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 
21,449 
26,467 
Chemical expenses 
... farms 
21,563 
20,462 
$1,000 
564,650 
376,699 
Manure used 
farms 
3,039 
3,375 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
136,125 
147,584 
Insects 
... farms 
10,017 
11,588 
acres 
1,301,710 
1,581,664 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
26,389 
29,349 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
13,898 
13,311 
$1,000 
1,110,955 
815,844 
acres 
1,846,661 
1,484,363 
Nematodes 
... farms 
2,292 
2,192 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
acres 
407,959 
283,547 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
17,539 
23,433 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
4,913 
5,314 
acres treated 
2,235,849 
2,867,359 
acres 
740,656 
809,247 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
22,118 
27,041 
ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
2,227 
1,850 
$1,000 
546,306 
439,145 
acres on which used 
499,590 
277,120 
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 
730 
84,528 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
116 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
75 
24,171 
1 to 9 acres 
253 
965 
500 to 999 acres 
55 
35,778 
1 0 to 49 acres 
277 
5,896 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
28 
36,389 
50 to 99 acres 
76 
5,113 
2,000 acres or more 
10 
75,741 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
48 
6,024 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till, 
200 to 499 acres 
35 
10,651 
practices were used 
1,106 
109,335 
500 to 999 acres 
20 
13,179 
Average per farm 
(X) 
99 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
15 
19,676 
2,000 acres or more 
6 
23,024 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
670 
1,737 
Land artificially drained 
4,788 
1,093,362 
1 0 to 49 acres 
155 
3,664 
Average per farm 
(X) 
228 
50 to 99 acres 
77 
5,112 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
59 
8,174 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,598 
6,745 
200 to 499 acres 
88 
27,316 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,879 
39,692 
500 to 999 acres 
34 
23,053 
50 to 99 acres 
368 
24,611 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
16 
20,808 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
313 
41,229 
2,000 acres or more 
7 
19,471 
200 to 499 acres 
294 
83,519 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
3,648 
909,263 
500 to 999 acres 
158 
103,807 
Average per farm 
(X) 
249 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
86 
110,832 
2,000 acres or more 
92 
682,927 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,687 
5,496 
Land under conservation easement 
989 
226,300 
1 0 to 49 acres 
871 
19,087 
Average per farm 
(X) 
229 
50 to 99 acres 
294 
20,106 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
237 
33,583 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
478 
1,356 
200 to 499 acres 
292 
88,696 
1 0 to 49 acres 
215 
4,657 
500 to 999 acres 
137 
93,687 
50 to 99 acres 
72 
4,777 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
61 
81,978 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
61 
7,770 
2,000 acres or more 
69 
566,630 
200 to 499 acres 
63 
19,644 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
1,239 
137,830 
500 to 999 acres 
37 
22,952 
Average per farm 
(X) 
111 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
39 
49,553 
2,000 acres or more 
24 
115,591 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
464 
(D) 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
1,304 
193,495 
1 0 to 49 acres 
366 
8,060 
Average per farm 
(X) 
148 
50 to 99 acres 
118 
8,355 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
88 
11,865 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
692 
1,783 
200 to 499 acres 
115 
34,921 
1 0 to 49 acres 
321 
6,660 
500 to 999 acres 
62 
39,719 
50 to 99 acres 
64 
4,572 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
24 
28,565 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
59 
8,401 
2,000 acres or more 
2 
(D) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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