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Source: U.S. Geological Survey

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New England Water Resource Region 01

Hydrologic Watershed Names Unit Code

St. John 010100 Penobscot 010200 Kennebec 010300 Androscoggin 010400 Coastal 010500 Saco 010600 Merrimack 010700 Upper 010801 Lower Connecticut 010802 - Coastal 010900 Connecticut Coastal 011000

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Table 1. Summary by Hydrologic Unit Code: 2017 and 2012 [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

H01 New England H010100 Item 2017 2012 2017 2012 2017 2012 FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms ...... number 2,042,220 2,109,303 27,874 30,221 724 865 Land in farms ...... acres 900,217,576 914,527,657 3,054,141 3,333,581 308,734 341,865

LAND USE AND PRACTICES

Total cropland ...... farms 1,475,627 1,551,654 20,009 20,316 609 744 acres 396,433,817 389,690,414 1,032,688 1,020,676 170,591 184,316 Harvested cropland ...... farms 1,245,548 1,288,875 17,975 18,762 457 546 acres 320,041,858 314,964,600 820,042 870,657 114,056 145,385 Other pasture and grazing land that could have been used for crops without additional improvement ...... farms 137,707 141,537 1,943 1,950 52 65 acres 13,825,975 12,802,847 39,965 35,929 1,900 1,871 Cropland idle or used for cover crops or soil-improvement but not harvested and not pastured or grazed ...... farms 374,252 381,453 4,291 3,564 349 388 acres 36,003,378 36,382,032 139,156 87,578 50,541 31,599 Cropland on which all crops failed or were abandoned ...... farms 79,334 97,248 1,183 1,210 15 48 acres 9,542,580 11,395,368 14,809 15,016 439 2,378 Cropland in summer fallow (see text) ...... farms 94,106 61,442 1,567 927 53 55 acres 17,020,026 14,145,567 18,716 11,496 3,655 3,083 Total woodland ...... farms 794,789 840,399 17,376 19,399 543 653 acres 73,092,054 77,012,907 1,481,643 1,657,513 105,305 112,324 Woodland pastured ...... farms 326,279 350,761 4,288 4,537 75 74 acres 26,009,273 27,999,006 77,074 93,129 4,559 3,695 Woodland not pastured ...... farms 575,911 606,279 15,506 17,458 516 639 acres 47,082,781 49,013,901 1,404,569 1,564,384 100,746 108,629 Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured ...... farms 1,130,063 1,176,156 13,055 14,988 287 300 acres 400,771,178 415,309,280 216,764 263,312 12,250 13,013 Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, livestock facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc...... farms 1,183,307 1,338,485 19,180 22,470 477 623 acres 29,920,527 32,515,057 323,046 392,080 20,588 32,212 Irrigated land ...... farms 294,235 296,303 5,169 5,434 95 85 acres 58,013,907 55,822,231 69,540 71,306 12,640 11,395 Harvested cropland ...... farms 255,348 261,281 4,996 5,324 79 85 acres 53,959,077 52,092,384 68,024 70,518 12,276 11,395 Pastureland and other land ...... farms 64,450 60,330 233 149 16 - acres 4,054,830 3,729,847 1,516 788 364 - Cropland on which no-till practices were used ...... farms 279,370 278,290 2,380 1,498 36 28 acres 104,452,339 96,476,496 60,541 32,829 5,424 3,408 Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no till, practices were used (see text) ...... farms 217,069 195,738 1,514 1,134 56 67 acres 97,753,854 76,639,804 61,124 43,022 19,702 12,261 FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS

Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners used ...... farms 881,431 877,907 9,958 9,965 287 345 acres treated 253,766,165 247,802,465 483,006 507,476 100,493 123,325 Manure used ...... farms 297,297 275,420 5,868 5,694 119 100 acres treated 23,888,525 22,072,968 201,825 198,925 5,634 5,949 Organic fertilizer used (see text) ...... farms 50,105 (NA) 2,083 (NA) 39 (NA) acres 3,454,441 (NA) 23,188 (NA) 1,532 (NA) Acres treated to control - Insects ...... farms 306,214 361,286 3,477 5,701 180 264 acres 112,440,971 100,719,008 184,375 236,223 68,202 76,048 Weeds, grass, or brush ...... farms 702,075 794,320 3,702 6,618 211 321 acres 292,998,284 285,510,954 297,894 372,660 97,502 122,660 Nematodes ...... farms 46,714 58,865 380 1,196 23 81 acres 14,672,861 14,454,000 16,915 63,040 5,568 28,315 Diseases in crops and orchards ...... farms 121,023 121,682 2,169 3,075 147 205 acres 44,296,251 35,006,868 131,200 147,778 57,227 62,795 Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate ...... farms 38,207 53,200 641 922 84 91 acres on which used 14,743,773 13,136,568 47,550 58,406 33,854 30,473 SELECTED CROPS

Corn, all ...... farms 328,101 376,179 991 996 21 16 acres 90,847,976 94,609,673 102,434 100,128 1,833 969 Soybeans, for beans ...... farms 303,191 302,963 37 60 7 17 acres 90,149,480 76,104,780 2,791 3,387 1,254 1,856 Small grains (wheat, oats, barley, rye) ...... farms 127,484 184,481 202 272 106 147 acres 42,159,714 53,668,136 39,645 52,839 37,038 49,536 Cotton, all ...... farms 16,149 18,155 - - - - acres 11,401,965 9,384,080 - - - - Rice ...... farms 4,637 5,591 - - - - acres 2,395,054 2,693,759 - - - - Land in vegetables (see text) ...... farms 74,276 72,045 4,826 5,040 192 247 acres 3,965,622 4,180,891 95,328 106,243 51,854 63,306 Land in orchards (see text) ...... farms 111,955 106,488 2,204 1,837 42 43 acres 5,665,600 5,199,729 13,584 14,199 137 142 Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod (see text) ...... farms 48,643 54,557 3,417 4,209 39 76 acres 859,246 892,089 14,685 18,754 11 36 All other crops (other than those listed above) ...... farms 908,673 931,925 15,571 16,073 321 358 acres 75,154,871 72,024,554 552,104 575,333 22,151 29,547 LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY

Cattle and calves inventory ...... farms 882,692 913,246 6,097 7,695 143 183 number 93,648,041 89,994,614 260,260 259,615 6,931 9,021 Hogs and pigs inventory ...... farms 66,439 63,246 1,455 2,129 28 42 number 72,381,007 66,026,785 (D) 31,478 283 320 Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) ...... farms 101,387 88,338 2,831 3,146 44 59 number 5,391,252 5,364,844 49,812 48,902 957 721 Total horses and ponies inventory ...... farms 459,526 504,795 6,373 6,884 122 106 number 2,847,289 3,621,348 46,779 64,904 681 638 Goats, all inventory ...... farms 136,442 128,456 2,600 2,823 12 37 number 2,698,636 2,621,514 27,531 28,975 190 219 Chickens, all inventory (see text) ...... farms 256,036 221,779 7,043 7,534 105 136 number 2,127,170,289 1,974,854,740 6,376,921 7,316,864 9,979 4,825 --continued

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Table 1. Summary by Hydrologic Unit Code: 2017 and 2012 (continued) [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

H010200 H010300 H010400 Item 2017 2012 2017 2012 2017 2012 FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms ...... number 944 1,048 1,640 1,792 1,096 1,131 Land in farms ...... acres 192,800 184,704 291,052 358,012 125,425 145,385

