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 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
360 
301 
294 
59 
57 
115 
acres treated 
21,985 
18,461 
17,792 
3,524 
(D) 
2,701 
Manure used 
farms 
60 
56 
56 
4 
4 
43 
acres treated 
2,371 
2,255 
2,255 
116 
116 
987 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
300 
255 
249 
45 
43 
79 
acres 
15,770 
12,438 
11,865 
3,332 
(D) 
1,424 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
303 
262 
255 
41 
39 
80 
acres 
20,667 
17,369 
16,706 
3,298 
(D) 
1,698 
Nematodes 
farms 
70 
62 
60 
8 
7 
11 
acres 
7,597 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
266 
231 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
193 
169 
164 
24 
22 
42 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
11,616 
8,997 
8,509 
2,619 
(D) 
942 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
63 
56 
54 
7 
6 
13 
acres on which used 
5,790 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
126 
272 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
47 
44 
44 
3 
2 
11 
acres 
1,123 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
370 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
147 
134 
130 
13 
11 
47 
acres 
6,807 
4,598 
4,241 
2,209 
(D) 
617 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
107 
93 
92 
14 
14 
28 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
7,327 
6,859 
(D) 
468 
468 
5,649 
used 
farms 
54 
49 
48 
5 
5 
28 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
1,074 
1,030 
(D) 
44 
44 
230 
used 
farms 
39 
33 
33 
6 
6 
18 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
2,329 
2,310 
2,310 
19 
19 
135 
practices were used 
farms 
148 
113 
112 
35 
35 
49 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
6,943 
6,671 
(D) 
272 
272 
690 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
112 
80 
79 
32 
32 
64 
acres 
4,813 
4,512 
(D) 
301 
301 
618 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
62 
43 
42 
19 
18 
21 
Solar panels 
farms 
59 
41 
40 
18 
17 
13 
Wind turbines 
farms 
11 
8 
8 
3 
3 
8 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
" 
- 
- 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
478 
397 
389 
81 
79 
214 
Part owners 
farms 
121 
101 
99 
20 
20 
29 
Tenants 
farms 
120 
80 
80 
40 
40 
42 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
599 
498 
488 
101 
99 
243 
acres 
91,443 
(D) 
56,674 
(D) 
4,969 
24,018 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
599 
498 
488 
101 
99 
243 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
242 
182 
180 
60 
60 
71 
acres 
17,847 
15,646 
(D) 
2,201 
2,201 
3,825 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
241 
181 
179 
60 
60 
71 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,535 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
46 
40 
39 
6 
6 
29 
acres 
3,490 
3,370 
(D) 
120 
120 
1,075 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
1,336 
1,095 
1,078 
241 
236 
576 
1 operator 
325 
241 
236 
84 
83 
104 
2 operators 
273 
232 
229 
41 
41 
112 
3 operators 
78 
69 
67 
9 
9 
50 
4 operators 
27 
25 
25 
2 
1 
13 
5 or more operators 
16 
11 
11 
5 
5 
6 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
495 
413 
406 
82 
82 
280 
1 operator 
342 
286 
283 
56 
56 
140 
2 operators 
45 
36 
34 
9 
9 
32 
3 operators 
13 
12 
12 
1 
1 
22 
4 operators 
3 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
2 
1 
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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