Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
2,001 
15 
72 
214 
533 
646 
521 
acres treated 
140,795 
234 
3,197 
27,165 
12,485 
65,553 
32,161 
Manure used 
farms 
744 
3 
33 
80 
222 
240 
166 
acres treated 
7,697 
15 
152 
676 
1,717 
3,078 
2,059 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
802 
15 
32 
59 
215 
262 
219 
acres 
29,895 
234 
277 
3,390 
5,291 
13,613 
7,090 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1,395 
15 
72 
146 
377 
446 
339 
acres 
176,888 
234 
4,305 
6,652 
34,100 
69,503 
62,094 
Nematodes 
farms 
196 
9 
11 
12 
67 
44 
53 
acres 
8,735 
(D) 
1,095 
(D) 
1,003 
4,279 
1,160 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
274 
9 
11 
18 
77 
78 
81 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
7,940 
198 
33 
142 
525 
5,362 
1,680 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
244 
- 
7 
18 
51 
56 
112 
acres on which used 
6,061 
- 
495 
663 
2,021 
1,078 
1,804 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
141 
7 
6 
12 
32 
54 
30 
acres 
6,503 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
625 
1,772 
3,261 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
952 
7 
28 
82 
252 
330 
253 
acres 
57,648 
190 
585 
3,379 
10,567 
20,022 
22,905 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
235 
- 
12 
17 
49 
83 
74 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
52,699 
■ 
2,112 
158 
17,001 
10,750 
22,678 
used 
farms 
488 
6 
27 
57 
123 
138 
137 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
16,590 
228 
1,639 
834 
6,913 
3,214 
3,762 
used 
farms 
268 
3 
23 
30 
58 
80 
74 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
19,840 
12 
462 
628 
3,691 
10,261 
4,786 
practices were used 
farms 
1,136 
15 
88 
81 
260 
378 
314 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
127,382 
258 
1 1 ,690 
4,929 
9,521 
53,649 
47,335 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
375 
- 
27 
37 
94 
131 
86 
acres 
20,180 
- 
388 
748 
3,904 
12,261 
2,879 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
532 
6 
31 
36 
130 
166 
163 
Solar panels 
farms 
479 
6 
23 
28 
122 
154 
146 
Wind turbines 
farms 
29 
- 
- 
7 
4 
7 
11 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
8 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
6 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 
Biodiesel 
farms 
16 
- 
1 
- 
6 
7 
2 
Ethanol 
farms 
2 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
17 
- 
1 
- 
2 
6 
8 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
21 
- 
1 
- 
3 
4 
13 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
8,480 
40 
270 
678 
1,893 
2,770 
2,829 
Part owners 
farms 
1,764 
7 
121 
211 
427 
556 
442 
Tenants 
farms 
2,085 
28 
186 
247 
577 
492 
555 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
10,287 
47 
397 
891 
2,332 
3,341 
3,279 
acres 
7,674,575 
5,297 
142,627 
264,756 
1,304,353 
2,648,561 
3,308,981 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
1 1 ,833 
57 
497 
1,043 
2,780 
3,695 
3,761 
acres 
8,715,380 
15,936 
207,022 
354,888 
1,639,014 
3,014,407 
3,484,113 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
2,174 
24 
190 
300 
523 
651 
486 
acres 
3,279,231 
2,160 
200,204 
277,175 
984,686 
992,329 
822,677 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
2,145 
24 
190 
300 
515 
643 
473 
acres 
3,131,216 
2,160 
199,404 
277,175 
867,435 
966,806 
818,236 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
653 
_ 
14 
33 
100 
195 
311 
acres 
461,597 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
146,830 
78,547 
232,587 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
18,947 
96 
951 
1,797 
4,507 
5,834 
5,762 
1 operator 
7,005 
55 
277 
629 
1,595 
2,128 
2,321 
2 operators 
4,452 
19 
239 
395 
1,098 
1,459 
1,242 
3 operators 
664 
1 
51 
90 
147 
173 
202 
4 operators 
110 
- 
8 
9 
30 
43 
20 
5 or more operators 
98 
- 
2 
13 
27 
15 
41 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
6,488 
22 
287 
553 
1,519 
1,981 
2,126 
1 operator 
5,654 
22 
217 
476 
1,385 
1,752 
1,802 
2 operators 
298 
- 
14 
34 
58 
81 
111 
3 operators 
56 
- 
14 
3 
4 
17 
18 
4 operators 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
2 
5 or more operators 
9 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
8 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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