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 
12,276 
14,578 
Chemical expenses 
... farms 
12,357 
11,837 
$1,000 
280,126 
179,158 
Manure used 
farms 
1,664 
1,592 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
145,776 
100,902 
Insects 
... farms 
4,798 
4,496 
acres 
2,222,104 
2,026,888 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
15,193 
16,621 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
8,459 
8,246 
$1,000 
595,956 
407,822 
acres 
3,087,652 
2,590,672 
Nematodes 
... farms 
592 
466 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
acres 
236,018 
182,615 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
10,085 
12,644 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
1,966 
1,401 
acres treated 
2,625,512 
3,043,239 
acres 
1,161,858 
690,588 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
12,515 
14,696 
ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
1,313 
1,126 
$1,000 
315,831 
228,664 
acres on which used 
695,807 
636,661 
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 
318 
39,232 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
123 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
197 
62,887 
1 to 9 acres 
79 
283 
500 to 999 acres 
124 
87,246 
1 0 to 49 acres 
97 
2,474 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
113 
161,672 
50 to 99 acres 
53 
3,805 
2,000 acres or more 
46 
133,321 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
39 
5,020 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till, 
200 to 499 acres 
38 
10,922 
practices were used 
1,190 
913,285 
500 to 999 acres 
3 
1,830 
Average per farm 
(X) 
767 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
5 
5,798 
2,000 acres or more 
4 
9,100 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
99 
289 
Land artificially drained 
7,289 
2,395,260 
1 0 to 49 acres 
123 
3,090 
Average per farm 
(X) 
329 
50 to 99 acres 
69 
4,943 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
109 
15,748 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,127 
5,147 
200 to 499 acres 
243 
83,831 
1 0 to 49 acres 
2,406 
59,304 
500 to 999 acres 
219 
155,071 
50 to 99 acres 
1,077 
71,999 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
223 
307,108 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
753 
99,725 
2,000 acres or more 
105 
343,205 
200 to 499 acres 
759 
228,048 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
3,268 
1,734,569 
500 to 999 acres 
414 
294,002 
Average per farm 
(X) 
531 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
456 
623,498 
2,000 acres or more 
297 
1,013,537 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
626 
1,988 
Land under conservation easement 
753 
145,463 
1 0 to 49 acres 
634 
15,669 
Average per farm 
(X) 
193 
50 to 99 acres 
290 
20,032 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
306 
42,350 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
92 
411 
200 to 499 acres 
408 
128,221 
1 0 to 49 acres 
235 
6,579 
500 to 999 acres 
355 
258,897 
50 to 99 acres 
142 
10,254 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
426 
593,238 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
108 
14,689 
2,000 acres or more 
223 
674,174 
200 to 499 acres 
109 
33,615 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
591 
59,206 
500 to 999 acres 
39 
28,164 
Average per farm 
(X) 
100 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
22 
28,126 
2,000 acres or more 
6 
23,625 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
181 
618 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
1,468 
479,652 
1 0 to 49 acres 
209 
4,864 
Average per farm 
(X) 
327 
50 to 99 acres 
75 
4,963 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
53 
6,359 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
421 
1,266 
200 to 499 acres 
48 
12,815 
1 0 to 49 acres 
338 
8,630 
500 to 999 acres 
17 
1 1 ,522 
50 to 99 acres 
101 
7,266 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
5 
8,025 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
128 
17,364 
2,000 acres or more 
3 
10,040 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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