LAND USE AND PRACTICES

Total cropland ...... farms 744 791 1,248 1,189 794 786 acres 57,565 56,701 97,320 86,028 37,493 38,924 Harvested cropland ...... farms 649 728 1,111 1,110 737 733 acres 47,568 46,264 75,752 78,118 30,452 33,465 Other pasture and grazing land that could have been used for crops without additional improvement ...... farms 78 82 106 121 64 73 acres 1,830 2,255 2,694 2,078 1,928 1,181 Cropland idle or used for cover crops or soil-improvement but not harvested and not pastured or grazed ...... farms 191 221 317 249 146 117 acres 5,896 6,160 15,999 5,048 4,239 3,429 Cropland on which all crops failed or were abandoned ...... farms 51 73 55 60 37 51 acres 635 1,150 1,373 356 202 607 Cropland in summer fallow (see text) ...... farms 70 44 93 54 40 36 acres 1,636 872 1,502 428 672 242 Total woodland ...... farms 710 812 1,235 1,331 713 813 acres 114,335 100,791 167,193 232,716 70,285 84,812 Woodland pastured ...... farms 105 146 256 265 136 182 acres 1,834 3,250 4,500 6,346 1,876 2,857 Woodland not pastured ...... farms 676 777 1,172 1,245 669 751 acres 112,501 97,541 162,693 226,370 68,409 81,955 Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured ...... farms 415 502 809 969 513 597 acres 8,944 9,120 14,407 20,703 9,240 10,708 Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, livestock facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc...... farms 638 811 1,100 1,306 708 844 acres 11,956 18,092 12,132 18,565 8,407 10,941 Irrigated land ...... farms 117 179 248 248 254 198 acres 1,762 2,565 670 857 1,236 1,056 Harvested cropland ...... farms 113 179 245 246 254 198 acres 1,754 (D) 626 (D) 1,236 (D) Pastureland and other land ...... farms 5 2 3 2 - 1 acres 8 (D) 44 (D) - (D) Cropland on which no-till practices were used ...... farms 80 53 136 87 48 29 acres 4,824 1,348 6,114 2,751 1,179 498 Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no till, practices were used (see text) ...... farms 50 45 103 58 57 29 acres 5,465 2,175 3,427 3,018 2,052 639 FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS

Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners used ...... farms 313 363 469 450 364 351 acres treated 24,891 24,802 35,158 25,906 11,748 11,919 Manure used ...... farms 203 235 426 440 383 283 acres treated 14,671 14,764 30,562 29,226 11,305 14,098 Organic fertilizer used (see text) ...... farms 63 (NA) 111 (NA) 74 (NA) acres 403 (NA) 2,019 (NA) 641 (NA) Acres treated to control - Insects ...... farms 129 224 161 261 84 136 acres 9,160 8,435 7,309 10,857 3,210 2,415 Weeds, grass, or brush ...... farms 132 261 146 309 82 168 acres 14,361 17,857 18,188 17,648 5,915 5,424 Nematodes ...... farms 17 55 18 52 10 36 acres 443 2,823 (D) 758 (D) 567 Diseases in crops and orchards ...... farms 97 114 64 105 41 78 acres 4,238 4,146 1,481 1,736 1,450 1,021 Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate ...... farms 27 54 32 43 19 20 acres on which used 2,363 2,677 598 1,218 690 638 SELECTED CROPS

Corn, all ...... farms 32 44 76 74 50 24 acres 9,257 9,060 14,719 13,924 4,002 3,003 Soybeans, for beans ...... farms 1 - 4 10 1 2 acres (D) - (D) 268 (D) (D) Small grains (wheat, oats, barley, rye) ...... farms 18 20 17 21 2 3 acres 1,170 752 293 193 (D) (D) Cotton, all ...... farms ------acres ------Rice ...... farms ------acres ------Land in vegetables (see text) ...... farms 162 196 266 273 245 192 acres 3,453 3,264 758 1,381 1,069 933 Land in orchards (see text) ...... farms 88 85 127 128 56 67 acres 412 666 356 917 1,059 873 Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod (see text) ...... farms 88 142 194 220 136 158 acres 58 83 195 314 66 110 All other crops (other than those listed above) ...... farms 574 638 1,014 998 569 616 acres 33,209 32,447 59,311 61,142 24,189 28,461 LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY

