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 
4,549 
6,238 
Chemical expenses 
....farms 
4,016 
3,670 
$1,000 
38,606 
28,288 
Manure used 
farms 
1,240 
1,399 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
29,436 
30,601 
Insects 
....farms 
2,032 
1,992 
acres 
146,204 
149,088 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
5,157 
6,721 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
....farms 
3,091 
2,327 
$1,000 
103,707 
72,180 
acres 
300,039 
243,360 
Nematodes 
....farms 
395 
153 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
acres 
22,651 
8,075 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
3,718 
5,265 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
....farms 
1,018 
875 
acres treated 
308,534 
342,149 
acres 
65,795 
56,331 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
4,626 
6,287 
ripen, or defoliate 
....farms 
305 
189 
$1,000 
65,101 
43,892 
acres on which used 
17,037 
5,136 
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 
480 
30,920 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
64 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
76 
23,688 
1 to 9 acres 
174 
744 
500 to 999 acres 
35 
23,499 
1 0 to 49 acres 
172 
3,771 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
7 
10,642 
50 to 99 acres 
55 
3,420 
2,000 acres or more 
1 
(D) 
100 to 199 acres 
34 
4,063 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till, 
200 to 499 acres 
33 
9,225 
practices were used 
640 
58,600 
500 to 999 acres 
8 
5,277 
Average per farm 
(X) 
92 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
4 
4,420 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
262 
807 
Land artificially drained 
875 
42,491 
1 0 to 49 acres 
160 
4,230 
Average per farm 
(X) 
49 
50 to 99 acres 
68 
5,246 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
59 
7,567 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
317 
1,187 
200 to 499 acres 
64 
19,210 
1 0 to 49 acres 
349 
7,314 
500 to 999 acres 
20 
12,990 
50 to 99 acres 
99 
6,247 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
7 
8,550 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
58 
7,315 
2,000 acres or more 
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- 
200 to 499 acres 
40 
11,105 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
2,149 
126,479 
500 to 999 acres 
8 
4,932 
Average per farm 
(X) 
59 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
4 
4,391 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,040 
3,982 
Land under conservation easement 
549 
40,355 
1 0 to 49 acres 
583 
13,148 
Average per farm 
(X) 
74 
50 to 99 acres 
229 
15,760 
100 to 199 acres 
130 
18,270 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
198 
694 
200 to 499 acres 
117 
33,854 
1 0 to 49 acres 
183 
(D) 
500 to 999 acres 
40 
28,894 
50 to 99 acres 
60 
4,053 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
10 
12,571 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
70 
8,983 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
200 to 499 acres 
22 
6,867 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
1,050 
50,893 
500 to 999 acres 
11 
7,248 
Average per farm 
(X) 
48 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
4 
5,958 
2,000 acres or more 
1 
(D) 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
471 
1,891 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
1,027 
88,180 
1 0 to 49 acres 
337 
7,411 
Average per farm 
(X) 
86 
50 to 99 acres 
99 
6,490 
100 to 199 acres 
73 
9,518 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
415 
(D) 
200 to 499 acres 
59 
16,173 
1 0 to 49 acres 
301 
7,474 
500 to 999 acres 
7 
4,620 
50 to 99 acres 
103 
7,193 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
4 
4,790 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
89 
12,044 
2,000 acres or more 
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38 New Jersey 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
