Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative. 
Total 
Total 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
1,092 
999 
956 
93 
88 
160 
acres treated 
237,643 
215,954 
205,728 
21,689 
21,223 
16,773 
Manure used 
farms 
564 
529 
514 
35 
34 
128 
acres treated 
77,299 
72,483 
69,689 
4,816 
(D) 
7,908 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
734 
683 
663 
51 
50 
67 
acres 
127,577 
118,141 
112,504 
9,436 
(D) 
7,295 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1,050 
964 
930 
86 
81 
165 
acres 
232,136 
211,999 
199,841 
20,137 
19,697 
16,042 
Nematodes 
farms 
116 
108 
101 
8 
6 
10 
acres 
13,568 
13,498 
1 1 ,342 
70 
(D) 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
339 
322 
313 
17 
16 
27 
acres 
40,953 
39,547 
38,205 
1,406 
(D) 
3,764 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
146 
141 
139 
5 
5 
13 
acres on which used 
12,726 
12,381 
(D) 
345 
345 
117 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
281 
271 
265 
10 
9 
41 
acres 
25,756 
25,271 
23,601 
485 
(D) 
1,622 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
197 
179 
176 
18 
16 
45 
acres 
9,743 
8,351 
8,274 
1,392 
(D) 
1,060 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
222 
211 
197 
11 
7 
54 
acres 
29,284 
28,205 
24,293 
1,079 
950 
7,992 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
517 
481 
460 
36 
34 
86 
acres 
123,918 
117,338 
1 1 1 ,395 
6,580 
(D) 
11,173 
Cropland on which conservation tillage. 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
290 
268 
256 
22 
22 
54 
acres 
51,145 
41,365 
38,233 
9,780 
9,780 
2,378 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
471 
428 
418 
43 
40 
88 
acres 
24,887 
21,612 
20,169 
3,275 
(D) 
2,165 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
437 
399 
378 
38 
38 
82 
acres 
41,179 
38,169 
34,721 
3,010 
3,010 
3,120 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
132 
117 
105 
15 
14 
27 
Solar panels 
farms 
98 
88 
82 
10 
10 
19 
Wind turbines 
farms 
8 
7 
4 
1 
- 
- 
Methane digesters 
farms 
7 
7 
5 
- 
- 
2 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
17 
13 
12 
4 
4 
2 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
6 
5 
5 
1 
1 
1 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
10 
10 
7 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,447 
596 
1,301 
551 
1,260 
528 
146 
127 
672 
Part owners 
farms 
45 
44 
62 
Tenants 
farms 
251 
202 
199 
49 
46 
83 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
2,047 
1,856 
1,792 
191 
171 
734 
acres 
362,326 
330,367 
289,327 
31,959 
21,094 
171,065 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
2,043 
1,852 
1,788 
191 
171 
734 
acres 
344,254 
313,352 
273,335 
30,902 
20,257 
163,496 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
848 
754 
727 
94 
90 
148 
acres 
202,548 
179,859 
175,148 
22,689 
22,538 
16,232 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
847 
753 
727 
94 
90 
145 
acres 
200,108 
177,419 
173,008 
22,689 
22,538 
15,884 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
284 
267 
261 
17 
13 
110 
acres 
20,512 
19,455 
18,132 
1,057 
837 
7,917 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
4,389 
3,925 
3,742 
464 
376 
1,422 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
966 
839 
804 
127 
116 
373 
2 operators 
920 
843 
828 
77 
73 
370 
3 operators 
272 
256 
246 
16 
14 
49 
4 operators 
67 
57 
56 
10 
8 
11 
5 or more operators 
69 
59 
53 
10 
6 
14 
Total women operators 
number 
1,349 
1,228 
1,208 
121 
116 
477 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
982 
900 
884 
82 
79 
339 
2 operators 
134 
116 
116 
18 
17 
50 
3 operators 
23 
22 
22 
1 
1 
8 
4 operators 
4 
4 
3 
- 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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