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 
12,465 
13,563 
Chemical expenses 
... farms 
12,366 
11,549 
$1,000 
217,620 
120,522 
Manure used 
farms 
2,429 
2,781 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
182,819 
185,674 
Insects 
... farms 
1,595 
1,540 
acres 
677,931 
490,201 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
13,785 
14,467 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
10,440 
9,787 
$1,000 
623,681 
345,838 
acres 
9,850,643 
7,049,974 
Nematodes 
... farms 
178 
70 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
acres 
75,477 
16,340 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
9,667 
10,218 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
1,105 
610 
acres treated 
7,608,547 
7,088,355 
acres 
944,792 
293,044 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
10,324 
11,009 
ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
258 
216 
$1,000 
406,062 
225,315 
acres on which used 
68,782 
40,140 
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 
229 
36,688 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
160 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
582 
190,308 
1 to 9 acres 
56 
197 
500 to 999 acres 
623 
450,757 
1 0 to 49 acres 
85 
1,841 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
801 
1,141,354 
50 to 99 acres 
28 
1,802 
2,000 acres or more 
1,234 
5,003,931 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
24 
3,004 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till, 
200 to 499 acres 
19 
5,348 
practices were used 
1,873 
1,753,711 
500 to 999 acres 
8 
5,655 
Average per farm 
(X) 
936 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
7 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
2 
(D) 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
86 
265 
Land artificially drained 
1,229 
228,633 
1 0 to 49 acres 
162 
4,770 
Average per farm 
(X) 
186 
50 to 99 acres 
188 
13,776 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
214 
30,443 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
191 
886 
200 to 499 acres 
391 
127,409 
1 0 to 49 acres 
380 
9,312 
500 to 999 acres 
312 
224,722 
50 to 99 acres 
159 
11,027 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
275 
399,677 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
198 
26,038 
2,000 acres or more 
245 
952,649 
200 to 499 acres 
178 
54,482 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
4,504 
1,892,025 
500 to 999 acres 
89 
57,267 
Average per farm 
(X) 
420 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
26 
32,321 
2,000 acres or more 
8 
37,300 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
391 
1,226 
Land under conservation easement 
948 
1,280,318 
1 0 to 49 acres 
965 
24,964 
Average per farm 
(X) 
1,351 
50 to 99 acres 
586 
40,768 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
651 
92,025 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
41 
107 
200 to 499 acres 
892 
288,235 
1 0 to 49 acres 
78 
2,118 
500 to 999 acres 
525 
375,066 
50 to 99 acres 
103 
7,536 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
335 
456,250 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
139 
19,918 
2,000 acres or more 
159 
613,491 
200 to 499 acres 
187 
59,998 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
976 
128,183 
500 to 999 acres 
155 
113,170 
Average per farm 
(X) 
131 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
97 
128,270 
2,000 acres or more 
148 
949,201 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
175 
572 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
4,241 
6,859,498 
1 0 to 49 acres 
332 
8,577 
Average per farm 
(X) 
1,617 
50 to 99 acres 
160 
11,119 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
137 
17,463 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
184 
547 
200 to 499 acres 
119 
34,258 
1 0 to 49 acres 
259 
7,430 
500 to 999 acres 
27 
17,858 
50 to 99 acres 
213 
15,815 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
23 
30,556 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
345 
49,356 
2,000 acres or more 
3 
7,780 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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