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 
18,287 
19,194 
Chemical expenses 
... farms 
19,279 
17,398 
$1,000 
485,145 
257,553 
Manure used 
farms 
4,699 
5,959 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
446,380 
539,372 
Insects 
... farms 
6,217 
5,683 
acres 
3,397,964 
2,970,836 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
19,717 
20,097 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
17,410 
15,563 
$1,000 
1 ,474,299 
781,880 
acres 
14,827,322 
11,638,706 
Nematodes 
... farms 
634 
257 
Commercial fertilizer, lime. 
acres 
240,615 
81,893 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
15,887 
15,891 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
1,546 
1,603 
acres treated 
11,331,665 
11,629,410 
acres 
1,033,389 
789,228 
Commercial fertilizer, lime. 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
16,365 
16,491 
ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
83 
124 
$1,000 
989,154 
524,327 
acres on which used 
19,443 
20,809 
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 
2,105 
390,572 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
186 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
1,702 
558,845 
1 to 9 acres 
123 
548 
500 to 999 acres 
1,360 
953,233 
1 0 to 49 acres 
626 
16,401 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1,051 
1,464,064 
50 to 99 acres 
331 
22,381 
2,000 acres or more 
975 
3,974,191 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
385 
50,413 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till. 
200 to 499 acres 
432 
124,819 
practices were used 
5,017 
3,460,096 
500 to 999 acres 
154 
97,397 
Average per farm 
(X) 
690 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
43 
52,441 
2,000 acres or more 
11 
26,172 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
118 
439 
Land artificially drained 
2,506 
745,028 
1 0 to 49 acres 
390 
11,667 
Average per farm 
(X) 
297 
50 to 99 acres 
445 
32,457 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
658 
95,313 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
170 
743 
200 to 499 acres 
1,340 
434,596 
1 0 to 49 acres 
548 
12,596 
500 to 999 acres 
1,047 
728,542 
50 to 99 acres 
356 
23,335 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
673 
923,160 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
449 
57,882 
2,000 acres or more 
346 
1 ,233,922 
200 to 499 acres 
498 
146,222 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
8,421 
4,012,138 
500 to 999 acres 
290 
182,774 
Average per farm 
(X) 
476 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
140 
171,328 
2,000 acres or more 
55 
150,148 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
427 
1,928 
Land under conservation easement 
2,534 
545,992 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,094 
29,974 
Average per farm 
(X) 
215 
50 to 99 acres 
972 
69,901 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
1,311 
185,342 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
294 
1,190 
200 to 499 acres 
2,167 
716,969 
1 0 to 49 acres 
643 
16,385 
500 to 999 acres 
1,468 
1 ,024,229 
50 to 99 acres 
356 
25,337 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
664 
882,151 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
468 
66,666 
2,000 acres or more 
318 
1,101,644 
200 to 499 acres 
524 
160,514 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
1,369 
149,383 
500 to 999 acres 
141 
93,079 
Average per farm 
(X) 
109 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
85 
105,751 
2,000 acres or more 
23 
77,070 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
163 
803 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
7,462 
7,158,414 
1 0 to 49 acres 
473 
11,907 
Average per farm 
(X) 
959 
50 to 99 acres 
253 
16,981 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
234 
31,213 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
128 
595 
200 to 499 acres 
196 
52,524 
1 0 to 49 acres 
592 
17,888 
500 to 999 acres 
46 
31,755 
50 to 99 acres 
677 
49,226 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
4 
4,200 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
977 
140,372 
2,000 acres or more 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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