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 
600 
1 
54 
71 
143 
203 
128 
acres treated 
12,410 
(D) 
(D) 
891 
3,082 
3,909 
4,095 
Manure used 
farms 
593 
47 
88 
131 
209 
118 
acres treated 
14,563 
293 
1,458 
2,832 
4,361 
5,619 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
215 
1 
34 
26 
46 
66 
42 
acres 
1,118 
(D) 
123 
(D) 
157 
322 
429 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
312 
1 
30 
32 
76 
112 
61 
acres 
4,253 
(D) 
227 
(D) 
1,412 
870 
(D) 
Nematodes 
farms 
41 
1 
8 
5 
13 
6 
8 
acres 
163 
(D) 
24 
27 
54 
(D) 
37 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
131 
1 
27 
14 
26 
38 
25 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
420 
(D) 
(D) 
52 
84 
(D) 
114 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
34 
- 
2 
4 
7 
10 
11 
acres on which used 
428 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
54 
57 
297 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
177 
- 
4 
10 
46 
75 
42 
acres 
3,543 
- 
12 
142 
751 
1,167 
1,471 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
354 
- 
9 
39 
91 
128 
87 
acres 
8,634 
- 
87 
417 
1,339 
2,929 
3,862 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
411 
- 
19 
50 
106 
131 
105 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
50,751 
2,563 
11,879 
8,411 
13,424 
14,474 
used 
farms 
86 
- 
2 
11 
28 
25 
20 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
846 
(D) 
(D) 
506 
153 
166 
used 
farms 
69 
1 
4 
8 
8 
23 
25 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
547 
(D) 
12 
23 
(D) 
158 
328 
practices were used 
farms 
278 
1 
35 
40 
80 
69 
53 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
4,532 
(D) 
(D) 
305 
1,594 
838 
1,688 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
177 
- 
34 
19 
56 
39 
29 
acres 
1,708 
- 
107 
305 
339 
369 
588 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
315 
- 
15 
47 
89 
104 
60 
Solar panels 
farms 
288 
- 
15 
44 
79 
99 
51 
Wind turbines 
farms 
27 
- 
2 
7 
6 
4 
8 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
" 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
9 
- 
2 
1 
2 
3 
1 
Ethanol 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Other 
farms 
18 
- 
- 
3 
9 
6 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
2,730 
1 
81 
310 
677 
901 
760 
Part owners 
farms 
636 
- 
23 
116 
199 
199 
99 
Tenants 
farms 
193 
6 
36 
44 
45 
40 
22 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
3,369 
1 
104 
426 
876 
1,101 
861 
acres 
333,405 
(D) 
(D) 
37,206 
67,478 
106,526 
115,889 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
3,366 
1 
104 
426 
876 
1,100 
859 
acres 
308,241 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
64,274 
95,594 
(D) 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
835 
6 
59 
160 
244 
241 
125 
acres 
48,187 
461 
1,723 
8,123 
12,293 
14,139 
1 1 ,448 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
829 
6 
59 
160 
244 
239 
121 
acres 
47,602 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
12,293 
14,004 
(D) 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
393 
- 
4 
33 
63 
144 
149 
acres 
25,749 
- 
290 
1,940 
3,204 
11,067 
9,248 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
5,941 
7 
269 
815 
1,520 
1,895 
1,435 
1 operator 
1,590 
7 
42 
180 
408 
507 
446 
2 operators 
1,690 
- 
83 
247 
448 
549 
363 
3 operators 
195 
- 
5 
33 
49 
53 
55 
4 operators 
65 
- 
4 
9 
14 
28 
10 
5 or more operators 
19 
- 
6 
1 
2 
3 
7 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
2,353 
- 
128 
336 
644 
739 
506 
1 operator 
2,025 
- 
98 
295 
556 
641 
435 
2 operators 
121 
- 
- 
16 
37 
37 
31 
3 operators 
17 
- 
2 
3 
3 
8 
1 
4 operators 
6 
- 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
2 
- 
- 
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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