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 
31,654 
42,433 
Chemical expenses 
... farms 
28,305 
28,400 
$1,000 
196,390 
126,529 
Manure used 
farms 
5,589 
6,971 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
196,050 
184,901 
Insects 
... farms 
5,918 
6,507 
acres 
1,336,922 
1,299,464 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
38,411 
47,952 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
18,310 
18,289 
$1,000 
608,305 
428,115 
acres 
2,893,835 
2,396,492 
Nematodes 
... farms 
1,006 
550 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
acres 
135,351 
113,134 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
26,822 
38,260 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
1,770 
1,664 
acres treated 
3,488,191 
4,221,902 
acres 
421,438 
378,723 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
32,670 
44,443 
ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
1,548 
1,857 
$1,000 
411,915 
301,586 
acres on which used 
356,975 
512,963 
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 
1,895 
87,001 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
46 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
668 
215,120 
1 to 9 acres 
661 
2,545 
500 to 999 acres 
484 
344,205 
1 0 to 49 acres 
852 
17,991 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
333 
473,884 
50 to 99 acres 
192 
12,291 
2,000 acres or more 
268 
891,567 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
118 
14,046 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till, 
200 to 499 acres 
53 
14,968 
practices were used 
2,136 
376,757 
500 to 999 acres 
9 
6,060 
Average per farm 
(X) 
176 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
6 
7,800 
2,000 acres or more 
4 
11,300 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
552 
2,184 
Land artificially drained 
5,368 
542,958 
1 0 to 49 acres 
679 
15,915 
Average per farm 
(X) 
101 
50 to 99 acres 
284 
19,499 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
204 
28,711 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,310 
5,442 
200 to 499 acres 
204 
64,116 
1 0 to 49 acres 
2,447 
54,860 
500 to 999 acres 
126 
85,175 
50 to 99 acres 
733 
47,844 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
64 
92,155 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
410 
51,847 
2,000 acres or more 
23 
69,002 
200 to 499 acres 
264 
74,644 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
5,447 
396,725 
500 to 999 acres 
102 
68,763 
Average per farm 
(X) 
73 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
55 
71,555 
2,000 acres or more 
47 
168,003 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
2,660 
9,246 
Land under conservation easement 
1,077 
77,156 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,612 
34,341 
Average per farm 
(X) 
72 
50 to 99 acres 
491 
33,721 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
285 
37,930 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
230 
932 
200 to 499 acres 
241 
76,296 
1 0 to 49 acres 
502 
11,982 
500 to 999 acres 
72 
49,909 
50 to 99 acres 
157 
10,652 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
67 
87,492 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
104 
13,629 
2,000 acres or more 
19 
67,790 
200 to 499 acres 
59 
17,914 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
3,385 
183,638 
500 to 999 acres 
19 
11,597 
Average per farm 
(X) 
54 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
3 
3,250 
2,000 acres or more 
3 
7,200 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
1,341 
5,071 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
6,059 
2,107,159 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,253 
27,035 
Average per farm 
(X) 
348 
50 to 99 acres 
352 
23,046 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
226 
28,407 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,172 
4,256 
200 to 499 acres 
150 
43,501 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,808 
46,349 
500 to 999 acres 
46 
29,478 
50 to 99 acres 
767 
53,310 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
13 
17,100 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
559 
78,468 
2,000 acres or more 
4 
10,000 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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