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 
6,593 
16 
410 
899 
1,641 
2,201 
1,426 
acres treated 
463,188 
1,260 
33,646 
50,946 
120,924 
156,769 
99,643 
Manure used 
farms 
1,620 
3 
133 
237 
421 
520 
306 
acres treated 
82,908 
300 
8,762 
9,764 
21,065 
28,652 
14,365 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1,965 
11 
121 
245 
516 
598 
474 
acres 
176,334 
620 
22,558 
18,830 
46,411 
49,559 
38,356 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
4,772 
9 
328 
667 
1,169 
1,523 
1,076 
acres 
446,421 
657 
36,791 
48,180 
107,520 
142,842 
110,431 
Nematodes 
farms 
283 
- 
28 
40 
49 
69 
97 
acres 
45,895 
- 
10,764 
4,926 
7,105 
13,544 
9,556 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
488 
- 
43 
53 
112 
139 
141 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
63,799 
- 
13,886 
4,794 
14,693 
16,390 
14,036 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
227 
- 
22 
28 
39 
57 
81 
acres on which used 
49,416 
- 
1 1 ,745 
3,750 
8,246 
14,123 
11,552 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
172 
_ 
7 
22 
23 
77 
43 
acres 
8,003 
- 
285 
1,344 
1,365 
3,156 
1,853 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
2,166 
11 
122 
269 
427 
674 
663 
acres 
232,416 
335 
22,958 
21,614 
51,682 
64,757 
71,070 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
769 
- 
41 
67 
130 
258 
273 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
105,925 
- 
5,664 
6,975 
19,791 
31,244 
42,251 
used 
farms 
621 
8 
61 
61 
135 
167 
189 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
47,252 
(D) 
(D) 
7,540 
8,753 
13,316 
14,185 
used 
farms 
418 
- 
42 
41 
76 
122 
137 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
79,919 
- 
4,308 
5,550 
26,605 
22,153 
21,303 
practices were used 
farms 
1,852 
7 
134 
204 
392 
592 
523 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
233,930 
73 
23,746 
18,907 
55,000 
77,877 
58,327 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
438 
- 
22 
54 
99 
150 
113 
acres 
1 1 ,925 
- 
1,155 
898 
3,050 
4,438 
2,384 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
140 
- 
5 
26 
50 
33 
26 
Solar panels 
farms 
121 
- 
5 
25 
44 
30 
17 
Wind turbines 
farms 
9 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
4 
Methane digesters 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
2 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
17,129 
16 
500 
1,528 
3,260 
5,142 
6,683 
Part owners 
farms 
3,548 
5 
244 
553 
979 
1,093 
674 
Tenants 
farms 
1,044 
33 
162 
199 
257 
227 
166 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
20,703 
21 
748 
2,086 
4,240 
6,247 
7,361 
acres 
3,997,600 
1,034 
96,188 
254,744 
655,172 
1,176,874 
1,813,588 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
20,677 
21 
744 
2,081 
4,239 
6,235 
7,357 
acres 
3,552,578 
1,034 
80,259 
226,631 
602,741 
1,066,067 
1,575,846 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
4,622 
38 
410 
752 
1,241 
1,323 
858 
acres 
722,210 
3,022 
56,886 
101,211 
201,822 
209,003 
150,266 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
4,592 
38 
406 
752 
1,236 
1,320 
840 
acres 
709,697 
3,022 
56,536 
100,841 
198,646 
204,448 
146,204 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
2,419 
_ 
63 
146 
376 
690 
1,144 
acres 
457,535 
- 
16,279 
28,483 
55,607 
115,362 
241,804 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
31,626 
85 
1,423 
3,518 
6,798 
9,463 
10,339 
1 operator 
13,533 
32 
471 
1,209 
2,576 
3,942 
5,303 
2 operators 
6,893 
19 
380 
940 
1,630 
2,147 
1,777 
3 operators 
1,028 
- 
38 
99 
233 
304 
354 
4 operators 
173 
- 
9 
28 
37 
48 
51 
5 or more operators 
94 
3 
8 
4 
20 
21 
38 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
9,927 
15 
408 
1,083 
2,137 
2,896 
3,388 
1 operator 
8,690 
9 
378 
991 
1,848 
2,535 
2,929 
2 operators 
487 
3 
15 
37 
128 
131 
173 
3 operators 
73 
- 
- 
6 
11 
21 
35 
4 operators 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
5 or more operators 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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