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 
41,352 
46,081 
Chemical expenses 
... farms 
37,891 
34,721 
$1,000 
433,202 
254,732 
Manure used 
farms 
15,886 
17,596 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
820,223 
805,897 
Insects 
... farms 
12,878 
1 1 ,735 
acres 
2,657,942 
1 ,929,062 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
44,071 
47,317 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
32,352 
28,826 
$1,000 
1 ,483,642 
909,970 
acres 
8,651,641 
7,241,927 
Nematodes 
... farms 
1,867 
1,009 
Commercial fertilizer, lime. 
acres 
331,083 
153,740 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
35,759 
39,330 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
3,672 
2,737 
acres treated 
7,587,961 
8,144,573 
acres 
554,151 
316,045 
Commercial fertilizer, lime. 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
39,671 
43,627 
ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
834 
729 
$1,000 
1,050,440 
655,238 
acres on which used 
49,774 
27,621 
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 
27,772 
4,997,908 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
180 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
3,561 
1,118,143 
1 to 9 acres 
4,156 
19,041 
500 to 999 acres 
1,480 
1,008,432 
1 0 to 49 acres 
8,910 
213,793 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
639 
848,699 
50 to 99 acres 
4,434 
302,920 
2,000 acres or more 
145 
438,844 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
3,684 
504,111 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till. 
200 to 499 acres 
3,969 
1,205,143 
practices were used 
1 1 ,276 
2,374,494 
500 to 999 acres 
1,633 
1,091,011 
Average per farm 
(X) 
211 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
755 
994,637 
2,000 acres or more 
231 
667,252 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,376 
5,963 
Land artificially drained 
11,912 
1 ,278,406 
1 0 to 49 acres 
3,179 
83,524 
Average per farm 
(X) 
107 
50 to 99 acres 
1,908 
136,093 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
1,808 
252,675 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
2,847 
12,171 
200 to 499 acres 
1,747 
544,401 
1 0 to 49 acres 
4,913 
109,711 
500 to 999 acres 
783 
544,877 
50 to 99 acres 
1,557 
104,256 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
368 
500,034 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
1,119 
143,948 
2,000 acres or more 
107 
306,927 
200 to 499 acres 
904 
270,366 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
19,919 
2,421,563 
500 to 999 acres 
339 
225,395 
Average per farm 
(X) 
122 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
176 
237,641 
2,000 acres or more 
57 
174,918 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
4,056 
17,551 
Land under conservation easement 
3,985 
193,993 
1 0 to 49 acres 
7,211 
182,633 
Average per farm 
(X) 
49 
50 to 99 acres 
3,274 
230,060 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
2,505 
347,928 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,700 
6,295 
200 to 499 acres 
1,923 
584,763 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,531 
33,842 
500 to 999 acres 
657 
440,332 
50 to 99 acres 
351 
23,528 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
215 
279,453 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
211 
27,696 
2,000 acres or more 
78 
338,843 
200 to 499 acres 
119 
33,893 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
6,565 
357,292 
500 to 999 acres 
47 
31,193 
Average per farm 
(X) 
54 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
22 
25,846 
2,000 acres or more 
4 
11,700 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
1,960 
8,497 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
20,712 
4,278,556 
1 0 to 49 acres 
2,816 
63,264 
Average per farm 
(X) 
207 
50 to 99 acres 
863 
57,058 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
518 
65,414 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
2,122 
9,976 
200 to 499 acres 
320 
88,950 
1 0 to 49 acres 
6,109 
157,555 
500 to 999 acres 
67 
41 ,248 
50 to 99 acres 
3,423 
242,210 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
16 
20,652 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
3,233 
454,697 
2,000 acres or more 
5 
12,209 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Ohio 39 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
