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 
13,182 
13,299 
Chemical expenses 
... farms 
13,407 
1 1 ,849 
$1,000 
267,849 
160,030 
Manure used 
farms 
3,434 
3,541 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
285,392 
277,893 
Insects 
... farms 
3,846 
3,281 
acres 
1 ,463,898 
1,063,684 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
14,923 
14,344 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
10,869 
9,538 
$1,000 
860,968 
530,267 
acres 
3,743,665 
2,654,205 
Nematodes 
... farms 
887 
422 
Commercial fertilizer, lime. 
acres 
331,325 
188,043 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
10,293 
10,039 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
1,791 
844 
acres treated 
3,562,999 
3,503,716 
acres 
919,710 
359,825 
Commercial fertilizer, lime. 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
11,413 
1 1 ,049 
ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
752 
493 
$1,000 
593,119 
370,237 
acres on which used 
287,909 
160,401 
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 
561 
70,812 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
126 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
116 
35,617 
1 to 9 acres 
161 
636 
500 to 999 acres 
74 
51,636 
1 0 to 49 acres 
181 
4,040 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
93 
127,678 
50 to 99 acres 
74 
4,842 
2,000 acres or more 
59 
223,871 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
55 
6,929 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till. 
200 to 499 acres 
49 
14,584 
practices were used 
1,559 
700,590 
500 to 999 acres 
24 
15,387 
Average per farm 
(X) 
449 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
14 
17,394 
2,000 acres or more 
3 
7,000 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
264 
691 
Land artificially drained 
2,315 
260,078 
1 0 to 49 acres 
275 
7,630 
Average per farm 
(X) 
112 
50 to 99 acres 
185 
13,468 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
194 
28,020 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
781 
3,433 
200 to 499 acres 
262 
85,251 
1 0 to 49 acres 
786 
17,840 
500 to 999 acres 
171 
120,452 
50 to 99 acres 
252 
16,660 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
134 
182,919 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
186 
25,085 
2,000 acres or more 
74 
262,159 
200 to 499 acres 
175 
51,813 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
6,408 
2,273,369 
500 to 999 acres 
78 
52,829 
Average per farm 
(X) 
355 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
41 
51,263 
2,000 acres or more 
16 
41,155 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
811 
3,147 
Land under conservation easement 
576 
215,341 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,667 
42,794 
Average per farm 
(X) 
374 
50 to 99 acres 
882 
61,141 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
974 
135,526 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
89 
301 
200 to 499 acres 
1,040 
325,465 
1 0 to 49 acres 
137 
3,355 
500 to 999 acres 
486 
343,987 
50 to 99 acres 
85 
6,186 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
331 
450,131 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
84 
11,818 
2,000 acres or more 
217 
911,178 
200 to 499 acres 
93 
28,473 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
1,099 
103,467 
500 to 999 acres 
42 
27,594 
Average per farm 
(X) 
94 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
21 
29,387 
2,000 acres or more 
25 
108,227 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
318 
1,262 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
1,023 
467,634 
1 0 to 49 acres 
409 
9,833 
Average per farm 
(X) 
457 
50 to 99 acres 
142 
9,824 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
109 
14,804 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
242 
881 
200 to 499 acres 
78 
22,029 
1 0 to 49 acres 
217 
5,542 
500 to 999 acres 
29 
19,275 
50 to 99 acres 
127 
9,040 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
10 
12,544 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
95 
13,369 
2,000 acres or more 
4 
13,896 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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