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 
18,826 
9,844 
7,913 
1,069 
10,505 
8,321 
acres treated 
1,920,603 
373,888 
1,364,267 
182,448 
1,029,664 
890,939 
Manure used 
farms 
6,318 
3,328 
2,648 
342 
2,889 
3,429 
acres treated 
363,237 
89,815 
247,150 
26,272 
160,407 
202,830 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
5,003 
2,371 
2,164 
468 
2,620 
2,383 
acres 
786,176 
70,543 
606,110 
109,523 
409,440 
376,736 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
12,129 
6,008 
5,284 
837 
6,349 
5,780 
acres 
1,514,896 
224,199 
1,110,484 
180,213 
798,116 
716,780 
Nematodes 
farms 
783 
332 
368 
83 
401 
382 
acres 
131,121 
19,576 
92,098 
19,447 
61,617 
69,504 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,855 
1,021 
656 
178 
855 
1,000 
acres 
245,417 
23,276 
187,814 
34,327 
117,852 
127,565 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
886 
420 
368 
98 
462 
424 
acres on which used 
129,075 
15,751 
93,123 
20,201 
68,476 
60,599 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,399 
655 
632 
112 
754 
645 
acres 
97,939 
15,139 
67,576 
15,224 
57,369 
40,570 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
2,491 
1,521 
806 
164 
1,235 
1,256 
acres 
166,928 
33,555 
112,029 
21,344 
83,468 
83,460 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
2,574 
1,763 
709 
102 
1,282 
1,292 
acres 
313,608 
190,729 
108,806 
14,073 
162,445 
151,163 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
5,309 
2,026 
2,791 
492 
3,126 
2,183 
acres 
955,387 
93,721 
730,479 
131,187 
515,748 
439,639 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
1,649 
643 
873 
133 
918 
731 
acres 
197,862 
27,896 
141,618 
28,348 
98,630 
99,232 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
4,173 
2,096 
1,769 
308 
2,360 
1,813 
acres 
203,725 
41,322 
142,065 
20,338 
118,270 
85,455 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
3,745 
1,628 
1,877 
240 
1,932 
1,813 
acres 
301,959 
33,980 
235,514 
32,465 
142,211 
159,748 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,165 
807 
304 
54 
516 
649 
Solar panels 
farms 
717 
523 
161 
33 
307 
410 
Wind turbines 
farms 
104 
70 
33 
1 
53 
51 
Methane digesters 
farms 
62 
39 
21 
2 
36 
26 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
269 
192 
71 
6 
116 
153 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
98 
66 
27 
5 
54 
44 
Biodiesel 
farms 
168 
93 
60 
15 
92 
76 
Ethanol 
farms 
90 
46 
37 
7 
45 
45 
Other 
farms 
26 
22 
4 
- 
9 
17 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
44 
35 
9 
- 
21 
23 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
31,025 
31,025 
_ 
_ 
17,182 
13,843 
Part owners 
farms 
12,547 
- 
12,547 
- 
7,388 
5,159 
Tenants 
farms 
2,458 
- 
- 
2,458 
1,523 
935 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
43,632 
31,025 
12,547 
60 
24,615 
19,017 
acres 
5,731,794 
3,652,184 
2,073,820 
5,790 
3,258,008 
2,473,786 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
43,572 
31,025 
12,547 
- 
24,570 
19,002 
acres 
5,392,290 
3,361,383 
2,030,907 
" 
3,049,720 
2,342,570 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
15,064 
59 
12,547 
2,458 
8,950 
6,114 
acres 
2,921,001 
3,861 
2,409,710 
507,430 
1,631,883 
1,289,118 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
15,005 
- 
12,547 
2,458 
8,911 
6,094 
acres 
2,910,154 
- 
2,405,555 
504,599 
1,624,552 
1,285,602 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
4,381 
3,646 
648 
87 
2,578 
1,803 
acres 
350,351 
294,662 
47,068 
8,621 
215,619 
134,732 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
69,990 
47,420 
18,932 
3,638 
26,093 
43,897 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
26,093 
17,182 
7,388 
1,523 
26,093 
- 
2 operators 
16,936 
11,946 
4,225 
765 
- 
16,936 
3 operators 
2,402 
1,505 
762 
135 
- 
2,402 
4 operators 
423 
283 
116 
24 
- 
423 
5 or more operators 
176 
109 
56 
11 
- 
176 
Total women operators 
number 
22,070 
16,729 
4,416 
925 
3,869 
18,201 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
19,180 
14,463 
3,946 
771 
3,869 
15,311 
2 operators 
1,180 
932 
201 
47 
- 
1,180 
3 operators 
121 
88 
16 
17 
- 
121 
4 operators 
24 
23 
- 
1 
- 
24 
5 or more operators 
13 
8 
4 
1 
13 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
220 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
