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 
28,697 
33,202 
Chemical expenses 
....farms 
26,183 
25,209 
$1,000 
416,980 
228,484 
Manure used 
farms 
7,427 
8,348 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
449,093 
460,192 
Insects 
....farms 
10,652 
10,172 
acres 
2,350,771 
2,096,612 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
33,146 
36,840 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
....farms 
19,535 
17,571 
$1,000 
972,495 
604,960 
acres 
3,776,603 
2,983,953 
Nematodes 
....farms 
2,531 
2,167 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
acres 
627,543 
407,161 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
24,410 
29,003 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
....farms 
3,582 
2,420 
acres treated 
3,488,942 
3,897,736 
acres 
670,001 
303,394 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
29,487 
33,805 
ripen, or defoliate 
....farms 
2,132 
1,973 
$1,000 
555,515 
376,476 
acres on which used 
620,800 
528,524 
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 
2,763 
260,687 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
94 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
1,001 
318,847 
1 to 9 acres 
904 
3,411 
500 to 999 acres 
643 
437,452 
1 0 to 49 acres 
992 
20,567 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
339 
471,659 
50 to 99 acres 
294 
18,060 
2,000 acres or more 
131 
416,585 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
238 
29,375 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till, 
200 to 499 acres 
196 
55,878 
practices were used 
2,875 
636,205 
500 to 999 acres 
86 
52,475 
Average per farm 
(X) 
221 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
41 
50,508 
2,000 acres or more 
12 
30,413 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
853 
2,946 
Land artificially drained 
7,916 
1,417,970 
1 0 to 49 acres 
777 
18,780 
Average per farm 
(X) 
179 
50 to 99 acres 
259 
18,854 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
292 
41,614 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
2,093 
8,700 
200 to 499 acres 
344 
107,429 
1 0 to 49 acres 
3,143 
68,178 
500 to 999 acres 
190 
134,326 
50 to 99 acres 
809 
53,046 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
109 
151,498 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
553 
73,010 
2,000 acres or more 
51 
160,758 
200 to 499 acres 
571 
177,502 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
9,851 
1,243,393 
500 to 999 acres 
337 
230,807 
Average per farm 
(X) 
126 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
267 
356,116 
2,000 acres or more 
143 
450,611 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
3,631 
12,479 
Land under conservation easement 
1,615 
97,641 
1 0 to 49 acres 
2,910 
67,245 
Average per farm 
(X) 
60 
50 to 99 acres 
979 
68,039 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
867 
120,325 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
465 
1,951 
200 to 499 acres 
803 
244,923 
1 0 to 49 acres 
698 
16,215 
500 to 999 acres 
366 
247,043 
50 to 99 acres 
189 
12,264 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
233 
308,863 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
151 
19,248 
2,000 acres or more 
62 
174,476 
200 to 499 acres 
83 
23,561 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
4,405 
393,002 
500 to 999 acres 
21 
12,727 
Average per farm 
(X) 
89 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
6 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
2 
(D) 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
1,752 
6,431 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
7,387 
1,878,617 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,488 
31,640 
Average per farm 
(X) 
254 
50 to 99 acres 
406 
27,198 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
260 
32,838 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,508 
5,655 
200 to 499 acres 
310 
89,051 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,995 
47,045 
500 to 999 acres 
111 
72,206 
50 to 99 acres 
927 
64,513 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
51 
64,308 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
843 
116,861 
2,000 acres or more 
27 
69,330 
40 North Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
