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 
12,017 
7,362 
3,328 
1,327 
5,267 
6,750 
acres treated 
3,547,373 
603,413 
2,001,257 
942,703 
1,231,946 
2,315,427 
Manure used 
farms 
4,167 
2,970 
986 
211 
1,382 
2,785 
acres treated 
215,683 
45,699 
141,550 
28,434 
61,437 
154,246 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
6,052 
3,763 
1,538 
751 
2,713 
3,339 
acres 
1,289,791 
307,148 
713,215 
269,428 
430,596 
859,195 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
13,002 
8,214 
3,446 
1,342 
5,638 
7,364 
acres 
4,469,109 
833,287 
2,479,838 
1,155,984 
1,586,751 
2,882,358 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,081 
545 
363 
173 
463 
618 
acres 
348,374 
106,978 
164,152 
77,244 
121,305 
227,069 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
4,312 
2,291 
1,326 
695 
1,863 
2,449 
acres 
1,613,635 
287,351 
893,200 
433,084 
488,925 
1,124,710 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
2,560 
1,674 
638 
248 
1,187 
1,373 
acres on which used 
389,684 
139,226 
205,445 
45,013 
134,629 
255,055 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,633 
903 
566 
164 
671 
962 
acres 
168,925 
23,901 
98,055 
46,969 
54,268 
114,657 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
3,491 
2,518 
747 
226 
1,454 
2,037 
acres 
226,498 
55,541 
138,113 
32,844 
74,928 
151,570 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,195 
937 
188 
70 
499 
696 
acres 
170,314 
70,826 
63,953 
35,535 
62,881 
107,433 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
1,866 
1,057 
531 
278 
839 
1,027 
acres 
805,517 
1 1 1 ,442 
418,438 
275,637 
253,858 
551,659 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
1,906 
758 
741 
407 
843 
1,063 
acres 
1,621,309 
246,700 
900,252 
474,357 
543,373 
1,077,936 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
5,179 
2,566 
1,882 
731 
2,369 
2,810 
acres 
2,056,630 
360,526 
1,168,780 
527,324 
782,840 
1,273,790 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
2,035 
1,305 
519 
211 
850 
1,185 
acres 
178,401 
55,437 
85,954 
37,010 
66,534 
111,867 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
882 
721 
132 
29 
290 
592 
Solar panels 
farms 
647 
558 
76 
13 
208 
439 
Wind turbines 
farms 
185 
126 
46 
13 
57 
128 
Methane digesters 
farms 
10 
5 
3 
2 
2 
8 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
62 
58 
3 
1 
21 
41 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
43 
32 
8 
3 
18 
25 
Biodiesel 
farms 
42 
37 
4 
1 
9 
33 
Ethanol 
farms 
14 
13 
1 
- 
9 
5 
Other 
farms 
20 
16 
2 
2 
9 
11 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
94 
50 
38 
6 
44 
50 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
29,070 
29,070 
_ 
_ 
13,703 
15,367 
Part owners 
farms 
5,927 
- 
5,927 
- 
2,614 
3,313 
Tenants 
farms 
2,252 
- 
2,252 
1,043 
1,209 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
35,098 
29,070 
5,927 
101 
16,379 
18,719 
acres 
10,316,870 
7,399,659 
2,887,027 
30,184 
6,076,750 
4,240,120 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
34,997 
29,070 
5,927 
- 
16,317 
18,680 
acres 
9,160,193 
6,486,223 
2,673,970 
- 
5,465,309 
3,694,884 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
8,222 
43 
5,927 
2,252 
3,674 
4,548 
acres 
5,667,806 
17,119 
3,399,265 
2,251,422 
2,011,156 
3,656,650 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
8,179 
- 
5,927 
2,252 
3,657 
4,522 
acres 
5,587,914 
- 
3,369,693 
2,218,221 
1,981,438 
3,606,476 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
3,838 
2,953 
694 
191 
1,938 
1,900 
acres 
1,236,569 
930,555 
242,629 
63,385 
641,159 
595,410 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
60,912 
46,762 
10,302 
3,848 
17,360 
43,552 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
17,360 
13,703 
2,614 
1,043 
17,360 
- 
2 operators 
17,243 
13,663 
2,634 
946 
- 
17,243 
3 operators 
2,025 
1,335 
501 
189 
- 
2,025 
4 operators 
404 
242 
110 
52 
- 
404 
5 or more operators 
217 
127 
68 
22 
- 
217 
Total women operators 
number 
22,840 
18,508 
3,156 
1,176 
3,620 
19,220 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
20,043 
16,405 
2,709 
929 
3,620 
16,423 
2 operators 
1,118 
849 
176 
93 
- 
1,118 
3 operators 
122 
89 
22 
11 
- 
122 
4 operators 
29 
18 
4 
7 
29 
5 or more operators 
14 
12 
2 
- 
14 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
224 Washington 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
