Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
13,093 
8,740 
3,260 
1,093 
5,466 
7,627 
acres treated 
2,326,669 
520,021 
1,373,213 
433,435 
853,767 
1 ,472,902 
Manure used 
farms 
3,891 
2,849 
823 
219 
1,245 
2,646 
acres treated 
131,418 
52,793 
68,350 
10,275 
40,282 
91,136 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
5,070 
3,003 
1,445 
622 
2,118 
2,952 
acres 
719,308 
119,389 
432,095 
167,824 
225,361 
493,947 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
13,207 
9,028 
3,136 
1,043 
5,334 
7,873 
acres 
2,558,077 
594,660 
1,453,363 
510,054 
904,547 
1,653,530 
Nematodes 
farms 
758 
362 
286 
110 
301 
457 
acres 
122,141 
25,572 
66,254 
30,315 
36,745 
85,396 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
3,776 
2,165 
1,129 
482 
1,595 
2,181 
acres 
696,611 
93,277 
423,997 
179,337 
224,909 
471 ,702 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,446 
815 
458 
173 
624 
822 
acres on which used 
182,323 
25,588 
122,193 
34,542 
70,270 
112,053 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
3,210 
1,946 
940 
324 
1,377 
1,833 
acres 
299,600 
52,706 
195,243 
51,651 
108,923 
190,677 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
4,090 
2,909 
895 
286 
1,606 
2,484 
acres 
430,049 
125,569 
259,738 
44,742 
177,573 
252,476 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
787 
604 
145 
38 
293 
494 
acres 
108,529 
61,064 
39,806 
7,659 
43,666 
64,863 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
1,935 
1,093 
589 
253 
789 
1,146 
acres 
712,518 
134,144 
382,564 
195,810 
219,852 
492,666 
Cropland on which conservation tillage. 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
1,102 
445 
490 
167 
470 
632 
acres 
660,376 
112,181 
410,176 
138,019 
231,252 
429,124 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
4,922 
2,638 
1,679 
605 
2,278 
2,644 
acres 
1,004,157 
173,614 
618,983 
211,560 
380,602 
623,555 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,922 
1,198 
488 
236 
720 
1,202 
acres 
92,796 
27,499 
45,583 
19,714 
27,546 
65,250 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,401 
1,055 
272 
74 
492 
909 
Solar panels 
farms 
1,141 
890 
203 
48 
392 
749 
Wind turbines 
farms 
151 
93 
43 
15 
57 
94 
Methane digesters 
farms 
8 
1 
5 
2 
4 
4 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
95 
89 
6 
- 
34 
61 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
41 
33 
7 
1 
14 
27 
Biodiesel 
farms 
86 
52 
23 
11 
33 
53 
Ethanol 
farms 
22 
13 
6 
3 
8 
14 
Other 
farms 
30 
26 
4 
- 
10 
20 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
160 
84 
54 
22 
66 
94 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
27,899 
27,899 
_ 
_ 
12,205 
15,694 
Part owners 
farms 
5,440 
- 
5,440 
- 
2,267 
3,173 
Tenants 
farms 
2,100 
- 
- 
2,100 
1,037 
1,063 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
33,400 
27,899 
5,440 
61 
14,504 
18,896 
acres 
12,280,836 
8,546,329 
3,714,746 
19,761 
5,670,558 
6,610,278 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
33,339 
27,899 
5,440 
- 
14,472 
18,867 
acres 
11,233,325 
7,681 ,240 
3,552,085 
- 
5,218,277 
6,015,048 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
7,587 
47 
5,440 
2,100 
3,330 
4,257 
acres 
5,144,573 
7,384 
3,537,626 
1,599,563 
1,974,051 
3,170,522 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
7,540 
- 
5,440 
2,100 
3,304 
4,236 
acres 
5,068,253 
- 
3,494,729 
1 ,573,524 
1,955,949 
3,112,304 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
4,405 
3,722 
550 
133 
1,984 
2,421 
acres 
1,123,831 
872,473 
205,558 
45,800 
470,383 
653,448 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
59,237 
46,072 
9,696 
3,469 
15,509 
43,728 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
15,509 
12,205 
2,267 
1,037 
15,509 
- 
2 operators 
17,279 
13,927 
2,481 
871 
- 
17,279 
3 operators 
1,946 
1,335 
480 
131 
- 
1,946 
4 operators 
467 
289 
140 
38 
- 
467 
5 or more operators 
238 
143 
72 
23 
- 
238 
Total women operators 
number 
23,306 
18,937 
3,220 
1,149 
3,329 
19,977 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
20,260 
16,644 
2,665 
951 
3,329 
16,931 
2 operators 
1,228 
946 
211 
71 
- 
1,228 
3 operators 
142 
101 
31 
10 
- 
142 
4 operators 
24 
14 
7 
3 
- 
24 
5 or more operators 
11 
7 
2 
2 
- 
11 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
222 Oregon 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
