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 
40,825 
46,094 
Chemical expenses 
... farms 
38,135 
35,784 
$1,000 
367,149 
263,235 
Manure used 
farms 
21,062 
24,890 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
1,950,883 
2,011,176 
Insects 
... farms 
14,904 
13,445 
acres 
2,667,175 
2,125,800 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
42,465 
46,974 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
34,321 
30,527 
$1,000 
1,263,697 
758,543 
acres 
6,714,970 
5,227,166 
Nematodes 
... farms 
2,275 
1,027 
Commercial fertilizer, lime. 
acres 
346,553 
128,798 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
36,298 
39,267 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
3,413 
2,124 
acres treated 
7,148,156 
6,988,477 
acres 
470,488 
251,421 
Commercial fertilizer, lime. 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
39,174 
43,025 
ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
786 
640 
$1,000 
896,548 
495,308 
acres on which used 
86,791 
67,308 
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 
8,218 
805,846 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
98 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
1,390 
414,902 
1 to 9 acres 
1,206 
5,618 
500 to 999 acres 
458 
308,496 
1 0 to 49 acres 
3,556 
85,718 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
197 
276,450 
50 to 99 acres 
1,338 
88,968 
2,000 acres or more 
62 
168,957 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
1,017 
132,590 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till. 
200 to 499 acres 
799 
222,642 
practices were used 
14,144 
2,554,272 
500 to 999 acres 
223 
141,739 
Average per farm 
(X) 
181 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
61 
79,176 
2,000 acres or more 
18 
49,395 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,436 
7,015 
Land artificially drained 
8,327 
780,815 
1 0 to 49 acres 
4,117 
112,178 
Average per farm 
(X) 
94 
50 to 99 acres 
2,916 
207,253 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
2,535 
355,095 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,256 
5,798 
200 to 499 acres 
1,998 
609,643 
1 0 to 49 acres 
3,704 
88,215 
500 to 999 acres 
703 
481,842 
50 to 99 acres 
1,417 
92,140 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
316 
434,374 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
1,010 
126,764 
2,000 acres or more 
123 
346,872 
200 to 499 acres 
649 
181,050 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
24,270 
2,507,623 
500 to 999 acres 
195 
122,029 
Average per farm 
(X) 
103 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
71 
90,540 
2,000 acres or more 
25 
74,279 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
4,534 
20,414 
Land under conservation easement 
1,767 
168,766 
1 0 to 49 acres 
9,274 
234,544 
Average per farm 
(X) 
96 
50 to 99 acres 
4,542 
318,879 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
3,220 
442,358 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
372 
1,483 
200 to 499 acres 
1,862 
549,895 
1 0 to 49 acres 
649 
16,036 
500 to 999 acres 
538 
367,404 
50 to 99 acres 
286 
20,131 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
226 
315,870 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
248 
32,420 
2,000 acres or more 
74 
258,259 
200 to 499 acres 
162 
46,973 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
9,992 
553,005 
500 to 999 acres 
33 
20,012 
Average per farm 
(X) 
55 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
11 
14,945 
2,000 acres or more 
6 
16,766 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
2,405 
11,219 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
14,477 
1,770,594 
1 0 to 49 acres 
5,197 
117,632 
Average per farm 
(X) 
122 
50 to 99 acres 
1,305 
84,389 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
671 
86,368 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
2,259 
10,922 
200 to 499 acres 
298 
83,597 
1 0 to 49 acres 
5,588 
144,797 
500 to 999 acres 
60 
37,885 
50 to 99 acres 
2,588 
180,203 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
34 
42,460 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
1,935 
265,867 
2,000 acres or more 
22 
89,455 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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