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 
16,147 
1 7,980 
Chemical expenses 
....farms 
16,844 
15,841 
$1,000 
799,532 
428,021 
Manure used 
farms 
2,725 
3,998 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
243,847 
281,150 
Insects 
....farms 
5,477 
4,035 
acres 
5,297,112 
3,007,826 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
17,071 
18,701 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
....farms 
15,682 
14,381 
$1,000 
2,055,762 
1,102,970 
acres 
21,732,164 
17,066,194 
Nematodes 
....farms 
358 
137 
Commercial fertilizer, lime. 
acres 
304,453 
89,308 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
14,427 
15,393 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
....farms 
4,246 
3,668 
acres treated 
17,482,867 
18,419,224 
acres 
4,926,836 
3,274,633 
Commercial fertilizer, lime. 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
14,647 
15,800 
ripen, or defoliate 
....farms 
1,018 
993 
$1,000 
1,256,230 
674,950 
acres on which used 
702,227 
544,427 
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 
503 
140,101 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
279 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
1,154 
381,021 
1 to 9 acres 
67 
213 
500 to 999 acres 
992 
715,516 
1 0 to 49 acres 
68 
1,768 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1,178 
1,640,895 
50 to 99 acres 
83 
5,830 
2,000 acres or more 
1,334 
4,982,668 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
104 
14,883 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till. 
200 to 499 acres 
119 
36,476 
practices were used 
4,908 
6,159,886 
500 to 999 acres 
32 
21,798 
Average per farm 
(X) 
1,255 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
13 
16,340 
2,000 acres or more 
17 
42,793 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
75 
294 
Land artificially drained 
3,169 
2,988,764 
1 0 to 49 acres 
262 
7,547 
Average per farm 
(X) 
943 
50 to 99 acres 
291 
21,138 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
453 
65,032 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
144 
566 
200 to 499 acres 
838 
283,441 
1 0 to 49 acres 
294 
7,352 
500 to 999 acres 
922 
668,606 
50 to 99 acres 
221 
15,255 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1,026 
1,450,920 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
359 
47,256 
2,000 acres or more 
1,041 
3,662,908 
200 to 499 acres 
608 
188,892 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
7,952 
8,002,524 
500 to 999 acres 
511 
349,253 
Average per farm 
(X) 
1,006 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
522 
709,807 
2,000 acres or more 
510 
1 ,670,383 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
204 
819 
Land under conservation easement 
2,787 
938,553 
1 0 to 49 acres 
689 
19,060 
Average per farm 
(X) 
337 
50 to 99 acres 
670 
48,168 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
959 
135,471 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
190 
675 
200 to 499 acres 
1,448 
483,832 
1 0 to 49 acres 
426 
11,311 
500 to 999 acres 
1,374 
982,965 
50 to 99 acres 
358 
25,947 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1,349 
1,900,834 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
644 
91,944 
2,000 acres or more 
1,259 
4,431,375 
200 to 499 acres 
702 
215,522 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
1,302 
213,810 
500 to 999 acres 
252 
171,546 
Average per farm 
(X) 
164 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
140 
185,082 
2,000 acres or more 
75 
236,526 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
77 
333 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
6,097 
7,848,203 
1 0 to 49 acres 
316 
8,904 
Average per farm 
(X) 
1,287 
50 to 99 acres 
271 
18,177 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
311 
41,769 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
72 
362 
200 to 499 acres 
239 
66,844 
1 0 to 49 acres 
375 
10,481 
500 to 999 acres 
63 
41,220 
50 to 99 acres 
352 
25,635 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
22 
28,563 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
640 
91,625 
2,000 acres or more 
3 
8,000 
38 North Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
