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 
16,927 
19,698 
Chemical expenses 
... farms 
16,822 
16,386 
$1,000 
498,212 
317,784 
Manure used 
farms 
4,167 
4,665 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
215,683 
226,588 
Insects 
... farms 
6,052 
6,456 
acres 
1,289,791 
1,286,462 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
19,118 
21,102 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
13,002 
12,114 
$1,000 
1,017,253 
698,142 
acres 
4,469,109 
3,816,454 
Nematodes 
... farms 
1,081 
655 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
acres 
348,374 
142,248 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
12,017 
14,769 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
4,312 
3,403 
acres treated 
3,547,373 
3,984,358 
acres 
1,613,635 
543,911 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
14,658 
17,083 
ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
2,560 
2,489 
$1,000 
519,041 
380,358 
acres on which used 
389,684 
252,324 
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 
1,633 
168,925 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
103 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
196 
60,651 
1 to 9 acres 
587 
2,091 
500 to 999 acres 
133 
93,350 
1 0 to 49 acres 
531 
11,840 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
120 
170,079 
50 to 99 acres 
156 
9,699 
2,000 acres or more 
115 
445,936 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
149 
19,078 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till, 
200 to 499 acres 
126 
38,557 
practices were used 
1,906 
1,621,309 
500 to 999 acres 
54 
34,643 
Average per farm 
(X) 
851 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
23 
30,352 
2,000 acres or more 
7 
22,665 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
411 
763 
Land artificially drained 
3,491 
226,498 
1 0 to 49 acres 
188 
4,966 
Average per farm 
(X) 
65 
50 to 99 acres 
130 
8,947 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
144 
20,938 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,466 
5,496 
200 to 499 acres 
320 
107,961 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,291 
26,728 
500 to 999 acres 
225 
162,967 
50 to 99 acres 
301 
18,983 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
257 
367,104 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
182 
24,097 
2,000 acres or more 
231 
947,663 
200 to 499 acres 
155 
44,855 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
5,179 
2,056,630 
500 to 999 acres 
59 
39,758 
Average per farm 
(X) 
397 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
28 
35,213 
2,000 acres or more 
9 
31,368 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,773 
4,588 
Land under conservation easement 
1,195 
170,314 
1 0 to 49 acres 
960 
22,617 
Average per farm 
(X) 
143 
50 to 99 acres 
426 
29,250 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
438 
62,915 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
474 
1,619 
200 to 499 acres 
588 
187,057 
1 0 to 49 acres 
384 
8,769 
500 to 999 acres 
410 
292,915 
50 to 99 acres 
85 
5,826 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
305 
434,898 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
73 
9,966 
2,000 acres or more 
279 
1,022,390 
200 to 499 acres 
100 
29,765 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
2,035 
178,401 
500 to 999 acres 
40 
24,944 
Average per farm 
(X) 
88 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
25 
34,969 
2,000 acres or more 
14 
54,456 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
966 
2,713 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
1,866 
805,517 
1 0 to 49 acres 
498 
11,541 
Average per farm 
(X) 
432 
50 to 99 acres 
186 
13,097 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
155 
20,601 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
833 
2,121 
200 to 499 acres 
156 
46,119 
1 0 to 49 acres 
220 
5,455 
500 to 999 acres 
46 
31,578 
50 to 99 acres 
99 
7,029 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
22 
28,027 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
150 
20,896 
2,000 acres or more 
6 
24,725 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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