Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
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 
13,093 
7,820 
27 
370 
639 
1,358 
2,421 
3,005 
acres treated 
2,326,669 
2,114,597 
9,338 
94,096 
229,104 
541,031 
746,422 
494,606 
Manure used 
farms 
3,891 
2,093 
2 
57 
145 
368 
667 
854 
acres treated 
131,418 
106,860 
(D) 
(D) 
10,858 
22,112 
42,052 
28,923 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
5,070 
3,368 
11 
184 
333 
628 
1,082 
1,130 
acres 
719,308 
655,921 
4,130 
23,534 
78,082 
183,573 
236,877 
129,725 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
13,207 
7,626 
27 
354 
600 
1,346 
2,436 
2,863 
acres 
2,558,077 
2,338,117 
8,862 
99,321 
264,688 
594,001 
839,841 
531,404 
Nematodes 
farms 
758 
551 
6 
39 
58 
140 
168 
140 
acres 
122,141 
110,024 
1,015 
3,259 
19,447 
29,390 
35,968 
20,945 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
3,776 
2,549 
10 
120 
266 
491 
835 
827 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
696,611 
647,772 
1,917 
21,521 
94,084 
171,973 
237,090 
121,187 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,446 
1,011 
5 
54 
114 
207 
340 
291 
acres on which used 
182,323 
166,164 
1,140 
7,649 
25,285 
43,000 
61,393 
27,697 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
3,210 
2,026 
9 
94 
156 
374 
649 
744 
acres 
299,600 
265,332 
725 
7,187 
30,715 
66,858 
98,487 
61,360 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
4,090 
2,240 
12 
110 
153 
350 
673 
942 
acres 
430,049 
368,316 
721 
14,605 
53,566 
83,012 
118,709 
97,703 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
787 
432 
- 
15 
39 
69 
138 
171 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
108,529 
77,071 
■ 
983 
12,593 
18,363 
17,992 
27,140 
used 
farms 
1,935 
1,292 
3 
76 
139 
240 
418 
416 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
712,518 
676,233 
2,364 
26,252 
85,512 
157,555 
221,864 
182,686 
used 
farms 
1,102 
855 
2 
44 
82 
178 
311 
238 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
660,376 
624,087 
(D) 
(D) 
54,846 
150,690 
277,690 
122,119 
practices were used 
farms 
4,922 
3,358 
20 
227 
324 
629 
1,063 
1,095 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
1,004,157 
932,856 
4,150 
51,661 
110,768 
288,391 
302,970 
174,916 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,922 
1,237 
3 
80 
147 
208 
433 
366 
acres 
92,796 
80,815 
165 
2,209 
15,284 
18,892 
26,481 
17,784 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,401 
828 
3 
23 
52 
152 
292 
306 
Solar panels 
farms 
1,141 
663 
3 
18 
42 
108 
229 
263 
Wind turbines 
farms 
151 
109 
- 
3 
8 
21 
47 
30 
Methane digesters 
farms 
8 
8 
- 
- 
1 
2 
4 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
95 
43 
- 
- 
3 
6 
14 
20 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
41 
21 
- 
- 
3 
5 
6 
7 
Biodiesel 
farms 
86 
49 
- 
3 
1 
15 
15 
15 
Ethanol 
farms 
22 
18 
- 
- 
- 
4 
10 
4 
Other 
farms 
30 
13 
- 
- 
2 
4 
4 
3 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
160 
113 
- 
2 
12 
20 
41 
38 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
27,899 
12,744 
13 
259 
630 
1,670 
3,661 
6,511 
Part owners 
farms 
5,440 
3,642 
7 
147 
346 
743 
1,259 
1,140 
Tenants 
farms 
2,100 
1,298 
21 
245 
205 
302 
310 
215 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
33,400 
16,429 
20 
409 
982 
2,422 
4,934 
7,662 
acres 
12,280,836 
9,657,611 
6,343 
167,839 
942,520 
2,112,545 
2,970,664 
3,457,700 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
33,339 
16,386 
20 
406 
976 
2,413 
4,920 
7,651 
acres 
1 1 ,233,325 
9,043,174 
3,751 
149,796 
901,941 
2,047,777 
2,782,574 
3,157,335 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
7,587 
4,963 
28 
392 
551 
1,046 
1,584 
1,362 
acres 
5,144,573 
4,380,313 
8,924 
340,132 
563,457 
993,532 
1,493,860 
980,408 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
7,540 
4,940 
28 
392 
551 
1,045 
1,569 
1,355 
acres 
5,068,253 
4,333,619 
8,794 
340,021 
562,338 
985,154 
1 ,462,929 
974,383 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
4,405 
2,282 
4 
60 
95 
262 
661 
1,200 
acres 
1,123,831 
661,131 
2,722 
18,154 
41,698 
73,146 
219,021 
306,390 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
59,237 
29,408 
69 
1,049 
2,039 
4,621 
8,775 
12,855 
1 operator 
15,509 
8,143 
24 
315 
496 
1,229 
2,311 
3,768 
2 operators 
1 7,279 
8,020 
12 
286 
580 
1,229 
2,471 
3,442 
3 operators 
1,946 
1,146 
3 
41 
64 
177 
357 
504 
4 operators 
467 
238 
- 
6 
25 
45 
55 
107 
5 or more operators 
238 
137 
2 
3 
16 
35 
36 
45 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
23,306 
10,971 
22 
368 
711 
1,737 
3,331 
4,802 
1 operator 
20,260 
9,540 
8 
331 
595 
1,470 
2,936 
4,200 
2 operators 
1,228 
593 
3 
14 
47 
105 
167 
257 
3 operators 
142 
62 
- 
3 
6 
15 
15 
23 
4 operators 
24 
11 
2 
- 
1 
3 
2 
3 
5 or more operators 
11 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
202 Oregon 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
