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 
31,593 
31,982 
Chemical expenses 
... farms 
32,209 
27,697 
$1,000 
757,437 
404,471 
Manure used 
farms 
5,977 
6,943 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
557,693 
592,016 
Insects 
... farms 
1 1 ,484 
10,390 
acres 
5,513,780 
4,909,263 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
33,705 
33,377 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
29,502 
24,746 
$1,000 
2,366,619 
1,318,898 
acres 
17,616,379 
14,111,926 
Nematodes 
... farms 
1,786 
663 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
acres 
618,211 
203,133 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
28,783 
28,916 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
3,771 
2,907 
acres treated 
14,811,337 
15,463,589 
acres 
1,710,715 
1,014,973 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
29,992 
30,276 
ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
192 
176 
$1,000 
1,609,182 
914,427 
acres on which used 
45,784 
33,094 
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 
3,384 
422,248 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
125 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
4,662 
1,502,901 
1 to 9 acres 
273 
1,275 
500 to 999 acres 
3,466 
2,426,265 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,249 
33,156 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1,835 
2,477,526 
50 to 99 acres 
674 
45,669 
2,000 acres or more 
767 
2,328,880 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
544 
69,001 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till, 
200 to 499 acres 
475 
133,243 
practices were used 
10,475 
4,930,116 
500 to 999 acres 
124 
77,331 
Average per farm 
(X) 
471 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
39 
46,581 
2,000 acres or more 
6 
15,992 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
305 
1,362 
Land artificially drained 
3,120 
641,247 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,102 
32,812 
Average per farm 
(X) 
206 
50 to 99 acres 
1,331 
96,516 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
1,910 
271,946 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
288 
1,307 
200 to 499 acres 
2,846 
922,592 
1 0 to 49 acres 
826 
20,806 
500 to 999 acres 
1,695 
1,178,143 
50 to 99 acres 
531 
36,664 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
915 
1,225,660 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
545 
72,959 
2,000 acres or more 
371 
1,201,085 
200 to 499 acres 
532 
153,486 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
10,567 
3,396,233 
500 to 999 acres 
288 
187,862 
Average per farm 
(X) 
321 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
93 
114,049 
2,000 acres or more 
17 
54,114 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
658 
2,632 
Land under conservation easement 
1,702 
330,952 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,757 
49,360 
Average per farm 
(X) 
194 
50 to 99 acres 
1,692 
120,099 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
2,120 
304,451 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
332 
1,486 
200 to 499 acres 
2,394 
761,112 
1 0 to 49 acres 
535 
13,014 
500 to 999 acres 
1,191 
822,150 
50 to 99 acres 
307 
21,436 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
556 
739,225 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
223 
31,280 
2,000 acres or more 
199 
597,204 
200 to 499 acres 
181 
54,109 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
2,826 
357,264 
500 to 999 acres 
66 
44,251 
Average per farm 
(X) 
126 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
30 
38,948 
2,000 acres or more 
28 
126,428 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
361 
1,408 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
18,175 
9,360,482 
1 0 to 49 acres 
935 
23,694 
Average per farm 
(X) 
515 
50 to 99 acres 
555 
37,491 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
472 
62,092 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
527 
2,429 
200 to 499 acres 
365 
105,175 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,935 
54,175 
500 to 999 acres 
95 
60,360 
50 to 99 acres 
1,999 
145,173 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
37 
46,156 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
2,984 
423,133 
2,000 acres or more 
6 
20,888 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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