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 
33,585 
37,637 
Chemical expenses 
... farms 
31,140 
29,009 
$1,000 
564,224 
373,897 
Manure used 
farms 
10,403 
10,872 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
640,150 
627,641 
Insects 
... farms 
12,114 
12,308 
acres 
4,024,293 
3,763,538 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
35,891 
39,337 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
27,317 
24,824 
$1,000 
2,008,694 
1,262,009 
acres 
11,309,277 
10,436,246 
Nematodes 
... farms 
2,210 
1,452 
Commercial fertilizer, lime. 
acres 
667,152 
322,965 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
30,260 
34,040 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
2,650 
2,372 
acres treated 
9,732,948 
10,377,976 
acres 
720,191 
571 ,259 
Commercial fertilizer, lime. 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
33,039 
36,853 
ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
495 
395 
$1,000 
1 ,444,469 
888,112 
acres on which used 
25,882 
23,531 
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 
22,645 
5,672,188 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
250 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
3,027 
953,075 
1 to 9 acres 
3,443 
16,868 
500 to 999 acres 
1,726 
1,187,302 
1 0 to 49 acres 
7,188 
169,730 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
875 
1,177,797 
50 to 99 acres 
3,027 
207,531 
2,000 acres or more 
318 
1,001,677 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
2,628 
357,084 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till. 
200 to 499 acres 
3,088 
936,976 
practices were used 
9,122 
3,055,030 
500 to 999 acres 
1,739 
1,201,238 
Average per farm 
(X) 
335 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1,071 
1,423,302 
2,000 acres or more 
461 
1 ,359,459 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
992 
4,541 
Land artificially drained 
10,250 
1,894,351 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,996 
51,692 
Average per farm 
(X) 
185 
50 to 99 acres 
1,256 
89,152 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
1,386 
195,972 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
2,012 
9,105 
200 to 499 acres 
1,651 
522,955 
1 0 to 49 acres 
3,884 
89,258 
500 to 999 acres 
1,023 
703,386 
50 to 99 acres 
1,241 
82,288 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
577 
775,779 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
1,061 
139,037 
2,000 acres or more 
241 
71 1 ,553 
200 to 499 acres 
1,064 
310,574 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
16,042 
3,677,690 
500 to 999 acres 
512 
339,242 
Average per farm 
(X) 
229 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
301 
395,935 
2,000 acres or more 
175 
528,912 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
2,532 
11,617 
Land under conservation easement 
3,213 
127,617 
1 0 to 49 acres 
4,913 
121,044 
Average per farm 
(X) 
40 
50 to 99 acres 
2,286 
162,711 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
2,053 
289,310 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,573 
6,098 
200 to 499 acres 
2,226 
704,701 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,168 
25,441 
500 to 999 acres 
1,180 
810,024 
50 to 99 acres 
243 
16,213 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
591 
802,699 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
127 
16,563 
2,000 acres or more 
261 
775,584 
200 to 499 acres 
62 
17,383 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
5,271 
596,062 
500 to 999 acres 
22 
14,272 
Average per farm 
(X) 
113 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
12 
15,827 
2,000 acres or more 
6 
15,820 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
1,256 
5,510 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
16,693 
4,952,131 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,998 
44,980 
Average per farm 
(X) 
297 
50 to 99 acres 
680 
45,278 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
549 
69,791 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,593 
7,812 
200 to 499 acres 
504 
145,280 
1 0 to 49 acres 
4,340 
111,580 
500 to 999 acres 
193 
123,785 
50 to 99 acres 
2,323 
165,176 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
64 
78,835 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
2,491 
347,712 
2,000 acres or more 
27 
82,603 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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