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 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
1,579 
1,434 
1,400 
145 
115 
235 
acres treated 
721,365 
664,602 
637,691 
56,763 
52,486 
46,493 
Manure used 
farms 
248 
236 
227 
12 
12 
72 
acres treated 
38,771 
(D) 
36,587 
(D) 
(D) 
2,285 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1,051 
946 
923 
105 
87 
107 
acres 
318,796 
262,509 
251,871 
56,287 
22,709 
11,504 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1,611 
1,450 
1,417 
161 
129 
242 
acres 
770,853 
712,780 
675,208 
58,073 
45,712 
41,637 
Nematodes 
farms 
221 
193 
188 
28 
25 
18 
acres 
56,819 
48,866 
45,649 
7,953 
7,707 
1,654 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
836 
740 
719 
96 
72 
78 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
282,882 
246,718 
234,361 
36,164 
34,392 
9,938 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
399 
356 
342 
43 
23 
23 
acres on which used 
73,501 
66,073 
60,610 
7,428 
6,519 
2,200 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
586 
527 
516 
59 
40 
70 
acres 
121,126 
115,261 
108,225 
5,865 
3,951 
5,102 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
392 
353 
341 
39 
31 
85 
acres 
149,040 
125,165 
115,944 
23,875 
(D) 
6,662 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
79 
75 
75 
4 
4 
50 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
9,286 
8,895 
8,895 
391 
391 
7,786 
used 
farms 
262 
242 
237 
20 
17 
27 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
173,650 
168,602 
163,666 
5,048 
(D) 
8,480 
used 
farms 
198 
180 
170 
18 
17 
22 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
161,865 
144,174 
141,952 
17,691 
(D) 
16,524 
practices were used 
farms 
723 
654 
637 
69 
53 
96 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
331,127 
311,699 
297,600 
19,428 
18,730 
9,754 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
374 
312 
298 
62 
42 
65 
acres 
41,479 
32,388 
28,366 
9,091 
8,185 
3,663 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
176 
159 
157 
17 
17 
33 
Solar panels 
farms 
141 
130 
129 
11 
11 
29 
Wind turbines 
farms 
17 
17 
17 
- 
- 
4 
Methane digesters 
farms 
2 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
11 
9 
9 
2 
2 
2 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
7 
5 
5 
2 
2 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
17 
14 
13 
3 
3 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
Other 
farms 
5 
5 
5 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
25 
25 
25 
- 
- 
8 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,432 
1,287 
1,260 
145 
117 
598 
Part owners 
farms 
782 
722 
704 
60 
50 
69 
Tenants 
farms 
326 
267 
258 
59 
55 
44 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
2,219 
2,014 
1,968 
205 
167 
668 
acres 
3,091,266 
2,792,555 
2,514,293 
298,71 1 
242,937 
1 ,444,386 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
2,214 
2,009 
1,964 
205 
167 
667 
acres 
2,831,321 
2,554,101 
2,309,180 
277,220 
221,461 
1,384,520 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
1,112 
993 
966 
119 
105 
113 
acres 
949,924 
858,754 
846,094 
91,170 
77,470 
108,612 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
1,108 
989 
962 
119 
105 
113 
acres 
938,431 
847,764 
835,269 
90,667 
77,384 
83,304 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
393 
367 
352 
26 
22 
148 
acres 
271,438 
(D) 
215,938 
(D) 
(D) 
85,174 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
4,937 
4,433 
4,309 
504 
423 
1,232 
1 operator 
1,000 
863 
839 
137 
113 
357 
2 operators 
1,029 
960 
946 
69 
64 
277 
3 operators 
356 
320 
310 
36 
28 
41 
4 operators 
84 
79 
77 
5 
3 
21 
5 or more operators 
71 
54 
50 
17 
14 
15 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
1,506 
1,368 
1,333 
138 
113 
482 
1 operator 
1,104 
1,021 
1,001 
83 
71 
322 
2 operators 
149 
130 
126 
19 
17 
53 
3 operators 
20 
16 
16 
4 
1 
6 
4 operators 
6 
6 
6 
- 
- 
3 
5 or more operators 
3 
2 
1 
1 
1 
4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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