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 
95,673 
107,264 
Chemical expenses 
... farms 
97,404 
85,148 
$1,000 
649,134 
492,500 
Manure used 
farms 
10,644 
9,715 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
1,061,624 
885,395 
Insects 
... farms 
22,179 
24,801 
acres 
6,506,975 
9,088,663 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
120,232 
122,158 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
67,918 
59,964 
$1,000 
1,785,967 
1,423,640 
acres 
20,007,797 
14,866,848 
Nematodes 
... farms 
3,774 
1,618 
Commercial fertilizer, lime. 
acres 
1 ,260,084 
586,668 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
75,746 
90,502 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
4,314 
3,561 
acres treated 
16,670,293 
19,305,532 
acres 
1,062,998 
850,576 
Commercial fertilizer, lime. 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
93,004 
104,083 
ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
6,495 
6,040 
$1,000 
1,136,833 
931,140 
acres on which used 
2,851,621 
3,307,383 
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 
1,674 
224,633 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
134 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
939 
306,695 
1 to 9 acres 
519 
1,929 
500 to 999 acres 
541 
377,828 
1 0 to 49 acres 
550 
13,441 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
384 
528,901 
50 to 99 acres 
203 
14,021 
2,000 acres or more 
288 
1,100,688 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
168 
22,537 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till. 
200 to 499 acres 
146 
44,181 
practices were used 
7,171 
3,618,325 
500 to 999 acres 
49 
32,030 
Average per farm 
(X) 
505 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
23 
29,199 
2,000 acres or more 
16 
67,295 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,144 
4,245 
Land artificially drained 
14,022 
2,539,170 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,478 
36,010 
Average per farm 
(X) 
181 
50 to 99 acres 
630 
44,156 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
829 
117,448 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
3,433 
14,257 
200 to 499 acres 
1,113 
368,706 
1 0 to 49 acres 
5,160 
115,396 
500 to 999 acres 
892 
622,409 
50 to 99 acres 
1,930 
130,728 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
663 
911,726 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
1,307 
173,457 
2,000 acres or more 
422 
1,513,625 
200 to 499 acres 
1,038 
319,590 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
28,537 
9,905,134 
500 to 999 acres 
561 
382,662 
Average per farm 
(X) 
347 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
365 
497,949 
2,000 acres or more 
228 
905,131 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
5,071 
18,816 
Land under conservation easement 
2,767 
726,976 
1 0 to 49 acres 
7,773 
190,002 
Average per farm 
(X) 
263 
50 to 99 acres 
3,457 
239,279 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
3,311 
459,957 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
748 
2,582 
200 to 499 acres 
3,695 
1,171,054 
1 0 to 49 acres 
744 
17,067 
500 to 999 acres 
2,405 
1,707,778 
50 to 99 acres 
329 
23,012 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1,748 
2,462,591 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
365 
49,876 
2,000 acres or more 
1,077 
3,655,657 
200 to 499 acres 
318 
94,790 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
7,051 
911,061 
500 to 999 acres 
149 
100,992 
Average per farm 
(X) 
129 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
65 
90,329 
2,000 acres or more 
49 
348,328 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
1,431 
6,195 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
9,294 
2,576,585 
1 0 to 49 acres 
2,994 
67,775 
Average per farm 
(X) 
277 
50 to 99 acres 
949 
62,736 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
721 
95,022 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
2,504 
9,553 
200 to 499 acres 
505 
151,848 
1 0 to 49 acres 
2,819 
68,353 
500 to 999 acres 
257 
172,323 
50 to 99 acres 
937 
63,440 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
129 
166,226 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
882 
121,127 
2,000 acres or more 
65 
188,936 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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