Cattle and calves inventory ...... farms 240 285 476 679 303 383 number 18,422 17,296 32,689 36,479 11,432 10,170 Hogs and pigs inventory ...... farms 72 108 94 209 54 99 number 1,049 991 700 2,843 736 1,566 Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) ...... farms 69 89 131 169 117 101 number 1,125 1,126 2,102 2,198 1,820 1,137 Total horses and ponies inventory ...... farms 240 243 334 373 206 227 number 1,322 1,382 1,491 2,879 1,155 1,592 Goats, all inventory ...... farms 76 70 165 156 54 81 number 560 1,779 1,453 1,196 466 692 Chickens, all inventory (see text) ...... farms 232 278 406 479 286 308 number 9,120 28,872 19,833 (D) (D) (D) --continued

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Table 1. Summary by Hydrologic Unit Code: 2017 and 2012 (continued) [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

H010500 H010600 H010700 Item 2017 2012 2017 2012 2017 2012 FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms ...... number 1,635 1,700 2,567 2,762 3,185 3,486 Land in farms ...... acres 253,156 282,414 213,946 235,909 232,847 240,435

LAND USE AND PRACTICES

Total cropland ...... farms 1,317 1,278 1,726 1,768 2,220 2,211 acres 67,303 68,064 60,818 62,834 69,553 60,383 Harvested cropland ...... farms 1,180 1,189 1,557 1,672 2,027 2,053 acres 57,536 58,447 49,281 56,452 54,836 52,516 Other pasture and grazing land that could have been used for crops without additional improvement ...... farms 87 107 185 154 193 205 acres 1,579 1,710 2,823 1,581 3,109 2,091 Cropland idle or used for cover crops or soil-improvement but not harvested and not pastured or grazed ...... farms 297 293 373 314 436 327 acres 4,638 5,057 6,211 3,763 9,061 3,724 Cropland on which all crops failed or were abandoned ...... farms 109 83 101 79 115 140 acres 1,672 1,074 940 624 1,262 1,483 Cropland in summer fallow (see text) ...... farms 174 76 158 59 181 100 acres 1,878 1,776 1,563 414 1,285 569 Total woodland ...... farms 1,116 1,196 1,636 1,800 1,856 2,192 acres 153,414 171,796 121,766 130,020 119,387 133,879 Woodland pastured ...... farms 220 216 408 381 444 493 acres 4,459 3,988 6,625 9,279 5,379 6,540 Woodland not pastured ...... farms 1,046 1,122 1,443 1,650 1,649 1,968 acres 148,955 167,808 115,141 120,741 114,008 127,339 Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured ...... farms 642 794 1,203 1,474 1,431 1,659 acres 8,921 13,067 13,216 21,122 17,694 19,887 Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, livestock facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc...... farms 1,164 1,227 1,847 2,167 2,112 2,582 acres 23,518 29,487 18,146 21,933 26,213 26,286 Irrigated land ...... farms 364 330 530 549 612 682 acres 12,889 12,718 3,654 2,903 3,756 4,589 Harvested cropland ...... farms 351 329 521 541 587 665 acres 12,864 (D) 3,473 2,879 3,612 4,505 Pastureland and other land ...... farms 13 2 20 9 38 30 acres 25 (D) 181 24 144 84 Cropland on which no-till practices were used ...... farms 205 82 236 159 281 160 acres 1,228 578 4,084 1,646 3,025 985 Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no till, practices were used (see text) ...... farms 114 54 94 79 162 109 acres 713 163 1,099 1,138 2,791 1,470 FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS

Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners used ...... farms 650 687 889 863 1,193 1,111 acres treated 24,616 41,433 26,333 23,522 33,553 30,000 Manure used ...... farms 311 311 603 612 577 590 acres treated 3,943 3,806 13,386 12,247 12,802 11,422 Organic fertilizer used (see text) ...... farms 183 (NA) 220 (NA) 267 (NA) acres 867 (NA) 2,471 (NA) 1,351 (NA) Acres treated to control - Insects ...... farms 260 522 306 480 372 571 acres 18,080 38,711 6,498 6,602 6,214 10,175 Weeds, grass, or brush ...... farms 215 502 259 501 350 653 acres 20,753 39,010 10,685 10,421 10,886 14,556 Nematodes ...... farms 23 151 32 79 40 90 acres 505 4,101 575 1,256 522 2,096 Diseases in crops and orchards ...... farms 157 280 190 249 271 304 acres 25,153 24,598 3,851 3,232 4,439 5,817 Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate ...... farms 31 98 73 60 96 86 acres on which used 914 3,585 951 1,609 2,354 2,612 SELECTED CROPS

Corn, all ...... farms 10 13 44 49 67 80 acres 163 97 3,639 3,452 4,894 4,704 Soybeans, for beans ...... farms - - 1 1 - - acres - - (D) (D) - - Small grains (wheat, oats, barley, rye) ...... farms 2 3 11 15 3 - acres (D) (D) 170 (D) (D) - Cotton, all ...... farms ------acres ------Rice ...... farms ------acres ------Land in vegetables (see text) ...... farms 275 314 434 461 713 723 acres 1,158 854 3,813 3,304 4,409 4,850 Land in orchards (see text) ...... farms 118 105 235 170 279 217 acres 435 410 857 828 2,983 2,822 Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod (see text) ...... farms 261 278 399 458 403 462 acres 154 311 2,181 1,539 1,417 1,515 All other crops (other than those listed above) ...... farms 1,085 1,073 1,376 1,430 1,731 1,731 acres 55,529 56,753 38,624 47,259 41,120 38,644 LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY

Cattle and calves inventory ...... farms 288 402 484 773 581 656 number 3,856 5,945 11,017 12,030 15,784 13,714 Hogs and pigs inventory ...... farms 88 119 161 287 210 251 number 1,036 832 1,292 3,146 3,065 3,607 Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) ...... farms 181 153 339 364 322 398 number 3,526 2,900 6,570 6,438 5,551 5,030 Total horses and ponies inventory ...... farms 238 264 658 689 762 847 number 1,122 1,389 4,927 6,495 5,786 9,508 Goats, all inventory ...... farms 152 135 236 240 312 391 number 2,216 1,611 1,993 2,276 3,900 4,932 Chickens, all inventory (see text) ...... farms 458 481 776 878 849 960 number (D) 93,682 66,717 29,400 64,326 71,269 --continued

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Table 1. Summary by Hydrologic Unit Code: 2017 and 2012 (continued) [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

H010801 H010802 Item 2017 2012 2017 2012 FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms ...... number 3,136 3,397 4,595 4,990 Land in farms ...... acres 492,800 492,370 363,420 409,470

LAND USE AND PRACTICES

Total cropland ...... farms 2,158 2,197 3,312 3,422 acres 145,405 136,366 121,867 120,588 Harvested cropland ...... farms 1,873 2,047 3,042 3,191 acres 121,715 123,492 99,400 102,072 Other pasture and grazing land that could have been used for crops without additional improvement ...... farms 264 219 331 342 acres 8,006 5,198 4,946 5,974 Cropland idle or used for cover crops or soil-improvement but not harvested and not pastured or grazed ...... farms 464 312 647 544 acres 11,809 5,137 12,389 7,963 Cropland on which all crops failed or were abandoned ...... farms 145 98 199 272 acres 2,662 1,508 2,796 3,337 Cropland in summer fallow (see text) ...... farms 122 108 282 180 acres 1,213 1,031 2,336 1,242 Total woodland ...... farms 2,298 2,629 2,894 3,107 acres 270,024 268,700 170,793 203,000 Woodland pastured ...... farms 464 560 875 788 acres 10,386 14,810 14,874 12,906 Woodland not pastured ...... farms 2,163 2,459 2,462 2,729 acres 259,638 253,890 155,919 190,094 Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured ...... farms 1,817 2,060 2,279 2,478 acres 46,327 50,578 33,987 41,774 Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, livestock facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc...... farms 2,235 2,576 3,157 3,617 acres 31,044 36,726 36,773 44,108 Irrigated land ...... farms 272 362 761 811 acres 948 1,212 8,225 9,682 Harvested cropland ...... farms 257 356 744 801 acres 886 1,149 7,977 9,514 Pastureland and other land ...... farms 16 6 24 20 acres 62 63 248 168 Cropland on which no-till practices were used ...... farms 193 135 450 268 acres 6,326 2,803 6,334 3,872 Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no till, practices were used (see text) ...... farms 178 101 265 224 acres 6,992 4,375 9,030 8,234 FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS

Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners used ...... farms 945 956 1,780 1,705 acres treated 55,850 50,703 66,521 66,319 Manure used ...... farms 834 880 972 844 acres treated 53,253 54,517 18,692 19,387 Organic fertilizer used (see text) ...... farms 242 (NA) 297 (NA) acres 5,302 (NA) 3,147 (NA) Acres treated to control - Insects ...... farms 152 357 620 964 acres 3,456 5,183 24,778 30,346 Weeds, grass, or brush ...... farms 281 576 690 1,127 acres 21,986 24,793 33,835 43,463 Nematodes ...... farms 15 77 83 202 acres 396 1,164 4,517 10,422 Diseases in crops and orchards ...... farms 77 193 413 500 acres 2,870 1,931 12,510 16,631 Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate ...... farms 17 53 110 149 acres on which used 521 1,321 1,972 6,447 SELECTED CROPS

Corn, all ...... farms 168 201 178 169 acres 19,289 19,534 13,153 12,688 Soybeans, for beans ...... farms 1 10 8 9 acres (D) (D) 457 689 Small grains (wheat, oats, barley, rye) ...... farms 1 11 26 22 acres (D) 173 523 370 Cotton, all ...... farms - - - - acres - - - - Rice ...... farms - - - - acres - - - - Land in vegetables (see text) ...... farms 308 373 816 839 acres 1,685 1,916 15,501 15,301 Land in orchards (see text) ...... farms 222 205 385 304 acres 980 1,115 2,829 2,805 Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod (see text) ...... farms 244 327 570 695 acres 208 262 4,282 5,877 All other crops (other than those listed above) ...... farms 1,713 1,898 2,601 2,758 acres 99,533 100,456 62,847 64,405 LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY

Cattle and calves inventory ...... farms 977 1,192 1,007 1,158 number 68,046 65,727 24,795 25,822 Hogs and pigs inventory ...... farms 171 206 199 319 number 3,421 2,125 4,347 4,960 Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) ...... farms 426 471 490 479 number 8,588 9,419 8,085 8,041 Total horses and ponies inventory ...... farms 718 689 1,058 1,095 number 3,966 4,593 7,800 11,013 Goats, all inventory ...... farms 239 249 510 614 number 3,823 4,326 5,025 5,630 Chickens, all inventory (see text) ...... farms 773 849 1,105 1,173 number 291,489 285,480 143,914 141,342 --continued

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Table 1. Summary by Hydrologic Unit Code: 2017 and 2012 (continued) [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

H010900 H011000 Item 2017 2012 2017 2012 FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms ...... number 3,729 4,154 4,623 4,896 Land in farms ...... acres 199,214 229,844 380,747 413,173

