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 
1,061 
7 
31 
86 
262 
405 
270 
acres treated 
28,702 
48 
292 
1,777 
4,185 
15,350 
7,050 
Manure used 
farms 
728 
7 
42 
82 
196 
256 
145 
acres treated 
12,522 
50 
330 
860 
2,952 
4,244 
4,086 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
683 
6 
28 
55 
138 
288 
168 
acres 
16,272 
18 
191 
1,105 
2,255 
9,152 
3,551 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
710 
6 
30 
36 
151 
284 
203 
acres 
22,256 
6 
280 
1,273 
2,670 
12,910 
5,117 
Nematodes 
farms 
161 
- 
8 
7 
36 
50 
60 
acres 
3,070 
- 
76 
284 
709 
937 
1,064 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
340 
6 
12 
27 
65 
135 
95 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
7,437 
18 
95 
991 
1,173 
2,924 
2,236 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
124 
- 
4 
4 
28 
51 
37 
acres on which used 
2,782 
- 
106 
266 
254 
1,498 
658 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
135 
_ 
12 
14 
22 
56 
31 
acres 
1,964 
- 
70 
91 
321 
1,029 
453 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
333 
3 
30 
44 
80 
115 
61 
acres 
5,672 
109 
879 
357 
1,245 
1,869 
1,213 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
161 
1 
3 
27 
54 
44 
32 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
17,790 
(D) 
(D) 
2,572 
1,398 
4,249 
9,371 
used 
farms 
163 
2 
9 
19 
19 
74 
40 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
2,502 
(D) 
(D) 
28 
441 
1,340 
631 
used 
farms 
91 
- 
21 
4 
21 
29 
16 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
978 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
125 
382 
261 
practices were used 
farms 
500 
5 
20 
49 
123 
206 
97 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
15,272 
85 
171 
1,030 
1,109 
10,353 
2,524 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
278 
- 
25 
40 
61 
100 
52 
acres 
2,354 
- 
36 
227 
221 
1,223 
647 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
234 
- 
14 
24 
73 
79 
44 
Solar panels 
farms 
174 
- 
11 
18 
56 
51 
38 
Wind turbines 
farms 
72 
- 
6 
1 
29 
24 
12 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
12 
- 
5 
- 
6 
- 
1 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
15 
- 
- 
6 
1 
7 
1 
Ethanol 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Other 
farms 
9 
- 
- 
- 
6 
3 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
13 
- 
- 
2 
3 
- 
8 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
3,530 
14 
156 
366 
881 
1,185 
928 
Part owners 
farms 
539 
7 
30 
52 
143 
175 
132 
Tenants 
farms 
140 
- 
13 
37 
37 
39 
14 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
4,069 
21 
186 
418 
1,024 
1,360 
1,060 
acres 
534,901 
3,543 
1 1 ,638 
28,446 
102,874 
148,801 
239,599 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
4,069 
21 
186 
418 
1,024 
1,360 
1,060 
acres 
51 6,661 
3,463 
11,568 
27,543 
101,182 
141,443 
231,462 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
681 
7 
43 
89 
181 
215 
146 
acres 
56,442 
230 
2,741 
3,644 
20,006 
20,015 
9,806 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
679 
7 
43 
89 
180 
214 
146 
acres 
52,860 
230 
2,741 
3,644 
19,966 
16,533 
9,746 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
295 
7 
5 
32 
43 
97 
111 
acres 
21,822 
80 
70 
903 
1,732 
10,840 
8,197 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
6,810 
35 
405 
747 
1,777 
2,227 
1,619 
1 operator 
1,952 
7 
69 
172 
441 
658 
605 
2 operators 
2,003 
14 
83 
274 
556 
677 
399 
3 operators 
190 
- 
18 
9 
51 
48 
64 
4 operators 
53 
- 
29 
- 
5 
13 
6 
5 or more operators 
11 
- 
- 
- 
8 
3 
- 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
2,768 
15 
151 
340 
769 
901 
592 
1 operator 
2,402 
13 
107 
314 
640 
798 
530 
2 operators 
168 
1 
22 
13 
54 
50 
28 
3 operators 
10 
- 
- 
- 
7 
1 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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