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 
21,210 
26,156 
Chemical expenses 
....farms 
20,270 
19,390 
$1,000 
146,534 
84,495 
Manure used 
farms 
5,840 
6,187 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
588,142 
451,641 
Insects 
....farms 
5,997 
5,412 
acres 
999,678 
846,249 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
26,138 
29,961 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
....farms 
13,626 
12,579 
$1,000 
387,606 
253,332 
acres 
1,933,831 
1,356,648 
Nematodes 
....farms 
1,013 
666 
Commercial fertilizer, lime. 
acres 
261,403 
149,214 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
17,100 
22,575 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
....farms 
1,710 
1,124 
acres treated 
2,065,552 
2,236,223 
acres 
395,174 
166,563 
Commercial fertilizer, lime. 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
22,361 
27,461 
ripen, or defoliate 
....farms 
1,082 
928 
$1,000 
241,072 
168,838 
acres on which used 
322,155 
319,226 
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 
873 
61,821 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
71 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
340 
106,274 
1 to 9 acres 
232 
(D) 
500 to 999 acres 
179 
124,800 
1 0 to 49 acres 
377 
8,865 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
131 
173,971 
50 to 99 acres 
117 
7,189 
2,000 acres or more 
68 
214,578 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
75 
9,963 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till. 
200 to 499 acres 
49 
13,835 
practices were used 
1,441 
311,942 
500 to 999 acres 
18 
1 1 ,924 
Average per farm 
(X) 
216 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
2 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
3 
6,000 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
418 
1,549 
Land artificially drained 
4,168 
336,939 
1 0 to 49 acres 
422 
9,540 
Average per farm 
(X) 
81 
50 to 99 acres 
125 
8,690 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
115 
16,627 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
973 
3,799 
200 to 499 acres 
195 
63,988 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,849 
43,200 
500 to 999 acres 
95 
68,118 
50 to 99 acres 
629 
41,539 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
39 
55,647 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
340 
43,028 
2,000 acres or more 
32 
87,783 
200 to 499 acres 
245 
70,619 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
3,909 
379,522 
500 to 999 acres 
89 
55,752 
Average per farm 
(X) 
97 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
28 
35,061 
2,000 acres or more 
15 
43,941 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,709 
5,971 
Land under conservation easement 
746 
114,049 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,218 
25,737 
Average per farm 
(X) 
153 
50 to 99 acres 
282 
19,178 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
260 
36,456 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
135 
470 
200 to 499 acres 
239 
76,533 
1 0 to 49 acres 
319 
8,155 
500 to 999 acres 
114 
79,706 
50 to 99 acres 
115 
7,745 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
75 
98,362 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
75 
10,990 
2,000 acres or more 
12 
37,579 
200 to 499 acres 
59 
17,606 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
1,798 
199,215 
500 to 999 acres 
29 
20,789 
Average per farm 
(X) 
111 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
4 
5,420 
2,000 acres or more 
10 
42,874 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
452 
1,831 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
2,656 
709,853 
1 0 to 49 acres 
731 
15,894 
Average per farm 
(X) 
267 
50 to 99 acres 
196 
13,054 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
162 
21,659 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
451 
1,764 
200 to 499 acres 
144 
41,591 
1 0 to 49 acres 
765 
18,351 
500 to 999 acres 
80 
52,187 
50 to 99 acres 
425 
29,573 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
23 
30,236 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
297 
40,542 
2,000 acres or more 
10 
22,763 
38 Alabama 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
