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 
6,055 
3,858 
2,010 
187 
3,336 
2,719 
acres treated 
282,472 
1 1 1 ,746 
158,852 
11,874 
150,561 
131,911 
Manure used 
farms 
3,545 
2,173 
1,277 
95 
1,715 
1,830 
acres treated 
124,671 
44,351 
73,752 
6,568 
62,265 
62,406 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1,074 
769 
267 
38 
502 
572 
acres 
30,211 
8,830 
19,779 
1,602 
14,694 
15,517 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
3,072 
1,851 
1,108 
113 
1,609 
1,463 
acres 
140,455 
39,787 
89,789 
10,879 
74,462 
65,993 
Nematodes 
farms 
188 
138 
48 
2 
93 
95 
acres 
4,028 
(D) 
2,412 
(D) 
2,331 
1,697 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
483 
362 
101 
20 
221 
262 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
8,101 
3,106 
4,576 
419 
4,068 
4,033 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
185 
139 
46 
- 
80 
105 
acres on which used 
5,516 
2,594 
2,922 
- 
3,316 
2,200 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
942 
554 
352 
36 
513 
429 
acres 
30,973 
12,745 
15,000 
3,228 
17,740 
13,233 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
1,722 
1,204 
475 
43 
872 
850 
acres 
50,857 
23,716 
24,290 
2,851 
28,721 
22,136 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
307 
193 
106 
8 
161 
146 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
24,031 
11,301 
12,291 
439 
13,272 
10,759 
used 
farms 
1,036 
555 
419 
62 
573 
463 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
58,139 
11,195 
37,126 
9,818 
29,593 
28,546 
used 
farms 
444 
269 
161 
14 
228 
216 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
13,045 
2,269 
10,600 
176 
5,746 
7,299 
practices were used 
farms 
1 ,566 
1,028 
477 
61 
838 
728 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
28,712 
11,207 
16,387 
1,118 
15,779 
12,933 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
844 
532 
281 
31 
430 
414 
acres 
16,747 
6,186 
8,750 
1,811 
6,413 
10,334 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
365 
272 
83 
10 
159 
206 
Solar panels 
farms 
249 
189 
55 
5 
96 
153 
Wind turbines 
farms 
29 
20 
6 
3 
16 
13 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
40 
29 
11 
- 
24 
16 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
5 
4 
1 
- 
- 
5 
Biodiesel 
farms 
22 
16 
6 
- 
16 
6 
Ethanol 
farms 
6 
1 
5 
- 
4 
2 
Other 
farms 
2 
1 
1 
- 
1 
1 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
23 
16 
7 
- 
12 
11 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
16,384 
16,384 
_ 
_ 
9,627 
6,757 
Part owners 
farms 
4,506 
- 
4,506 
- 
2,433 
2,073 
Tenants 
farms 
599 
- 
- 
599 
388 
211 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
20,902 
16,384 
4,506 
12 
12,068 
8,834 
acres 
2,785,507 
2,052,540 
731,653 
1,314 
1,614,247 
1,171,260 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
20,890 
16,384 
4,506 
- 
12,060 
8,830 
acres 
2,703,634 
1,981,293 
722,341 
- 
1,568,314 
1,135,320 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
5,129 
24 
4,506 
599 
2,838 
2,291 
acres 
909,555 
3,166 
782,370 
124,019 
510,982 
398,573 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
5,105 
- 
4,506 
599 
2,821 
2,284 
acres 
903,040 
- 
780,204 
122,836 
508,269 
394,771 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
1,036 
844 
171 
21 
584 
452 
acres 
88,388 
74,413 
11,478 
2,497 
48,646 
39,742 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
32,178 
24,239 
7,100 
839 
12,448 
19,730 
1 operator 
12,448 
9,627 
2,433 
388 
12,448 
- 
2 operators 
7,771 
5,894 
1,692 
185 
- 
7,771 
3 operators 
1,021 
707 
291 
23 
- 
1,021 
4 operators 
186 
114 
69 
3 
- 
186 
5 or more operators 
63 
42 
21 
- 
- 
63 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
9,465 
7,429 
1,854 
182 
1,304 
8,161 
1 operator 
8,535 
6,738 
1,627 
170 
1,304 
7,231 
2 operators 
399 
305 
88 
6 
- 
399 
3 operators 
41 
24 
17 
- 
- 
41 
4 operators 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
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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