16 
11 
Wind turbines 
farms 
142 
132 
7 
3 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
161 
136 
12 
12 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
7 
1 
6 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
239 
214 
20 
8 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
15,967 
14,288 
1,007 
630 
Part owners 
farms 
12,173 
10,846 
893 
560 
Tenants 
farms 
2,821 
2,444 
224 
154 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
28,447 
25,417 
1,912 
1,198 
acres 
24,928,152 
20,558,493 
3,071,653 
1,918,766 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
28,140 
25,134 
1,900 
1,190 
acres 
19,819,026 
16,133,422 
2,669,484 
1,624,523 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
15,090 
13,379 
1,120 
717 
acres 
19,593,352 
15,178,948 
2,812,879 
1,922,154 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
14,994 
13,290 
1,117 
714 
acres 
19,443,587 
15,048,076 
2,800,921 
1,912,849 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
10,292 
9,202 
653 
425 
acres 
5,258,891 
4,555,943 
414,127 
303,548 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
45,015 
38,867 
4,178 
2,705 
1 operator 
19,494 
18,012 
726 
440 
2 operators 
9,518 
8,224 
937 
591 
3 operators 
1,511 
1,064 
338 
225 
4 operators 
314 
215 
77 
57 
5 or more operators 
124 
63 
46 
31 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
11,617 
10,270 
847 
542 
1 operator 
10,532 
9,491 
616 
386 
2 operators 
341 
250 
67 
43 
3 operators 
96 
69 
26 
17 
4 operators 
10 
3 
1 
1 
5 or more operators 
13 
10 
3 
3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
144 North Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
