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 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
2,167 
2,072 
2,056 
95 
88 
318 
acres treated 
1,711,631 
1,672,579 
1,663,416 
39,052 
35,571 
96,957 
Manure used 
farms 
788 
764 
757 
24 
19 
81 
acres treated 
183,347 
176,224 
175,775 
7,123 
6,077 
5,618 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1,440 
1,387 
1,380 
53 
49 
136 
acres 
830,683 
819,746 
814,483 
10,937 
8,523 
32,999 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
2,164 
2,070 
2,053 
94 
87 
333 
acres 
2,022,587 
1,968,145 
1,958,212 
54,442 
50,723 
144,649 
Nematodes 
farms 
257 
250 
249 
7 
6 
21 
acres 
111,178 
110,468 
(D) 
710 
(D) 
6,124 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
562 
541 
537 
21 
19 
23 
acres 
349,849 
347,227 
343,789 
2,622 
(D) 
13,543 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
115 
110 
110 
5 
5 
4 
acres on which used 
(D) 
40,868 
40,868 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,117 
1,078 
1,070 
39 
36 
238 
acres 
681,662 
667,742 
663,589 
13,920 
12,270 
42,471 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
760 
736 
730 
24 
22 
138 
acres 
678,681 
676,150 
672,530 
2,531 
(D) 
31,083 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
151 
132 
129 
19 
18 
53 
acres 
26,683 
25,253 
(D) 
1,430 
(D) 
7,571 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
282 
270 
270 
12 
10 
25 
acres 
69,793 
68,785 
68,785 
1,008 
(D) 
1,782 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
861 
844 
834 
17 
16 
101 
acres 
725,669 
715,533 
712,792 
10,136 
(D) 
40,996 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
1,477 
1,419 
1,407 
58 
54 
259 
acres 
1,274,540 
1,232,135 
1,223,892 
42,405 
39,069 
116,710 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
328 
306 
300 
22 
19 
55 
acres 
57,327 
56,152 
55,880 
1,175 
(D) 
2,166 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
103 
95 
94 
8 
5 
16 
Solar panels 
farms 
17 
14 
14 
3 
1 
4 
Wind turbines 
farms 
46 
43 
42 
3 
2 
7 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
37 
34 
34 
3 
2 
7 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
49 
49 
48 
- 
- 
13 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,341 
1,136 
1,105 
205 
175 
960 
Part owners 
farms 
1,312 
1,277 
1,271 
35 
31 
114 
Tenants 
farms 
562 
535 
533 
27 
26 
55 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
2,669 
2,429 
2,392 
240 
206 
1,076 
acres 
1,208,628 
1,140,760 
1,122,314 
67,868 
59,666 
369,948 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
2,653 
2,413 
2,376 
240 
206 
1,074 
acres 
1,079,323 
1,020,426 
(D) 
58,897 
51,337 
257,140 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
1,883 
1,821 
1,811 
62 
57 
171 
acres 
1,414,049 
1,382,045 
1,378,296 
32,004 
29,602 
76,464 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
1,874 
1,812 
1,804 
62 
57 
169 
acres 
1,399,251 
1,367,309 
(D) 
31,942 
29,540 
76,131 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
590 
526 
514 
64 
60 
448 
acres 
144,103 
135,070 
130,293 
9,033 
8,391 
113,141 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
5,937 
5,448 
5,368 
489 
394 
1,728 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,428 
1,264 
1,242 
164 
149 
702 
2 operators 
1,188 
1,136 
1,131 
52 
48 
304 
3 operators 
414 
390 
383 
24 
14 
97 
4 operators 
118 
104 
102 
14 
11 
15 
5 or more operators 
67 
54 
51 
13 
10 
11 
Total women operators 
number 
1,334 
1,250 
1,229 
84 
69 
538 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,046 
1,002 
992 
44 
44 
423 
2 operators 
102 
88 
88 
14 
11 
39 
3 operators 
17 
16 
14 
1 
1 
7 
4 operators 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
4 
5 or more operators 
4 
3 
2 
1 
" 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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