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 
2,751 
1,765 
683 
303 
1,283 
1,468 
acres treated 
86,121 
29,731 
48,820 
7,570 
36,371 
49,750 
Manure used 
farms 
1,155 
723 
322 
110 
483 
672 
acres treated 
24,374 
6,800 
16,001 
1,573 
7,458 
16,916 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1,775 
1,157 
377 
241 
824 
951 
acres 
44,407 
19,320 
20,121 
4,966 
20,792 
23,615 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1,873 
1,192 
488 
193 
892 
981 
acres 
58,478 
21,877 
31,092 
5,509 
25,699 
32,779 
Nematodes 
farms 
333 
200 
91 
42 
168 
165 
acres 
15,359 
7,398 
5,193 
2,768 
9,510 
5,849 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
921 
558 
251 
112 
405 
516 
acres 
28,054 
13,081 
12,026 
2,947 
13,541 
14,513 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
240 
168 
56 
16 
113 
127 
acres on which used 
10,086 
5,673 
2,173 
2,240 
6,940 
3,146 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
244 
142 
92 
10 
125 
119 
acres 
4,863 
2,343 
2,440 
80 
2,439 
2,424 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
832 
585 
182 
65 
403 
429 
acres 
17,569 
10,949 
5,747 
873 
8,804 
8,765 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
773 
527 
157 
89 
345 
428 
acres 
51,619 
38,312 
11,041 
2,266 
21,713 
29,906 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
406 
263 
79 
64 
201 
205 
acres 
5,379 
2,036 
2,992 
351 
1,802 
3,577 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
247 
105 
99 
43 
105 
142 
acres 
7,815 
767 
6,645 
403 
2,363 
5,452 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
1,430 
794 
353 
283 
669 
761 
acres 
27,417 
6,687 
16,623 
4,107 
11,368 
16,049 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
973 
486 
299 
188 
447 
526 
acres 
17,085 
3,054 
10,813 
3,218 
7,584 
9,501 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
465 
323 
108 
34 
153 
312 
Solar panels 
farms 
392 
284 
83 
25 
132 
260 
Wind turbines 
farms 
59 
34 
23 
2 
13 
46 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
18 
13 
3 
2 
3 
15 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
17 
10 
2 
5 
2 
15 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
15 
8 
6 
1 
5 
10 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
8 
7 
1 
- 
4 
4 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
5,754 
5,754 
_ 
_ 
2,941 
2,813 
Part owners 
farms 
1,202 
- 
1,202 
- 
531 
671 
Tenants 
farms 
799 
- 
- 
799 
465 
334 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
6,958 
5,754 
1,202 
2 
3,473 
3,485 
acres 
446,103 
342,553 
(D) 
(D) 
210,999 
235,104 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
6,956 
5,754 
1,202 
3,472 
3,484 
acres 
435,233 
333,637 
101,596 
204,719 
230,514 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
2,012 
11 
1,202 
799 
998 
1,014 
acres 
90,860 
137 
65,698 
25,025 
40,131 
50,729 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
2,001 
- 
1,202 
799 
996 
1,005 
acres 
88,284 
- 
65,645 
22,639 
39,717 
48,567 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
458 
369 
71 
18 
241 
217 
acres 
13,446 
9,053 
1,985 
2,408 
6,694 
6,752 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
12,595 
9,189 
2,139 
1,267 
3,937 
8,658 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
3,937 
2,941 
531 
465 
3,937 
- 
2 operators 
3,116 
2,384 
474 
258 
- 
3,116 
3 operators 
518 
311 
156 
51 
- 
518 
4 operators 
124 
80 
28 
16 
- 
124 
5 or more operators 
60 
38 
13 
9 
- 
60 
Total women operators 
number 
5,243 
3,913 
761 
569 
1,254 
3,989 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
4,110 
3,189 
533 
388 
1,254 
2,856 
2 operators 
394 
267 
74 
53 
- 
394 
3 operators 
89 
52 
17 
20 
- 
89 
4 operators 
9 
6 
3 
- 
9 
5 or more operators 
7 
2 
3 
2 
- 
7 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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