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 
416 
363 
357 
53 
43 
164 
acres treated 
110,955 
85,142 
(D) 
25,813 
24,849 
24,700 
Manure used 
farms 
89 
83 
78 
6 
6 
32 
acres treated 
8,423 
8,185 
7,999 
238 
238 
1,468 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
180 
148 
144 
32 
26 
56 
acres 
55,569 
33,597 
(D) 
21,972 
21,205 
10,925 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
323 
283 
277 
40 
34 
109 
acres 
95,106 
69,568 
65,463 
25,538 
24,771 
21,719 
Nematodes 
farms 
39 
35 
34 
4 
4 
13 
acres 
8,207 
7,839 
(D) 
368 
368 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
88 
71 
68 
17 
14 
24 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
31,483 
22,183 
(D) 
9,300 
(D) 
4,486 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
36 
27 
26 
9 
7 
14 
acres on which used 
(D) 
4,634 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
44 
39 
37 
5 
4 
13 
acres 
3,315 
2,805 
(D) 
510 
(D) 
1,648 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
104 
85 
84 
19 
18 
52 
acres 
14,350 
12,075 
(D) 
2,275 
(D) 
5,540 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
24 
21 
21 
3 
3 
12 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
(D) 
2,966 
2,966 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
used 
farms 
115 
99 
97 
16 
12 
41 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
55,966 
43,757 
(D) 
12,209 
11,756 
14,416 
used 
farms 
54 
46 
46 
8 
7 
12 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
10,109 
8,987 
8,987 
1,122 
(D) 
1,198 
practices were used 
farms 
123 
101 
101 
22 
15 
38 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
29,997 
16,123 
16,123 
13,874 
13,493 
5,144 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
66 
58 
55 
8 
8 
33 
acres 
(D) 
9,143 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
34 
29 
28 
5 
5 
14 
Solar panels 
farms 
22 
19 
19 
3 
3 
11 
Wind turbines 
farms 
4 
4 
4 
- 
- 
5 
Methane digesters 
farms 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
3 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
14 
14 
14 
" 
7 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
7 
7 
6 
- 
- 
4 
Biodiesel 
farms 
6 
6 
6 
- 
- 
4 
Ethanol 
farms 
10 
8 
8 
2 
2 
2 
Other 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
689 
598 
584 
91 
84 
410 
Part owners 
farms 
226 
203 
201 
23 
21 
66 
Tenants 
farms 
48 
40 
39 
8 
7 
17 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
919 
805 
789 
114 
105 
476 
acres 
216,769 
186,869 
179,358 
29,900 
27,627 
98,311 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
915 
801 
785 
114 
105 
476 
acres 
198,443 
172,023 
(D) 
26,420 
(D) 
92,386 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
278 
247 
244 
31 
28 
83 
acres 
102,830 
80,982 
(D) 
21,848 
(D) 
15,000 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
274 
243 
240 
31 
28 
83 
acres 
101,914 
80,204 
(D) 
21,710 
(D) 
14,749 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
142 
119 
119 
23 
21 
62 
acres 
19,242 
15,624 
15,624 
3,618 
(D) 
6,176 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
1,644 
1,403 
1,377 
241 
228 
791 
1 operator 
497 
429 
418 
68 
60 
272 
2 operators 
334 
299 
296 
35 
34 
169 
3 operators 
98 
85 
82 
13 
12 
38 
4 operators 
22 
20 
20 
2 
2 
9 
5 or more operators 
12 
8 
8 
4 
4 
5 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
429 
373 
370 
56 
55 
238 
1 operator 
341 
304 
301 
37 
36 
184 
2 operators 
33 
30 
30 
3 
3 
24 
3 operators 
4 
3 
3 
1 
1 
2 
4 operators 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
1 
- 
1 
1 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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