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 
14,168 
7,961 
4,868 
1,339 
8,334 
5,834 
acres treated 
3,089,983 
430,872 
1,608,698 
1,050,413 
1 ,506,483 
1,583,500 
Manure used 
farms 
3,779 
2,167 
1,402 
210 
1,967 
1,812 
acres treated 
380,456 
99,500 
231,420 
49,536 
189,634 
190,822 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
5,637 
2,620 
2,087 
930 
3,179 
2,458 
acres 
2,425,471 
150,034 
1,231,349 
1,044,088 
1,087,806 
1,337,665 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
11,118 
5,771 
4,004 
1,343 
6,441 
4,677 
acres 
3,780,101 
386,499 
1,938,127 
1,455,475 
1,787,166 
1,992,935 
Nematodes 
farms 
852 
337 
347 
168 
501 
351 
acres 
319,154 
29,213 
169,486 
120,455 
137,178 
181,976 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,578 
654 
589 
335 
875 
703 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
709,504 
37,905 
359,378 
312,221 
293,559 
415,945 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,038 
268 
459 
311 
569 
469 
acres on which used 
548,525 
28,003 
274,402 
246,120 
224,475 
324,050 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
404 
228 
129 
47 
258 
146 
acres 
33,013 
9,419 
1 1 ,472 
12,122 
19,532 
13,481 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
4,827 
2,734 
1,470 
623 
2,828 
1,999 
acres 
1,661,892 
202,946 
782,360 
676,586 
769,054 
892,838 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,257 
997 
208 
52 
770 
487 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
187,943 
119,192 
44,900 
23,851 
101,778 
86,165 
used 
farms 
1,852 
696 
832 
324 
1,156 
696 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
620,535 
62,145 
354,169 
204,221 
300,663 
319,872 
used 
farms 
1,510 
474 
668 
368 
892 
618 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
908,660 
56,253 
457,104 
395,303 
404,763 
503,897 
practices were used 
farms 
4,931 
2,157 
1,855 
919 
3,163 
1,768 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
2,157,189 
149,520 
1,061,149 
946,520 
997,668 
1,159,521 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,019 
582 
356 
81 
581 
438 
acres 
66,069 
12,804 
42,297 
10,968 
34,785 
31,284 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
275 
170 
93 
12 
129 
146 
Solar panels 
farms 
225 
142 
74 
9 
107 
118 
Wind turbines 
farms 
16 
12 
4 
- 
7 
9 
Methane digesters 
farms 
6 
2 
4 
- 
- 
6 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
23 
14 
8 
1 
13 
10 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
6 
4 
1 
1 
3 
3 
Biodiesel 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
14 
3 
9 
2 
5 
9 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
4 
2 
2 
- 
1 
3 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
27,734 
27,734 
_ 
_ 
17,258 
10,476 
Part owners 
farms 
7,963 
- 
7,963 
- 
4,902 
3,061 
Tenants 
farms 
2,379 
- 
- 
2,379 
1,545 
834 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
35,763 
27,734 
7,963 
66 
22,21 1 
13,552 
acres 
7,716,572 
5,724,002 
1,976,193 
16,377 
4,697,043 
3,019,529 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
35,697 
27,734 
7,963 
- 
22,160 
13,537 
acres 
6,957,468 
5,104,068 
1,853,400 
- 
4,210,479 
2,746,989 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
10,397 
55 
7,963 
2,379 
6,480 
3,917 
acres 
4,020,008 
(D) 
2,191,073 
(D) 
1 ,973,596 
2,046,412 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
10,342 
7,963 
2,379 
6,447 
3,895 
acres 
3,973,612 
- 
2,179,738 
1,793,874 
1,954,123 
2,019,489 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
3,900 
3,236 
558 
106 
2,646 
1,254 
acres 
805,500 
625,411 
134,128 
45,961 
506,037 
299,463 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
55,568 
40,357 
11,703 
3,508 
23,705 
31,863 
1 operator 
23,705 
17,258 
4,902 
1,545 
23,705 
- 
2 operators 
12,040 
8,858 
2,549 
633 
- 
12,040 
3 operators 
1,869 
1,306 
414 
149 
- 
1,869 
4 operators 
284 
188 
65 
31 
- 
284 
5 or more operators 
178 
124 
33 
21 
- 
178 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
16,124 
12,819 
2,634 
671 
3,226 
12,898 
1 operator 
14,200 
1 1 ,287 
2,346 
567 
3,226 
10,974 
2 operators 
753 
597 
118 
38 
- 
753 
3 operators 
98 
83 
12 
3 
- 
98 
4 operators 
12 
7 
4 
1 
- 
12 
5 or more operators 
13 
10 
- 
3 
- 
13 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
218 Mississippi 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
