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 
6,418 
7,651 
Chemical expenses 
... farms 
5,960 
5,724 
$1,000 
78,148 
50,845 
Manure used 
farms 
2,634 
3,150 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
208,568 
241,641 
Insects 
... farms 
2,574 
2,459 
acres 
581,377 
418,804 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
7,140 
8,103 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
4,799 
4,501 
$1,000 
222,355 
149,165 
acres 
1,086,600 
881,282 
Nematodes 
... farms 
382 
185 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
acres 
43,457 
30,412 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
5,427 
6,466 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
873 
724 
acres treated 
1,011,668 
1,085,396 
acres 
140,305 
64,518 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
6,233 
7,287 
ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
254 
172 
$1,000 
144,207 
98,320 
acres on which used 
24,543 
12,745 
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 
736 
43,840 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
60 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
512 
164,554 
1 to 9 acres 
234 
912 
500 to 999 acres 
267 
188,177 
1 0 to 49 acres 
282 
6,221 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
120 
160,100 
50 to 99 acres 
88 
5,710 
2,000 acres or more 
47 
124,644 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
72 
8,921 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till, 
200 to 499 acres 
49 
13,361 
practices were used 
1,249 
194,668 
500 to 999 acres 
7 
4,250 
Average per farm 
(X) 
156 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
4 
4,465 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
210 
860 
Land artificially drained 
1,705 
252,992 
1 0 to 49 acres 
413 
10,900 
Average per farm 
(X) 
148 
50 to 99 acres 
217 
15,314 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
150 
20,552 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
356 
1,476 
200 to 499 acres 
168 
54,163 
1 0 to 49 acres 
678 
15,058 
500 to 999 acres 
61 
39,648 
50 to 99 acres 
221 
14,809 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
21 
26,931 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
155 
21,349 
2,000 acres or more 
9 
26,300 
200 to 499 acres 
165 
48,709 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
2,095 
145,531 
500 to 999 acres 
73 
47,174 
Average per farm 
(X) 
69 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
39 
53,765 
2,000 acres or more 
18 
50,652 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
683 
(D) 
Land under conservation easement 
1,628 
147,413 
1 0 to 49 acres 
833 
19,911 
Average per farm 
(X) 
91 
50 to 99 acres 
237 
16,296 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
178 
24,946 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
368 
1 ,656 
200 to 499 acres 
111 
33,101 
1 0 to 49 acres 
616 
13,877 
500 to 999 acres 
35 
22,709 
50 to 99 acres 
235 
16,009 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
16 
21,631 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
215 
30,815 
2,000 acres or more 
2 
(D) 
200 to 499 acres 
149 
44,462 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
2,366 
327,689 
500 to 999 acres 
34 
22,294 
Average per farm 
(X) 
138 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
7 
8,116 
2,000 acres or more 
4 
10,184 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
443 
1,870 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
3,340 
767,813 
1 0 to 49 acres 
738 
19,069 
Average per farm 
(X) 
230 
50 to 99 acres 
411 
28,140 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
309 
41,505 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
469 
1,893 
200 to 499 acres 
315 
93,026 
1 0 to 49 acres 
915 
23,675 
500 to 999 acres 
93 
61,286 
50 to 99 acres 
496 
34,448 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
48 
60,863 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
514 
70,322 
2,000 acres or more 
9 
21,930 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Maryland 39 
