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 
44,084 
24,405 
17,026 
2,653 
24,005 
20,079 
acres treated 
9,809,442 
2,414,461 
6,537,275 
857,706 
5,078,590 
4,730,852 
Manure used 
farms 
8,753 
4,697 
3,620 
436 
3,880 
4,873 
acres treated 
648,298 
236,792 
375,236 
36,270 
293,930 
354,368 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
10,733 
4,666 
5,024 
1,043 
5,711 
5,022 
acres 
3,454,842 
575,387 
2,421,229 
458,226 
1,705,067 
1,749,775 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
31,847 
16,240 
13,320 
2,287 
17,555 
14,292 
acres 
9,957,304 
2,050,629 
6,950,424 
956,251 
5,279,512 
4,677,792 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,563 
713 
680 
170 
778 
785 
acres 
512,511 
105,142 
329,386 
77,983 
234,569 
277,942 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
2,580 
1,232 
1,044 
304 
1,256 
1,324 
acres 
703,820 
126,423 
452,797 
124,600 
314,327 
389,493 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
916 
406 
378 
132 
436 
480 
acres on which used 
381,534 
50,802 
255,176 
75,556 
163,080 
218,454 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
5,808 
3,034 
2,381 
393 
3,264 
2,544 
acres 
884,110 
248,835 
549,201 
86,074 
467,200 
416,910 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
9,035 
5,128 
3,178 
729 
4,829 
4,206 
acres 
2,058,741 
453,713 
1,288,515 
316,513 
1,052,263 
1,006,478 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
3,268 
2,496 
703 
69 
1,791 
1,477 
acres 
274,123 
185,582 
78,973 
9,568 
143,341 
130,782 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
15,606 
7,061 
7,452 
1,093 
9,192 
6,414 
acres 
4,017,507 
814,276 
2,869,779 
333,452 
2,201,197 
1,816,310 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
7,978 
3,008 
4,334 
636 
4,722 
3,256 
acres 
2,706,746 
472,533 
1,982,702 
251,511 
1,396,857 
1,309,889 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
14,191 
7,064 
5,881 
1,246 
8,263 
5,928 
acres 
3,140,274 
624,421 
2,105,415 
410,438 
1,651,420 
1,488,854 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
4,464 
2,304 
1,924 
236 
2,280 
2,184 
acres 
390,114 
84,269 
268,879 
36,966 
198,936 
191,178 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,823 
1,228 
521 
74 
788 
1,035 
Solar panels 
farms 
826 
566 
221 
39 
326 
500 
Wind turbines 
farms 
192 
131 
55 
6 
97 
95 
Methane digesters 
farms 
21 
16 
5 
- 
16 
5 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
536 
413 
117 
6 
230 
306 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
38 
29 
7 
2 
22 
16 
Biodiesel 
farms 
227 
99 
103 
25 
111 
116 
Ethanol 
farms 
225 
88 
121 
16 
112 
113 
Other 
farms 
76 
50 
26 
- 
25 
51 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
233 
135 
87 
11 
147 
86 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
70,447 
70,447 
_ 
_ 
38,025 
32,422 
Part owners 
farms 
24,041 
- 
24,041 
- 
13,216 
10,825 
Tenants 
farms 
4,683 
- 
- 
4,683 
2,814 
1,869 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
94,700 
70,447 
24,041 
212 
51,377 
43,323 
acres 
20,640,373 
13,762,962 
6,835,682 
41,729 
10,970,768 
9,669,605 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
94,488 
70,447 
24,041 
- 
51,241 
43,247 
acres 
18,506,370 
11,950,973 
6,555,397 
- 
9,737,522 
8,768,848 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
28,838 
114 
24,041 
4,683 
16,104 
12,734 
acres 
9,802,370 
16,802 
8,145,656 
1,639,912 
5,200,853 
4,601,517 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
28,724 
- 
24,041 
4,683 
16,030 
12,694 
acres 
9,759,767 
- 
8,128,374 
1 ,631 ,393 
5,177,790 
4,581,977 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
14,447 
12,245 
1,938 
264 
8,148 
6,299 
acres 
2,176,606 
1,828,791 
297,567 
50,248 
1,256,309 
920,297 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
152,817 
108,327 
37,452 
7,038 
54,055 
98,762 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
54,055 
38,025 
13,216 
2,814 
54,055 
- 
2 operators 
38,889 
28,455 
8,925 
1,509 
- 
38,889 
3 operators 
4,811 
3,046 
1,495 
270 
- 
4,811 
4 operators 
1,010 
667 
274 
69 
- 
1,010 
5 or more operators 
406 
254 
131 
21 
- 
406 
Total women operators 
number 
46,874 
36,109 
9,248 
1,517 
6,136 
40,738 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
42,254 
32,609 
8,361 
1,284 
6,136 
36,118 
2 operators 
1,858 
1,409 
362 
87 
- 
1,858 
3 operators 
225 
169 
39 
17 
- 
225 
4 operators 
38 
26 
10 
2 
38 
5 or more operators 
13 
12 
1 
- 
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13 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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