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 
37,597 
40,873 
Chemical expenses 
....farms 
36,820 
32,028 
$1,000 
703,310 
358,384 
Manure used 
farms 
4,582 
5,646 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
570,047 
551,116 
Insects 
....farms 
9,626 
8,980 
acres 
3,462,433 
3,228,032 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
40,628 
43,554 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
....farms 
32,857 
26,876 
$1,000 
1,883,027 
1,198,722 
acres 
21,834,196 
14,882,494 
Nematodes 
....farms 
838 
399 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
acres 
247,381 
125,357 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
32,538 
36,843 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
....farms 
4,292 
2,038 
acres treated 
16,925,603 
19,587,868 
acres 
2,026,089 
1,049,277 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
34,859 
39,479 
ripen, or defoliate 
....farms 
386 
92 
$1,000 
1,179,717 
840,338 
acres on which used 
61,841 
26,069 
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 
1,475 
177,269 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
120 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
3,559 
1,159,811 
1 to 9 acres 
187 
857 
500 to 999 acres 
2,462 
1,740,140 
1 0 to 49 acres 
594 
14,158 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
1,834 
2,573,467 
50 to 99 acres 
268 
17,607 
2,000 acres or more 
1,247 
4,305,322 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
188 
24,010 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till, 
200 to 499 acres 
158 
43,395 
practices were used 
9,851 
6,055,766 
500 to 999 acres 
53 
32,872 
Average per farm 
(X) 
615 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
19 
24,200 
2,000 acres or more 
8 
20,170 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
274 
1,374 
Land artificially drained 
3,467 
742,458 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,398 
39,796 
Average per farm 
(X) 
214 
50 to 99 acres 
1,192 
86,553 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
1,496 
215,408 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
355 
1,596 
200 to 499 acres 
2,323 
765,451 
1 0 to 49 acres 
977 
25,367 
500 to 999 acres 
1,448 
1,025,502 
50 to 99 acres 
682 
47,523 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
1,001 
1,405,797 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
555 
74,930 
2,000 acres or more 
719 
2,515,885 
200 to 499 acres 
518 
152,156 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
16,205 
6,276,913 
500 to 999 acres 
205 
138,562 
Average per farm 
(X) 
387 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
127 
160,863 
2,000 acres or more 
48 
141,461 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
956 
4,418 
Land under conservation easement 
2,673 
430,844 
1 0 to 49 acres 
3,159 
86,255 
Average per farm 
(X) 
161 
50 to 99 acres 
2,297 
164,242 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
2,740 
389,489 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
419 
1,881 
200 to 499 acres 
3,373 
1,090,564 
1 0 to 49 acres 
920 
23,581 
500 to 999 acres 
2,077 
1,452,522 
50 to 99 acres 
442 
31,150 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
1,102 
1,499,836 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
416 
57,745 
2,000 acres or more 
501 
1,589,587 
200 to 499 acres 
295 
89,590 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
2,498 
322,454 
500 to 999 acres 
94 
65,037 
Average per farm 
(X) 
129 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
67 
93,443 
2,000 acres or more 
20 
68,417 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
362 
1,688 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
17,123 
10,403,753 
1 0 to 49 acres 
820 
20,045 
Average per farm 
(X) 
608 
50 to 99 acres 
482 
32,695 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
360 
48,206 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
580 
2,874 
200 to 499 acres 
360 
103,369 
1 0 to 49 acres 
2,439 
68,822 
500 to 999 acres 
71 
46,824 
50 to 99 acres 
2,256 
162,064 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
33 
41,201 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
2,746 
391,253 
2,000 acres or more 
10 
28,426 
40 Kansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
