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 
41,374 
15,385 
21,525 
4,464 
24,924 
16,450 
acres treated 
14,897,415 
2,032,126 
11,364,387 
1,500,902 
7,560,714 
7,336,701 
Manure used 
farms 
16,582 
6,222 
9,288 
1,072 
8,483 
8,099 
acres treated 
1,580,164 
274,294 
1,180,289 
125,581 
672,937 
907,227 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
19,634 
5,773 
11,193 
2,668 
11,400 
8,234 
acres 
6,294,083 
748,323 
4,804,218 
741,542 
3,139,297 
3,154,786 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
41,571 
15,841 
21,196 
4,534 
25,167 
16,404 
acres 
17,838,092 
2,514,020 
13,562,230 
1,761,842 
9,164,994 
8,673,098 
Nematodes 
farms 
3,526 
1,019 
1,989 
518 
1,992 
1,534 
acres 
795,308 
108,224 
579,112 
107,972 
384,715 
410,593 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
4,652 
1,334 
2,634 
684 
2,511 
2,141 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
1,795,593 
139,383 
1,424,579 
231,631 
795,576 
1,000,017 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
675 
243 
313 
119 
315 
360 
acres on which used 
160,997 
10,758 
110,739 
39,500 
72,904 
88,093 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
21,521 
7,957 
11,079 
2,485 
12,932 
8,589 
acres 
6,461,173 
770,633 
4,992,981 
697,559 
3,273,747 
3,187,426 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
12,487 
5,200 
6,150 
1,137 
7,168 
5,319 
acres 
4,548,977 
516,140 
3,519,392 
513,445 
2,211,492 
2,337,485 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
2,719 
1,589 
1,024 
106 
1,561 
1,158 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
244,482 
106,620 
127,231 
10,631 
130,029 
114,453 
used 
farms 
4,701 
1,644 
2,593 
464 
2,766 
1,935 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
818,754 
125,169 
609,627 
83,958 
440,681 
378,073 
used 
farms 
14,110 
4,313 
8,336 
1,461 
8,414 
5,696 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
6,109,886 
807,452 
4,719,714 
582,720 
3,081,508 
3,028,378 
practices were used 
farms 
32,653 
13,025 
15,912 
3,716 
20,212 
12,441 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
11,517,373 
1,701,978 
8,661,774 
1,153,621 
6,028,714 
5,488,659 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
5,661 
2,757 
2,591 
313 
2,930 
2,731 
acres 
408,190 
81,000 
289,003 
38,187 
173,261 
234,929 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,702 
856 
754 
92 
870 
832 
Solar panels 
farms 
397 
268 
113 
16 
184 
213 
Wind turbines 
farms 
592 
223 
316 
53 
305 
287 
Methane digesters 
farms 
7 
5 
2 
- 
- 
7 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
724 
391 
309 
24 
368 
356 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
8 
6 
2 
- 
7 
1 
Biodiesel 
farms 
5 
2 
3 
- 
4 
1 
Ethanol 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
Other 
farms 
22 
14 
8 
- 
12 
10 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
875 
369 
459 
47 
488 
387 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
44,400 
44,400 
_ 
_ 
26,518 
17,882 
Part owners 
farms 
24,620 
- 
24,620 
- 
14,383 
10,237 
Tenants 
farms 
5,522 
- 
- 
5,522 
3,601 
1,921 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
69,369 
44,400 
24,620 
349 
41,139 
28,230 
acres 
17,078,128 
8,937,383 
8,057,002 
83,743 
9,494,726 
7,583,402 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
69,020 
44,400 
24,620 
- 
40,901 
28,119 
acres 
14,457,275 
6,828,384 
7,628,891 
" 
7,798,790 
6,658,485 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
30,314 
172 
24,620 
5,522 
18,109 
12,205 
acres 
11,648,028 
18,044 
9,586,720 
2,043,264 
6,011,297 
5,636,731 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
30,142 
- 
24,620 
5,522 
17,984 
12,158 
acres 
11,578,563 
- 
9,559,611 
2,018,952 
5,970,851 
5,607,712 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
17,211 
13,938 
2,839 
434 
10,594 
6,617 
acres 
2,690,318 
2,127,043 
455,220 
108,055 
1,736,382 
953,936 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
111,311 
65,698 
37,518 
8,095 
44,502 
66,809 
1 operator 
44,502 
26,518 
14,383 
3,601 
44,502 
- 
2 operators 
25,273 
15,478 
8,329 
1,466 
- 
25,273 
3 operators 
3,605 
1,818 
1,449 
338 
- 
3,605 
4 operators 
803 
418 
307 
78 
- 
803 
5 or more operators 
359 
168 
152 
39 
- 
359 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
28,540 
19,305 
7,850 
1,385 
3,530 
25,010 
1 operator 
25,795 
17,389 
7,216 
1,190 
3,530 
22,265 
2 operators 
1,036 
717 
251 
68 
- 
1,036 
3 operators 
138 
95 
34 
9 
- 
138 
4 operators 
28 
19 
3 
6 
- 
28 
5 or more operators 
18 
14 
3 
1 
- 
18 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
220 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
