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 
21,186 
24,727 
Chemical expenses 
....farms 
20,001 
18,919 
$1,000 
505,519 
327,730 
Manure used 
farms 
6,237 
6,775 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
730,365 
668,787 
Insects 
....farms 
7,398 
4,431 
acres 
3,674,791 
2,660,407 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
24,998 
27,470 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
....farms 
14,384 
14,268 
$1,000 
1,134,774 
764,752 
acres 
6,186,811 
5,563,192 
Nematodes 
....farms 
653 
513 
Commercial fertilizer, lime. 
acres 
415,881 
374,246 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
15,557 
19,607 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
....farms 
2,377 
1,933 
acres treated 
5,505,592 
6,275,628 
acres 
1,752,635 
1,391,413 
Commercial fertilizer, lime. 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
19,900 
23,681 
ripen, or defoliate 
....farms 
963 
989 
$1,000 
629,255 
437,022 
acres on which used 
676,603 
913,063 
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 
863 
386,308 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
448 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
477 
150,113 
1 to 9 acres 
155 
649 
500 to 999 acres 
340 
226,999 
1 0 to 49 acres 
192 
5,069 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
189 
252,416 
50 to 99 acres 
94 
6,485 
2,000 acres or more 
89 
281,552 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
82 
1 1 ,275 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till. 
200 to 499 acres 
118 
35,591 
practices were used 
1,790 
1,590,692 
500 to 999 acres 
82 
54,720 
Average per farm 
(X) 
889 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
90 
123,695 
2,000 acres or more 
50 
148,824 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
103 
394 
Land artificially drained 
4,750 
3,025,901 
1 0 to 49 acres 
157 
4,158 
Average per farm 
(X) 
637 
50 to 99 acres 
114 
8,104 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
163 
23,332 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
409 
1,715 
200 to 499 acres 
332 
112,450 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,172 
29,652 
500 to 999 acres 
344 
241,766 
50 to 99 acres 
572 
39,767 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
352 
480,655 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
537 
70,502 
2,000 acres or more 
225 
719,833 
200 to 499 acres 
576 
174,315 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
4,981 
3,547,939 
500 to 999 acres 
431 
303,276 
Average per farm 
(X) 
712 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
566 
817,177 
2,000 acres or more 
487 
1,589,497 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
749 
2,389 
Land under conservation easement 
612 
119,551 
1 0 to 49 acres 
805 
20,437 
Average per farm 
(X) 
195 
50 to 99 acres 
410 
29,048 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
429 
59,923 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
101 
448 
200 to 499 acres 
643 
210,523 
1 0 to 49 acres 
224 
5,404 
500 to 999 acres 
653 
480,000 
50 to 99 acres 
93 
6,409 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
754 
1,064,958 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
61 
8,185 
2,000 acres or more 
538 
1,680,661 
200 to 499 acres 
71 
21,731 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
991 
136,859 
500 to 999 acres 
29 
20,096 
Average per farm 
(X) 
138 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
23 
31,035 
2,000 acres or more 
10 
26,243 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
200 
712 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
2,474 
981,157 
1 0 to 49 acres 
435 
10,511 
Average per farm 
(X) 
397 
50 to 99 acres 
133 
8,593 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
86 
1 1 ,336 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
298 
1,001 
200 to 499 acres 
73 
20,432 
1 0 to 49 acres 
545 
13,913 
500 to 999 acres 
29 
17,934 
50 to 99 acres 
276 
18,947 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
26 
37,571 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
260 
36,216 
2,000 acres or more 
9 
29,770 
38 Arkansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
