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 
17,281 
19,295 
Chemical expenses 
... farms 
14,466 
12,609 
$1,000 
151,480 
103,710 
Manure used 
farms 
8,902 
10,380 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
970,813 
1,094,796 
Insects 
... farms 
7,007 
5,720 
acres 
823,419 
685,021 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
17,958 
18,956 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
1 1 ,942 
9,325 
$1,000 
416,356 
276,630 
acres 
1,909,800 
1,357,542 
Nematodes 
... farms 
1,056 
400 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
acres 
81,518 
42,470 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
13,683 
15,055 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
3,141 
2,563 
acres treated 
2,174,462 
2,161,648 
acres 
224,993 
170,604 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
16,101 
17,500 
ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
1,066 
928 
$1,000 
264,876 
172,920 
acres on which used 
91,399 
59,923 
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 
7,009 
780,996 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
111 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
207 
64,895 
1 to 9 acres 
1,432 
6,108 
500 to 999 acres 
99 
69,741 
1 0 to 49 acres 
2,675 
61,125 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
29 
41,115 
50 to 99 acres 
1,110 
72,763 
2,000 acres or more 
8 
25,181 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
881 
110,328 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till, 
200 to 499 acres 
566 
160,190 
practices were used 
2,854 
635,595 
500 to 999 acres 
206 
136,465 
Average per farm 
(X) 
223 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
101 
129,143 
2,000 acres or more 
38 
104,874 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
536 
2,090 
Land artificially drained 
6,524 
447,291 
1 0 to 49 acres 
842 
22,224 
Average per farm 
(X) 
69 
50 to 99 acres 
347 
24,445 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
393 
54,195 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,510 
6,239 
200 to 499 acres 
379 
121,174 
1 0 to 49 acres 
2,966 
65,451 
500 to 999 acres 
227 
156,533 
50 to 99 acres 
1,006 
62,705 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
92 
127,083 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
570 
71,441 
2,000 acres or more 
38 
127,851 
200 to 499 acres 
341 
95,447 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
10,602 
1,009,389 
500 to 999 acres 
80 
49,471 
Average per farm 
(X) 
95 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
32 
41,622 
2,000 acres or more 
19 
54,915 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
2,926 
1 1 ,227 
Land under conservation easement 
1,470 
116,708 
1 0 to 49 acres 
3,894 
97,452 
Average per farm 
(X) 
79 
50 to 99 acres 
1,553 
108,358 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
1,136 
155,528 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
275 
(D) 
200 to 499 acres 
728 
217,450 
1 0 to 49 acres 
600 
14,684 
500 to 999 acres 
213 
147,995 
50 to 99 acres 
254 
17,270 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
115 
152,344 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
192 
25,111 
2,000 acres or more 
37 
119,035 
200 to 499 acres 
120 
34,799 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
3,912 
215,297 
500 to 999 acres 
23 
14,627 
Average per farm 
(X) 
55 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
4 
4,969 
2,000 acres or more 
2 
(D) 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
1,429 
5,440 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
2,497 
280,214 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,632 
35,513 
Average per farm 
(X) 
112 
50 to 99 acres 
395 
24,685 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
209 
26,721 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
758 
2,645 
200 to 499 acres 
172 
49,619 
1 0 to 49 acres 
819 
20,659 
500 to 999 acres 
56 
38,735 
50 to 99 acres 
349 
23,997 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
14 
16,500 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
228 
31,981 
2,000 acres or more 
5 
18,084 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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