Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal 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 
12,398 
99 
1,248 
2,080 
3,697 
3,494 
1,780 
acres treated 
1,435,951 
7,609 
138,629 
260,123 
425,297 
402,183 
202,110 
Manure used 
farms 
4,559 
25 
423 
813 
1,480 
1,364 
454 
acres treated 
163,772 
1,150 
16,173 
26,735 
53,936 
43,565 
22,213 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
4,732 
66 
591 
855 
1,298 
1,265 
657 
acres 
541,094 
5,116 
57,947 
97,515 
150,882 
147,698 
81,936 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
12,762 
105 
1,251 
2,103 
3,789 
3,585 
1,929 
acres 
1,685,524 
9,471 
152,302 
291,157 
496,820 
476,170 
259,604 
Nematodes 
farms 
895 
7 
117 
179 
243 
240 
109 
acres 
91,055 
936 
10,444 
19,592 
24,253 
24,886 
10,944 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,084 
9 
143 
197 
286 
307 
142 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
112,462 
603 
12,206 
25,496 
24,353 
34,143 
15,661 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
190 
- 
30 
31 
48 
60 
21 
acres on which used 
9,725 
- 
2,059 
3,138 
1,688 
2,106 
734 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
6,419 
64 
646 
993 
1,716 
1,808 
1,192 
acres 
645,697 
4,945 
65,307 
103,127 
183,024 
185,285 
104,009 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
4,089 
27 
304 
618 
1,121 
1,165 
854 
acres 
428,127 
2,476 
29,478 
69,357 
106,289 
128,504 
92,023 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,308 
3 
37 
137 
324 
451 
356 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
91,244 
30 
1,789 
12,694 
21,696 
30,604 
24,431 
used 
farms 
1,366 
13 
140 
175 
410 
393 
235 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
99,597 
607 
11,915 
12,745 
31,524 
28,651 
14,155 
used 
farms 
3,271 
41 
275 
490 
909 
984 
572 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
464,194 
3,106 
30,330 
75,579 
135,844 
136,525 
82,810 
practices were used 
farms 
10,458 
88 
1,094 
1,814 
3,103 
2,767 
1,592 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
1,169,120 
5,430 
116,604 
215,420 
338,618 
316,884 
176,164 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,781 
10 
98 
227 
527 
591 
328 
acres 
44,854 
101 
2,355 
5,796 
12,551 
15,833 
8,218 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
665 
3 
40 
99 
200 
206 
117 
Solar panels 
farms 
199 
3 
7 
26 
68 
54 
41 
Wind turbines 
farms 
165 
- 
11 
20 
50 
43 
41 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
305 
- 
16 
49 
88 
107 
45 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
15 
- 
" 
1 
8 
3 
3 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
273 
4 
16 
36 
68 
78 
71 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
26,758 
81 
1,067 
3,030 
7,188 
8,111 
7,281 
Part owners 
farms 
6,168 
27 
585 
1,170 
1,919 
1,728 
739 
Tenants 
farms 
2,193 
84 
574 
508 
527 
351 
149 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
33,041 
108 
1,655 
4,219 
9,139 
9,871 
8,049 
acres 
5,078,743 
4,907 
135,001 
466,147 
1,187,423 
1,564,558 
1,720,707 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
32,926 
108 
1,652 
4,200 
9,107 
9,839 
8,020 
acres 
3,706,969 
4,814 
110,291 
387,995 
928,259 
1,173,154 
1,102,456 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
8,447 
111 
1,166 
1,684 
2,463 
2,100 
923 
acres 
1,166,803 
10,698 
140,441 
255,907 
364,771 
276,698 
118,288 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
8,361 
111 
1,159 
1,678 
2,446 
2,079 
888 
acres 
1,149,631 
10,698 
139,414 
254,828 
360,963 
271,593 
112,135 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
9,832 
5 
289 
863 
2,397 
2,972 
3,306 
acres 
1,388,946 
93 
25,737 
79,231 
262,972 
396,509 
624,404 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
52,218 
274 
3,346 
7,189 
14,766 
15,205 
1 1 ,438 
1 operator 
20,775 
130 
1,269 
2,591 
5,305 
5,968 
5,512 
2 operators 
12,446 
46 
828 
1,866 
3,813 
3,679 
2,214 
3 operators 
1,373 
12 
100 
177 
348 
392 
344 
4 operators 
377 
4 
26 
54 
118 
109 
66 
5 or more operators 
148 
- 
3 
20 
50 
42 
33 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
15,358 
70 
841 
2,072 
4,450 
4,463 
3,462 
1 operator 
13,808 
60 
766 
1,858 
4,049 
4,026 
3,049 
2 operators 
593 
5 
36 
78 
161 
157 
156 
3 operators 
79 
- 
1 
14 
16 
27 
21 
4 operators 
17 
- 
- 
4 
2 
4 
7 
5 or more operators 
8 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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