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 
12,162 
13,996 
Chemical expenses 
... farms 
11,277 
9,803 
$1,000 
146,452 
73,930 
Manure used 
farms 
3,115 
3,088 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
264,113 
254,269 
Insects 
... farms 
4,384 
3,747 
acres 
815,337 
746,890 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
14,356 
15,529 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
8,135 
6,618 
$1,000 
342,664 
217,338 
acres 
1,367,766 
1,087,492 
Nematodes 
... farms 
1,272 
749 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
acres 
364,138 
222,707 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
10,097 
12,344 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
1,484 
789 
acres treated 
1,350,452 
1,547,684 
acres 
319,570 
175,644 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
12,682 
14,472 
ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
902 
587 
$1,000 
196,212 
143,408 
acres on which used 
258,308 
151,629 
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 
709 
98,681 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
139 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
280 
86,116 
1 to 9 acres 
158 
700 
500 to 999 acres 
136 
95,292 
1 0 to 49 acres 
237 
5,066 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
105 
144,962 
50 to 99 acres 
83 
5,361 
2,000 acres or more 
49 
152,138 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
84 
10,875 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till, 
200 to 499 acres 
95 
26,430 
practices were used 
1,288 
405,485 
500 to 999 acres 
35 
20,830 
Average per farm 
(X) 
315 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
14 
17,319 
2,000 acres or more 
3 
12,100 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
350 
1,108 
Land artificially drained 
3,216 
430,967 
1 0 to 49 acres 
324 
Average per farm 
(X) 
134 
50 to 99 acres 
104 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
116 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
738 
3,315 
200 to 499 acres 
133 
44,114 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,380 
31,834 
500 to 999 acres 
135 
100,926 
50 to 99 acres 
404 
26,114 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
90 
124,043 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
253 
31,845 
2,000 acres or more 
36 
104,130 
200 to 499 acres 
197 
56,130 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
4,320 
386,246 
500 to 999 acres 
130 
83,162 
Average per farm 
(X) 
89 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
79 
100,733 
2,000 acres or more 
35 
97,834 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,624 
5,969 
Land under conservation easement 
709 
184,557 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,530 
34,612 
Average per farm 
(X) 
260 
50 to 99 acres 
413 
28,729 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
332 
46,370 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
129 
568 
200 to 499 acres 
269 
80,730 
1 0 to 49 acres 
236 
5,884 
500 to 999 acres 
84 
56,331 
50 to 99 acres 
71 
5,051 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
45 
59,119 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
82 
10,738 
2,000 acres or more 
23 
74,386 
200 to 499 acres 
98 
31,202 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
1,291 
78,705 
500 to 999 acres 
43 
29,835 
Average per farm 
(X) 
61 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
30 
36,132 
2,000 acres or more 
20 
65,147 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
505 
1,864 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
2,234 
538,758 
1 0 to 49 acres 
521 
10,751 
Average per farm 
(X) 
241 
50 to 99 acres 
95 
6,198 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
78 
9,626 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
590 
2,092 
200 to 499 acres 
59 
17,413 
1 0 to 49 acres 
643 
14,909 
500 to 999 acres 
22 
13,188 
50 to 99 acres 
243 
16,177 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
4 
4,965 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
188 
27,072 
2,000 acres or more 
7 
14,700 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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