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 
2,974 
6 
123 
377 
794 
1,026 
648 
acres treated 
96,982 
104 
4,482 
12,523 
25,089 
33,518 
21,266 
Manure used 
farms 
1,622 
6 
56 
247 
439 
574 
300 
acres treated 
43,598 
116 
1,431 
9,079 
10,757 
12,627 
9,588 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
501 
- 
26 
65 
133 
189 
88 
acres 
6,338 
- 
65 
1,989 
1,290 
1,934 
1,060 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1,435 
- 
81 
221 
393 
467 
273 
acres 
34,787 
- 
1,319 
6,618 
10,840 
9,975 
6,035 
Nematodes 
farms 
84 
- 
4 
11 
24 
26 
19 
acres 
953 
- 
10 
318 
267 
280 
78 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
244 
- 
9 
28 
60 
93 
54 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
2,671 
15 
1,232 
557 
466 
401 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
89 
- 
2 
17 
23 
26 
21 
acres on which used 
1,198 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
422 
257 
314 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
442 
_ 
16 
49 
117 
140 
120 
acres 
10,948 
- 
494 
1,270 
2,147 
3,461 
3,576 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
929 
- 
47 
122 
271 
290 
199 
acres 
27,300 
- 
1,434 
4,585 
7,696 
7,387 
6,198 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
149 
- 
2 
28 
36 
37 
46 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
11,309 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
2,772 
2,996 
4,310 
used 
farms 
435 
5 
29 
65 
87 
148 
101 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
10,308 
34 
623 
1,175 
1,830 
3,682 
2,964 
used 
farms 
193 
5 
8 
20 
34 
84 
42 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
2,273 
35 
60 
155 
499 
1,100 
424 
practices were used 
farms 
743 
- 
39 
80 
169 
245 
210 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
8,992 
464 
1,836 
1,590 
2,633 
2,469 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
354 
- 
14 
43 
80 
139 
78 
acres 
3,122 
- 
77 
359 
518 
1,287 
881 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
199 
- 
13 
31 
46 
69 
40 
Solar panels 
farms 
132 
- 
6 
25 
35 
42 
24 
Wind turbines 
farms 
16 
- 
- 
6 
- 
4 
6 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
23 
- 
2 
4 
3 
8 
6 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
Biodiesel 
farms 
12 
- 
4 
- 
4 
4 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
Other 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
" 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
16 
- 
- 
2 
5 
5 
4 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
9,772 
24 
383 
1,059 
2,413 
3,093 
2,800 
Part owners 
farms 
2,218 
2 
157 
346 
635 
695 
383 
Tenants 
farms 
335 
6 
63 
74 
67 
81 
44 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
11,992 
26 
540 
1,405 
3,048 
3,788 
3,185 
acres 
1,359,360 
1,460 
42,095 
123,077 
317,037 
423,327 
452,364 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
11,990 
26 
540 
1,405 
3,048 
3,788 
3,183 
acres 
1,312,188 
1,460 
41,470 
119,419 
307,657 
409,226 
432,956 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
2,571 
8 
222 
425 
702 
785 
429 
acres 
342,398 
1,625 
31,679 
52,041 
97,810 
101,887 
57,356 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
2,553 
8 
220 
420 
702 
776 
427 
acres 
337,689 
1,625 
31,639 
51,487 
97,600 
99,721 
55,617 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
620 
_ 
16 
58 
105 
220 
221 
acres 
51,881 
- 
665 
4,212 
9,590 
16,267 
21,147 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
18,457 
46 
966 
2,337 
4,840 
5,774 
4,494 
1 operator 
7,138 
21 
292 
728 
1,659 
2,239 
2,199 
2 operators 
4,459 
8 
268 
675 
1,251 
1,421 
836 
3 operators 
576 
3 
34 
55 
160 
165 
159 
4 operators 
112 
- 
9 
13 
34 
31 
25 
5 or more operators 
40 
- 
" 
8 
11 
13 
8 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
5,555 
13 
337 
751 
1,562 
1,758 
1,134 
1 operator 
5,018 
10 
309 
714 
1,381 
1,588 
1,016 
2 operators 
233 
- 
14 
16 
83 
73 
47 
3 operators 
22 
1 
- 
- 
5 
8 
8 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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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