LAND USE AND PRACTICES

Total cropland ...... farms 2,484 2,682 3,397 3,248 acres 68,134 71,040 136,639 135,432 Harvested cropland ...... farms 2,237 2,459 3,105 3,034 acres 55,518 58,534 113,928 115,912 Other pasture and grazing land that could have been used for crops without additional improvement ...... farms 239 237 344 345 acres 2,915 2,982 8,235 9,008 Cropland idle or used for cover crops or soil-improvement but not harvested and not pastured or grazed ...... farms 471 366 600 433 acres 7,562 7,732 10,811 7,966 Cropland on which all crops failed or were abandoned ...... farms 166 118 190 188 acres 1,272 1,095 1,556 1,404 Cropland in summer fallow (see text) ...... farms 149 103 245 112 acres 867 697 2,109 1,142 Total woodland ...... farms 1,632 1,950 2,743 2,916 acres 61,387 80,592 127,754 138,883 Woodland pastured ...... farms 454 515 851 917 acres 4,500 8,928 18,082 20,530 Woodland not pastured ...... farms 1,367 1,699 2,343 2,419 acres 56,887 71,664 109,672 118,353 Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured ...... farms 1,419 1,564 2,240 2,591 acres 16,028 20,702 35,750 42,638 Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, livestock facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc...... farms 2,614 3,117 3,128 3,600 acres 53,665 57,510 80,604 96,220 Irrigated land ...... farms 1,133 1,202 783 788 acres 20,202 20,487 3,558 3,842 Harvested cropland ...... farms 1,088 1,151 757 773 acres 19,921 20,171 3,399 3,762 Pastureland and other land ...... farms 63 61 35 16 acres 281 316 159 80 Cropland on which no-till practices were used ...... farms 281 223 434 274 acres 3,632 2,712 18,371 12,228 Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding no till, practices were used (see text) ...... farms 155 133 280 235 acres 2,105 1,613 7,748 7,936 FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS

Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners used ...... farms 1,527 1,552 1,541 1,582 acres treated 39,537 42,206 64,306 67,341 Manure used ...... farms 573 535 867 864 acres treated 7,458 6,168 30,119 27,341 Organic fertilizer used (see text) ...... farms 277 (NA) 310 (NA) acres 1,963 (NA) 3,492 (NA) Acres treated to control - Insects ...... farms 747 1,107 466 815 acres 21,730 27,752 15,738 19,699 Weeds, grass, or brush ...... farms 676 1,119 660 1,081 acres 24,122 33,053 39,661 43,775 Nematodes ...... farms 60 232 59 141 acres 1,923 9,356 1,743 2,182 Diseases in crops and orchards ...... farms 419 597 293 450 acres 11,486 17,650 6,495 8,221 Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate ...... farms 84 150 68 118 acres on which used 1,823 5,490 1,510 2,336 SELECTED CROPS

Corn, all ...... farms 108 87 237 239 acres 4,433 4,125 27,052 28,572 Soybeans, for beans ...... farms - 3 14 8 acres - (D) 896 391 Small grains (wheat, oats, barley, rye) ...... farms 4 7 12 23 acres 6 1,190 244 419 Cotton, all ...... farms - - - - acres - - - - Rice ...... farms - - - - acres - - - - Land in vegetables (see text) ...... farms 651 673 764 749 acres 7,313 6,202 4,314 4,931 Land in orchards (see text) ...... farms 297 223 355 290 acres 1,328 1,237 2,209 2,384 Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod (see text) ...... farms 545 699 538 694 acres 3,782 5,393 2,331 3,315 All other crops (other than those listed above) ...... farms 1,890 2,006 2,697 2,567 acres 38,678 40,286 76,913 75,933 LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY

Cattle and calves inventory ...... farms 525 689 1,073 1,295 number 13,004 12,173 54,284 51,238 Hogs and pigs inventory ...... farms 173 221 205 268 number (D) 6,518 3,273 4,570 Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) ...... farms 336 359 376 504 number 5,899 5,094 5,589 6,798 Total horses and ponies inventory ...... farms 907 997 1,130 1,354 number 9,297 11,487 9,232 13,928 Goats, all inventory ...... farms 356 390 488 460 number 3,234 3,096 4,671 3,218 Chickens, all inventory (see text) ...... farms 910 1,003 1,143 989 number 93,488 126,742 (D) (D)

2017 Census of Agriculture Watersheds 7 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service