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 
32,376 
36,459 
Chemical expenses 
... farms 
28,795 
25,980 
$1,000 
156,725 
111,666 
Manure used 
farms 
19,373 
20,449 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
1 ,248,975 
1 ,230,558 
Insects 
... farms 
12,158 
12,125 
acres 
1,000,265 
947,953 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
34,088 
36,960 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
23,669 
20,940 
$1,000 
507,909 
317,129 
acres 
2,354,445 
1,965,712 
Nematodes 
... farms 
1,552 
790 
Commercial fertilizer, lime. 
acres 
88,584 
52,654 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
26,149 
29,500 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
4,234 
3,470 
acres treated 
2,612,426 
2,689,081 
acres 
198,642 
116,591 
Commercial fertilizer, lime. 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
30,203 
33,575 
ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
1,538 
1,102 
$1,000 
351,184 
205,463 
acres on which used 
49,008 
34,937 
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 
6,794 
297,320 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
44 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
1,077 
325,969 
1 to 9 acres 
2,027 
8,098 
500 to 999 acres 
362 
246,796 
1 0 to 49 acres 
3,132 
67,579 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
114 
150,155 
50 to 99 acres 
905 
56,976 
2,000 acres or more 
38 
104,205 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
444 
53,367 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till. 
200 to 499 acres 
232 
62,301 
practices were used 
7,494 
504,502 
500 to 999 acres 
38 
24,606 
Average per farm 
(X) 
67 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
13 
15,093 
2,000 acres or more 
3 
9,300 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,801 
8,196 
Land artificially drained 
4,480 
138,228 
1 0 to 49 acres 
3,262 
80,338 
Average per farm 
(X) 
31 
50 to 99 acres 
1,165 
80,517 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
772 
103,175 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,689 
6,732 
200 to 499 acres 
388 
113,413 
1 0 to 49 acres 
2,079 
43,483 
500 to 999 acres 
71 
47,188 
50 to 99 acres 
430 
26,164 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
21 
28,653 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
174 
21,443 
2,000 acres or more 
14 
43,022 
200 to 499 acres 
85 
22,597 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
14,824 
470,436 
500 to 999 acres 
18 
10,981 
Average per farm 
(X) 
32 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
5 
6,828 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
5,411 
22,634 
Land under conservation easement 
4,217 
313,373 
1 0 to 49 acres 
6,982 
159,835 
Average per farm 
(X) 
74 
50 to 99 acres 
1,542 
103,992 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
595 
79,538 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
767 
(D) 
200 to 499 acres 
255 
70,612 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,564 
38,107 
500 to 999 acres 
26 
16,498 
50 to 99 acres 
890 
61,258 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
13 
17,327 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
676 
89,549 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
200 to 499 acres 
258 
71,550 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
10,588 
446,295 
500 to 999 acres 
48 
30,847 
Average per farm 
(X) 
42 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
13 
16,828 
2,000 acres or more 
1 
(D) 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
2,839 
(D) 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
13,937 
1 ,379,252 
1 0 to 49 acres 
5,169 
121,474 
Average per farm 
(X) 
99 
50 to 99 acres 
1,510 
97,334 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
731 
92,298 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
2,558 
11,869 
200 to 499 acres 
284 
77,945 
1 0 to 49 acres 
5,788 
144,653 
500 to 999 acres 
43 
28,373 
50 to 99 acres 
2,269 
156,483 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
11 
14,980 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
1,731 
239,122 
2,000 acres or more 
1 
(D) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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