Table 49. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Any fertilizer, manure, or chemicals used 
farms 
356 
360 
Chemical expenses 
....farms 
197 
156 
$1,000 
367 
282 
Manure used 
farms 
115 
76 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
1,843 
1,842 
Insects 
....farms 
58 
32 
acres 
548 
715 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
392 
410 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
....farms 
127 
83 
$1,000 
3,607 
2,617 
acres 
15,518 
9,751 
Nematodes 
....farms 
2 
3 
Commercial fertilizer, lime. 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
316 
329 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
....farms 
9 
7 
acres treated 
30,152 
28,155 
acres 
(D) 
147 
Commercial fertilizer, lime. 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
377 
388 
ripen, or defoliate 
....farms 
5 
9 
$1,000 
3,240 
2,334 
acres on which used 
(D) 
173 
Table 50. Land Use Practices by Size of Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Land use practices 
Farms 
Acres 
Land use practices 
Farms 
Acres 
Land drained by tile 
2 
(D) 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
(D) 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
1 to 9 acres 
1 
(D) 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1 
(D) 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1 
(D) 
50 to 99 acres 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
- 
- 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till. 
200 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
practices were used 
19 
2,464 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
Average per farm 
(X) 
130 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
11 
45 
Land artificially drained 
36 
576 
1 0 to 49 acres 
5 
128 
Average per farm 
(X) 
16 
50 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
- 
- 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
25 
(D) 
200 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
1 0 to 49 acres 
8 
147 
500 to 999 acres 
3 
2,291 
50 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
3 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
200 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
178 
9,564 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
Average per farm 
(X) 
54 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
100 
237 
Land under conservation easement 
15 
881 
1 0 to 49 acres 
47 
1,078 
Average per farm 
(X) 
59 
50 to 99 acres 
8 
539 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
12 
1,501 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
6 
17 
200 to 499 acres 
7 
1,680 
1 0 to 49 acres 
4 
(D) 
500 to 999 acres 
2 
(D) 
50 to 99 acres 
1 
(D) 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1 
(D) 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
3 
455 
2,000 acres or more 
1 
(D) 
200 to 499 acres 
1 
(D) 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
52 
3,325 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
Average per farm 
(X) 
64 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
34 
70 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
34 
1,280 
1 0 to 49 acres 
8 
(D) 
Average per farm 
(X) 
38 
50 to 99 acres 
1 
(D) 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
5 
594 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
29 
46 
200 to 499 acres 
3 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
3 
(D) 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
50 to 99 acres 
1 
(D) 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1 
(D) 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
34 Alaska 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
