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 
3,669 
3,826 
Chemical expenses 
....farms 
2,673 
2,059 
$1,000 
26,950 
20,210 
Manure used 
farms 
1,746 
1,596 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
75,208 
81,517 
Insects 
....farms 
1,687 
1,300 
acres 
141,903 
136,110 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
3,979 
3,673 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
....farms 
1,849 
1,164 
$1,000 
68,380 
44,636 
acres 
210,182 
129,544 
Nematodes 
....farms 
413 
86 
Commercial fertilizer, lime. 
acres 
37,580 
4,864 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
2,698 
2,753 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
....farms 
924 
596 
acres treated 
242,868 
221,766 
acres 
97,016 
52,143 
Commercial fertilizer, lime. 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
3,636 
3,364 
ripen, or defoliate 
....farms 
341 
278 
$1,000 
41,431 
24,426 
acres on which used 
40,041 
32,647 
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 
422 
10,251 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
24 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
7 
2,284 
1 to 9 acres 
198 
693 
500 to 999 acres 
1 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
168 
3,676 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1 
(D) 
50 to 99 acres 
31 
1,867 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
16 
1,965 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till. 
200 to 499 acres 
9 
2,050 
practices were used 
298 
18,994 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
Average per farm 
(X) 
64 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
203 
586 
Land artificially drained 
804 
24,454 
1 0 to 49 acres 
28 
612 
Average per farm 
(X) 
30 
50 to 99 acres 
18 
(D) 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
15 
1,963 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
347 
(D) 
200 to 499 acres 
25 
7,579 
1 0 to 49 acres 
317 
6,518 
500 to 999 acres 
7 
4,862 
50 to 99 acres 
69 
4,193 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
2 
(D) 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
49 
5,591 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
200 to 499 acres 
19 
4,543 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
1,477 
145,558 
500 to 999 acres 
2 
(D) 
Average per farm 
(X) 
99 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
931 
2,461 
Land under conservation easement 
377 
38,852 
1 0 to 49 acres 
257 
5,542 
Average per farm 
(X) 
103 
50 to 99 acres 
60 
4,114 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
53 
7,306 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
81 
(D) 
200 to 499 acres 
101 
32,697 
1 0 to 49 acres 
140 
(D) 
500 to 999 acres 
47 
33,360 
50 to 99 acres 
58 
4,234 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
19 
27,813 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
58 
8,326 
2,000 acres or more 
9 
32,265 
200 to 499 acres 
29 
7,593 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
928 
29,379 
500 to 999 acres 
7 
(D) 
Average per farm 
(X) 
32 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
3 
5,188 
2,000 acres or more 
1 
(D) 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
668 
(D) 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
387 
9,909 
1 0 to 49 acres 
147 
3,012 
Average per farm 
(X) 
26 
50 to 99 acres 
34 
2,194 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
28 
3,568 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
275 
(D) 
200 to 499 acres 
41 
12,305 
1 0 to 49 acres 
62 
1,535 
500 to 999 acres 
9 
5,679 
50 to 99 acres 
25 
1,609 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
1 
(D) 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
16 
1,924 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
38 Maine 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
