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 
4,457 
5,742 
Chemical expenses 
....farms 
4,487 
4,207 
$1,000 
32,993 
17,238 
Manure used 
farms 
634 
705 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
5,165 
3,859 
Insects 
....farms 
2,349 
2,012 
acres 
30,417 
33,474 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
5,101 
6,158 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
....farms 
3,299 
3,053 
$1,000 
79,577 
47,046 
acres 
114,713 
98,108 
Nematodes 
....farms 
379 
253 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
acres 
4,089 
6,889 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
3,450 
4,785 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
....farms 
963 
836 
acres treated 
109,503 
116,530 
acres 
9,143 
9,716 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
4,428 
5,653 
ripen, or defoliate 
....farms 
338 
255 
$1,000 
46,584 
29,807 
acres on which used 
19,000 
15,677 
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 
41 
626 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
15 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
1 
(D) 
1 to 9 acres 
32 
(D) 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
1 0 to 49 acres 
7 
(D) 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
- 
- 
50 to 99 acres 
1 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
- 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till, 
200 to 499 acres 
1 
(D) 
practices were used 
385 
3,854 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
Average per farm 
(X) 
10 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
- 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
355 
782 
Land artificially drained 
246 
9,262 
1 0 to 49 acres 
24 
411 
Average per farm 
(X) 
38 
50 to 99 acres 
1 
(D) 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
1 
(D) 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
165 
(D) 
200 to 499 acres 
1 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
58 
1,214 
500 to 999 acres 
3 
2,224 
50 to 99 acres 
11 
782 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
- 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
2 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
" 
- 
200 to 499 acres 
5 
1,527 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
801 
34,545 
500 to 999 acres 
3 
(D) 
Average per farm 
(X) 
43 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
2 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
642 
1,625 
Land under conservation easement 
102 
41,657 
1 0 to 49 acres 
117 
2,353 
Average per farm 
(X) 
408 
50 to 99 acres 
20 
1,345 
100 to 199 acres 
4 
583 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
60 
198 
200 to 499 acres 
9 
3,089 
1 0 to 49 acres 
17 
287 
500 to 999 acres 
5 
(D) 
50 to 99 acres 
3 
230 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
3 
4,727 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
9 
1,140 
2,000 acres or more 
1 
(D) 
200 to 499 acres 
4 
(D) 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
367 
7,021 
500 to 999 acres 
2 
(D) 
Average per farm 
(X) 
19 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
1 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
6 
36,147 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
305 
(D) 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
1,012 
3,513 
1 0 to 49 acres 
51 
(D) 
Average per farm 
(X) 
3 
50 to 99 acres 
1 
(D) 
100 to 199 acres 
6 
714 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
960 
1,875 
200 to 499 acres 
2 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
47 
881 
500 to 999 acres 
1 
(D) 
50 to 99 acres 
1 
(D) 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
- 
100 to 199 acres 
3 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
1 
(D) 
34 Hawaii 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
