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 
33,415 
40,260 
Chemical expenses 
....farms 
34,979 
33,724 
$1,000 
169,206 
90,112 
Manure used 
farms 
3,227 
3,797 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
308,888 
357,293 
Insects 
....farms 
5,513 
7,857 
acres 
1,448,346 
1,823,131 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
40,042 
45,128 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
....farms 
26,967 
25,246 
$1,000 
522,156 
377,088 
acres 
8,704,833 
5,947,938 
Nematodes 
....farms 
373 
203 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
acres 
79,376 
36,868 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
24,519 
32,943 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
....farms 
1,351 
1,183 
acres treated 
7,285,757 
8,437,103 
acres 
477,243 
267,894 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
28,866 
37,256 
ripen, or defoliate 
....farms 
924 
579 
$1,000 
352,950 
286,976 
acres on which used 
134,371 
134,692 
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 
544 
73,437 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
135 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
1,031 
324,636 
1 to 9 acres 
127 
437 
500 to 999 acres 
626 
448,588 
1 0 to 49 acres 
126 
HP Kf 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
453 
628,425 
50 to 99 acres 
103 
2,000 acres or more 
220 
709,870 
100 to 199 acres 
99 
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Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till, 
200 to 499 acres 
67 
19,603 
practices were used 
3,381 
1,215,212 
500 to 999 acres 
13 
7,959 
Average per farm 
(X) 
359 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
6 
9,321 
2,000 acres or more 
3 
11,105 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
280 
1,185 
Land artificially drained 
3,169 
473,643 
1 0 to 49 acres 
647 
17,655 
Average per farm 
(X) 
149 
50 to 99 acres 
444 
31,997 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
617 
88,128 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
470 
1,868 
200 to 499 acres 
691 
222,880 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,043 
25,294 
500 to 999 acres 
420 
295,185 
50 to 99 acres 
554 
38,498 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
199 
268,761 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
517 
69,538 
2,000 acres or more 
83 
289,421 
200 to 499 acres 
399 
119,696 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
11,430 
3,078,385 
500 to 999 acres 
113 
74,493 
Average per farm 
(X) 
269 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
50 
64,253 
2,000 acres or more 
23 
80,003 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
926 
3,530 
Land under conservation easement 
1,040 
217,842 
1 0 to 49 acres 
2,726 
74,915 
Average per farm 
(X) 
209 
50 to 99 acres 
1,889 
131,853 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
2,065 
286,310 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
172 
659 
200 to 499 acres 
2,125 
663,167 
1 0 to 49 acres 
251 
6,521 
500 to 999 acres 
976 
668,023 
50 to 99 acres 
167 
12,177 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
529 
710,257 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
230 
31,637 
2,000 acres or more 
194 
540,330 
200 to 499 acres 
130 
39,505 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
1,812 
227,541 
500 to 999 acres 
48 
33,808 
Average per farm 
(X) 
126 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
27 
35,315 
2,000 acres or more 
15 
58,220 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
248 
951 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
5,668 
2,334,778 
1 0 to 49 acres 
693 
17,521 
Average per farm 
(X) 
412 
50 to 99 acres 
350 
23,692 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
249 
32,534 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
401 
1,535 
200 to 499 acres 
176 
49,932 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,099 
29,533 
500 to 999 acres 
64 
42,972 
50 to 99 acres 
923 
65,125 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
22 
28,462 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
915 
127,066 
2,000 acres or more 
10 
31,477 
38 Oklahoma 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
