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 
46,853 
50,677 
Chemical expenses 
... farms 
46,445 
43,618 
$1,000 
1 ,094,846 
731,968 
Manure used 
farms 
8,535 
10,801 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
548,993 
600,286 
Insects 
... farms 
25,712 
24,734 
acres 
9,415,667 
8,263,478 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
49,593 
52,889 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
42,737 
38,472 
$1,000 
3,500,508 
2,212,364 
acres 
21,526,174 
19,947,762 
Nematodes 
... farms 
3,957 
2,303 
Commercial fertilizer, lime. 
acres 
1,149,489 
489,338 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
43,784 
46,495 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
5,241 
4,823 
acres treated 
18,055,173 
19,192,910 
acres 
1,733,188 
1,425,191 
Commercial fertilizer, lime. 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
46,234 
49,671 
ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
542 
445 
$1,000 
2,405,662 
1,480,395 
acres on which used 
50,358 
41,275 
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 
25,035 
8,900,026 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
356 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
4,841 
1,532,055 
1 to 9 acres 
2,039 
9,832 
500 to 999 acres 
2,331 
1,578,556 
1 0 to 49 acres 
5,218 
132,684 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
952 
1,250,498 
50 to 99 acres 
3,136 
218,319 
2,000 acres or more 
267 
770,007 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
3,677 
496,065 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till. 
200 to 499 acres 
5,146 
1,612,134 
practices were used 
18,446 
7,655,845 
500 to 999 acres 
3,328 
2,257,634 
Average per farm 
(X) 
415 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1,909 
2,520,648 
2,000 acres or more 
582 
1,652,710 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,128 
5,460 
Land artificially drained 
14,013 
3,701,001 
1 0 to 49 acres 
2,720 
75,210 
Average per farm 
(X) 
264 
50 to 99 acres 
2,355 
171,812 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
2,957 
418,646 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,712 
7,426 
200 to 499 acres 
4,482 
1 ,434,963 
1 0 to 49 acres 
3,796 
94,503 
500 to 999 acres 
2,798 
1 ,978,378 
50 to 99 acres 
1,911 
130,804 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1,509 
2,042,124 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
2,017 
268,355 
2,000 acres or more 
497 
1,529,252 
200 to 499 acres 
2,385 
715,507 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
24,735 
8,355,327 
500 to 999 acres 
1,231 
815,688 
Average per farm 
(X) 
338 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
718 
951,857 
2,000 acres or more 
243 
716,861 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
2,600 
1 1 ,629 
Land under conservation easement 
5,768 
288,183 
1 0 to 49 acres 
4,915 
127,778 
Average per farm 
(X) 
50 
50 to 99 acres 
3,490 
251,034 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
3,783 
544,011 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,839 
8,298 
200 to 499 acres 
5,100 
1,621,294 
1 0 to 49 acres 
2,661 
59,765 
500 to 999 acres 
2,744 
1,896,013 
50 to 99 acres 
613 
42,172 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1,545 
2,093,889 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
369 
48,393 
2,000 acres or more 
558 
1,809,679 
200 to 499 acres 
211 
61,710 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
4,734 
318,636 
500 to 999 acres 
47 
29,955 
Average per farm 
(X) 
67 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
25 
31,422 
2,000 acres or more 
3 
6,468 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
1,231 
5,314 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
22,098 
6,050,291 
1 0 to 49 acres 
2,052 
47,474 
Average per farm 
(X) 
274 
50 to 99 acres 
617 
40,970 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
434 
55,737 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,616 
7,751 
200 to 499 acres 
309 
81,006 
1 0 to 49 acres 
4,865 
128,334 
500 to 999 acres 
60 
37,976 
50 to 99 acres 
3,387 
242,120 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
28 
36,146 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
3,839 
540,970 
2,000 acres or more 
3 
14,013 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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