Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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 
9,057 
69 
813 
1,289 
2,577 
2,801 
1,508 
acres treated 
391,231 
3,428 
34,122 
52,597 
109,831 
129,815 
61,438 
Manure used 
farms 
6,484 
34 
635 
1,005 
1,923 
1,922 
965 
acres treated 
163,213 
1,088 
15,177 
24,636 
49,186 
49,170 
23,956 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
3,082 
34 
333 
448 
781 
974 
512 
acres 
101,437 
2,144 
9,701 
12,749 
23,548 
39,664 
13,631 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
7,933 
69 
692 
1,116 
2,227 
2,462 
1,367 
acres 
317,450 
3,000 
28,613 
45,030 
85,683 
104,788 
50,336 
Nematodes 
farms 
368 
- 
28 
48 
93 
128 
71 
acres 
1 1 ,447 
- 
725 
1,044 
1,764 
6,084 
1,830 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,275 
18 
122 
199 
327 
415 
194 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
22,531 
418 
1,535 
2,569 
4,280 
1 1 ,232 
2,497 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
382 
6 
30 
58 
99 
119 
70 
acres on which used 
6,857 
33 
753 
364 
1,055 
3,742 
910 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
2,306 
10 
159 
308 
634 
743 
452 
acres 
57,187 
374 
2,338 
6,212 
16,186 
21,394 
10,683 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
1,975 
19 
91 
276 
521 
626 
442 
acres 
38,758 
775 
1,212 
3,564 
9,702 
13,826 
9,679 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,864 
6 
62 
175 
526 
581 
514 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
86,122 
255 
4,022 
9,025 
24,744 
26,504 
21,572 
used 
farms 
3,694 
41 
395 
520 
1,036 
1,057 
645 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
167,458 
1,910 
17,484 
22,380 
46,451 
51,319 
27,914 
used 
farms 
1,842 
18 
149 
241 
521 
593 
320 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
58,372 
871 
4,230 
6,918 
16,176 
20,820 
9,357 
practices were used 
farms 
4,928 
28 
469 
710 
1,408 
1,460 
853 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
96,224 
452 
6,683 
15,484 
26,399 
29,279 
17,927 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
2,664 
34 
322 
394 
717 
782 
415 
acres 
51,971 
813 
6,251 
7,171 
14,060 
16,096 
7,580 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,074 
6 
82 
109 
299 
370 
208 
Solar panels 
farms 
706 
3 
57 
80 
214 
228 
124 
Wind turbines 
farms 
110 
3 
13 
12 
28 
30 
24 
Methane digesters 
farms 
9 
- 
1 
- 
- 
6 
2 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
252 
3 
2 
23 
50 
117 
57 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
12 
- 
4 
- 
4 
2 
2 
Biodiesel 
farms 
51 
- 
6 
7 
12 
12 
14 
Ethanol 
farms 
16 
- 
3 
1 
2 
5 
5 
Other 
farms 
11 
- 
3 
1 
2 
5 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
38 
- 
- 
4 
7 
20 
7 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
22,936 
75 
1,043 
2,675 
6,157 
7,125 
5,861 
Part owners 
farms 
4,308 
30 
374 
697 
1,308 
1,302 
597 
Tenants 
farms 
1,427 
47 
398 
262 
369 
233 
118 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
27,264 
105 
1,422 
3,372 
7,470 
8,434 
6,461 
acres 
2,199,214 
4,044 
67,807 
207,026 
553,285 
717,263 
649,789 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
27,244 
105 
1,417 
3,372 
7,465 
8,427 
6,458 
acres 
2,020,951 
3,717 
61,861 
190,835 
511,079 
661,790 
591,669 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
5,770 
77 
772 
962 
1,690 
1,545 
724 
acres 
375,743 
4,438 
42,551 
65,364 
109,766 
1 1 1 ,444 
42,180 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
5,735 
77 
772 
959 
1,677 
1,535 
715 
acres 
372,335 
4,438 
42,457 
65,124 
108,285 
110,611 
41,420 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
4,190 
14 
219 
456 
1,123 
1,285 
1,093 
acres 
181,671 
327 
6,040 
16,431 
43,687 
56,306 
58,880 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
44,215 
227 
2,890 
5,648 
12,441 
13,407 
9,602 
1 operator 
15,938 
86 
870 
1,900 
4,077 
4,824 
4,181 
2 operators 
10,727 
57 
845 
1,523 
3,204 
3,168 
1,930 
3 operators 
1,586 
9 
89 
166 
403 
537 
382 
4 operators 
270 
- 
4 
31 
95 
89 
51 
5 or more operators 
150 
- 
7 
14 
55 
42 
32 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
14,003 
67 
921 
1,828 
4,130 
4,224 
2,833 
1 operator 
1 1 ,938 
53 
799 
1,591 
3,536 
3,583 
2,376 
2 operators 
851 
7 
50 
101 
237 
264 
192 
3 operators 
91 
- 
6 
9 
24 
32 
20 
4 operators 
19 
- 
1 
2 
12 
3 
1 
5 or more operators 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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