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 
3,968 
4,035 
Chemical expenses 
....farms 
3,940 
3,405 
$1,000 
22,200 
11,630 
Manure used 
farms 
1,044 
1,193 
Acres treated to control- 
acres treated 
96,908 
120,402 
Insects 
....farms 
1,041 
762 
acres 
215,211 
298,331 
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses 
farms 
4,670 
4,426 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
....farms 
2,825 
2,633 
$1,000 
80,441 
43,589 
acres 
676,412 
605,451 
Nematodes 
....farms 
43 
46 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
acres 
10,433 
9,794 
and soil conditioners used 
farms 
2,835 
2,764 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
....farms 
87 
50 
acres treated 
737,658 
707,337 
acres 
20,406 
9,731 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
and soil conditioners expenses 
farms 
3,144 
3,021 
ripen, or defoliate 
....farms 
33 
37 
$1,000 
58,241 
31,959 
acres on which used 
5,423 
3,594 
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 
431 
82,501 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con. 
Average per farm 
(X) 
191 
No-till practices used: - Con. 
Acres drained: 
200 to 499 acres 
64 
18,926 
1 to 9 acres 
60 
251 
500 to 999 acres 
42 
27,178 
1 0 to 49 acres 
131 
3,033 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
10 
13,951 
50 to 99 acres 
76 
4,778 
2,000 acres or more 
7 
17,721 
100 to 199 acres 
41 
5,234 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till, 
200 to 499 acres 
77 
22,409 
practices were used 
403 
159,567 
500 to 999 acres 
34 
23,080 
Average per farm 
(X) 
396 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
9 
10,917 
2,000 acres or more 
3 
12,799 
Conservation tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
6 
25 
Land artificially drained 
1,167 
203,293 
1 0 to 49 acres 
67 
1,745 
Average per farm 
(X) 
174 
50 to 99 acres 
55 
3,841 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
95 
13,912 
Acres drained by ditches: 
1 to 9 acres 
184 
925 
200 to 499 acres 
88 
29,278 
1 0 to 49 acres 
395 
9,622 
500 to 999 acres 
46 
30,802 
50 to 99 acres 
176 
11,592 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
35 
49,640 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
165 
21,988 
2,000 acres or more 
11 
30,324 
200 to 499 acres 
159 
44,354 
Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used 
1,626 
410,303 
500 to 999 acres 
62 
40,523 
Average per farm 
(X) 
252 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
18 
22,268 
2,000 acres or more 
8 
52,021 
Conventional tillage used: 
1 to 9 acres 
144 
649 
Land under conservation easement 
278 
285,584 
1 0 to 49 acres 
439 
11,794 
Average per farm 
(X) 
1,027 
50 to 99 acres 
317 
21,746 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
274 
36,966 
Acres under easement: 
1 to 9 acres 
28 
87 
200 to 499 acres 
260 
82,903 
1 0 to 49 acres 
33 
922 
500 to 999 acres 
120 
80,521 
50 to 99 acres 
24 
1,532 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
38 
51,217 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
33 
4,627 
2,000 acres or more 
34 
124,507 
200 to 499 acres 
50 
15,606 
Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) 
494 
46,298 
500 to 999 acres 
53 
38,114 
Average per farm 
(X) 
94 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
26 
35,352 
2,000 acres or more 
31 
189,344 
Cover crop acres (excluding CRP): 
1 to 9 acres 
59 
268 
Cropland on which no-till practices were used 
397 
91,953 
1 0 to 49 acres 
210 
5,356 
Average per farm 
(X) 
232 
50 to 99 acres 
116 
7,673 
100 to 199 acres 
52 
6,785 
No-till practices used: 
1 to 9 acres 
53 
167 
200 to 499 acres 
42 
12,731 
1 0 to 49 acres 
110 
2,647 
500 to 999 acres 
10 
7,085 
50 to 99 acres 
61 
4,560 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
5 
6,400 
100 to 199 acres 
50 
6,803 
2,000 acres or more 
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36 Wyoming 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
