Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal 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 
1,056 
- 
28 
84 
299 
390 
255 
acres treated 
19,168 
- 
72 
1,409 
5,298 
6,960 
5,429 
Manure used 
farms 
435 
2 
6 
33 
122 
178 
94 
acres treated 
5,056 
(D) 
(D) 
412 
1,026 
2,729 
867 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
611 
- 
27 
63 
173 
216 
132 
acres 
7,921 
- 
81 
531 
2,267 
2,298 
2,744 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
648 
- 
12 
63 
180 
261 
132 
acres 
11,122 
- 
74 
791 
2,976 
4,152 
3,129 
Nematodes 
farms 
111 
- 
4 
6 
33 
41 
27 
acres 
4,065 
- 
44 
134 
1,239 
964 
1,684 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
272 
- 
8 
18 
81 
99 
66 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
5,101 
- 
48 
212 
1,557 
1,515 
1,769 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
75 
- 
- 
4 
31 
16 
24 
acres on which used 
2,173 
- 
99 
394 
541 
1,139 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
88 
- 
- 
14 
27 
23 
24 
acres 
1,099 
- 
- 
125 
378 
149 
447 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
280 
- 
6 
25 
56 
87 
106 
acres 
3,602 
- 
270 
205 
635 
1,003 
1,489 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
363 
- 
9 
20 
102 
115 
117 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
18,787 
19 
2,114 
5,872 
5,134 
5,648 
used 
farms 
127 
- 
- 
13 
29 
52 
33 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
1,118 
19 
184 
620 
295 
used 
farms 
66 
- 
- 
12 
8 
32 
14 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
813 
" 
“ 
41 
111 
392 
269 
practices were used 
farms 
515 
- 
31 
68 
171 
155 
90 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
4,543 
81 
457 
1,477 
1,288 
1,240 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
263 
- 
24 
33 
84 
76 
46 
acres 
2,229 
- 
140 
454 
382 
475 
778 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
169 
- 
4 
16 
37 
57 
55 
Solar panels 
farms 
146 
- 
4 
11 
23 
57 
51 
Wind turbines 
farms 
22 
- 
- 
2 
14 
1 
5 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
4 
- 
2 
1 
1 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
8 
- 
- 
- 
6 
2 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
3,086 
18 
58 
239 
848 
1,053 
870 
Part owners 
farms 
444 
6 
9 
50 
144 
143 
92 
Tenants 
farms 
347 
- 
40 
60 
98 
115 
34 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
3,531 
24 
67 
289 
992 
1,197 
962 
acres 
182,065 
904 
2,552 
1 1 ,243 
43,897 
56,653 
66,816 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
3,530 
24 
67 
289 
992 
1,196 
962 
acres 
177,436 
904 
2,540 
11,005 
42,972 
55,267 
64,748 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
792 
6 
49 
110 
243 
258 
126 
acres 
26,510 
(D) 
(D) 
3,206 
6,810 
9,516 
5,398 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
791 
6 
49 
110 
242 
258 
126 
acres 
24,514 
36 
1,544 
3,205 
6,780 
7,721 
5,228 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
219 
- 
1 
11 
68 
83 
56 
acres 
6,625 
(D) 
(D) 
955 
3,181 
(□) 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
6,248 
44 
184 
555 
1,712 
2,178 
1,575 
1 operator 
1,945 
10 
38 
173 
566 
601 
557 
2 operators 
1,611 
8 
62 
163 
458 
577 
343 
3 operators 
257 
6 
6 
12 
45 
120 
68 
4 operators 
47 
- 
1 
- 
14 
10 
22 
5 or more operators 
17 
“ 
1 
7 
3 
6 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
2,546 
34 
84 
242 
687 
916 
583 
1 operator 
2,046 
16 
58 
216 
569 
709 
478 
2 operators 
195 
- 
13 
8 
42 
84 
48 
3 operators 
32 
6 
- 
- 
10 
13 
3 
4 operators 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
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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