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 
2,791 
2,664 
2,621 
127 
120 
267 
acres treated 
2,505,399 
2,405,885 
2,367,299 
99,514 
94,169 
106,051 
Manure used 
farms 
621 
596 
585 
25 
25 
48 
acres treated 
116,957 
113,341 
110,793 
3,616 
3,616 
4,613 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1,448 
1,382 
1,356 
66 
63 
112 
acres 
1,061,270 
1,019,177 
996,099 
42,093 
(D) 
36,686 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
2,849 
2,719 
2,671 
130 
121 
317 
acres 
2,975,292 
2,855,666 
2,810,002 
119,626 
113,349 
131,647 
Nematodes 
farms 
195 
186 
184 
9 
9 
19 
acres 
103,786 
94,860 
(D) 
8,926 
8,926 
4,592 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
616 
593 
582 
23 
23 
33 
acres 
384,002 
369,357 
358,374 
14,645 
14,645 
10,294 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
23 
22 
20 
1 
1 
4 
acres on which used 
11,663 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
221 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
343 
328 
322 
15 
14 
36 
acres 
49,189 
45,075 
44,285 
4,114 
(D) 
3,782 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
290 
273 
271 
17 
16 
34 
acres 
106,435 
85,527 
(D) 
20,908 
(D) 
6,598 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
152 
146 
143 
6 
5 
40 
acres 
47,104 
46,810 
(D) 
294 
(D) 
5,393 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
1,737 
1,675 
1,647 
62 
58 
155 
acres 
1,500,215 
1,452,967 
1,439,318 
47,248 
45,910 
59,828 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
1,301 
1,255 
1,231 
46 
42 
98 
acres 
965,973 
915,521 
891,318 
50,452 
47,258 
31,712 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
942 
905 
886 
37 
34 
114 
acres 
528,507 
510,075 
495,996 
18,432 
16,992 
29,768 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
362 
348 
338 
14 
13 
46 
acres 
71,839 
69,569 
65,649 
2,270 
(D) 
3,488 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
94 
90 
86 
4 
4 
15 
Solar panels 
farms 
70 
66 
63 
4 
4 
11 
Wind turbines 
farms 
17 
14 
14 
3 
3 
4 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
15 
15 
14 
- 
- 
2 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
19 
19 
19 
- 
- 
8 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,452 
1,338 
1,312 
114 
104 
523 
Part owners 
farms 
1,744 
1,704 
1,679 
40 
37 
91 
Tenants 
farms 
588 
538 
525 
50 
50 
54 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
3,227 
3,072 
3,018 
155 
142 
614 
acres 
5,892,941 
(D) 
4,883,976 
(D) 
552,797 
732,916 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
3,196 
3,042 
2,991 
154 
141 
614 
acres 
5,348,933 
4,656,272 
4,382,722 
692,661 
(D) 
526,308 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
2,352 
2,262 
2,224 
90 
87 
148 
acres 
3,206,845 
2,854,741 
2,813,957 
352,104 
344,904 
110,109 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
2,332 
2,242 
2,204 
90 
87 
145 
acres 
3,153,119 
2,802,381 
2,761,597 
350,738 
343,618 
108,805 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
836 
793 
775 
43 
40 
264 
acres 
597,734 
576,767 
553,614 
20,967 
20,282 
207,912 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
6,839 
6,466 
6,340 
373 
345 
1,067 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,714 
1,593 
1,565 
121 
113 
363 
2 operators 
1,412 
1,358 
1,333 
54 
53 
246 
3 operators 
494 
479 
472 
15 
14 
41 
4 operators 
111 
105 
104 
6 
4 
7 
5 or more operators 
53 
45 
42 
8 
7 
11 
Total women operators 
number 
1,546 
1,497 
1,480 
49 
47 
308 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,300 
1,260 
1,252 
40 
38 
261 
2 operators 
96 
93 
91 
3 
3 
22 
3 operators 
7 
6 
6 
1 
1 
1 
4 operators 
4 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
3 
3 
2 
- 
" 
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See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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