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 
5,111 
16 
275 
612 
1,323 
1,665 
1,220 
acres treated 
236,766 
685 
18,208 
30,778 
57,270 
68,916 
60,909 
Manure used 
farms 
1,548 
7 
85 
233 
437 
477 
309 
acres treated 
64,892 
244 
5,267 
11,015 
13,956 
17,205 
17,205 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1,770 
2 
112 
242 
445 
563 
406 
acres 
81,463 
(D) 
7,821 
(D) 
17,917 
22,992 
19,873 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
3,901 
3 
249 
524 
1,053 
1,244 
828 
acres 
192,543 
(D) 
15,843 
(D) 
49,871 
53,786 
45,906 
Nematodes 
farms 
351 
2 
29 
36 
84 
116 
84 
acres 
27,257 
(D) 
2,387 
(D) 
6,592 
8,005 
9,140 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
452 
2 
34 
40 
111 
158 
107 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
18,669 
(D) 
(D) 
2,337 
5,510 
5,495 
3,978 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
228 
- 
18 
27 
50 
68 
65 
acres on which used 
18,149 
- 
939 
1,951 
6,167 
2,460 
6,632 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
215 
- 
15 
22 
37 
81 
60 
acres 
9,437 
- 
183 
1,416 
1,288 
3,499 
3,051 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
1,626 
6 
111 
210 
323 
537 
439 
acres 
68,018 
260 
5,574 
10,006 
12,109 
20,924 
19,145 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
440 
3 
- 
37 
70 
137 
193 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
79,644 
129 
7,369 
10,190 
20,251 
41,705 
used 
farms 
923 
6 
64 
111 
235 
293 
214 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
63,075 
69 
3,064 
6,911 
20,416 
14,488 
18,127 
used 
farms 
446 
- 
39 
53 
104 
157 
93 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
25,449 
“ 
4,622 
4,364 
3,342 
9,245 
3,876 
practices were used 
farms 
2,036 
12 
120 
266 
440 
681 
517 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
62,232 
425 
5,753 
9,340 
12,518 
18,426 
15,770 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
650 
3 
27 
66 
141 
245 
168 
acres 
12,288 
141 
1,044 
1,168 
2,358 
3,943 
3,634 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
152 
- 
9 
24 
49 
39 
31 
Solar panels 
farms 
111 
- 
3 
24 
40 
29 
15 
Wind turbines 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
12 
- 
- 
- 
3 
3 
6 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
Biodiesel 
farms 
17 
- 
4 
- 
3 
3 
7 
Ethanol 
farms 
18 
- 
2 
1 
3 
6 
6 
Other 
farms 
8 
- 
- 
- 
3 
5 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
2 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
11,987 
35 
325 
1,126 
2,796 
3,916 
3,789 
Part owners 
farms 
2,344 
7 
177 
346 
607 
719 
488 
Tenants 
farms 
574 
7 
124 
106 
120 
138 
79 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
14,354 
42 
511 
1,475 
3,405 
4,640 
4,281 
acres 
1,803,192 
2,439 
34,741 
151,053 
332,698 
528,764 
753,497 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
14,331 
42 
502 
1,472 
3,403 
4,635 
4,277 
acres 
1,667,937 
2,089 
32,506 
144,304 
307,400 
496,645 
684,993 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
2,939 
14 
301 
452 
736 
862 
574 
acres 
310,500 
1,774 
33,414 
59,457 
67,948 
87,948 
59,959 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
2,918 
14 
301 
452 
727 
857 
567 
acres 
300,396 
1,774 
33,414 
59,288 
67,636 
79,463 
58,821 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
1,491 
5 
26 
123 
273 
420 
644 
acres 
145,359 
350 
2,235 
6,918 
25,610 
40,604 
69,642 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
21,812 
76 
963 
2,479 
5,405 
6,923 
5,966 
1 operator 
9,092 
28 
321 
790 
1,900 
2,983 
3,070 
2 operators 
4,934 
15 
275 
682 
1,421 
1,504 
1,037 
3 operators 
749 
6 
28 
99 
159 
249 
208 
4 operators 
99 
- 
2 
7 
33 
30 
27 
5 or more operators 
31 
- 
" 
- 
10 
7 
14 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
6,591 
14 
278 
807 
1,809 
2,051 
1,632 
1 operator 
5,815 
14 
266 
716 
1,588 
1,819 
1,412 
2 operators 
306 
- 
3 
41 
85 
87 
90 
3 operators 
46 
- 
2 
3 
17 
14 
10 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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