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 
44,084 
24,766 
210 
1,307 
1,854 
4,102 
6,707 
10,586 
acres treated 
9,809,442 
7,994,823 
41,176 
393,021 
842,112 
1,804,278 
2,547,117 
2,367,119 
Manure used 
farms 
8,753 
5,319 
43 
402 
560 
1,082 
1,399 
1,833 
acres treated 
648,298 
494,131 
4,890 
29,998 
54,392 
127,563 
131,929 
145,359 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
10,733 
7,091 
101 
585 
803 
1,464 
1,951 
2,187 
acres 
3,454,842 
3,033,361 
19,351 
191,270 
437,990 
719,633 
983,847 
681,270 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
31,847 
18,713 
174 
1,142 
1,568 
3,391 
5,302 
7,136 
acres 
9,957,304 
8,557,605 
41,777 
414,211 
987,011 
2,020,783 
2,816,641 
2,277,182 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,563 
1,024 
17 
88 
149 
211 
246 
313 
acres 
512,511 
449,218 
3,828 
35,552 
69,521 
86,654 
129,791 
123,872 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
2,580 
1,727 
31 
186 
253 
389 
423 
445 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
703,820 
630,495 
4,717 
50,012 
98,222 
138,629 
189,000 
149,915 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
916 
618 
13 
51 
69 
117 
170 
198 
acres on which used 
381,534 
352,854 
1,563 
20,317 
54,801 
82,209 
104,103 
89,861 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
5,808 
3,461 
55 
290 
280 
686 
926 
1,224 
acres 
884,110 
717,589 
5,801 
47,174 
71,181 
177,047 
222,466 
193,920 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
9,035 
5,059 
63 
331 
449 
925 
1,358 
1,933 
acres 
2,058,741 
1,705,829 
17,633 
83,782 
236,732 
361,095 
566,675 
439,912 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
3,268 
1,399 
10 
39 
64 
193 
422 
671 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
274,123 
141,962 
(D) 
(D) 
15,515 
24,822 
36,871 
62,135 
used 
farms 
15,606 
9,906 
96 
709 
875 
1,937 
2,733 
3,556 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
4,017,507 
3,470,391 
17,853 
199,602 
328,684 
842,218 
1,172,366 
909,668 
used 
farms 
7,978 
5,603 
38 
268 
503 
1,143 
1,724 
1,927 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
2,706,746 
2,422,824 
4,976 
83,070 
276,299 
555,938 
891,649 
610,892 
practices were used 
farms 
14,191 
8,617 
107 
637 
903 
1,769 
2,179 
3,022 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
3,140,274 
2,704,759 
15,190 
126,728 
415,613 
637,866 
780,093 
729,269 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
4,464 
2,779 
29 
251 
301 
511 
793 
894 
acres 
390,114 
317,501 
1,660 
21,934 
37,163 
59,929 
110,207 
86,608 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,823 
923 
6 
57 
91 
164 
255 
350 
Solar panels 
farms 
826 
415 
- 
30 
49 
69 
129 
138 
Wind turbines 
farms 
192 
103 
- 
7 
7 
28 
27 
34 
Methane digesters 
farms 
21 
16 
- 
- 
2 
- 
3 
11 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
536 
243 
3 
7 
11 
30 
56 
136 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
38 
25 
- 
- 
4 
5 
3 
13 
Biodiesel 
farms 
227 
146 
- 
14 
20 
29 
30 
53 
Ethanol 
farms 
225 
134 
3 
13 
22 
23 
22 
51 
Other 
farms 
76 
46 
- 
4 
9 
7 
18 
8 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
233 
133 
- 
4 
7 
24 
45 
53 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
70,447 
27,248 
115 
761 
1,502 
3,761 
6,642 
14,467 
Part owners 
farms 
24,041 
14,292 
69 
905 
1,355 
2,990 
4,250 
4,723 
Tenants 
farms 
4,683 
2,248 
142 
393 
332 
424 
486 
471 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
94,700 
41,642 
186 
1,669 
2,867 
6,768 
10,923 
19,229 
acres 
20,640,373 
12,615,554 
32,639 
275,723 
746,962 
2,022,912 
3,552,331 
5,984,987 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
94,488 
41,540 
184 
1,666 
2,857 
6,751 
10,892 
19,190 
acres 
18,506,370 
11,611,317 
25,632 
255,207 
700,766 
1,886,150 
3,322,515 
5,421,047 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
28,838 
16,580 
211 
1,299 
1,688 
3,419 
4,749 
5,214 
acres 
9,802,370 
7,869,612 
69,215 
506,467 
994,203 
2,016,526 
2,573,282 
1,709,919 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
28,724 
16,540 
211 
1,298 
1,687 
3,414 
4,736 
5,194 
acres 
9,759,767 
7,844,711 
69,207 
502,909 
990,538 
2,013,410 
2,566,000 
1,702,647 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
14,447 
5,878 
21 
149 
274 
752 
1,335 
3,347 
acres 
2,176,606 
1,029,138 
7,015 
24,074 
49,861 
139,878 
237,098 
571,212 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
152,817 
66,604 
487 
3,143 
5,032 
11,118 
17,595 
29,229 
1 operator 
54,055 
24,766 
206 
1,178 
1,702 
4,012 
6,158 
11,510 
2 operators 
38,889 
16,224 
95 
743 
1,252 
2,619 
4,477 
7,038 
3 operators 
4,811 
2,207 
17 
103 
170 
413 
587 
917 
4 operators 
1,010 
415 
4 
23 
39 
86 
119 
144 
5 or more operators 
406 
176 
4 
12 
26 
45 
37 
52 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
46,874 
18,593 
97 
729 
1,418 
3,179 
4,922 
8,248 
1 operator 
42,254 
17,016 
83 
691 
1,235 
2,827 
4,497 
7,683 
2 operators 
1,858 
667 
7 
19 
66 
134 
186 
255 
3 operators 
225 
67 
- 
- 
17 
18 
15 
17 
4 operators 
38 
5 
- 
- 
" 
2 
2 
1 
5 or more operators 
13 
3 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
206 Missouri 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
