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 
6,052 
3,628 
2,091 
333 
3,003 
3,049 
acres treated 
661,403 
237,967 
379,213 
44,223 
320,640 
340,763 
Manure used 
farms 
2,724 
1,553 
1,069 
102 
1,195 
1,529 
acres treated 
111,886 
37,449 
68,597 
5,840 
48,177 
63,709 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
2,930 
1,679 
1,078 
173 
1,465 
1,465 
acres 
340,370 
122,644 
197,543 
20,183 
164,892 
175,478 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
5,163 
3,091 
1,788 
284 
2,525 
2,638 
acres 
699,833 
258,199 
397,494 
44,140 
354,414 
345,419 
Nematodes 
farms 
182 
104 
55 
23 
96 
86 
acres 
9,417 
5,650 
3,608 
159 
5,924 
3,493 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
406 
283 
90 
33 
186 
220 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
13,771 
4,306 
9,205 
260 
5,571 
8,200 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
208 
150 
47 
11 
90 
118 
acres on which used 
17,532 
9,665 
7,199 
668 
8,672 
8,860 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
718 
355 
309 
54 
382 
336 
acres 
68,214 
19,211 
43,983 
5,020 
28,539 
39,675 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
1,718 
1,133 
484 
101 
818 
900 
acres 
104,194 
43,954 
55,686 
4,554 
52,057 
52,137 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
312 
196 
95 
21 
164 
148 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
111,357 
67,773 
26,281 
17,303 
34,505 
76,852 
used 
farms 
570 
316 
197 
57 
292 
278 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
43,106 
9,900 
25,963 
7,243 
20,985 
22,121 
used 
farms 
473 
200 
225 
48 
237 
236 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
105,248 
23,548 
69,480 
12,220 
43,709 
61,539 
practices were used 
farms 
3,404 
1,758 
1,421 
225 
1,810 
1,594 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
316,852 
123,750 
176,880 
16,222 
158,874 
157,978 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
793 
446 
303 
44 
384 
409 
acres 
30,283 
10,934 
17,133 
2,216 
13,574 
16,709 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
507 
391 
105 
11 
220 
287 
Solar panels 
farms 
425 
328 
87 
10 
183 
242 
Wind turbines 
farms 
90 
85 
5 
- 
35 
55 
Methane digesters 
farms 
5 
3 
2 
- 
3 
2 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
40 
32 
8 
22 
18 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
20 
17 
2 
1 
13 
7 
Biodiesel 
farms 
12 
6 
6 
- 
5 
7 
Ethanol 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Other 
farms 
6 
6 
- 
- 
1 
5 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
24 
18 
6 
- 
13 
11 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
12,511 
12,511 
_ 
_ 
6,631 
5,880 
Part owners 
farms 
4,146 
- 
4,146 
- 
2,056 
2,090 
Tenants 
farms 
1,370 
- 
- 
1,370 
821 
549 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
16,701 
12,511 
4,146 
44 
8,722 
7,979 
acres 
9,449,716 
7,543,095 
1,894,271 
12,350 
6,721,616 
2,728,100 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
16,952 
12,511 
4,146 
295 
8,860 
8,092 
acres 
9,134,271 
7,189,258 
1,843,222 
101,791 
6,475,195 
2,659,076 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
5,229 
23 
4,128 
1,078 
2,707 
2,522 
acres 
1,873,257 
20,521 
1,428,223 
424,513 
872,409 
1,000,848 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
5,206 
- 
4,128 
1,078 
2,696 
2,510 
acres 
1,840,125 
- 
1,421,950 
418,175 
861,219 
978,906 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
1,339 
1,052 
231 
56 
773 
566 
acres 
451,527 
374,358 
58,481 
18,688 
316,958 
134,569 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
28,844 
19,779 
6,933 
2,132 
9,508 
19,336 
1 operator 
9,508 
6,631 
2,056 
821 
9,508 
- 
2 operators 
6,935 
4,935 
1,597 
403 
- 
6,935 
3 operators 
1,194 
702 
377 
115 
- 
1,194 
4 operators 
242 
148 
77 
17 
- 
242 
5 or more operators 
148 
95 
39 
14 
- 
148 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
8,442 
6,078 
1,688 
676 
1,012 
7,430 
1 operator 
7,399 
5,415 
1,459 
525 
1,012 
6,387 
2 operators 
334 
225 
65 
44 
- 
334 
3 operators 
95 
57 
23 
15 
- 
95 
4 operators 
14 
5 
6 
3 
14 
5 or more operators 
5 
3 
1 
1 
- 
5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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