Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
26,149 
22,661 
2,236 
1,803 
acres treated 
2,612,426 
1,855,488 
502,522 
445,581 
Manure used 
farms 
19,373 
17,019 
1,662 
1,313 
acres treated 
1 ,248,975 
913,914 
249,854 
219,165 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
12,158 
10,060 
1,297 
1,093 
acres 
1,000,265 
650,957 
214,436 
197,513 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
23,669 
20,303 
2,151 
1,726 
acres 
2,354,445 
1,646,481 
459,786 
406,636 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,552 
1,265 
161 
138 
acres 
88,584 
(D) 
15,095 
14,162 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
4,234 
3,479 
389 
318 
acres 
198,642 
116,723 
37,202 
33,711 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,538 
1,238 
141 
125 
acres on which used 
49,008 
28,076 
8,089 
7,264 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
6,794 
5,775 
697 
533 
acres 
297,320 
210,047 
59,895 
50,992 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
4,480 
3,882 
356 
285 
acres 
138,228 
105,637 
21,788 
18,960 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
4,217 
3,552 
389 
326 
acres 
313,373 
226,534 
49,563 
44,075 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
13,937 
1 1 ,952 
1,382 
1,120 
acres 
1,379,252 
974,621 
269,540 
241,314 
Cropland on which conservation tillage. 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
7,494 
6,359 
791 
647 
acres 
504,502 
351,774 
99,205 
87,028 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
14,824 
13,137 
1,128 
867 
acres 
470,436 
370,359 
73,025 
58,886 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
10,588 
9,087 
982 
802 
acres 
446,295 
309,350 
92,646 
83,104 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
2,234 
1,917 
158 
125 
Solar panels 
farms 
1,528 
1,313 
98 
79 
Wind turbines 
farms 
176 
156 
12 
8 
Methane digesters 
farms 
37 
12 
16 
16 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
378 
328 
31 
21 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
36 
32 
3 
1 
Biodiesel 
farms 
138 
123 
8 
8 
Ethanol 
farms 
58 
49 
6 
6 
Other 
farms 
34 
32 
2 
2 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
111 
92 
9 
3 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
40,788 
36,610 
2,059 
1,534 
Part owners 
farms 
14,335 
12,242 
1,435 
1,136 
Tenants 
farms 
4,186 
3,538 
314 
274 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
55,197 
48,914 
3,502 
2,674 
acres 
5,729,786 
4,539,372 
657,023 
533,604 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
55,123 
48,852 
3,494 
2,670 
acres 
5,377,978 
4,240,546 
629,682 
512,453 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
18,610 
15,862 
1,752 
1,411 
acres 
2,336,805 
1,694,688 
423,337 
370,677 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
18,521 
15,780 
1,749 
1,410 
acres 
2,326,466 
1,687,598 
422,876 
370,324 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
7,623 
6,781 
448 
327 
acres 
362,147 
305,916 
27,802 
21,504 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
92,341 
78,549 
7,981 
6,298 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
32,632 
30,417 
876 
632 
2 operators 
22,068 
18,742 
2,036 
1,569 
3 operators 
3,618 
2,610 
687 
571 
4 operators 
649 
434 
137 
106 
5 or more operators 
342 
187 
72 
66 
Total women operators 
number 
28,026 
24,335 
1,865 
1,482 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
23,933 
21,335 
1,277 
995 
2 operators 
1,679 
1,265 
230 
184 
3 operators 
185 
120 
34 
31 
4 operators 
34 
24 
4 
4 
5 or more operators 
7 
2 
2 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
146 Pennsylvania 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
