Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Idaho 
Illinois 
Indiana 
Iowa 
Kansas 
Kentucky 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
10,293 
43,784 
30,260 
54,093 
32,538 
29,560 
2007 
10,039 
46,495 
34,040 
56,012 
36,843 
38,848 
acres treated, 2012 
3,562,999 
18,055,173 
9,732,948 
19,641,333 
16,925,603 
3,786,682 
2007 
3,503,716 
19,192,910 
10,377,976 
19,009,410 
19,587,868 
4,227,204 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
8,824 
42,572 
28,257 
52,428 
28,836 
22,580 
2007 
8,048 
44,470 
31,559 
53,790 
31,767 
28,775 
acres treated, 2012 
3,448,858 
17,906,034 
9,617,125 
19,161,951 
15,909,606 
3,096,038 
2007 
3,352,360 
18,976,174 
10,210,411 
18,414,106 
18,133,537 
3,132,851 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
2,672 
4,028 
5,081 
7,396 
7,736 
13,741 
2007 
3,250 
5,352 
5,744 
8,064 
10,444 
19,732 
acres treated, 2012 
114,141 
149,139 
115,823 
479,382 
1,015,997 
690,644 
2007 
151,356 
216,736 
167,565 
595,304 
1,454,331 
1 ,094,353 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
3,434 
8,535 
10,403 
19,443 
4,582 
9,167 
2007 
3,541 
10,801 
10,872 
21,877 
5,646 
10,812 
acres treated, 2012 
285,392 
548,993 
640,150 
2,347,716 
570,047 
376,121 
2007 
277,893 
600,286 
627,641 
2,331,503 
551,116 
407,636 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
3,846 
25,712 
12,114 
27,915 
9,626 
9,412 
2007 
3,281 
24,734 
12,308 
29,357 
8,980 
9,751 
acres, 2012 
1,463,898 
9,415,667 
4,024,293 
9,204,573 
3,462,433 
1,758,021 
2007 
1,063,684 
8,263,478 
3,763,538 
7,703,762 
3,228,032 
1,148,425 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
10,869 
42,737 
27,317 
53,988 
32,857 
19,983 
2007 
9,538 
38,472 
24,824 
47,451 
26,876 
16,287 
acres, 2012 
3,743,665 
21,526,174 
11,309,277 
23,200,379 
21,834,196 
3,451,620 
2007 
2,654,205 
19,947,762 
10,436,246 
19,289,715 
14,882,494 
2,342,623 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
887 
3,957 
2,210 
4,353 
838 
1,045 
2007 
422 
2,303 
1,452 
3,546 
399 
577 
acres, 2012 
331 ,325 
1,149,489 
667,152 
1,045,726 
247,381 
188,864 
2007 
188,043 
489,338 
322,965 
671,571 
125,357 
62,975 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
1,791 
5,241 
2,650 
5,302 
4,292 
2,573 
2007 
844 
4,823 
2,372 
3,909 
2,038 
2,247 
acres, 2012 
919,710 
1,733,188 
720,191 
1,702,624 
2,026,089 
397,006 
2007 
359,825 
1,425,191 
571,259 
864,595 
1 ,049,277 
216,064 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
752 
542 
495 
352 
386 
1,712 
2007 
493 
445 
395 
279 
92 
1,575 
acres on which used, 2012 
287,909 
50,358 
25,882 
13,981 
61,841 
44,358 
2007 
160,401 
41,275 
23,531 
19,087 
26,069 
27,602 
Item 
Louisiana 
Maine 
Maryland 
Massachusetts 
Michigan 
Minnesota 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
10,085 
2,698 
5,427 
2,751 
23,463 
41 ,374 
2007 
12,644 
2,753 
6,466 
3,330 
26,431 
41,674 
acres treated, 2012 
2,625,512 
242,868 
1,011,668 
86,121 
5,396,912 
14,897,415 
2007 
3,043,239 
221,766 
1,085,396 
98,188 
5,711,776 
14,802,681 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
5,238 
2,482 
4,786 
2,500 
22,516 
40,569 
2007 
6,891 
2,462 
5,634 
2,921 
25,082 
40,418 
acres treated, 2012 
2,276,020 
237,734 
982,075 
80,751 
5,351,495 
14,793,140 
2007 
2,593,371 
215,203 
1,038,607 
89,165 
5,651,519 
14,645,173 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
5,673 
389 
1,453 
422 
2,313 
2,787 
2007 
6,932 
502 
1,944 
668 
2,968 
3,613 
acres treated, 2012 
349,492 
5,134 
29,593 
5,370 
45,417 
104,275 
2007 
449,868 
6,563 
46,789 
9,023 
60,257 
157,508 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
1,664 
1,746 
2,634 
1,155 
9,149 
16,582 
2007 
1,592 
1,596 
3,150 
1,301 
10,876 
18,970 
acres treated, 2012 
145,776 
75,208 
208,568 
24,374 
761,437 
1,580,164 
2007 
100,902 
81,517 
241,641 
32,236 
806,350 
1,663,594 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
4,798 
1,687 
2,574 
1,775 
11,136 
19,634 
2007 
4,496 
1,300 
2,459 
1,441 
9,513 
19,182 
acres, 2012 
2,222,104 
141,903 
581,377 
44,407 
2,218,992 
6,294,083 
2007 
2,026,888 
136,110 
418,804 
41,176 
1,667,647 
5,637,340 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
8,459 
1,849 
4,799 
1,873 
21,713 
41,571 
2007 
8,246 
1,164 
4,501 
1,326 
18,681 
34,775 
acres, 2012 
3,087,652 
210,182 
1,086,600 
58,478 
5,767,291 
17,838,092 
2007 
2,590,672 
129,544 
881,282 
41,313 
4,834,758 
14,085,409 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
592 
413 
382 
333 
2,441 
3,526 
2007 
466 
86 
185 
103 
1,016 
2,472 
acres, 2012 
236,018 
37,580 
43,457 
15,359 
376,530 
795,308 
2007 
182,615 
4,864 
30,412 
1,921 
126,221 
588,423 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
1,966 
924 
873 
921 
5,141 
4,652 
2007 
1,401 
596 
724 
720 
3,670 
3,005 
acres, 2012 
1,161,858 
97,016 
140,305 
28,054 
781 ,472 
1 ,795,593 
2007 
690,588 
52,143 
64,518 
16,675 
415,925 
1,209,321 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
1,313 
341 
254 
240 
1,893 
675 
2007 
1,126 
278 
172 
216 
1,521 
615 
acres on which used, 2012 
695,807 
40,041 
24,543 
10,086 
230,525 
160,997 
2007 
636,661 
32,647 
12,745 
3,865 
120,890 
118,439 
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