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 
2,971 
3,199 
Chemical expenses 
... farms 
1,775 
1,403 
$1,000 
6,940 
5,637 
Manure used 
farms 
1,932 
1,941 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
211,664 
216,025 
Insects 
... farms 
766 
521 
acres 
28,278 
37,597 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
2,982 
3,030 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
1,281 
871 
$1,000 
31,081 
25,427 
acres 
103,502 
86,442 
Nematodes 
... farms 
156 
26 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
acres 
2,938 
1,819 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
2,058 
2,346 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
411 
219 
acres treated 
198,600 
228,040 
acres 
5,585 
4,096 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
2,714 
2,865 
ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
96 
79 
$1,000 
24,141 
19,789 
acres on which used 
3,175 
2,042 
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 
595 
23,552 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
40 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
14 
3,898 
1 to 9 acres 
206 
(D) 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
1 0 to 49 acres 
234 
4,670 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
- 
50 to 99 acres 
84 
5,247 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
49 
6,215 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till, 
200 to 499 acres 
20 
4,978 
practices were used 
288 
15,116 
500 to 999 acres 
2 
(D) 
Average per farm 
(X) 
52 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
159 
423 
Land artificially drained 
936 
48,612 
1 0 to 49 acres 
52 
1,417 
Average per farm 
(X) 
52 
50 to 99 acres 
27 
(D) 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
34 
4,270 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
372 
(D) 
200 to 499 acres 
13 
3,791 
1 0 to 49 acres 
353 
7,691 
500 to 999 acres 
2 
(D) 
50 to 99 acres 
100 
6,123 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
54 
6,271 
2,000 acres or more 
1 
(D) 
200 to 499 acres 
42 
11,495 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
1,210 
88,150 
500 to 999 acres 
9 
6,788 
Average per farm 
(X) 
73 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
5 
6,865 
2,000 acres or more 
1 
(D) 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
528 
1,455 
Land under conservation easement 
901 
137,559 
1 0 to 49 acres 
317 
7,948 
Average per farm 
(X) 
153 
50 to 99 acres 
136 
9,660 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
110 
14,259 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
79 
334 
200 to 499 acres 
86 
26,004 
1 0 to 49 acres 
196 
5,312 
500 to 999 acres 
22 
14,813 
50 to 99 acres 
199 
14,375 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
11 
14,011 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
221 
30,512 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
" 
200 to 499 acres 
154 
46,272 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
686 
20,120 
500 to 999 acres 
40 
25,874 
Average per farm 
(X) 
29 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
12 
14,880 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
398 
(D) 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
322 
10,336 
1 0 to 49 acres 
173 
3,833 
Average per farm 
(X) 
32 
50 to 99 acres 
55 
3,607 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
40 
5,490 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
181 
476 
200 to 499 acres 
19 
5,241 
1 0 to 49 acres 
85 
1,714 
500 to 999 acres 
1 
(D) 
50 to 99 acres 
23 
1,584 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
19 
2,664 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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