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 
1,253 
1,521 
Chemical expenses 
....farms 
1,313 
1,309 
$1,000 
32,280 
23,147 
Manure used 
farms 
548 
581 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
67,494 
86,042 
Insects 
....farms 
604 
619 
acres 
215,943 
183,284 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
1,451 
1,697 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
....farms 
1,014 
992 
$1,000 
85,086 
58,812 
acres 
397,644 
335,199 
Nematodes 
....farms 
124 
56 
Commercial fertilizer, lime. 
acres 
26,017 
6,752 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
1,087 
1,268 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
....farms 
238 
159 
acres treated 
350,514 
350,990 
acres 
70,117 
27,824 
Commercial fertilizer, lime. 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
1,210 
1,414 
ripen, or defoliate 
....farms 
33 
25 
$1,000 
52,806 
35,665 
acres on which used 
13,126 
2,857 
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 
150 
12,070 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
80 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
112 
33,688 
1 to 9 acres 
46 
157 
500 to 999 acres 
71 
46,637 
1 0 to 49 acres 
48 
1,037 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
51 
66,191 
50 to 99 acres 
27 
1,644 
2,000 acres or more 
16 
42,388 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
13 
(D) 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till. 
200 to 499 acres 
11 
3,152 
practices were used 
292 
81,402 
500 to 999 acres 
3 
1,728 
Average per farm 
(X) 
279 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
2 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
29 
150 
Land artificially drained 
740 
114,415 
1 0 to 49 acres 
68 
1,675 
Average per farm 
(X) 
155 
50 to 99 acres 
56 
3,929 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
43 
5,715 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
169 
763 
200 to 499 acres 
48 
15,326 
1 0 to 49 acres 
280 
6,418 
500 to 999 acres 
25 
15,654 
50 to 99 acres 
102 
7,070 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
18 
26,675 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
66 
8,954 
2,000 acres or more 
5 
12,278 
200 to 499 acres 
63 
18,478 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
609 
106,915 
500 to 999 acres 
30 
19,293 
Average per farm 
(X) 
176 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
17 
21,201 
2,000 acres or more 
13 
32,238 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
112 
462 
Land under conservation easement 
194 
109,650 
1 0 to 49 acres 
163 
4,428 
Average per farm 
(X) 
565 
50 to 99 acres 
102 
7,505 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
103 
14,190 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
20 
102 
200 to 499 acres 
70 
21,694 
1 0 to 49 acres 
48 
1,019 
500 to 999 acres 
36 
23,792 
50 to 99 acres 
18 
1,308 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
20 
26,012 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
25 
3,544 
2,000 acres or more 
3 
8,832 
200 to 499 acres 
44 
12,729 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
393 
70,126 
500 to 999 acres 
8 
5,107 
Average per farm 
(X) 
178 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
8 
1 1 ,492 
2,000 acres or more 
23 
74,349 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
37 
150 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
705 
219,138 
1 0 to 49 acres 
131 
(D) 
Average per farm 
(X) 
311 
50 to 99 acres 
52 
(D) 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
53 
7,093 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
87 
359 
200 to 499 acres 
85 
24,063 
1 0 to 49 acres 
124 
3,064 
500 to 999 acres 
23 
13,640 
50 to 99 acres 
106 
7,914 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
11 
13,890 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
138 
18,897 
2,000 acres or more 
1 
(D) 
36 Delaware 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
