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 
12,017 
7,651 
20 
425 
694 
1,509 
2,531 
2,472 
acres treated 
3,547,373 
3,281,266 
5,365 
117,963 
369,494 
791,343 
1,296,277 
700,824 
Manure used 
farms 
4,167 
2,280 
11 
116 
175 
434 
736 
808 
acres treated 
215,683 
188,796 
331 
5,086 
17,666 
50,167 
71,115 
44,431 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
6,052 
4,196 
6 
257 
402 
880 
1,425 
1,226 
acres 
1,289,791 
1,174,968 
359 
41,794 
124,870 
264,804 
464,257 
278,884 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
13,002 
7,932 
17 
407 
715 
1,531 
2,632 
2,630 
acres 
4,469,109 
4,099,101 
5,382 
133,251 
456,170 
984,864 
1,569,345 
950,089 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,081 
806 
1 
40 
98 
181 
291 
195 
acres 
348,374 
321,545 
(D) 
(D) 
33,764 
63,454 
136,520 
72,709 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
4,312 
3,194 
6 
159 
315 
711 
1,142 
861 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
1,613,635 
1,497,379 
2,748 
53,254 
163,334 
362,183 
585,445 
330,415 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
2,560 
1,899 
- 
48 
159 
457 
697 
538 
acres on which used 
389,684 
349,913 
- 
5,977 
35,579 
85,929 
126,030 
96,398 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,633 
1,071 
5 
53 
95 
219 
349 
350 
acres 
168,925 
153,709 
470 
3,676 
17,305 
43,375 
57,962 
30,921 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
3,491 
1,833 
8 
65 
159 
300 
579 
722 
acres 
226,498 
183,851 
379 
4,744 
23,098 
51,947 
53,003 
50,680 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,195 
546 
5 
25 
63 
73 
169 
211 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
170,314 
113,591 
64 
4,545 
12,059 
12,264 
49,475 
35,184 
used 
farms 
1,866 
1,232 
4 
67 
144 
234 
437 
346 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
805,517 
755,845 
14 
24,760 
71,012 
162,377 
348,928 
148,754 
used 
farms 
1,906 
1,506 
1 
114 
151 
314 
527 
399 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
1,621,309 
1,542,864 
(D) 
(D) 
155,436 
337,078 
606,116 
392,143 
practices were used 
farms 
5,179 
3,607 
25 
216 
356 
759 
1,159 
1,092 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
2,056,630 
1,887,619 
1,506 
64,578 
224,295 
465,415 
720,267 
411,558 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
2,035 
1,383 
1 
106 
124 
276 
451 
425 
acres 
178,401 
149,391 
(D) 
(D) 
15,173 
35,731 
51,138 
36,534 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
882 
433 
1 
25 
39 
88 
146 
134 
Solar panels 
farms 
647 
309 
- 
21 
24 
57 
111 
96 
Wind turbines 
farms 
185 
106 
- 
8 
15 
22 
26 
35 
Methane digesters 
farms 
10 
7 
- 
1 
1 
2 
1 
2 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
62 
21 
- 
1 
1 
11 
6 
2 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
43 
16 
- 
- 
- 
3 
11 
2 
Biodiesel 
farms 
42 
25 
- 
3 
5 
2 
5 
10 
Ethanol 
farms 
14 
8 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
4 
Other 
farms 
20 
11 
- 
3 
1 
2 
5 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
94 
61 
- 
1 
2 
11 
25 
22 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
29,070 
12,070 
87 
323 
827 
1,729 
3,445 
5,659 
Part owners 
farms 
5,927 
4,038 
12 
167 
358 
906 
1,365 
1,230 
Tenants 
farms 
2,252 
1,542 
21 
242 
230 
341 
416 
292 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
35,098 
16,162 
99 
490 
1,190 
2,653 
4,822 
6,908 
acres 
10,316,870 
7,501,667 
2,037 
87,886 
489,167 
1,020,353 
1,870,961 
4,031,263 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
34,997 
16,108 
99 
490 
1,185 
2,635 
4,810 
6,889 
acres 
9,160,193 
6,765,554 
1,989 
77,921 
425,745 
901,814 
1,694,007 
3,664,078 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
8,222 
5,599 
33 
409 
591 
1,250 
1,782 
1,534 
acres 
5,667,806 
5,105,126 
7,309 
182,210 
603,962 
1,187,611 
1,846,929 
1,277,105 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
8,179 
5,580 
33 
409 
588 
1,247 
1,781 
1,522 
acres 
5,587,914 
5,046,939 
7,309 
179,366 
599,630 
1,167,097 
1,830,203 
1,263,334 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
3,838 
2,021 
4 
68 
136 
319 
571 
923 
acres 
1,236,569 
794,300 
(D) 
(D) 
67,754 
139,053 
193,680 
380,956 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
60,912 
29,119 
303 
1,243 
2,398 
4,994 
8,759 
1 1 ,422 
1 operator 
17,360 
8,382 
21 
314 
606 
1,375 
2,393 
3,673 
2 operators 
17,243 
7,747 
20 
359 
692 
1,323 
2,356 
2,997 
3 operators 
2,025 
1,182 
75 
41 
87 
212 
374 
393 
4 operators 
404 
209 
3 
14 
18 
37 
56 
81 
5 or more operators 
217 
130 
1 
4 
12 
29 
47 
37 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
22,840 
10,145 
119 
443 
882 
1,681 
3,037 
3,983 
1 operator 
20,043 
8,860 
92 
367 
763 
1,438 
2,692 
3,508 
2 operators 
1,118 
504 
9 
29 
50 
103 
140 
173 
3 operators 
122 
50 
3 
- 
2 
3 
15 
27 
4 operators 
29 
21 
- 
- 
2 
7 
- 
12 
5 or more operators 
14 
8 
- 
3 
1 
- 
4 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
204 Washington 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
