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 
7,800 
8,052 
Chemical expenses 
....farms 
7,640 
6,504 
$1,000 
21,471 
14,033 
Manure used 
farms 
2,724 
2,765 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
111,886 
124,051 
Insects 
....farms 
2,930 
2,525 
acres 
340,370 
270,095 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
9,247 
8,783 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
....farms 
5,163 
4,469 
$1,000 
81,337 
48,668 
acres 
699,833 
441,491 
Nematodes 
....farms 
182 
77 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
acres 
9,417 
5,728 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
6,052 
6,141 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
....farms 
406 
308 
acres treated 
661,403 
629,728 
acres 
13,771 
8,858 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
7,385 
7,017 
ripen, or defoliate 
....farms 
208 
221 
$1,000 
59,867 
34,635 
acres on which used 
17,532 
6,443 
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 
718 
68,214 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
95 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
19 
6,378 
1 to 9 acres 
177 
885 
500 to 999 acres 
4 
3,424 
1 0 to 49 acres 
245 
5,827 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
11 
16,939 
50 to 99 acres 
115 
7,757 
2,000 acres or more 
1 
(D) 
100 to 199 acres 
78 
10,634 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till, 
200 to 499 acres 
77 
23,451 
practices were used 
473 
105,248 
500 to 999 acres 
21 
13,520 
Average per farm 
(X) 
223 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
5 
6,140 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
145 
504 
Land artificially drained 
1,718 
104,194 
1 0 to 49 acres 
122 
3,029 
Average per farm 
(X) 
61 
50 to 99 acres 
65 
4,787 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
53 
7,003 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
672 
2,692 
200 to 499 acres 
49 
16,609 
1 0 to 49 acres 
615 
13,159 
500 to 999 acres 
19 
12,851 
50 to 99 acres 
160 
10,525 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
7 
11,078 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
129 
17,274 
2,000 acres or more 
13 
49,387 
200 to 499 acres 
100 
27,884 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
3,404 
316,852 
500 to 999 acres 
34 
23,520 
Average per farm 
(X) 
93 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
8 
9,140 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,000 
3,826 
Land under conservation easement 
312 
111,357 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,275 
30,883 
Average per farm 
(X) 
357 
50 to 99 acres 
439 
30,506 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
362 
49,497 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
82 
268 
200 to 499 acres 
210 
61,030 
1 0 to 49 acres 
82 
2,197 
500 to 999 acres 
74 
48,857 
50 to 99 acres 
30 
2,039 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
25 
31,703 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
40 
5,819 
2,000 acres or more 
19 
60,550 
200 to 499 acres 
34 
11,192 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
793 
30,283 
500 to 999 acres 
17 
11,548 
Average per farm 
(X) 
38 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
14 
17,932 
2,000 acres or more 
13 
60,362 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
272 
(D) 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
570 
43,106 
1 0 to 49 acres 
382 
8,284 
Average per farm 
(X) 
76 
50 to 99 acres 
68 
4,346 
100 to 199 acres 
40 
5,229 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
340 
(D) 
200 to 499 acres 
26 
7,179 
1 0 to 49 acres 
143 
3,252 
500 to 999 acres 
4 
2,387 
50 to 99 acres 
30 
1,982 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
1 
(D) 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
22 
2,969 
2,000 acres or more 
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38 Utah 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
