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 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
336 
306 
304 
30 
30 
103 
acres treated 
112,937 
100,658 
(D) 
12,279 
12,279 
43,784 
Manure used 
farms 
134 
128 
127 
6 
6 
33 
acres treated 
20,832 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
715 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
193 
171 
169 
22 
22 
52 
acres 
59,521 
48,380 
(D) 
11,141 
11,141 
3,989 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
320 
286 
284 
34 
30 
83 
acres 
178,819 
157,355 
(D) 
21,464 
19,869 
44,703 
Nematodes 
farms 
50 
46 
45 
4 
4 
15 
acres 
13,844 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
204 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
53 
49 
48 
4 
4 
23 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
9,863 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
152 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
52 
44 
43 
8 
8 
15 
acres on which used 
14,276 
14,169 
(D) 
107 
107 
94 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
11 
11 
11 
- 
_ 
13 
acres 
1,597 
1,597 
1,597 
- 
- 
193 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
67 
62 
62 
5 
5 
45 
acres 
24,912 
14,303 
14,303 
10,609 
10,609 
2,381 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
22 
20 
19 
2 
- 
11 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
(D) 
36,252 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
used 
farms 
77 
72 
71 
5 
5 
35 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
42,678 
40,297 
(D) 
2,381 
2,381 
600 
used 
farms 
72 
56 
55 
16 
10 
18 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
22,592 
22,365 
(D) 
227 
221 
5,637 
practices were used 
farms 
159 
151 
148 
8 
8 
84 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
66,549 
60,789 
(D) 
5,760 
5,760 
(D) 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
49 
40 
38 
9 
9 
33 
acres 
9,770 
9,696 
(D) 
74 
74 
11,535 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
159 
141 
134 
18 
11 
58 
Solar panels 
farms 
136 
124 
117 
12 
11 
56 
Wind turbines 
farms 
16 
16 
16 
- 
- 
4 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
2 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
5 
4 
4 
1 
1 
3 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
11 
11 
11 
- 
- 
3 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
637 
587 
575 
50 
41 
493 
Part owners 
farms 
371 
344 
328 
27 
21 
91 
Tenants 
farms 
71 
54 
52 
17 
11 
158 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
1,010 
933 
905 
77 
62 
585 
acres 
5,685,915 
5,394,667 
4,892,362 
291,248 
173,902 
5,691,474 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
1,013 
935 
907 
78 
63 
711 
acres 
5,479,844 
5,192,540 
4,719,235 
287,304 
169,958 
5,719,562 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
437 
394 
376 
43 
31 
104 
acres 
2,418,199 
2,290,026 
2,040,732 
128,173 
114,761 
577,898 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
436 
393 
375 
43 
31 
103 
acres 
2,406,606 
2,278,433 
2,029,139 
128,173 
114,761 
577,212 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
79 
75 
73 
4 
4 
68 
acres 
226,243 
222,206 
(D) 
4,037 
4,037 
98,575 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
2,034 
1,876 
1,810 
158 
108 
1,229 
1 operator 
457 
404 
395 
53 
49 
428 
2 operators 
415 
391 
383 
24 
16 
228 
3 operators 
149 
136 
125 
13 
6 
53 
4 operators 
29 
27 
25 
2 
1 
18 
5 or more operators 
29 
27 
27 
2 
1 
15 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
685 
647 
629 
38 
21 
414 
1 operator 
472 
452 
436 
20 
15 
282 
2 operators 
63 
54 
53 
9 
3 
41 
3 operators 
18 
18 
18 
- 
- 
12 
4 operators 
7 
7 
7 
- 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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