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 
596 
521 
511 
75 
66 
93 
acres treated 
216,550 
191,748 
187,137 
24,802 
22,397 
26,486 
Manure used 
farms 
149 
129 
126 
20 
20 
16 
acres treated 
33,144 
27,296 
(D) 
5,848 
5,848 
6,850 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
360 
319 
307 
41 
40 
48 
acres 
186,337 
164,845 
155,342 
21,492 
(D) 
11,157 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
579 
501 
488 
78 
69 
84 
acres 
279,878 
247,628 
236,624 
32,250 
29,247 
28,745 
Nematodes 
farms 
56 
45 
41 
11 
6 
9 
acres 
18,836 
17,189 
17,109 
1,647 
337 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
136 
124 
118 
12 
11 
16 
acres 
(D) 
63,877 
62,341 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
74 
63 
60 
11 
6 
6 
acres on which used 
30,692 
26,927 
25,517 
3,765 
2,455 
3,912 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
16 
13 
13 
3 
_ 
3 
acres 
5,160 
4,590 
4,590 
570 
- 
130 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
299 
257 
251 
42 
38 
42 
acres 
131,873 
121,292 
113,502 
10,581 
8,569 
8,920 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
75 
63 
60 
12 
9 
19 
acres 
19,573 
15,150 
(D) 
4,423 
1,813 
1 1 ,327 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
133 
117 
116 
16 
14 
13 
acres 
49,626 
45,916 
(D) 
3,710 
(D) 
2,179 
Cropland on which conservation tillage. 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
106 
93 
90 
13 
12 
18 
acres 
60,779 
52,613 
44,713 
8,166 
(D) 
3,308 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
287 
238 
231 
49 
42 
47 
acres 
172,877 
148,294 
146,776 
24,583 
22,665 
17,454 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
63 
56 
55 
7 
7 
8 
acres 
6,631 
6,463 
(D) 
168 
168 
154 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
20 
17 
15 
3 
3 
4 
Solar panels 
farms 
18 
15 
13 
3 
3 
4 
Wind turbines 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Methane digesters 
farms 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
995 
830 
812 
165 
142 
373 
Part owners 
farms 
309 
278 
268 
31 
29 
41 
Tenants 
farms 
159 
115 
115 
44 
40 
12 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
1,307 
1,111 
1,083 
196 
171 
414 
acres 
727,441 
598,857 
527,897 
128,584 
78,812 
247,677 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
1,304 
1,108 
1,080 
196 
171 
414 
acres 
651,389 
530,014 
467,259 
121,375 
76,491 
188,416 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
468 
393 
383 
75 
69 
54 
acres 
292,897 
250,513 
243,235 
42,384 
38,309 
21,797 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
468 
393 
383 
75 
69 
53 
acres 
290,837 
248,453 
241,175 
42,384 
38,309 
21,776 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
206 
182 
175 
24 
19 
86 
acres 
78,112 
70,903 
62,698 
7,209 
2,321 
59,282 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
2,361 
1,941 
1,897 
420 
360 
651 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
835 
707 
689 
128 
119 
266 
2 operators 
443 
373 
368 
70 
57 
114 
3 operators 
145 
111 
107 
34 
29 
36 
4 operators 
19 
18 
17 
1 
1 
8 
5 or more operators 
21 
14 
14 
7 
5 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
583 
515 
508 
68 
63 
188 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
455 
391 
384 
64 
59 
137 
2 operators 
51 
49 
49 
2 
2 
15 
3 operators 
7 
7 
7 
- 
- 
7 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
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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