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 
2,835 
1,938 
17 
125 
166 
315 
586 
729 
acres treated 
737,658 
630,248 
5,517 
50,837 
79,060 
122,970 
192,452 
179,412 
Manure used 
farms 
1,044 
698 
3 
28 
77 
127 
203 
260 
acres treated 
96,908 
78,273 
60 
4,807 
10,224 
20,402 
21,259 
21,521 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1,041 
764 
5 
66 
72 
132 
239 
250 
acres 
215,211 
185,729 
598 
14,233 
30,384 
40,357 
46,715 
53,442 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
2,825 
1,829 
11 
136 
150 
283 
594 
655 
acres 
676,412 
601,471 
970 
45,895 
76,743 
121,771 
197,191 
158,901 
Nematodes 
farms 
43 
37 
- 
8 
3 
6 
11 
9 
acres 
10,433 
(D) 
- 
3,748 
(D) 
426 
1,199 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
87 
71 
6 
7 
8 
13 
21 
16 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
20,406 
20,328 
372 
1,977 
7,093 
5,697 
3,642 
1,547 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
33 
25 
- 
1 
- 
6 
10 
8 
acres on which used 
5,423 
5,089 
" 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2,207 
2,201 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
431 
322 
1 
14 
24 
62 
113 
108 
acres 
82,501 
73,495 
(D) 
8,179 
(D) 
11,171 
22,937 
25,409 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
1,167 
596 
1 
41 
42 
73 
187 
252 
acres 
203,293 
162,735 
(D) 
11,546 
(D) 
20,614 
47,738 
74,728 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
278 
172 
8 
13 
20 
60 
71 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
285,584 
243,847 
- 
7,051 
27,596 
19,143 
122,828 
67,229 
used 
farms 
397 
291 
- 
13 
24 
52 
98 
104 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
91,953 
82,875 
7,726 
4,878 
16,179 
22,623 
31,469 
used 
farms 
403 
339 
6 
28 
39 
67 
107 
92 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
159,567 
143,933 
372 
10,211 
19,960 
31,725 
47,424 
34,241 
practices were used 
farms 
1,626 
1,195 
5 
106 
96 
223 
372 
393 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
410,303 
370,282 
582 
22,022 
67,544 
68,024 
110,210 
101,900 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
494 
340 
- 
28 
26 
69 
90 
127 
acres 
46,298 
33,844 
- 
2,694 
3,574 
5,834 
9,241 
12,501 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
768 
521 
- 
27 
37 
69 
176 
212 
Solar panels 
farms 
647 
462 
- 
22 
34 
53 
156 
197 
Wind turbines 
farms 
147 
77 
- 
4 
5 
10 
32 
26 
Methane digesters 
farms 
9 
9 
- 
2 
- 
4 
2 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
17 
4 
2 
- 
- 
2 
" 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
11 
6 
- 
- 
1 
1 
4 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
12 
9 
- 
- 
1 
1 
4 
3 
Ethanol 
farms 
5 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
Other 
farms 
22 
15 
5 
4 
6 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
85 
62 
- 
1 
7 
13 
17 
24 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
7,792 
3,228 
2 
174 
215 
486 
981 
1,370 
Part owners 
farms 
3,207 
2,164 
- 
103 
165 
390 
723 
783 
Tenants 
farms 
737 
453 
21 
87 
56 
85 
103 
101 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
11,034 
5,408 
2 
278 
381 
877 
1,707 
2,163 
acres 
21,209,981 
15,892,165 
(D) 
(D) 
1,733,023 
2,639,936 
5,647,596 
5,402,266 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
10,999 
5,392 
2 
277 
380 
876 
1,704 
2,153 
acres 
20,336,052 
15,372,665 
(D) 
(D) 
1,679,456 
2,604,553 
5,431,677 
5,220,834 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
4,004 
2,639 
21 
192 
222 
476 
838 
890 
acres 
10,170,919 
8,592,148 
8,099 
630,739 
1,016,935 
1,495,281 
2,821,182 
2,619,912 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
3,944 
2,617 
21 
190 
221 
475 
826 
884 
acres 
10,027,589 
8,483,400 
(D) 
(D) 
1,015,495 
1,440,681 
2,802,947 
2,599,439 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
1,186 
561 
_ 
27 
39 
59 
197 
239 
acres 
1,017,259 
628,248 
- 
47,199 
55,007 
89,983 
234,154 
201,905 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
19,655 
9,778 
51 
632 
765 
1,643 
2,969 
3,718 
1 operator 
5,301 
2,718 
4 
145 
189 
405 
860 
1,115 
2 operators 
5,441 
2,557 
16 
185 
198 
473 
787 
898 
3 operators 
707 
425 
- 
21 
35 
61 
121 
187 
4 operators 
178 
95 
- 
12 
9 
11 
29 
34 
5 or more operators 
109 
50 
3 
1 
5 
11 
10 
20 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
6,977 
3,294 
19 
214 
241 
572 
1,005 
1,243 
1 operator 
6,042 
2,852 
10 
191 
212 
512 
888 
1,039 
2 operators 
350 
175 
- 
10 
8 
26 
52 
79 
3 operators 
56 
21 
3 
1 
- 
- 
3 
14 
4 operators 
13 
6 
- 
- 
2 
2 
1 
1 
5 or more operators 
3 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
196 Wyoming 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
