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 
45,683 
48,486 
Chemical expenses 
....farms 
45,191 
40,143 
$1,000 
783,570 
449,837 
Manure used 
farms 
16,582 
18,970 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
1,580,164 
1,663,594 
Insects 
....farms 
19,634 
19,182 
acres 
6,294,083 
5,637,340 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
47,782 
49,874 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
....farms 
41,571 
34,775 
$1,000 
2,750,748 
1,449,073 
acres 
17,838,092 
14,085,409 
Nematodes 
....farms 
3,526 
2,472 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
acres 
795,308 
588,423 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
41,374 
41,674 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
....farms 
4,652 
3,005 
acres treated 
14,897,415 
14,802,681 
acres 
1,795,593 
1,209,321 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
43,267 
44,332 
ripen, or defoliate 
....farms 
675 
615 
$1,000 
1,967,178 
999,236 
acres on which used 
160,997 
118,439 
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 
21,521 
6,461,173 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
300 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
767 
233,117 
1 to 9 acres 
1,556 
7,219 
500 to 999 acres 
244 
163,275 
1 0 to 49 acres 
4,871 
123,638 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
114 
146,539 
50 to 99 acres 
3,134 
215,680 
2,000 acres or more 
28 
72,360 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
3,512 
479,711 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till, 
200 to 499 acres 
4,340 
1,342,015 
practices were used 
14,110 
6,109,886 
500 to 999 acres 
2,585 
1,747,978 
Average per farm 
(X) 
433 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
1,164 
1,520,736 
2,000 acres or more 
359 
1,024,196 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
626 
2,745 
Land artificially drained 
12,487 
4,548,977 
1 0 to 49 acres 
2,066 
57,535 
Average per farm 
(X) 
364 
50 to 99 acres 
2,028 
147,085 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
2,488 
357,643 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,016 
4,418 
200 to 499 acres 
3,204 
1,019,271 
1 0 to 49 acres 
3,663 
89,211 
500 to 999 acres 
1,973 
1,385,479 
50 to 99 acres 
1,837 
125,238 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
1,195 
1,612,972 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
1,709 
224,869 
2,000 acres or more 
530 
1,527,156 
200 to 499 acres 
1,897 
567,831 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
32,653 
11,517,373 
500 to 999 acres 
996 
680,420 
Average per farm 
(X) 
353 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
833 
1,155,083 
2,000 acres or more 
536 
1,701,907 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
2,936 
12,740 
Land under conservation easement 
2,719 
244,482 
1 0 to 49 acres 
6,703 
174,478 
Average per farm 
(X) 
90 
50 to 99 acres 
5,243 
376,096 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
5,655 
796,506 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
616 
2,699 
200 to 499 acres 
5,946 
1,866,537 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,016 
24,955 
500 to 999 acres 
3,254 
2,263,721 
50 to 99 acres 
452 
31,337 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
1,870 
2,577,964 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
356 
49,173 
2,000 acres or more 
1,046 
3,449,331 
200 to 499 acres 
208 
61,328 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
5,661 
408,190 
500 to 999 acres 
39 
24,760 
Average per farm 
(X) 
72 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
26 
33,972 
2,000 acres or more 
6 
16,258 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
1,323 
5,928 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
4,701 
818,754 
1 0 to 49 acres 
2,598 
60,357 
Average per farm 
(X) 
174 
50 to 99 acres 
877 
57,915 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
422 
55,269 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
597 
2,424 
200 to 499 acres 
288 
86,481 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,297 
34,212 
500 to 999 acres 
106 
72,700 
50 to 99 acres 
940 
66,365 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
41 
54,440 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
714 
100,462 
2,000 acres or more 
6 
15,100 
40 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
