Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative, 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
2,060 
1,910 
1,860 
150 
123 
180 
acres treated 
1,485,592 
1,373,801 
1,302,123 
111,791 
103,592 
46,271 
Manure used 
farms 
352 
329 
319 
23 
21 
61 
acres treated 
76,527 
65,954 
56,255 
10,573 
(D) 
3,352 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1,263 
1,142 
1,101 
121 
96 
84 
acres 
608,903 
519,568 
470,603 
89,335 
81,198 
15,463 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
2,152 
1,994 
1,941 
158 
131 
214 
acres 
1,825,112 
1,704,449 
1,631,777 
120,663 
112,372 
57,127 
Nematodes 
farms 
297 
262 
237 
35 
27 
24 
acres 
177,167 
148,892 
130,703 
28,275 
26,505 
1,868 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,147 
1,050 
1,014 
97 
74 
61 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
769,258 
684,269 
652,990 
84,989 
79,670 
19,209 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
608 
551 
519 
57 
44 
37 
acres on which used 
164,363 
150,655 
136,903 
13,708 
9,023 
4,359 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
309 
290 
282 
19 
18 
30 
acres 
65,922 
63,466 
(D) 
2,456 
(D) 
5,798 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
349 
318 
307 
31 
27 
66 
acres 
74,925 
62,749 
(D) 
12,176 
(D) 
2,939 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
132 
122 
116 
10 
8 
40 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
37,116 
35,970 
35,501 
1,146 
(D) 
15,802 
used 
farms 
373 
352 
345 
21 
19 
46 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
(D) 
273,053 
259,858 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
used 
farms 
547 
531 
522 
16 
14 
34 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
696,011 
675,531 
659,608 
20,480 
(D) 
14,631 
practices were used 
farms 
1,030 
961 
942 
69 
60 
94 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
913,590 
845,115 
806,073 
68,475 
67,095 
23,360 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
393 
354 
343 
39 
30 
67 
acres 
86,267 
80,424 
64,421 
5,843 
5,345 
8,949 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
76 
71 
69 
5 
4 
27 
Solar panels 
farms 
44 
42 
42 
2 
2 
19 
Wind turbines 
farms 
27 
26 
24 
1 
1 
10 
Methane digesters 
farms 
3 
2 
2 
1 
1 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
3 
3 
3 
- 
- 
3 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7 
Ethanol 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
Other 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
18 
18 
18 
- 
- 
4 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,782 
1,610 
1,545 
172 
153 
790 
Part owners 
farms 
1,066 
989 
974 
77 
69 
91 
Tenants 
farms 
615 
558 
544 
57 
51 
53 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
2,879 
2,627 
2,547 
252 
225 
884 
acres 
1,958,949 
1,722,530 
1,601,980 
236,419 
225,826 
3,236,631 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
2,848 
2,599 
2,519 
249 
222 
881 
acres 
1,715,947 
1,490,649 
1,396,621 
225,298 
215,189 
3,024,903 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
1,684 
1,550 
1,521 
134 
120 
147 
acres 
2,092,653 
1,993,292 
1,949,794 
99,361 
96,360 
66,712 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
1,681 
1,547 
1,518 
134 
120 
144 
acres 
2,074,615 
1,975,379 
1,932,213 
99,236 
96,235 
58,520 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
519 
484 
465 
35 
28 
162 
acres 
261,040 
249,794 
222,940 
1 1 ,246 
10,762 
219,920 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
6,310 
5,737 
5,522 
573 
505 
1,464 
1 operator 
1,427 
1,261 
1,216 
166 
145 
578 
2 operators 
1,519 
1,435 
1,412 
84 
82 
264 
3 operators 
392 
358 
339 
34 
28 
55 
4 operators 
65 
56 
55 
9 
8 
23 
5 or more operators 
60 
47 
41 
13 
10 
14 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
1,880 
1,753 
1,713 
127 
116 
476 
1 operator 
1,553 
1,449 
1,422 
104 
98 
357 
2 operators 
118 
111 
107 
7 
6 
35 
3 operators 
18 
15 
15 
3 
2 
7 
4 operators 
6 
6 
6 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
2 
2 
1 
- 
- 
5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Washington 151 
