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 
27,229 
31,011 
Chemical expenses 
... farms 
25,051 
22,986 
$1,000 
362,470 
229,101 
Manure used 
farms 
9,149 
10,876 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
761,437 
806,350 
Insects 
... farms 
11,136 
9,513 
acres 
2,218,992 
1,667,647 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
28,788 
31,638 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
21,713 
18,681 
$1,000 
1,147,605 
682,897 
acres 
5,767,291 
4,834,758 
Nematodes 
... farms 
2,441 
1,016 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
acres 
376,530 
126,221 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
23,463 
26,431 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
5,141 
3,670 
acres treated 
5,396,912 
5,711,776 
acres 
781,472 
415,925 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
26,149 
29,252 
ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
1,893 
1,521 
$1,000 
785,135 
453,795 
acres on which used 
230,525 
120,890 
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 
13,140 
2,583,727 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
197 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
1,312 
405,844 
1 to 9 acres 
1,796 
8,355 
500 to 999 acres 
516 
358,617 
1 0 to 49 acres 
4,445 
106,114 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
171 
227,139 
50 to 99 acres 
2,142 
145,766 
2,000 acres or more 
59 
212,101 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
1,662 
223,645 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till, 
200 to 499 acres 
1,707 
523,237 
practices were used 
6,333 
1,775,246 
500 to 999 acres 
847 
570,253 
Average per farm 
(X) 
280 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
386 
514,987 
2,000 acres or more 
155 
491,370 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
829 
3,310 
Land artificially drained 
9,545 
1,212,253 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,503 
40,006 
Average per farm 
(X) 
127 
50 to 99 acres 
985 
69,721 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
954 
134,648 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,643 
7,645 
200 to 499 acres 
1,093 
345,639 
1 0 to 49 acres 
4,166 
96,618 
500 to 999 acres 
556 
383,698 
50 to 99 acres 
1,372 
93,156 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
297 
406,517 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
1,032 
134,792 
2,000 acres or more 
116 
391,707 
200 to 499 acres 
791 
230,450 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
15,943 
2,595,097 
500 to 999 acres 
322 
215,472 
Average per farm 
(X) 
163 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
153 
204,887 
2,000 acres or more 
66 
229,233 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
3,274 
13,378 
Land under conservation easement 
1,993 
125,856 
1 0 to 49 acres 
5,377 
135,270 
Average per farm 
(X) 
63 
50 to 99 acres 
2,388 
166,511 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
1,813 
254,682 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
533 
2,254 
200 to 499 acres 
1,848 
570,048 
1 0 to 49 acres 
912 
21,257 
500 to 999 acres 
743 
512,160 
50 to 99 acres 
265 
17,861 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
354 
484,788 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
153 
20,302 
2,000 acres or more 
146 
458,260 
200 to 499 acres 
94 
27,394 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
5,530 
437,200 
500 to 999 acres 
27 
20,622 
Average per farm 
(X) 
79 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
6 
7,420 
2,000 acres or more 
3 
8,746 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
1,640 
6,851 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
8,015 
1,518,492 
1 0 to 49 acres 
2,232 
50,813 
Average per farm 
(X) 
189 
50 to 99 acres 
661 
43,572 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
456 
59,623 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,154 
4,582 
200 to 499 acres 
367 
106,229 
1 0 to 49 acres 
2,428 
62,719 
500 to 999 acres 
125 
77,741 
50 to 99 acres 
1,203 
84,470 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
31 
40,937 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
1,172 
163,020 
2,000 acres or more 
18 
51,434 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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