Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbois, 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 
3,474 
33 
376 
558 
938 
979 
590 
acres treated 
796,002 
5,305 
51,999 
131,909 
193,245 
226,199 
187,345 
Manure used 
farms 
842 
3 
90 
155 
251 
237 
106 
acres treated 
36,645 
120 
3,966 
4,978 
9,426 
9,771 
8,384 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1,196 
23 
144 
206 
296 
316 
211 
acres 
261,130 
2,271 
21,100 
49,705 
47,602 
68,690 
71,762 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
4,349 
33 
394 
701 
1,151 
1,286 
784 
acres 
1,131,482 
5,492 
58,788 
183,258 
270,362 
358,279 
255,303 
Nematodes 
farms 
132 
1 
29 
15 
28 
38 
21 
acres 
30,028 
(D) 
6,546 
(D) 
3,348 
8,195 
9,465 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
208 
1 
39 
28 
50 
58 
32 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
61,120 
(D) 
7,468 
(D) 
13,403 
15,266 
21,191 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
14 
- 
1 
3 
2 
8 
- 
acres on which used 
745 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
625 
- 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
404 
_ 
29 
68 
102 
110 
95 
acres 
31,208 
- 
2,050 
4,585 
6,746 
9,630 
8,197 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
579 
8 
55 
85 
145 
166 
120 
acres 
53,285 
560 
3,697 
6,224 
17,098 
14,698 
11,008 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
990 
- 
69 
134 
265 
286 
236 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
129,328 
- 
6,799 
17,904 
32,073 
35,349 
37,203 
used 
farms 
1,160 
17 
105 
171 
284 
352 
231 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
431,887 
3,140 
16,559 
83,821 
93,065 
131,675 
103,627 
used 
farms 
778 
12 
84 
128 
205 
203 
146 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
185,597 
1,036 
8,870 
26,803 
47,589 
63,540 
37,759 
practices were used 
farms 
1,945 
10 
251 
337 
462 
538 
347 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
350,877 
1,130 
33,374 
63,046 
77,027 
80,852 
95,448 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
319 
- 
18 
44 
69 
135 
53 
acres 
14,047 
- 
841 
2,560 
2,695 
5,411 
2,540 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
230 
1 
30 
49 
53 
70 
27 
Solar panels 
farms 
55 
- 
13 
17 
8 
12 
5 
Wind turbines 
farms 
43 
- 
10 
4 
5 
14 
10 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
129 
1 
7 
27 
38 
44 
12 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
81 
- 
7 
7 
18 
31 
18 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
9,607 
25 
595 
1,143 
2,299 
2,869 
2,676 
Part owners 
farms 
2,495 
9 
313 
460 
658 
659 
396 
Tenants 
farms 
1,043 
46 
234 
211 
241 
196 
115 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
12,188 
34 
908 
1,611 
2,978 
3,561 
3,096 
acres 
6,281,924 
1,289 
164,285 
572,220 
1,079,759 
1,941,737 
2,522,634 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
12,102 
34 
908 
1,603 
2,957 
3,528 
3,072 
acres 
4,155,638 
1,289 
102,167 
428,559 
764,399 
1,431,544 
1,427,680 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
3,589 
55 
549 
674 
911 
869 
531 
acres 
1,861,274 
8,512 
164,062 
361,699 
399,966 
430,167 
496,868 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
3,538 
55 
547 
671 
899 
855 
511 
acres 
1,763,341 
8,492 
159,554 
350,190 
390,739 
417,058 
437,308 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
4,247 
2 
180 
344 
979 
1,314 
1,428 
acres 
2,224,219 
(D) 
(D) 
155,170 
324,587 
523,302 
1,154,514 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
19,819 
120 
1,671 
2,892 
4,821 
5,641 
4,674 
1 operator 
7,643 
43 
647 
935 
1,796 
2,087 
2,135 
2 operators 
4,724 
34 
468 
754 
1,223 
1,421 
824 
3 operators 
581 
3 
20 
86 
152 
167 
153 
4 operators 
118 
- 
7 
22 
22 
39 
28 
5 or more operators 
79 
- 
- 
17 
5 
10 
47 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
6,001 
27 
482 
879 
1,429 
1,672 
1,512 
1 operator 
5,239 
17 
450 
764 
1,337 
1,523 
1,148 
2 operators 
226 
5 
16 
40 
39 
64 
62 
3 operators 
20 
- 
- 
5 
2 
7 
6 
4 operators 
7 
- 
- 
5 
2 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
37 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
37 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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