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 
17,754 
21,663 
Chemical expenses 
....farms 
17,614 
17,556 
$1,000 
224,851 
165,957 
Manure used 
farms 
3,891 
4,531 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
131,418 
172,658 
Insects 
....farms 
5,070 
5,607 
acres 
719,308 
704,040 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
20,807 
23,740 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
....farms 
13,207 
13,386 
$1,000 
548,051 
411,331 
acres 
2,558,077 
2,222,673 
Nematodes 
....farms 
758 
565 
Commercial fertilizer, lime. 
acres 
122,141 
68,835 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
13,093 
16,903 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
....farms 
3,776 
3,648 
acres treated 
2,326,669 
2,701,415 
acres 
696,611 
463,280 
Commercial fertilizer, lime. 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
16,181 
19,781 
ripen, or defoliate 
....farms 
1,446 
1,298 
$1,000 
323,200 
245,374 
acres on which used 
182,323 
195,226 
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 
3,210 
299,600 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
93 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
145 
45,390 
1 to 9 acres 
1,065 
4,118 
500 to 999 acres 
121 
87,169 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,219 
26,101 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
69 
94,993 
50 to 99 acres 
356 
23,478 
2,000 acres or more 
117 
446,236 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
219 
28,109 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till. 
200 to 499 acres 
203 
61,306 
practices were used 
1,102 
660,376 
500 to 999 acres 
95 
63,026 
Average per farm 
(X) 
599 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
38 
49,272 
2,000 acres or more 
15 
44,190 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
306 
864 
Land artificially drained 
4,090 
430,049 
1 0 to 49 acres 
160 
3,993 
Average per farm 
(X) 
105 
50 to 99 acres 
107 
7,534 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
100 
14,631 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,565 
6,260 
200 to 499 acres 
162 
54,861 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,468 
32,073 
500 to 999 acres 
85 
60,972 
50 to 99 acres 
408 
26,924 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
93 
133,634 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
224 
29,464 
2,000 acres or more 
89 
383,887 
200 to 499 acres 
224 
65,259 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
4,922 
1,004,157 
500 to 999 acres 
117 
77,723 
Average per farm 
(X) 
204 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
54 
75,129 
2,000 acres or more 
30 
117,217 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,793 
5,120 
Land under conservation easement 
787 
108,529 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,165 
27,780 
Average per farm 
(X) 
138 
50 to 99 acres 
516 
36,210 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
442 
61 ,792 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
274 
1,002 
200 to 499 acres 
515 
163,904 
1 0 to 49 acres 
246 
5,460 
500 to 999 acres 
245 
165,751 
50 to 99 acres 
81 
5,422 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
160 
224,296 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
73 
10,380 
2,000 acres or more 
86 
319,304 
200 to 499 acres 
64 
19,014 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
1,922 
92,796 
500 to 999 acres 
28 
19,001 
Average per farm 
(X) 
48 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
14 
18,526 
2,000 acres or more 
7 
29,724 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
983 
3,107 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
1,935 
712,518 
1 0 to 49 acres 
566 
12,080 
Average per farm 
(X) 
368 
50 to 99 acres 
155 
10,127 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
113 
14,378 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
840 
2,060 
200 to 499 acres 
78 
23,438 
1 0 to 49 acres 
356 
8,303 
500 to 999 acres 
19 
12,441 
50 to 99 acres 
170 
1 1 ,878 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
5 
7,262 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
117 
16,489 
2,000 acres or more 
3 
9,963 
42 Oregon 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
