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 
22,355 
25,796 
Chemical expenses 
... farms 
17,647 
16,027 
$1,000 
116,536 
76,060 
Manure used 
farms 
6,318 
7,009 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
363,237 
388,988 
Insects 
... farms 
5,003 
4,711 
acres 
786,176 
748,282 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
26,232 
28,458 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
12,129 
10,790 
$1,000 
351,709 
265,385 
acres 
1,514,896 
1,242,555 
Nematodes 
... farms 
783 
632 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
acres 
131,121 
101,115 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
18,826 
22,563 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
1,855 
1,366 
acres treated 
1,920,603 
2,264,507 
acres 
245,417 
128,557 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
22,925 
26,303 
ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
886 
730 
$1,000 
235,173 
189,325 
acres on which used 
129,075 
79,628 
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 
1,399 
97,939 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
70 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
560 
169,739 
1 to 9 acres 
539 
2,141 
500 to 999 acres 
281 
196,608 
1 0 to 49 acres 
504 
10,628 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
186 
253,165 
50 to 99 acres 
133 
8,644 
2,000 acres or more 
52 
165,623 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
88 
10,829 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till, 
200 to 499 acres 
83 
23,572 
practices were used 
1,649 
197,862 
500 to 999 acres 
37 
23,175 
Average per farm 
(X) 
120 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
15 
18,950 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
572 
2,096 
Land artificially drained 
2,491 
166,928 
1 0 to 49 acres 
523 
12,916 
Average per farm 
(X) 
67 
50 to 99 acres 
191 
13,371 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
142 
19,452 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
955 
3,826 
200 to 499 acres 
115 
33,623 
1 0 to 49 acres 
993 
21,476 
500 to 999 acres 
60 
40,561 
50 to 99 acres 
214 
13,713 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
40 
53,101 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
146 
18,337 
2,000 acres or more 
6 
22,742 
200 to 499 acres 
114 
32,183 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
4,173 
203,725 
500 to 999 acres 
38 
24,213 
Average per farm 
(X) 
49 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
23 
27,740 
2,000 acres or more 
8 
25,440 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
2,023 
(D) 
Land under conservation easement 
2,574 
313,608 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,289 
28,811 
Average per farm 
(X) 
122 
50 to 99 acres 
357 
24,349 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
283 
38,268 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
677 
2,247 
200 to 499 acres 
150 
42,307 
1 0 to 49 acres 
664 
15,208 
500 to 999 acres 
52 
35,237 
50 to 99 acres 
346 
24,530 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
18 
24,350 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
415 
56,844 
2,000 acres or more 
1 
(D) 
200 to 499 acres 
350 
105,822 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
3,745 
301,959 
500 to 999 acres 
86 
58,317 
Average per farm 
(X) 
81 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
32 
41,957 
2,000 acres or more 
4 
8,683 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
1,167 
4,394 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
5,309 
955,387 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,353 
31,071 
Average per farm 
(X) 
180 
50 to 99 acres 
486 
32,205 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
355 
46,795 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,257 
4,724 
200 to 499 acres 
259 
73,804 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,735 
41,634 
500 to 999 acres 
83 
52,504 
50 to 99 acres 
695 
48,133 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
35 
43,476 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
543 
75,761 
2,000 acres or more 
7 
17,710 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Virginia 39 
