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 
13,257 
61 
580 
1,832 
3,593 
4,448 
2,743 
acres treated 
738,257 
2,365 
35,911 
114,435 
178,156 
235,658 
171,732 
Manure used 
farms 
2,670 
14 
126 
476 
734 
860 
460 
acres treated 
65,187 
88 
2,873 
11,296 
16,235 
21,715 
12,980 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
2,331 
17 
160 
355 
652 
740 
407 
acres 
142,235 
804 
10,341 
35,151 
28,566 
31,489 
35,884 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
8,907 
39 
485 
1,366 
2,506 
2,966 
1,545 
acres 
488,956 
1,799 
31,217 
89,178 
112,750 
151,596 
102,416 
Nematodes 
farms 
373 
1 
24 
61 
109 
105 
73 
acres 
14,682 
(D) 
(D) 
2,529 
4,656 
3,663 
1,991 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
636 
7 
48 
112 
163 
199 
107 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
36,529 
297 
1,696 
10,534 
5,110 
4,517 
14,375 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
481 
3 
33 
80 
122 
157 
86 
acres on which used 
28,260 
179 
1,283 
6,014 
3,807 
9,017 
7,960 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
892 
5 
46 
158 
243 
255 
185 
acres 
20,602 
33 
764 
3,380 
5,082 
5,118 
6,225 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
2,888 
10 
111 
446 
801 
901 
619 
acres 
121,304 
184 
4,327 
19,855 
29,035 
39,420 
28,483 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
617 
- 
23 
64 
129 
196 
205 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
34,932 
- 
728 
3,356 
5,350 
12,688 
12,810 
used 
farms 
2,294 
16 
141 
345 
581 
658 
553 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
198,984 
807 
15,445 
44,058 
38,808 
56,327 
43,539 
used 
farms 
734 
- 
33 
114 
171 
222 
194 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
36,211 
- 
1,755 
7,250 
6,117 
10,254 
10,835 
practices were used 
farms 
2,353 
15 
133 
345 
653 
705 
502 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
73,493 
166 
4,345 
10,353 
20,523 
16,183 
21,923 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,423 
11 
84 
206 
393 
422 
307 
acres 
31,819 
143 
2,619 
3,650 
6,153 
9,276 
9,978 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
571 
2 
23 
76 
151 
180 
139 
Solar panels 
farms 
336 
2 
20 
44 
96 
111 
63 
Wind turbines 
farms 
39 
- 
- 
1 
10 
19 
9 
Methane digesters 
farms 
29 
- 
- 
- 
6 
14 
9 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
127 
- 
- 
18 
27 
45 
37 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
48 
- 
- 
2 
8 
18 
20 
Biodiesel 
farms 
90 
- 
- 
8 
20 
33 
29 
Ethanol 
farms 
75 
- 
3 
1 
22 
22 
27 
Other 
farms 
9 
- 
- 
1 
4 
4 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
2 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
30,008 
78 
946 
3,229 
7,259 
9,611 
8,885 
Part owners 
farms 
8,266 
27 
519 
1,353 
2,508 
2,572 
1,287 
Tenants 
farms 
1,322 
45 
218 
288 
322 
265 
184 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
38,330 
105 
1,472 
4,591 
9,782 
12,194 
10,186 
acres 
3,448,448 
5,443 
79,611 
305,074 
800,219 
1,126,426 
1,131,675 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
38,274 
105 
1,465 
4,582 
9,767 
12,183 
10,172 
acres 
3,161,530 
4,767 
72,340 
290,333 
740,570 
1,041,638 
1,011,882 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
9,637 
72 
737 
1,654 
2,844 
2,844 
1,486 
acres 
978,121 
4,839 
70,474 
190,782 
287,467 
269,335 
155,224 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
9,588 
72 
737 
1,641 
2,830 
2,837 
1,471 
acres 
973,389 
4,839 
70,394 
190,109 
286,302 
267,928 
153,817 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
3,958 
7 
121 
309 
880 
1,194 
1,447 
acres 
291,650 
676 
7,351 
15,414 
60,814 
86,195 
121,200 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
59,681 
261 
2,692 
7,751 
15,578 
18,800 
14,599 
1 operator 
22,579 
68 
793 
2,381 
5,370 
7,057 
6,910 
2 operators 
14,580 
59 
783 
2,168 
4,112 
4,651 
2,807 
3 operators 
2,002 
17 
95 
259 
491 
604 
536 
4 operators 
329 
6 
12 
57 
77 
103 
74 
5 or more operators 
106 
- 
" 
5 
39 
33 
29 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
17,999 
70 
800 
2,473 
4,871 
5,683 
4,102 
1 operator 
16,094 
66 
758 
2,210 
4,387 
5,103 
3,570 
2 operators 
788 
2 
21 
112 
199 
239 
215 
3 operators 
80 
- 
- 
13 
26 
20 
21 
4 operators 
14 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
8 
5 or more operators 
6 
- 
- 
- 
5 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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