Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
14,427 
12,179 
169 
1,195 
1,609 
3,122 
3,560 
2,524 
acres treated 
17,482,867 
16,705,005 
102,997 
1 ,323,248 
2,700,934 
4,957,525 
5,220,674 
2,399,627 
Manure used 
farms 
2,725 
2,264 
24 
154 
252 
653 
734 
447 
acres treated 
243,847 
218,664 
620 
15,530 
29,969 
57,181 
82,745 
32,619 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
5,477 
4,857 
80 
605 
785 
1,282 
1,378 
727 
acres 
5,297,112 
5,084,654 
26,757 
462,128 
990,456 
1,642,254 
1,398,172 
564,887 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
15,682 
12,758 
172 
1,230 
1,659 
3,215 
3,702 
2,780 
acres 
21,732,164 
20,671,840 
107,879 
1 ,520,343 
3,251,512 
6,148,270 
6,529,988 
3,113,848 
Nematodes 
farms 
358 
300 
- 
27 
45 
101 
85 
42 
acres 
304,453 
284,829 
- 
20,301 
45,786 
128,944 
66,197 
23,601 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
4,246 
3,813 
63 
455 
636 
965 
1,123 
571 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
4,926,836 
4,730,966 
28,696 
462,900 
922,500 
1,368,179 
1,395,169 
553,522 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,018 
927 
4 
75 
138 
280 
297 
133 
acres on which used 
702,227 
680,104 
954 
43,101 
121,169 
232,573 
218,365 
63,942 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
503 
432 
10 
36 
65 
112 
137 
72 
acres 
140,101 
136,877 
2,718 
6,388 
16,023 
42,621 
45,814 
23,313 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
3,169 
2,613 
56 
270 
314 
637 
864 
472 
acres 
2,988,764 
2,866,504 
26,946 
257,319 
372,833 
878,138 
1,030,684 
300,584 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
2,787 
1,684 
27 
124 
179 
390 
532 
432 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
938,553 
734,560 
9,545 
55,509 
116,167 
201,054 
224,625 
127,660 
used 
farms 
6,097 
5,194 
59 
490 
681 
1,355 
1,524 
1,085 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
7,848,203 
7,465,004 
26,555 
573,246 
1 ,203,542 
2,289,203 
2,200,878 
1,171,580 
used 
farms 
4,908 
4,286 
54 
367 
547 
1,110 
1,359 
849 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
6,159,886 
5,897,111 
22,288 
381,684 
890,075 
1,756,645 
1,969,223 
877,196 
practices were used 
farms 
7,952 
6,610 
115 
661 
875 
1,646 
1,862 
1,451 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
8,002,524 
7,664,754 
58,250 
565,902 
1,203,103 
2,276,935 
2,469,810 
1,090,754 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,302 
1,058 
15 
133 
166 
258 
335 
151 
acres 
213,810 
188,631 
2,528 
22,468 
36,758 
44,994 
60,843 
21,040 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
565 
421 
1 
40 
78 
109 
125 
68 
Solar panels 
farms 
268 
217 
1 
24 
36 
55 
66 
35 
Wind turbines 
farms 
142 
113 
- 
11 
17 
29 
35 
21 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
161 
91 
- 
4 
26 
18 
29 
14 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
239 
146 
1 
4 
20 
41 
48 
32 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
15,967 
5,604 
32 
186 
422 
937 
1,465 
2,562 
Part owners 
farms 
12,173 
10,063 
90 
800 
1,410 
2,686 
3,177 
1,900 
Tenants 
farms 
2,821 
1,842 
119 
482 
283 
381 
309 
268 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
28,447 
15,872 
122 
989 
1,854 
3,644 
4,694 
4,569 
acres 
24,928,152 
18,780,823 
31,681 
556,142 
1,858,600 
4,616,684 
6,250,124 
5,467,592 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
28,140 
15,667 
122 
986 
1,832 
3,623 
4,642 
4,462 
acres 
19,819,026 
16,226,392 
28,670 
527,729 
1,690,849 
4,267,843 
5,573,699 
4,137,602 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
15,090 
1 1 ,960 
209 
1,282 
1,699 
3,076 
3,504 
2,190 
acres 
19,593,352 
18,124,006 
134,326 
1,775,811 
3,182,889 
5,450,685 
5,169,728 
2,410,567 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
14,994 
1 1 ,905 
209 
1,282 
1,693 
3,067 
3,486 
2,168 
acres 
19,443,587 
18,024,963 
133,766 
1,773,611 
3,171,470 
5,431,366 
5,124,822 
2,389,928 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
10,292 
4,970 
18 
138 
375 
877 
1,422 
2,140 
acres 
5,258,891 
2,653,474 
3,571 
30,613 
179,170 
368,160 
721,331 
1 ,350,629 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
45,015 
25,571 
311 
2,149 
3,063 
5,935 
7,349 
6,764 
1 operator 
19,494 
10,902 
196 
889 
1,314 
2,415 
3,022 
3,066 
2 operators 
9,518 
5,467 
28 
488 
673 
1,332 
1,569 
1,377 
3 operators 
1,511 
912 
10 
84 
111 
202 
284 
221 
4 operators 
314 
170 
6 
5 
15 
33 
55 
56 
5 or more operators 
124 
58 
1 
2 
2 
22 
21 
10 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
11,617 
5,385 
37 
418 
616 
1,240 
1,546 
1,528 
1 operator 
10,532 
5,055 
37 
393 
571 
1,151 
1,457 
1,446 
2 operators 
341 
141 
- 
11 
18 
40 
37 
35 
3 operators 
96 
16 
- 
1 
3 
3 
5 
4 
4 operators 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
13 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
198 North Dakota 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
