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 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
1,547 
1,435 
1,392 
112 
107 
454 
acres treated 
730,161 
710,786 
687,121 
19,375 
19,035 
63,443 
Manure used 
farms 
622 
593 
568 
29 
29 
142 
acres treated 
81,565 
80,132 
74,047 
1,433 
1,433 
7,468 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
892 
831 
804 
61 
61 
165 
acres 
326,738 
319,640 
303,491 
7,098 
7,098 
19,545 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1,497 
1,395 
1,356 
102 
96 
438 
acres 
847,417 
824,296 
795,721 
23,121 
22,170 
74,331 
Nematodes 
farms 
127 
121 
115 
6 
6 
32 
acres 
35,492 
34,981 
33,227 
511 
511 
4,272 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
341 
322 
314 
19 
18 
58 
acres 
89,651 
88,361 
85,072 
1,290 
(D) 
4,585 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
91 
87 
87 
4 
4 
19 
acres on which used 
(D) 
4,436 
4,436 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,247 
1,175 
1,137 
72 
68 
435 
acres 
524,392 
513,289 
494,783 
11,103 
1 1 ,023 
43,294 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
559 
512 
495 
47 
43 
193 
acres 
119,273 
117,417 
115,169 
1,856 
(D) 
21,775 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
216 
194 
184 
22 
21 
117 
acres 
16,249 
14,864 
14,543 
1,385 
(D) 
5,987 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
924 
868 
847 
56 
53 
242 
acres 
406,535 
395,267 
382,211 
1 1 ,268 
10,806 
39,788 
Cropland on which conservation tillage. 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
561 
540 
524 
21 
19 
153 
acres 
246,136 
239,189 
233,307 
6,947 
(D) 
17,661 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
744 
704 
676 
40 
37 
250 
acres 
211,656 
206,994 
199,472 
4,662 
4,581 
20,282 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
362 
339 
326 
23 
21 
90 
acres 
38,376 
37,733 
31,513 
643 
(D) 
6,714 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
76 
73 
70 
3 
3 
35 
Solar panels 
farms 
29 
28 
25 
1 
1 
9 
Wind turbines 
farms 
28 
27 
27 
1 
1 
8 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
17 
14 
14 
3 
3 
14 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
10 
10 
10 
- 
- 
8 
Ethanol 
farms 
8 
8 
8 
- 
- 
4 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
48 
43 
41 
5 
5 
16 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,678 
1,492 
1,430 
186 
171 
953 
Part owners 
farms 
858 
801 
780 
57 
54 
143 
Tenants 
farms 
217 
201 
199 
16 
16 
45 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
2,538 
2,295 
2,212 
243 
225 
1,100 
acres 
647,633 
609,773 
569,223 
37,860 
36,394 
204,717 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
2,536 
2,293 
2,210 
243 
225 
1,096 
acres 
564,099 
531,092 
502,586 
33,007 
31,549 
164,979 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
1,086 
1,012 
989 
74 
71 
189 
acres 
586,985 
568,509 
555,255 
18,476 
18,013 
35,277 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
1,075 
1,002 
979 
73 
70 
188 
acres 
583,942 
566,303 
553,049 
17,639 
17,176 
35,264 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
571 
516 
491 
55 
54 
365 
acres 
86,577 
80,887 
68,843 
5,690 
(D) 
39,751 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
5,222 
4,732 
4,522 
490 
439 
1,865 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,196 
1,060 
1,016 
136 
127 
676 
2 operators 
1,049 
967 
949 
82 
77 
339 
3 operators 
366 
337 
325 
29 
27 
89 
4 operators 
71 
67 
66 
4 
4 
10 
5 or more operators 
71 
63 
53 
8 
6 
27 
Total women operators 
number 
1,337 
1,203 
1,143 
134 
129 
589 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
982 
904 
876 
78 
75 
447 
2 operators 
115 
99 
97 
16 
15 
49 
3 operators 
16 
13 
12 
3 
3 
7 
4 operators 
6 
4 
3 
2 
2 
2 
5 or more operators 
9 
8 
4 
1 
1 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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