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 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
2,275 
2,143 
2,115 
132 
125 
390 
acres treated 
1,192,236 
1,134,908 
1,112,435 
57,328 
40,960 
76,003 
Manure used 
farms 
1,169 
1,118 
1,108 
51 
50 
179 
acres treated 
319,029 
303,787 
296,170 
15,242 
(D) 
22,821 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1,480 
1,379 
1,356 
101 
95 
190 
acres 
580,557 
544,557 
529,749 
36,000 
22,307 
32,200 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
2,243 
2,112 
2,085 
131 
124 
386 
acres 
1,131,473 
1 ,074,424 
1,052,498 
57,049 
40,252 
70,963 
Nematodes 
farms 
250 
237 
234 
13 
13 
34 
acres 
91,271 
90,144 
(D) 
1,127 
1,127 
4,850 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
464 
421 
413 
43 
38 
52 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
154,532 
147,105 
143,670 
7,427 
4,937 
4,124 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
127 
119 
118 
8 
8 
10 
acres on which used 
45,398 
44,871 
(D) 
527 
527 
711 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
680 
648 
637 
32 
28 
127 
acres 
128,737 
123,757 
120,562 
4,980 
2,531 
8,898 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
625 
586 
580 
39 
36 
125 
acres 
142,634 
137,420 
136,598 
5,214 
3,700 
13,102 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
120 
109 
107 
11 
11 
51 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
25,531 
22,007 
(D) 
3,524 
3,524 
6,074 
used 
farms 
940 
903 
892 
37 
32 
183 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
236,405 
226,205 
222,377 
10,200 
8,699 
21,227 
used 
farms 
1,051 
1,017 
1,003 
34 
30 
149 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
468,060 
451,278 
440,771 
16,782 
11,716 
23,641 
practices were used 
farms 
1,233 
1,141 
1,131 
92 
87 
231 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
407,834 
386,378 
382,136 
21,456 
15,190 
23,981 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
661 
624 
619 
37 
33 
144 
acres 
152,751 
140,755 
(D) 
1 1 ,996 
(D) 
6,073 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
90 
80 
78 
10 
10 
46 
Solar panels 
farms 
36 
32 
32 
4 
4 
27 
Wind turbines 
farms 
16 
16 
16 
- 
- 
3 
Methane digesters 
farms 
11 
9 
7 
2 
2 
3 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
22 
20 
20 
2 
2 
17 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Biodiesel 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
3 
3 
3 
- 
- 
1 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
16 
16 
16 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,671 
1,482 
1,462 
189 
179 
928 
Part owners 
farms 
1,471 
1,411 
1,396 
60 
57 
170 
Tenants 
farms 
192 
172 
172 
20 
19 
38 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
3,147 
2,898 
2,863 
249 
236 
1,098 
acres 
1 ,273,838 
1,200,047 
1,169,993 
73,791 
61,774 
208,625 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
3,142 
2,893 
2,858 
249 
236 
1,098 
acres 
1,190,978 
1,121,978 
1 ,094,090 
69,000 
58,262 
174,581 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
1,664 
1,584 
1,569 
80 
76 
212 
acres 
759,695 
716,285 
704,010 
43,410 
30,643 
45,080 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
1,663 
1,583 
1,568 
80 
76 
208 
acres 
744,709 
703,352 
693,353 
41,357 
29,403 
44,986 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
676 
624 
616 
52 
49 
392 
acres 
97,846 
91,002 
86,560 
6,844 
4,752 
34,138 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
6,731 
6,184 
6,095 
547 
506 
1,989 
1 operator 
1,200 
1,090 
1,078 
110 
102 
598 
2 operators 
1,322 
1,220 
1,211 
102 
100 
396 
3 operators 
571 
529 
521 
42 
39 
80 
4 operators 
144 
138 
136 
6 
6 
27 
5 or more operators 
97 
88 
84 
9 
8 
35 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
1,694 
1,569 
1,548 
125 
122 
656 
1 operator 
1,323 
1,236 
1,227 
87 
84 
468 
2 operators 
140 
125 
121 
15 
15 
58 
3 operators 
17 
16 
16 
1 
1 
4 
4 operators 
6 
6 
5 
- 
- 
11 
5 or more operators 
3 
2 
2 
1 
1 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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