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 
1,734 
1,952 
Chemical expenses 
... farms 
1,120 
900 
$1,000 
3,084 
2,367 
Manure used 
farms 
876 
921 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
27,896 
30,110 
Insects 
... farms 
592 
469 
acres 
7,192 
9,819 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
1,994 
1,994 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
733 
407 
$1,000 
8,543 
6,994 
acres 
20,301 
15,200 
Nematodes 
... farms 
119 
24 
Commercial fertilizer, lime. 
acres 
(D) 
673 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
1,320 
1,482 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
324 
239 
acres treated 
45,574 
51,029 
acres 
3,782 
3,612 
Commercial fertilizer, lime. 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
1,817 
1,845 
ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
88 
78 
$1,000 
5,459 
4,627 
acres on which used 
2,075 
1,564 
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 
181 
2,867 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
16 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
1 
(D) 
1 to 9 acres 
105 
(D) 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
1 0 to 49 acres 
61 
1,124 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
- 
50 to 99 acres 
12 
755 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
2 
(D) 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till. 
200 to 499 acres 
1 
(D) 
practices were used 
130 
4,145 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
Average per farm 
(X) 
32 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
97 
278 
Land artificially drained 
374 
5,017 
1 0 to 49 acres 
14 
305 
Average per farm 
(X) 
13 
50 to 99 acres 
8 
(D) 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
6 
827 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
243 
919 
200 to 499 acres 
4 
1,050 
1 0 to 49 acres 
117 
2,473 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
50 to 99 acres 
6 
420 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1 
(D) 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
5 
525 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
200 to 499 acres 
3 
680 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
611 
13,429 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
Average per farm 
(X) 
22 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
413 
(D) 
Land under conservation easement 
664 
101,488 
1 0 to 49 acres 
122 
2,507 
Average per farm 
(X) 
153 
50 to 99 acres 
42 
2,939 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
24 
3,271 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
44 
179 
200 to 499 acres 
9 
2,756 
1 0 to 49 acres 
243 
5,898 
500 to 999 acres 
1 
(D) 
50 to 99 acres 
153 
10,770 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
120 
15,977 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
200 to 499 acres 
79 
21,776 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
384 
5,025 
500 to 999 acres 
14 
9,422 
Average per farm 
(X) 
13 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
8 
11,966 
2,000 acres or more 
3 
25,500 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
288 
724 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
233 
1,908 
1 0 to 49 acres 
70 
1,401 
Average per farm 
(X) 
8 
50 to 99 acres 
18 
1,235 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
4 
465 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
203 
(D) 
200 to 499 acres 
4 
1,200 
1 0 to 49 acres 
18 
(D) 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
50 to 99 acres 
10 
640 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
1 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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