Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
15,419 
115 
1,343 
2,342 
4,482 
4,523 
2,614 
acres treated 
1,366,392 
9,591 
99,376 
191,960 
457,980 
384,621 
222,864 
Manure used 
farms 
6,661 
56 
633 
1,116 
2,196 
1,847 
813 
acres treated 
163,835 
1,554 
13,520 
24,892 
56,502 
41,607 
25,760 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
4,697 
35 
471 
809 
1,259 
1,298 
825 
acres 
402,267 
1,201 
36,975 
58,107 
130,192 
100,525 
75,267 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
13,535 
105 
1,192 
1,995 
3,965 
3,953 
2,325 
acres 
1 ,497,366 
9,611 
106,818 
204,457 
500,984 
420,751 
254,745 
Nematodes 
farms 
715 
10 
58 
118 
187 
205 
137 
acres 
57,773 
462 
6,563 
17,272 
16,073 
9,559 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,441 
15 
144 
379 
394 
279 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
98,690 
304 
8,207 
33,381 
21,618 
23,687 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
356 
- 
31 
48 
107 
103 
67 
acres on which used 
12,936 
- 
1,264 
867 
4,691 
3,630 
2,484 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
12,809 
105 
964 
1,796 
3,648 
3,830 
2,466 
acres 
963,071 
5,098 
60,609 
128,424 
324,394 
282,970 
161,576 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
6,177 
26 
445 
836 
1,688 
1,929 
1,253 
acres 
289,686 
1,093 
22,055 
34,773 
80,799 
92,510 
58,456 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
2,141 
5 
91 
249 
565 
626 
605 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
60,362 
8 
2,460 
6,254 
16,303 
16,834 
18,503 
used 
farms 
8,402 
56 
749 
1,239 
2,392 
2,417 
1,549 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
772,992 
3,676 
52,696 
101,584 
242,697 
229,419 
142,920 
used 
farms 
3,955 
31 
315 
567 
1,161 
1,157 
724 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
326,110 
874 
18,189 
48,749 
110,944 
94,970 
52,384 
practices were used 
farms 
8,545 
80 
832 
1,249 
2,472 
2,399 
1,513 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
497,311 
5,504 
41,982 
61,429 
173,361 
126,670 
88,365 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
2,337 
13 
207 
387 
697 
653 
380 
acres 
61,729 
232 
5,616 
7,976 
17,985 
18,522 
1 1 ,398 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,121 
12 
138 
189 
333 
290 
159 
Solar panels 
farms 
513 
8 
91 
107 
165 
98 
44 
Wind turbines 
farms 
112 
- 
15 
12 
37 
33 
15 
Methane digesters 
farms 
5 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
4 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
414 
- 
29 
57 
109 
126 
93 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
9 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
4 
Biodiesel 
farms 
113 
- 
10 
16 
34 
33 
20 
Ethanol 
farms 
60 
4 
4 
9 
18 
17 
8 
Other 
farms 
9 
- 
- 
2 
2 
5 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
261 
2 
23 
26 
83 
67 
60 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
32,508 
130 
1,736 
4,094 
9,002 
9,670 
7,876 
Part owners 
farms 
7,858 
38 
813 
1,390 
2,498 
2,192 
927 
Tenants 
farms 
1,956 
69 
386 
418 
509 
390 
184 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
40,453 
168 
2,558 
5,487 
1 1 ,524 
1 1 ,884 
8,832 
acres 
3,245,130 
6,994 
114,827 
319,747 
846,878 
987,279 
969,405 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
40,366 
168 
2,549 
5,484 
11,500 
1 1 ,862 
8,803 
acres 
2,715,840 
6,415 
106,640 
279,089 
741,601 
832,205 
749,890 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
9,892 
107 
1,206 
1,826 
3,029 
2,598 
1,126 
acres 
1,093,694 
8,739 
100,512 
186,355 
381 ,963 
283,246 
132,879 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
9,814 
107 
1,199 
1,808 
3,007 
2,582 
1,111 
acres 
1,084,761 
8,739 
100,404 
185,719 
379,063 
280,314 
130,522 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
7,839 
29 
300 
877 
1,972 
2,355 
2,306 
acres 
538,223 
579 
8,295 
41,294 
108,177 
158,006 
221,872 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
64,490 
366 
4,644 
9,178 
18,711 
18,610 
12,981 
1 operator 
23,886 
126 
1,426 
3,071 
6,473 
6,958 
5,832 
2 operators 
15,777 
99 
1,352 
2,527 
4,699 
4,569 
2,531 
3 operators 
2,073 
8 
131 
223 
649 
544 
518 
4 operators 
393 
2 
18 
46 
132 
123 
72 
5 or more operators 
193 
2 
8 
35 
56 
58 
34 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
19,428 
93 
1,393 
2,801 
5,746 
5,615 
3,780 
1 operator 
17,088 
93 
1,275 
2,528 
5,021 
4,901 
3,270 
2 operators 
930 
- 
46 
120 
269 
273 
222 
3 operators 
109 
- 
4 
11 
43 
36 
15 
4 operators 
16 
- 
- 
- 
9 
4 
3 
5 or more operators 
13 
- 
2 
- 
4 
6 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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