Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
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 
6,052 
2,953 
5 
119 
206 
457 
788 
1,378 
acres treated 
661,403 
523,036 
836 
23,280 
53,549 
119,761 
164,879 
160,731 
Manure used 
farms 
2,724 
1,341 
8 
31 
92 
244 
369 
597 
acres treated 
111,886 
87,534 
61 
2,902 
6,104 
26,205 
27,950 
24,312 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
2,930 
1,588 
3 
51 
132 
266 
442 
694 
acres 
340,370 
272,029 
(D) 
(D) 
39,205 
54,788 
82,038 
86,514 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
5,163 
2,555 
9 
87 
182 
384 
718 
1,175 
acres 
699,833 
541,196 
(D) 
(D) 
71,947 
125,860 
132,450 
183,617 
Nematodes 
farms 
182 
103 
4 
13 
16 
33 
37 
acres 
9,417 
8,436 
- 
16 
779 
2,708 
3,767 
1,166 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
406 
217 
1 
7 
17 
23 
67 
102 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
13,771 
12,168 
(D) 
286 
(D) 
2,920 
4,722 
2,706 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
208 
118 
- 
6 
13 
19 
36 
44 
acres on which used 
17,532 
15,589 
" 
412 
799 
5,254 
1,951 
7,173 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
718 
390 
1 
12 
31 
64 
123 
159 
acres 
68,214 
52,853 
(D) 
(D) 
6,330 
11,553 
20,033 
13,593 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
1,718 
820 
1 
45 
47 
111 
217 
399 
acres 
104,194 
73,603 
(D) 
(D) 
6,996 
15,666 
26,482 
21,685 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
312 
161 
4 
16 
37 
40 
64 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
111,357 
81,990 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
21,412 
22,337 
17,624 
used 
farms 
570 
298 
4 
8 
36 
48 
58 
144 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
43,106 
36,277 
4 
1,294 
4,062 
10,485 
2,586 
17,846 
used 
farms 
473 
328 
- 
9 
28 
80 
103 
108 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
105,248 
92,664 
“ 
4,032 
10,851 
38,334 
26,449 
12,998 
practices were used 
farms 
3,404 
1,921 
11 
77 
158 
315 
525 
835 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
316,852 
249,990 
(D) 
(D) 
31,033 
51,375 
67,830 
81,499 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
793 
419 
2 
23 
54 
70 
88 
182 
acres 
30,283 
21,756 
(D) 
(D) 
4,100 
4,858 
5,682 
6,178 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
507 
247 
- 
2 
33 
25 
89 
98 
Solar panels 
farms 
425 
216 
- 
2 
28 
20 
75 
91 
Wind turbines 
farms 
90 
44 
- 
- 
5 
6 
13 
20 
Methane digesters 
farms 
5 
3 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
40 
11 
- 
- 
" 
3 
8 
- 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
20 
10 
- 
- 
1 
1 
4 
4 
Biodiesel 
farms 
12 
9 
- 
- 
2 
1 
4 
2 
Ethanol 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
6 
6 
- 
3 
- 
3 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
24 
13 
- 
- 
3 
1 
5 
4 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
12,511 
4,316 
26 
153 
313 
568 
1,012 
2,244 
Part owners 
farms 
4,146 
2,012 
4 
92 
176 
350 
570 
820 
Tenants 
farms 
1,370 
611 
14 
81 
63 
126 
119 
208 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
16,701 
6,350 
30 
245 
489 
922 
1,590 
3,074 
acres 
9,449,716 
6,503,884 
(D) 
(D) 
791,440 
2,346,150 
1,004,074 
2,254,010 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
16,952 
6,538 
30 
256 
501 
957 
1,626 
3,168 
acres 
9,134,271 
6,294,127 
(D) 
110,030 
756,046 
2,279,271 
(D) 
2,161,287 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
5,229 
2,409 
18 
162 
228 
434 
644 
923 
acres 
1,873,257 
1,383,043 
1,874 
112,550 
182,479 
279,777 
465,684 
340,679 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
5,206 
2,402 
18 
162 
227 
432 
643 
920 
acres 
1,840,125 
1,376,926 
(D) 
112,550 
182,295 
278,109 
(D) 
339,018 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
1,339 
508 
_ 
11 
26 
45 
123 
303 
acres 
451,527 
289,331 
- 
1,593 
36,893 
83,327 
38,665 
128,853 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
28,844 
11,164 
87 
550 
940 
1,709 
2,784 
5,094 
1 operator 
9,508 
3,763 
17 
153 
240 
544 
878 
1,931 
2 operators 
6,935 
2,444 
11 
133 
259 
394 
642 
1,005 
3 operators 
1,194 
557 
16 
31 
38 
87 
135 
250 
4 operators 
242 
120 
- 
7 
12 
9 
29 
63 
5 or more operators 
148 
55 
" 
2 
3 
10 
17 
23 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
8,442 
2,990 
30 
168 
282 
496 
818 
1,196 
1 operator 
7,399 
2,540 
30 
146 
257 
423 
686 
998 
2 operators 
334 
138 
- 
5 
11 
24 
34 
64 
3 operators 
95 
47 
- 
4 
1 
6 
18 
18 
4 operators 
14 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 
5 or more operators 
5 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
198 Utah 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
