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 
2,698 
1,711 
773 
214 
1,211 
1,487 
acres treated 
242,868 
51,379 
180,772 
10,717 
82,821 
160,047 
Manure used 
farms 
1,746 
1,059 
551 
136 
634 
1,112 
acres treated 
75,208 
16,151 
56,270 
2,787 
25,206 
50,002 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1,687 
1,132 
451 
104 
710 
977 
acres 
141,903 
33,219 
104,517 
4,167 
46,626 
95,277 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1,849 
1,191 
564 
94 
813 
1,036 
acres 
210,182 
43,986 
156,671 
9,525 
68,007 
142,175 
Nematodes 
farms 
413 
280 
113 
20 
166 
247 
acres 
37,580 
15,935 
20,492 
1,153 
17,365 
20,215 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
924 
579 
291 
54 
389 
535 
acres 
97,016 
23,714 
67,517 
5,785 
33,676 
63,340 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
341 
234 
99 
8 
145 
196 
acres on which used 
40,041 
12,026 
27,193 
822 
20,527 
19,514 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
422 
218 
188 
16 
153 
269 
acres 
10,251 
3,053 
6,749 
449 
3,321 
6,930 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
804 
515 
276 
13 
308 
496 
acres 
24,454 
7,761 
16,250 
443 
10,294 
14,160 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
377 
249 
90 
38 
135 
242 
acres 
38,852 
31,564 
5,716 
1,572 
14,835 
24,017 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
387 
231 
131 
25 
183 
204 
acres 
9,909 
1,225 
8,496 
188 
3,722 
6,187 
Cropland on which conservation tillage. 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
298 
151 
103 
44 
135 
163 
acres 
18,994 
3,858 
13,888 
1,248 
6,252 
12,742 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
1,477 
859 
493 
125 
671 
806 
acres 
145,558 
30,025 
107,439 
8,094 
51,269 
94,289 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
928 
521 
279 
128 
381 
547 
acres 
29,379 
4,535 
23,891 
953 
10,725 
18,654 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
464 
355 
85 
24 
166 
298 
Solar panels 
farms 
358 
266 
71 
21 
116 
242 
Wind turbines 
farms 
125 
96 
29 
- 
46 
79 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
17 
17 
- 
- 
3 
14 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
29 
23 
5 
1 
9 
20 
Ethanol 
farms 
4 
1 
1 
2 
4 
- 
Other 
farms 
13 
13 
- 
- 
6 
7 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
31 
20 
11 
- 
19 
12 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
6,126 
6,126 
_ 
_ 
2,869 
3,257 
Part owners 
farms 
1,581 
- 
1,581 
- 
635 
946 
Tenants 
farms 
466 
- 
- 
466 
278 
188 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
7,708 
6,126 
1,581 
1 
3,504 
4,204 
acres 
1,237,055 
813,250 
(D) 
(D) 
545,969 
691,086 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
7,707 
6,126 
1,581 
3,504 
4,203 
acres 
1,204,914 
789,217 
415,697 
- 
530,528 
674,386 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
2,056 
9 
1,581 
466 
919 
1,137 
acres 
253,734 
180 
206,278 
47,276 
96,423 
157,311 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
2,047 
- 
1,581 
466 
913 
1,134 
acres 
249,190 
- 
202,233 
46,957 
96,026 
153,164 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
528 
412 
111 
5 
257 
271 
acres 
36,685 
24,213 
1 1 ,403 
1,069 
15,838 
20,847 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
13,406 
9,917 
2,798 
691 
3,782 
9,624 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
3,782 
2,869 
635 
278 
3,782 
- 
2 operators 
3,787 
2,883 
744 
160 
- 
3,787 
3 operators 
445 
260 
164 
21 
- 
445 
4 operators 
119 
90 
23 
6 
- 
119 
5 or more operators 
40 
24 
15 
1 
- 
40 
Total women operators 
number 
5,494 
4,239 
963 
292 
1,080 
4,414 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
4,712 
3,657 
812 
243 
1,080 
3,632 
2 operators 
348 
261 
66 
21 
- 
348 
3 operators 
21 
15 
5 
1 
- 
21 
4 operators 
3 
1 
1 
1 
- 
3 
5 or more operators 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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