Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative, 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
1,256 
1,136 
1,124 
120 
113 
153 
acres treated 
307,943 
287,224 
284,507 
20,719 
19,658 
25,958 
Manure used 
farms 
541 
502 
495 
39 
39 
63 
acres treated 
63,788 
60,715 
60,310 
3,073 
3,073 
3,854 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
664 
601 
595 
63 
62 
38 
acres 
194,055 
175,623 
174,428 
18,432 
(D) 
3,432 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1,126 
1,023 
1,009 
103 
98 
117 
acres 
309,782 
282,860 
280,108 
26,922 
(D) 
14,952 
Nematodes 
farms 
121 
113 
110 
8 
8 
10 
acres 
29,102 
27,182 
27,000 
1,920 
1,920 
707 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
315 
282 
276 
33 
31 
14 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
63,228 
58,971 
58,135 
4,257 
(D) 
753 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
154 
139 
137 
15 
14 
7 
acres on which used 
29,615 
23,980 
(D) 
5,635 
(D) 
239 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
171 
159 
157 
12 
12 
24 
acres 
18,501 
17,492 
(D) 
1,009 
1,009 
1,380 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
232 
209 
206 
23 
23 
35 
acres 
32,912 
32,324 
32,216 
588 
588 
1,583 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
262 
234 
226 
28 
28 
38 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
50,328 
45,399 
44,182 
4,929 
4,929 
7,808 
used 
farms 
543 
512 
510 
31 
26 
69 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
207,898 
191,515 
(D) 
16,383 
(D) 
10,144 
used 
farms 
167 
162 
161 
5 
5 
25 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
38,170 
36,178 
(D) 
1,992 
1,992 
1,480 
practices were used 
farms 
312 
287 
283 
25 
25 
38 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
29,679 
27,511 
27,356 
2,168 
2,168 
1,295 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
382 
363 
359 
19 
19 
35 
acres 
77,507 
74,103 
(D) 
3,404 
3,404 
2,211 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
107 
102 
101 
5 
5 
34 
Solar panels 
farms 
55 
54 
54 
1 
1 
25 
Wind turbines 
farms 
6 
5 
5 
1 
1 
1 
Methane digesters 
farms 
7 
5 
5 
2 
2 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
33 
31 
31 
2 
2 
4 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
8 
6 
6 
2 
2 
1 
Biodiesel 
farms 
27 
25 
25 
2 
2 
2 
Ethanol 
farms 
13 
12 
12 
1 
1 
1 
Other 
farms 
5 
3 
3 
2 
2 
3 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,527 
1,317 
1,292 
210 
192 
347 
Part owners 
farms 
771 
710 
700 
61 
59 
69 
Tenants 
farms 
252 
217 
216 
35 
35 
34 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
2,309 
2,038 
2,003 
271 
251 
418 
acres 
627,572 
571,045 
541,639 
56,527 
52,680 
138,744 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
2,298 
2,027 
1,992 
271 
251 
416 
acres 
586,833 
534,690 
505,442 
52,143 
(D) 
128,021 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
1,025 
929 
918 
96 
94 
103 
acres 
412,695 
365,784 
362,650 
46,911 
(D) 
22,010 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
1,023 
927 
916 
96 
94 
103 
acres 
411,441 
364,530 
361,396 
46,911 
(D) 
21,995 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
318 
288 
284 
30 
29 
88 
acres 
41,993 
37,609 
37,451 
4,384 
(D) 
10,738 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
4,665 
4,072 
4,005 
593 
543 
751 
1 operator 
1,094 
941 
925 
153 
138 
245 
2 operators 
1,059 
951 
937 
108 
105 
146 
3 operators 
277 
251 
248 
26 
26 
38 
4 operators 
76 
68 
66 
8 
8 
10 
5 or more operators 
44 
33 
32 
11 
9 
11 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
1,527 
1,333 
1,303 
194 
189 
248 
1 operator 
1,124 
998 
976 
126 
123 
184 
2 operators 
129 
114 
110 
15 
14 
26 
3 operators 
27 
23 
23 
4 
4 
4 
4 operators 
7 
6 
6 
1 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
6 
2 
2 
4 
4 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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