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 
14,427 
2,917 
9,607 
1,903 
8,781 
5,646 
acres treated 
17,482,867 
1,582,281 
14,295,160 
1,605,426 
9,146,662 
8,336,205 
Manure used 
farms 
2,725 
538 
1,998 
189 
1,368 
1,357 
acres treated 
243,847 
29,421 
194,944 
19,482 
102,133 
141,714 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
5,477 
806 
3,838 
833 
3,216 
2,261 
acres 
5,297,112 
455,093 
4,219,907 
622,112 
2,691,301 
2,605,811 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
15,682 
3,840 
9,873 
1,969 
9,468 
6,214 
acres 
21,732,164 
2,624,527 
17,302,225 
1,805,412 
11,577,550 
10,154,614 
Nematodes 
farms 
358 
68 
236 
54 
206 
152 
acres 
304,453 
38,343 
219,440 
46,670 
133,286 
171,167 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
4,246 
505 
3,102 
639 
2,501 
1,745 
acres 
4,926,836 
344,034 
4,049,808 
532,994 
2,440,996 
2,485,840 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,018 
104 
771 
143 
556 
462 
acres on which used 
702,227 
42,620 
565,521 
94,086 
318,306 
383,921 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
503 
107 
350 
46 
262 
241 
acres 
140,101 
15,456 
115,870 
8,775 
58,932 
81,169 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
3,169 
709 
2,014 
446 
1,886 
1,283 
acres 
2,988,764 
159,485 
2,434,967 
394,312 
1,404,826 
1 ,583,938 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
2,787 
1,364 
1,290 
133 
1,637 
1,150 
acres 
938,553 
272,339 
604,613 
61,601 
498,294 
440,259 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
6,097 
1,229 
4,212 
656 
3,629 
2,468 
acres 
7,848,203 
1,001,018 
6,243,163 
604,022 
4,213,259 
3,634,944 
Cropland on which conservation tillage. 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
4,908 
884 
3,446 
578 
2,966 
1,942 
acres 
6,159,886 
634,858 
5,014,538 
510,490 
3,290,207 
2,869,679 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
7,952 
1,841 
4,964 
1,147 
4,925 
3,027 
acres 
8,002,524 
850,361 
6,390,112 
762,051 
4,171,030 
3,831,494 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,302 
282 
922 
98 
725 
577 
acres 
213,810 
28,891 
169,135 
15,784 
107,858 
105,952 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
565 
176 
348 
41 
261 
304 
Solar panels 
farms 
268 
89 
160 
19 
127 
141 
Wind turbines 
farms 
142 
27 
99 
16 
82 
60 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
161 
62 
94 
5 
62 
99 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
7 
- 
7 
- 
- 
7 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
239 
92 
135 
12 
133 
106 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
15,967 
15,967 
_ 
_ 
10,571 
5,396 
Part owners 
farms 
12,173 
- 
12,173 
- 
7,125 
5,048 
Tenants 
farms 
2,821 
- 
- 
2,821 
1,798 
1,023 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
28,447 
15,967 
12,173 
307 
1 7,927 
10,520 
acres 
24,928,152 
11,579,648 
13,131,456 
217,048 
14,508,024 
10,420,128 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
28,140 
15,967 
12,173 
- 
17,696 
10,444 
acres 
19,819,026 
7,832,469 
11,986,557 
- 
11,063,742 
8,755,284 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
15,090 
96 
12,173 
2,821 
8,987 
6,103 
acres 
19,593,352 
29,420 
16,407,488 
3,156,444 
10,626,669 
8,966,683 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
14,994 
- 
12,173 
2,821 
8,923 
6,071 
acres 
19,443,587 
- 
16,311,637 
3,131,950 
10,525,291 
8,918,296 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
10,292 
7,144 
2,780 
368 
6,834 
3,458 
acres 
5,258,891 
3,776,599 
1,240,750 
241 ,542 
3,545,660 
1,713,231 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
45,015 
22,534 
18,346 
4,135 
19,494 
25,521 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
19,494 
10,571 
7,125 
1,798 
19,494 
- 
2 operators 
9,518 
4,549 
4,164 
805 
- 
9,518 
3 operators 
1,511 
649 
694 
168 
- 
1,511 
4 operators 
314 
123 
151 
40 
- 
314 
5 or more operators 
124 
75 
39 
10 
- 
124 
Total women operators 
number 
11,617 
6,941 
3,959 
717 
2,361 
9,256 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
10,532 
6,200 
3,716 
616 
2,361 
8,171 
2 operators 
341 
199 
102 
40 
- 
341 
3 operators 
96 
76 
13 
7 
- 
96 
4 operators 
10 
10 
- 
- 
- 
10 
5 or more operators 
13 
13 
- 
- 
- 
13 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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