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 
4,366 
15 
205 
498 
1,220 
1,513 
915 
acres treated 
266,107 
1,482 
10,964 
31,407 
68,521 
102,717 
51,016 
Manure used 
farms 
1,887 
11 
106 
211 
568 
689 
302 
acres treated 
26,887 
1,237 
1,477 
1,535 
6,583 
11,930 
4,125 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1,856 
2 
104 
253 
539 
584 
374 
acres 
114,823 
(D) 
2,620 
(D) 
27,035 
48,636 
(D) 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
5,070 
12 
237 
600 
1,420 
1,731 
1,070 
acres 
370,008 
811 
20,278 
37,082 
81,319 
145,677 
84,841 
Nematodes 
farms 
275 
- 
17 
57 
69 
73 
59 
acres 
26,829 
- 
752 
4,670 
2,618 
12,614 
6,175 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,118 
3 
49 
137 
336 
364 
229 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
116,256 
(D) 
(D) 
14,129 
27,535 
53,688 
17,469 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
661 
3 
22 
106 
190 
212 
128 
acres on which used 
39,771 
(D) 
(D) 
8,608 
6,580 
15,063 
8,018 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
562 
1 
34 
42 
138 
187 
160 
acres 
15,216 
(D) 
(D) 
1,028 
2,987 
4,852 
6,203 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
1,658 
10 
70 
144 
429 
586 
419 
acres 
42,647 
228 
742 
3,573 
11,808 
10,771 
15,525 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
649 
6 
43 
56 
201 
177 
166 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
56,723 
24 
708 
11,903 
6,920 
15,759 
21,409 
used 
farms 
634 
- 
27 
69 
176 
200 
162 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
49,672 
7,824 
9,375 
1 1 ,233 
15,515 
5,725 
used 
farms 
400 
1 
16 
50 
102 
135 
96 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
78,445 
(D) 
(D) 
5,569 
16,364 
40,916 
14,679 
practices were used 
farms 
1,572 
7 
62 
223 
385 
516 
379 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
169,011 
633 
10,571 
14,952 
35,933 
71,166 
35,756 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
652 
1 
37 
97 
173 
223 
121 
acres 
29,010 
(D) 
(D) 
2,753 
5,932 
14,942 
4,333 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
449 
1 
13 
59 
120 
174 
82 
Solar panels 
farms 
338 
- 
9 
43 
91 
142 
53 
Wind turbines 
farms 
79 
1 
4 
9 
26 
23 
16 
Methane digesters 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
41 
- 
- 
7 
13 
12 
9 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
27 
- 
- 
- 
7 
10 
10 
Biodiesel 
farms 
17 
- 
- 
6 
3 
4 
4 
Ethanol 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
Other 
farms 
9 
- 
2 
- 
2 
5 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
33 
- 
- 
3 
11 
5 
14 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
17,000 
44 
605 
1,741 
4,190 
5,715 
4,705 
Part owners 
farms 
1,889 
4 
109 
234 
531 
626 
385 
Tenants 
farms 
710 
13 
80 
112 
190 
197 
118 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
18,936 
48 
714 
1,980 
4,738 
6,357 
5,099 
acres 
2,815,203 
1,507 
27,322 
131,711 
360,517 
713,407 
1,580,739 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
18,889 
48 
714 
1,975 
4,721 
6,341 
5,090 
acres 
2,394,639 
1,507 
25,429 
115,740 
291,960 
588,269 
1,371,734 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
2,623 
19 
189 
349 
724 
826 
516 
acres 
562,680 
1,569 
49,516 
67,815 
110,265 
208,069 
125,446 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
2,599 
17 
189 
346 
721 
823 
503 
acres 
540,975 
1,559 
49,271 
66,541 
107,373 
201,224 
115,007 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
1,817 
2 
46 
144 
351 
577 
697 
acres 
442,269 
(D) 
(D) 
17,245 
71,449 
131,983 
219,444 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
31,793 
101 
1,423 
3,595 
8,166 
10,642 
7,866 
1 operator 
8,978 
29 
252 
798 
2,035 
2,913 
2,951 
2 operators 
9,496 
28 
483 
1,153 
2,603 
3,274 
1,955 
3 operators 
843 
2 
42 
95 
196 
279 
229 
4 operators 
195 
- 
10 
29 
55 
48 
53 
5 or more operators 
87 
2 
7 
12 
22 
24 
20 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
12,695 
38 
599 
1,488 
3,343 
4,319 
2,908 
1 operator 
11,183 
26 
516 
1,300 
2,962 
3,839 
2,540 
2 operators 
614 
2 
28 
77 
166 
190 
151 
3 operators 
72 
- 
9 
6 
15 
20 
22 
4 operators 
8 
2 
- 
- 
1 
5 
- 
5 or more operators 
6 
- 
- 
2 
- 
4 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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