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 
282 
267 
260 
15 
14 
49 
acres treated 
90,234 
88,749 
86,770 
1,485 
(D) 
5,091 
Manure used 
farms 
123 
113 
112 
10 
9 
33 
acres treated 
18,369 
17,689 
(D) 
680 
(D) 
2,045 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
210 
200 
193 
10 
9 
42 
acres 
64,327 
63,674 
61,752 
653 
(D) 
3,863 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
212 
199 
192 
13 
12 
36 
acres 
83,953 
82,437 
80,644 
1,516 
(D) 
4,655 
Nematodes 
farms 
47 
46 
46 
1 
1 
16 
acres 
9,791 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
809 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
134 
127 
123 
7 
6 
28 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
40,356 
39,939 
39,165 
417 
(D) 
2,631 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
54 
52 
51 
2 
2 
12 
acres on which used 
(D) 
15,143 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
92 
86 
85 
6 
5 
11 
acres 
2,463 
2,328 
(D) 
135 
(D) 
248 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
81 
75 
75 
6 
6 
16 
acres 
4,599 
4,483 
4,483 
116 
116 
453 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
36 
28 
27 
8 
7 
24 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
8,811 
7,568 
(D) 
1,243 
(D) 
3,169 
used 
farms 
49 
48 
48 
1 
1 
1 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
(D) 
3,378 
3,378 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
used 
farms 
38 
35 
35 
3 
2 
5 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
5,998 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
7 
practices were used 
farms 
146 
140 
138 
6 
6 
36 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
44,317 
43,722 
(D) 
595 
595 
2,566 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
123 
119 
119 
4 
3 
26 
acres 
(D) 
10,035 
10,035 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
32 
30 
30 
2 
2 
23 
Solar panels 
farms 
22 
20 
20 
2 
2 
21 
Wind turbines 
farms 
7 
7 
7 
- 
- 
17 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
3 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
3 
3 
3 
- 
- 
1 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
6 
2 
2 
4 
4 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
342 
285 
280 
57 
52 
118 
Part owners 
farms 
187 
175 
172 
12 
11 
11 
Tenants 
farms 
53 
43 
43 
10 
9 
8 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
530 
461 
453 
69 
63 
129 
acres 
298,832 
281,744 
266,677 
17,088 
15,863 
34,960 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
529 
460 
452 
69 
63 
129 
acres 
293,302 
276,327 
261,871 
16,975 
(D) 
33,939 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
240 
218 
215 
22 
20 
19 
acres 
65,437 
62,973 
62,292 
2,464 
(D) 
1,367 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
240 
218 
215 
22 
20 
19 
acres 
61,506 
59,042 
58,361 
2,464 
(D) 
1,367 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
53 
50 
47 
3 
3 
14 
acres 
9,461 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,021 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
1,122 
992 
976 
130 
117 
261 
1 operator 
193 
145 
143 
48 
47 
78 
2 operators 
293 
273 
269 
20 
14 
32 
3 operators 
65 
57 
55 
8 
8 
12 
4 operators 
21 
20 
20 
1 
1 
4 
5 or more operators 
10 
8 
8 
2 
2 
11 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
372 
330 
326 
42 
42 
96 
1 operator 
291 
261 
259 
30 
30 
54 
2 operators 
31 
25 
24 
6 
6 
8 
3 operators 
3 
3 
3 
- 
- 
7 
4 operators 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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