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 
6,170 
6,476 
Chemical expenses 
....farms 
6,001 
4,962 
$1,000 
38,897 
29,835 
Manure used 
farms 
1,763 
1,220 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
96,789 
105,026 
Insects 
....farms 
2,278 
2,060 
acres 
252,685 
402,325 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
7,943 
7,709 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
....farms 
3,454 
2,563 
$1,000 
106,524 
87,642 
acres 
796,059 
621,489 
Nematodes 
....farms 
523 
102 
Commercial fertilizer, lime. 
acres 
53,322 
13,926 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
4,669 
5,290 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
....farms 
703 
363 
acres treated 
569,884 
811,504 
acres 
34,568 
43,601 
Commercial fertilizer, lime. 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
6,145 
6,158 
ripen, or defoliate 
....farms 
602 
296 
$1,000 
67,627 
57,807 
acres on which used 
62,657 
33,789 
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 
362 
35,942 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
99 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
69 
20,684 
1 to 9 acres 
192 
(D) 
500 to 999 acres 
55 
37,661 
1 0 to 49 acres 
82 
1,589 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
14 
18,328 
50 to 99 acres 
38 
2,725 
2,000 acres or more 
12 
42,807 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
15 
2,015 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till. 
200 to 499 acres 
30 
10,216 
practices were used 
811 
152,747 
500 to 999 acres 
2 
(D) 
Average per farm 
(X) 
188 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
3 
17,338 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
413 
1,115 
Land artificially drained 
1,908 
124,180 
1 0 to 49 acres 
153 
3,527 
Average per farm 
(X) 
65 
50 to 99 acres 
59 
4,138 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
29 
4,103 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,026 
4,125 
200 to 499 acres 
65 
20,996 
1 0 to 49 acres 
639 
12,490 
500 to 999 acres 
48 
34,660 
50 to 99 acres 
102 
6,986 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
32 
43,656 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
68 
8,361 
2,000 acres or more 
12 
40,552 
200 to 499 acres 
44 
12,160 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
2,859 
445,721 
500 to 999 acres 
14 
8,109 
Average per farm 
(X) 
156 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
5 
7,549 
2,000 acres or more 
10 
64,400 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,627 
3,904 
Land under conservation easement 
430 
184,973 
1 0 to 49 acres 
521 
11,500 
Average per farm 
(X) 
430 
50 to 99 acres 
170 
1 1 ,032 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
152 
21,323 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
194 
601 
200 to 499 acres 
175 
55,666 
1 0 to 49 acres 
94 
1,942 
500 to 999 acres 
121 
85,487 
50 to 99 acres 
27 
2,010 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
47 
68,656 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
36 
5,040 
2,000 acres or more 
46 
188,153 
200 to 499 acres 
36 
12,073 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
1,012 
72,241 
500 to 999 acres 
15 
9,446 
Average per farm 
(X) 
71 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
11 
15,580 
2,000 acres or more 
17 
138,281 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
647 
2,055 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
1,311 
135,476 
1 0 to 49 acres 
213 
3,922 
Average per farm 
(X) 
103 
50 to 99 acres 
42 
2,873 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
39 
4,822 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
880 
2,207 
200 to 499 acres 
41 
13,807 
1 0 to 49 acres 
192 
4,240 
500 to 999 acres 
17 
12,003 
50 to 99 acres 
41 
2,780 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
8 
9,861 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
48 
6,769 
2,000 acres or more 
5 
22,898 
38 New Mexico 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
