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 
34,132 
43,248 
Chemical expenses 
... farms 
29,242 
27,108 
$1,000 
178,990 
100,920 
Manure used 
farms 
9,167 
10,812 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
376,121 
407,636 
Insects 
... farms 
9,412 
9,751 
acres 
1,758,021 
1,148,425 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
40,686 
48,129 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
19,983 
16,287 
$1,000 
651,164 
409,518 
acres 
3,451,620 
2,342,623 
Nematodes 
... farms 
1,045 
577 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
acres 
188,864 
62,975 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
29,560 
38,848 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
2,573 
2,247 
acres treated 
3,786,682 
4,227,204 
acres 
397,006 
216,064 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
35,651 
44,729 
ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
1,712 
1,575 
$1,000 
472,174 
308,598 
acres on which used 
44,358 
27,602 
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 
4,054 
375,618 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
93 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
974 
309,895 
1 to 9 acres 
1,121 
4,645 
500 to 999 acres 
535 
378,565 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,824 
40,181 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
396 
537,884 
50 to 99 acres 
425 
27,438 
2,000 acres or more 
224 
706,225 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
308 
38,420 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till, 
200 to 499 acres 
223 
65,268 
practices were used 
3,210 
573,608 
500 to 999 acres 
71 
46,645 
Average per farm 
(X) 
179 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
52 
65,888 
2,000 acres or more 
30 
87,133 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
872 
3,449 
Land artificially drained 
6,615 
588,796 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,152 
27,485 
Average per farm 
(X) 
89 
50 to 99 acres 
336 
23,243 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
333 
45,573 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,668 
6,781 
200 to 499 acres 
226 
71,426 
1 0 to 49 acres 
2,987 
66,743 
500 to 999 acres 
146 
106,907 
50 to 99 acres 
902 
57,810 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
100 
135,907 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
497 
63,841 
2,000 acres or more 
45 
159,618 
200 to 499 acres 
331 
92,437 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
11,276 
576,628 
500 to 999 acres 
106 
66,983 
Average per farm 
(X) 
51 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
93 
120,682 
2,000 acres or more 
31 
113,519 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
5,142 
20,211 
Land under conservation easement 
1,897 
127,562 
1 0 to 49 acres 
4,258 
93,847 
Average per farm 
(X) 
67 
50 to 99 acres 
847 
57,975 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
511 
68,374 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
603 
2,466 
200 to 499 acres 
308 
91,963 
1 0 to 49 acres 
780 
18,149 
500 to 999 acres 
126 
87,554 
50 to 99 acres 
228 
16,012 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
52 
68,385 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
166 
22,363 
2,000 acres or more 
32 
88,319 
200 to 499 acres 
83 
23,850 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
7,829 
353,831 
500 to 999 acres 
26 
16,004 
Average per farm 
(X) 
45 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
7 
8,035 
2,000 acres or more 
4 
20,683 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
3,004 
12,235 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
10,341 
2,307,738 
1 0 to 49 acres 
3,280 
71,396 
Average per farm 
(X) 
223 
50 to 99 acres 
749 
49,358 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
411 
52,209 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,615 
7,020 
200 to 499 acres 
274 
76,312 
1 0 to 49 acres 
3,820 
94,029 
500 to 999 acres 
79 
48,553 
50 to 99 acres 
1,538 
106,208 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
28 
34,468 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
1,239 
167,912 
2,000 acres or more 
4 
9,300 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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