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 
19,318 
106 
1,465 
2,681 
5,614 
5,678 
3,774 
acres treated 
1,814,619 
10,617 
130,668 
233,866 
531,040 
517,744 
390,684 
Manure used 
farms 
3,434 
32 
359 
546 
1,051 
959 
487 
acres treated 
154,167 
1,099 
14,154 
22,653 
44,081 
48,311 
23,869 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
3,642 
34 
384 
495 
1,048 
1,020 
661 
acres 
421,481 
3,569 
36,233 
56,134 
120,481 
106,208 
98,856 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
13,134 
89 
1,078 
1,829 
3,864 
3,730 
2,544 
acres 
1,399,699 
9,117 
104,702 
173,939 
391,581 
389,663 
330,697 
Nematodes 
farms 
539 
10 
64 
65 
145 
146 
109 
acres 
63,293 
1,063 
7,080 
6,611 
21,750 
15,506 
11,283 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
853 
7 
105 
115 
225 
244 
157 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
73,325 
125 
8,191 
12,641 
18,573 
13,484 
20,311 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
298 
- 
15 
32 
78 
95 
78 
acres on which used 
28,680 
- 
1,592 
2,145 
11,196 
6,027 
7,720 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
2,347 
18 
193 
308 
651 
645 
532 
acres 
166,521 
1,222 
12,671 
22,831 
44,996 
45,228 
39,573 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
3,976 
13 
259 
520 
1,079 
1,169 
936 
acres 
352,912 
1,015 
25,617 
55,026 
95,923 
90,915 
84,416 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,869 
2 
68 
211 
500 
521 
567 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
132,161 
(D) 
(D) 
10,904 
39,916 
34,782 
43,145 
used 
farms 
5,700 
52 
511 
797 
1,530 
1,543 
1,267 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
547,116 
3,258 
47,588 
69,193 
152,351 
149,796 
124,930 
used 
farms 
2,375 
31 
172 
259 
611 
727 
575 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
283,922 
1,611 
12,476 
30,651 
68,193 
89,999 
80,992 
practices were used 
farms 
5,574 
39 
489 
762 
1,592 
1,556 
1,136 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
435,515 
4,075 
37,677 
53,506 
123,201 
108,739 
108,317 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,685 
19 
171 
200 
427 
495 
373 
acres 
72,613 
1,554 
9,774 
7,465 
21,705 
17,730 
14,385 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
900 
6 
62 
107 
246 
318 
161 
Solar panels 
farms 
411 
3 
38 
65 
108 
154 
43 
Wind turbines 
farms 
89 
- 
5 
11 
20 
36 
17 
Methane digesters 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
293 
3 
11 
12 
91 
98 
78 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
13 
- 
- 
- 
5 
4 
4 
Biodiesel 
farms 
81 
2 
10 
18 
23 
15 
13 
Ethanol 
farms 
91 
2 
9 
13 
20 
19 
28 
Other 
farms 
30 
- 
- 
8 
20 
2 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
100 
- 
3 
14 
25 
27 
31 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
43,199 
142 
2,036 
4,751 
11,289 
12,575 
12,406 
Part owners 
farms 
9,749 
58 
978 
1,678 
3,061 
2,632 
1,342 
Tenants 
farms 
2,435 
110 
521 
564 
539 
456 
245 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
53,058 
200 
3,022 
6,450 
14,376 
15,234 
13,776 
acres 
8,024,819 
16,014 
252,539 
684,945 
1,965,456 
2,348,144 
2,757,721 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
52,948 
200 
3,014 
6,429 
14,350 
15,207 
13,748 
acres 
6,895,053 
15,340 
234,846 
627,494 
1,746,019 
2,036,055 
2,235,299 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
12,258 
168 
1,504 
2,255 
3,616 
3,112 
1,603 
acres 
1,932,758 
15,255 
213,017 
330,536 
565,889 
511,334 
296,727 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
12,184 
168 
1,499 
2,242 
3,600 
3,088 
1,587 
acres 
1,915,056 
15,255 
212,338 
328,619 
560,192 
506,380 
292,272 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
8,569 
12 
230 
687 
1,933 
2,508 
3,199 
acres 
1,147,468 
674 
18,372 
59,368 
225,134 
317,043 
526,877 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
86,213 
486 
5,702 
11,155 
23,774 
24,490 
20,606 
1 operator 
29,289 
180 
1,606 
3,366 
7,402 
8,131 
8,604 
2 operators 
22,665 
100 
1,745 
3,270 
6,478 
6,609 
4,463 
3 operators 
2,604 
25 
149 
252 
756 
694 
728 
4 operators 
595 
- 
29 
71 
176 
161 
158 
5 or more operators 
230 
5 
6 
34 
77 
68 
40 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
28,281 
130 
1,837 
3,653 
7,838 
7,996 
6,827 
1 operator 
25,238 
104 
1,753 
3,271 
6,934 
7,221 
5,955 
2 operators 
1,191 
10 
38 
146 
354 
310 
333 
3 operators 
158 
2 
1 
18 
46 
34 
57 
4 operators 
33 
- 
- 
9 
12 
8 
4 
5 or more operators 
10 
- 
1 
- 
2 
4 
3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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