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 
13,559 
14,477 
Chemical expenses 
... farms 
13,191 
11,860 
$1,000 
182,467 
102,032 
Manure used 
farms 
3,650 
3,723 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
343,410 
279,420 
Insects 
... farms 
4,221 
3,717 
acres 
1,285,988 
1,171,003 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
15,273 
15,692 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
10,446 
9,215 
$1,000 
493,805 
303,375 
acres 
5,904,526 
4,025,121 
Nematodes 
... farms 
477 
234 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
acres 
114,493 
50,399 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
9,708 
10,533 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
940 
692 
acres treated 
4,145,816 
4,727,645 
acres 
279,614 
127,163 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
10,989 
11,685 
ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
380 
253 
$1,000 
311,338 
201,343 
acres on which used 
55,184 
37,333 
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 
719 
66,950 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
93 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
448 
150,708 
1 to 9 acres 
201 
(D) 
500 to 999 acres 
366 
265,222 
1 0 to 49 acres 
220 
5,351 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
344 
504,854 
50 to 99 acres 
109 
7,093 
2,000 acres or more 
405 
1,762,758 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
89 
11,567 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till, 
200 to 499 acres 
74 
20,272 
practices were used 
2,413 
1,888,607 
500 to 999 acres 
19 
12,718 
Average per farm 
(X) 
783 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
6 
7,159 
2,000 acres or more 
1 
(D) 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
181 
526 
Land artificially drained 
3,064 
234,802 
1 0 to 49 acres 
252 
6,790 
Average per farm 
(X) 
77 
50 to 99 acres 
246 
17,084 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
327 
47,008 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,057 
4,890 
200 to 499 acres 
470 
153,220 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,181 
27,268 
500 to 999 acres 
391 
279,208 
50 to 99 acres 
300 
20,518 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
337 
474,798 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
225 
29,851 
2,000 acres or more 
209 
909,973 
200 to 499 acres 
201 
58,017 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
5,218 
1,826,497 
500 to 999 acres 
73 
47,892 
Average per farm 
(X) 
350 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
18 
22,063 
2,000 acres or more 
9 
24,303 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
795 
2,539 
Land under conservation easement 
1,704 
1,396,407 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,101 
30,053 
Average per farm 
(X) 
819 
50 to 99 acres 
728 
51,485 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
751 
106,280 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
153 
588 
200 to 499 acres 
867 
276,963 
1 0 to 49 acres 
307 
8,397 
500 to 999 acres 
490 
343,392 
50 to 99 acres 
221 
16,228 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
309 
427,371 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
284 
39,714 
2,000 acres or more 
177 
588,414 
200 to 499 acres 
332 
104,880 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
1,270 
126,293 
500 to 999 acres 
157 
107,549 
Average per farm 
(X) 
99 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
113 
151,025 
2,000 acres or more 
137 
968,026 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
347 
(D) 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
3,159 
2,760,309 
1 0 to 49 acres 
430 
10,067 
Average per farm 
(X) 
874 
50 to 99 acres 
172 
11,778 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
157 
21,833 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
435 
1,420 
200 to 499 acres 
116 
35,842 
1 0 to 49 acres 
579 
14,313 
500 to 999 acres 
32 
20,787 
50 to 99 acres 
299 
21,343 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
14 
19,646 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
283 
39,691 
2,000 acres or more 
2 
(D) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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