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 
26,149 
12,810 
10,773 
2,566 
13,757 
12,392 
acres treated 
2,612,426 
469,368 
1 ,875,903 
267,155 
1,208,909 
1,403,517 
Manure used 
farms 
19,373 
9,368 
8,141 
1,864 
9,291 
10,082 
acres treated 
1 ,248,975 
260,831 
862,492 
125,652 
505,760 
743,215 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
12,158 
5,456 
5,133 
1,569 
5,905 
6,253 
acres 
1,000,265 
147,430 
746,123 
106,712 
430,399 
569,866 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
23,669 
1 1 ,288 
9,988 
2,393 
12,563 
11,106 
acres 
2,354,445 
369,795 
1,756,689 
227,961 
1,098,231 
1,256,214 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,552 
792 
588 
172 
748 
804 
acres 
88,584 
15,519 
66,124 
6,941 
40,161 
48,423 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
4,234 
2,324 
1,408 
502 
1,952 
2,282 
acres 
198,642 
34,491 
144,438 
19,713 
91,318 
107,324 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,538 
879 
449 
210 
763 
775 
acres on which used 
49,008 
16,088 
28,535 
4,385 
20,754 
28,254 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
6,794 
3,319 
2,982 
493 
3,353 
3,441 
acres 
297,320 
81,525 
198,014 
17,781 
129,540 
167,780 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
4,480 
2,804 
1,391 
285 
2,051 
2,429 
acres 
138,228 
53,757 
74,242 
10,229 
60,850 
77,378 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
4,217 
2,706 
1,242 
269 
2,071 
2,146 
acres 
313,373 
136,365 
148,866 
28,142 
146,914 
166,459 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
13,937 
5,467 
6,725 
1,745 
7,579 
6,358 
acres 
1 ,379,252 
184,253 
1,047,147 
147,852 
662,240 
717,012 
Cropland on which conservation tillage. 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
7,494 
2,788 
3,897 
809 
4,009 
3,485 
acres 
504,502 
70,493 
390,723 
43,286 
236,160 
268,342 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
14,824 
7,515 
5,676 
1,633 
8,050 
6,774 
acres 
470,436 
134,817 
294,585 
41,034 
239,637 
230,799 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
10,588 
4,384 
4,778 
1,426 
5,115 
5,473 
acres 
446,295 
93,647 
299,701 
52,947 
178,845 
267,450 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
2,234 
1,519 
575 
140 
967 
1,267 
Solar panels 
farms 
1,528 
1,038 
377 
113 
659 
869 
Wind turbines 
farms 
176 
138 
27 
11 
86 
90 
Methane digesters 
farms 
37 
14 
23 
- 
5 
32 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
378 
291 
78 
9 
166 
212 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
36 
30 
6 
- 
17 
19 
Biodiesel 
farms 
138 
68 
59 
11 
57 
81 
Ethanol 
farms 
58 
28 
25 
5 
26 
32 
Other 
farms 
34 
26 
5 
3 
13 
21 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
111 
71 
37 
3 
58 
53 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
40,788 
40,788 
_ 
_ 
22,992 
17,796 
Part owners 
farms 
14,335 
- 
14,335 
- 
7,281 
7,054 
Tenants 
farms 
4,186 
- 
- 
4,186 
2,359 
1,827 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
55,197 
40,788 
14,335 
74 
30,324 
24,873 
acres 
5,729,786 
3,749,200 
1,975,425 
5,161 
3,100,531 
2,629,255 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
55,123 
40,788 
14,335 
- 
30,273 
24,850 
acres 
5,377,978 
3,451,715 
1,926,263 
- 
2,889,683 
2,488,295 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
18,610 
89 
14,335 
4,186 
9,702 
8,908 
acres 
2,336,805 
3,112 
1,852,138 
481,555 
1,098,956 
1 ,237,849 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
18,521 
- 
14,335 
4,186 
9,640 
8,881 
acres 
2,326,466 
- 
1 ,849,429 
477,037 
1,092,960 
1,233,506 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
7,623 
6,486 
973 
164 
4,342 
3,281 
acres 
362,147 
300,597 
51,871 
9,679 
216,844 
145,303 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
92,341 
62,140 
23,667 
6,534 
32,632 
59,709 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
32,632 
22,992 
7,281 
2,359 
32,632 
- 
2 operators 
22,068 
15,242 
5,323 
1,503 
- 
22,068 
3 operators 
3,618 
1,993 
1,388 
237 
- 
3,618 
4 operators 
649 
378 
225 
46 
- 
649 
5 or more operators 
342 
183 
118 
41 
- 
342 
Total women operators 
number 
28,026 
20,453 
5,734 
1,839 
3,955 
24,071 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
23,933 
17,500 
4,930 
1,503 
3,955 
19,978 
2 operators 
1,679 
1,247 
320 
112 
- 
1,679 
3 operators 
185 
119 
40 
26 
- 
185 
4 operators 
34 
22 
5 
7 
- 
34 
5 or more operators 
7 
2 
4 
1 
- 
7 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
220 Pennsylvania 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
