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 
21,991 
26,578 
Chemical expenses 
....farms 
21,334 
20,092 
$1,000 
398,050 
250,881 
Manure used 
farms 
6,562 
6,620 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
633,534 
496,389 
Insects 
....farms 
8,719 
8,717 
acres 
2,178,419 
2,106,774 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
25,868 
29,416 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
....farms 
15,329 
13,608 
$1,000 
897,715 
603,986 
acres 
3,395,168 
2,300,886 
Nematodes 
....farms 
2,547 
1,634 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
acres 
1,112,678 
479,919 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
17,221 
22,585 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
....farms 
3,674 
2,590 
acres treated 
3,393,219 
3,421,133 
acres 
961,566 
543,770 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
22,061 
26,820 
ripen, or defoliate 
....farms 
2,562 
2,423 
$1,000 
499,665 
353,104 
acres on which used 
1,128,744 
855,070 
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 
1,397 
107,145 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
77 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
398 
131,785 
1 to 9 acres 
311 
(D) 
500 to 999 acres 
321 
224,382 
1 0 to 49 acres 
585 
12,544 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
117 
151,757 
50 to 99 acres 
227 
14,147 
2,000 acres or more 
42 
111,934 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
136 
16,604 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till, 
200 to 499 acres 
105 
28,161 
practices were used 
2,355 
905,147 
500 to 999 acres 
16 
10,908 
Average per farm 
(X) 
384 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
15 
18,323 
2,000 acres or more 
2 
(D) 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
525 
1,592 
Land artificially drained 
2,779 
221,416 
1 0 to 49 acres 
266 
6,992 
Average per farm 
(X) 
80 
50 to 99 acres 
170 
11,681 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
248 
36,140 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
700 
(D) 
200 to 499 acres 
508 
171,151 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,262 
27,660 
500 to 999 acres 
399 
282,260 
50 to 99 acres 
323 
20,104 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
179 
236,700 
100 to 199 acres 
231 
28,385 
2,000 acres or more 
60 
158,631 
200 to 499 acres 
158 
42,151 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
6,001 
1,346,435 
500 to 999 acres 
65 
40,237 
Average per farm 
(X) 
224 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
33 
43,439 
2,000 acres or more 
7 
(D) 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,691 
5,800 
Land under conservation easement 
4,966 
729,393 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,494 
36,035 
Average per farm 
(X) 
147 
50 to 99 acres 
676 
47,274 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
570 
76,737 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
334 
1,694 
200 to 499 acres 
765 
245,274 
1 0 to 49 acres 
2,086 
53,811 
500 to 999 acres 
478 
332,497 
50 to 99 acres 
1,011 
69,936 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
238 
304,953 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
755 
102,002 
2,000 acres or more 
89 
297,865 
200 to 499 acres 
512 
150,891 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
2,235 
370,137 
500 to 999 acres 
158 
104,906 
Average per farm 
(X) 
166 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
75 
100,244 
2,000 acres or more 
35 
145,909 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
550 
2,091 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
2,743 
699,406 
1 0 to 49 acres 
676 
15,233 
Average per farm 
(X) 
255 
50 to 99 acres 
208 
13,946 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
244 
32,261 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
539 
1,999 
200 to 499 acres 
305 
91,108 
1 0 to 49 acres 
739 
18,131 
500 to 999 acres 
183 
116,855 
50 to 99 acres 
302 
20,141 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
58 
71,144 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
285 
39,277 
2,000 acres or more 
11 
27,499 
40 Georgia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
