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 
7,845 
10,079 
Chemical expenses 
....farms 
5,258 
4,853 
$1,000 
8,136 
6,054 
Manure used 
farms 
3,545 
4,188 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
124,671 
134,856 
Insects 
....farms 
1,074 
975 
acres 
30,211 
37,030 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
9,402 
11,074 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
....farms 
3,072 
2,788 
$1,000 
30,606 
25,418 
acres 
140,455 
108,454 
Nematodes 
....farms 
188 
56 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
acres 
4,028 
(D) 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
6,055 
8,278 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
....farms 
483 
366 
acres treated 
282,472 
346,385 
acres 
8,101 
9,659 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
8,102 
10,049 
ripen, or defoliate 
....farms 
185 
157 
$1,000 
22,469 
19,364 
acres on which used 
5,516 
4,715 
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 
942 
30,973 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
33 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
37 
12,056 
1 to 9 acres 
294 
1,260 
500 to 999 acres 
10 
6,809 
1 0 to 49 acres 
474 
9,496 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
11 
14,573 
50 to 99 acres 
104 
6,585 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
100 to 199 acres 
44 
5,044 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till, 
200 to 499 acres 
22 
6,288 
practices were used 
444 
13,045 
500 to 999 acres 
4 
2,300 
Average per farm 
(X) 
29 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
- 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
240 
661 
Land artificially drained 
1,722 
50,857 
1 0 to 49 acres 
153 
3,346 
Average per farm 
(X) 
30 
50 to 99 acres 
20 
1,445 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
20 
2,457 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
675 
(D) 
200 to 499 acres 
8 
2,151 
1 0 to 49 acres 
785 
16,244 
500 to 999 acres 
2 
(D) 
50 to 99 acres 
153 
9,715 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
1 
(D) 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
68 
7,944 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
200 to 499 acres 
32 
8,296 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
1,566 
28,712 
500 to 999 acres 
8 
4,816 
Average per farm 
(X) 
18 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
1 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,008 
(D) 
Land under conservation easement 
307 
24,031 
1 0 to 49 acres 
446 
9,812 
Average per farm 
(X) 
78 
50 to 99 acres 
74 
4,995 
100 to 199 acres 
22 
2,834 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
84 
362 
200 to 499 acres 
11 
3,545 
1 0 to 49 acres 
102 
2,231 
500 to 999 acres 
2 
(D) 
50 to 99 acres 
48 
3,378 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
3 
(D) 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
38 
5,168 
2,000 acres or more 
" 
200 to 499 acres 
31 
9,818 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
844 
16,747 
500 to 999 acres 
4 
3,074 
Average per farm 
(X) 
20 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
- 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
486 
1,459 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
1,036 
58,139 
1 0 to 49 acres 
281 
5,539 
Average per farm 
(X) 
56 
50 to 99 acres 
48 
3,072 
100 to 199 acres 
20 
2,703 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
433 
1,427 
200 to 499 acres 
6 
1,842 
1 0 to 49 acres 
388 
8,706 
500 to 999 acres 
3 
2,132 
50 to 99 acres 
105 
7,082 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
- 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
52 
7,486 
2,000 acres or more 
" 
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38 West Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
