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 
2,506 
2,795 
Chemical expenses 
... farms 
1,987 
1,545 
$1,000 
15,783 
7,711 
Manure used 
farms 
961 
1,046 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
27,092 
30,017 
Insects 
... farms 
1,096 
830 
acres 
30,727 
28,186 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
2,893 
2,958 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
1,398 
934 
$1,000 
38,132 
22,853 
acres 
54,508 
40,212 
Nematodes 
... farms 
203 
80 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
acres 
5,657 
3,701 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
1,942 
2,246 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
609 
457 
acres treated 
80,096 
80,872 
acres 
13,448 
11,812 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
2,577 
2,746 
ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
173 
137 
$1,000 
22,350 
15,142 
acres on which used 
4,107 
2,147 
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 
170 
2,634 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
15 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
5 
1,283 
1 to 9 acres 
104 
(D) 
500 to 999 acres 
4 
2,963 
1 0 to 49 acres 
56 
1,183 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
2 
(D) 
50 to 99 acres 
7 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
1 
(D) 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till, 
200 to 499 acres 
2 
(D) 
practices were used 
298 
9,396 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
Average per farm 
(X) 
32 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
211 
(D) 
Land artificially drained 
290 
4,000 
1 0 to 49 acres 
45 
978 
Average per farm 
(X) 
14 
50 to 99 acres 
11 
818 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
15 
2,096 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
187 
628 
200 to 499 acres 
14 
3,886 
1 0 to 49 acres 
87 
1,591 
500 to 999 acres 
2 
(D) 
50 to 99 acres 
12 
681 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
" 
200 to 499 acres 
4 
1,100 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
1,019 
25,804 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
Average per farm 
(X) 
25 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
668 
2,122 
Land under conservation easement 
412 
19,398 
1 0 to 49 acres 
208 
4,596 
Average per farm 
(X) 
47 
50 to 99 acres 
77 
5,301 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
41 
5,466 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
123 
(D) 
200 to 499 acres 
22 
6,536 
1 0 to 49 acres 
154 
3,859 
500 to 999 acres 
3 
1,783 
50 to 99 acres 
72 
4,898 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
49 
6,145 
2,000 acres or more 
" 
200 to 499 acres 
13 
3,530 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
617 
20,453 
500 to 999 acres 
1 
(D) 
Average per farm 
(X) 
33 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
353 
(D) 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
310 
11,818 
1 0 to 49 acres 
171 
3,681 
Average per farm 
(X) 
38 
50 to 99 acres 
52 
3,415 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
21 
2,979 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
217 
(D) 
200 to 499 acres 
15 
3,862 
1 0 to 49 acres 
53 
1,109 
500 to 999 acres 
2 
(D) 
50 to 99 acres 
18 
1,107 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
3 
3,950 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
11 
1,469 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
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