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 
897 
2 
47 
84 
253 
347 
164 
acres treated 
107,410 
(D) 
(D) 
5,028 
20,476 
42,046 
28,618 
Manure used 
farms 
346 
16 
31 
116 
129 
54 
acres treated 
18,635 
- 
1,194 
659 
7,490 
5,346 
3,946 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
277 
2 
6 
23 
77 
104 
65 
acres 
29,482 
(D) 
694 
(D) 
5,989 
14,771 
7,390 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
996 
2 
26 
84 
286 
405 
193 
acres 
74,941 
(D) 
1,149 
(D) 
21,410 
29,677 
13,889 
Nematodes 
farms 
6 
1 
- 
3 
1 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
16 
1 
- 
1 
6 
4 
4 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
78 
(D) 
" 
(D) 
10 
(D) 
5 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
8 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
4 
acres on which used 
334 
- 
" 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
109 
_ 
7 
7 
42 
31 
22 
acres 
9,006 
- 
190 
248 
5,472 
1,550 
1,546 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
571 
6 
50 
83 
149 
190 
93 
acres 
40,558 
840 
2,569 
5,429 
11,688 
13,567 
6,465 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
106 
- 
1 
4 
29 
37 
35 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
41,737 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
8,594 
6,264 
26,091 
used 
farms 
106 
- 
1 
14 
36 
29 
26 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
9,078 
(D) 
(D) 
2,657 
3,150 
1,212 
used 
farms 
64 
- 
- 
4 
20 
21 
19 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
15,634 
“ 
" 
822 
5,897 
5,016 
3,899 
practices were used 
farms 
431 
2 
20 
36 
118 
176 
79 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
40,021 
(D) 
(D) 
2,730 
8,236 
21,468 
6,604 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
154 
- 
9 
14 
47 
67 
17 
acres 
12,454 
- 
150 
925 
5,027 
5,402 
950 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
247 
6 
12 
22 
58 
89 
60 
Solar panels 
farms 
185 
6 
12 
19 
38 
67 
43 
Wind turbines 
farms 
70 
- 
3 
8 
19 
26 
14 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
13 
- 
- 
- 
7 
2 
4 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 
Biodiesel 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
- 
1 
6 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
23 
- 
- 
1 
2 
10 
10 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
4,564 
29 
185 
493 
1,068 
1,671 
1,118 
Part owners 
farms 
1,043 
6 
52 
131 
295 
347 
212 
Tenants 
farms 
284 
1 
62 
38 
59 
77 
47 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
5,626 
35 
237 
624 
1,366 
2,026 
1,338 
acres 
5,317,816 
10,269 
44,790 
149,916 
659,622 
3,002,438 
1,450,781 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
5,607 
35 
237 
624 
1,363 
2,018 
1,330 
acres 
4,963,387 
10,269 
43,880 
128,146 
585,878 
2,845,973 
1,349,241 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
1,365 
7 
118 
182 
357 
438 
263 
acres 
1,578,771 
602 
207,842 
134,401 
272,290 
395,814 
567,822 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
1,327 
7 
114 
169 
354 
424 
259 
acres 
1,544,189 
602 
204,682 
128,155 
262,409 
386,344 
561,997 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
625 
_ 
10 
70 
141 
230 
174 
acres 
389,011 
- 
4,070 
28,016 
83,625 
165,935 
107,365 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
9,877 
61 
529 
1,139 
2,412 
3,493 
2,243 
1 operator 
2,583 
11 
90 
232 
564 
977 
709 
2 operators 
2,884 
25 
191 
398 
765 
974 
531 
3 operators 
282 
- 
15 
21 
60 
84 
102 
4 operators 
83 
- 
3 
8 
27 
26 
19 
5 or more operators 
59 
- 
" 
3 
6 
34 
16 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
3,683 
31 
206 
461 
943 
1,247 
795 
1 operator 
3,190 
19 
202 
434 
850 
1,042 
643 
2 operators 
175 
6 
2 
12 
39 
73 
43 
3 operators 
35 
- 
- 
1 
5 
13 
16 
4 operators 
7 
" 
- 
- 
5 
2 
5 or more operators 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Wyoming 197 
