Table 41 . Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Indiana 
Adams 
Allen 
Bartholomew 
Benton 
Blackford 
Boone 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
30,260 
675 
932 
378 
290 
127 
334 
2007 
34,040 
746 
959 
439 
328 
132 
342 
acres treated, 2012 
9,732,948 
126,803 
172,590 
121,370 
195,893 
59,433 
155,361 
2007 
10,377,976 
133,807 
182,946 
131,300 
212,519 
62,904 
167,578 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
28,257 
645 
864 
353 
284 
127 
322 
2007 
31,559 
712 
913 
408 
325 
127 
327 
acres treated, 2012 
9,617,125 
126,375 
171,261 
119,991 
195,620 
(D) 
154,962 
2007 
10,210,411 
133,330 
182,020 
130,100 
211,576 
62,737 
166,866 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
5,081 
65 
141 
60 
12 
3 
21 
2007 
5,744 
72 
101 
62 
11 
14 
25 
acres treated, 2012 
115,823 
428 
1,329 
1,379 
273 
(D) 
399 
2007 
167,565 
477 
926 
1,200 
943 
167 
712 
Manure farms, 2012 
10,403 
360 
390 
108 
34 
28 
84 
2007 
10,872 
314 
239 
120 
43 
49 
92 
acres treated, 2012 
640,150 
15,014 
17,191 
3,327 
12,593 
1,632 
7,593 
2007 
627,641 
10,796 
6,961 
17,500 
4,281 
1,262 
8,007 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
12,114 
229 
317 
134 
196 
50 
156 
2007 
12,308 
206 
306 
108 
230 
67 
154 
acres, 2012 
4,024,293 
34,331 
63,511 
37,807 
115,612 
19,900 
61,625 
2007 
3,763,538 
30,546 
43,634 
28,849 
131,580 
28,433 
69,689 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
27,317 
659 
828 
357 
286 
138 
331 
2007 
24,824 
524 
690 
309 
283 
119 
282 
acres, 2012 
11,309,277 
155,595 
207,103 
142,059 
233,735 
75,794 
196,555 
2007 
10,436,246 
133,261 
184,421 
128,965 
235,007 
71,735 
191,271 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
2,210 
61 
46 
27 
38 
17 
27 
2007 
1,452 
20 
26 
6 
37 
3 
15 
acres, 2012 
667,152 
9,530 
5,219 
5,150 
31,952 
3,609 
8,335 
2007 
322,965 
4,175 
3,179 
1,385 
9,432 
(D) 
5,080 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
2,650 
60 
95 
32 
37 
4 
23 
2007 
2,372 
36 
57 
22 
49 
5 
35 
acres, 2012 
720,191 
4,019 
23,261 
3,505 
31,914 
(D) 
8,350 
2007 
571,259 
4,013 
9,976 
2,586 
34,605 
433 
17,437 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
495 
10 
14 
4 
4 
- 
3 
2007 
395 
6 
8 
8 
2 
- 
2 
acres on which used, 2012 
25,882 
206 
436 
1,042 
141 
- 
17 
2007 
23,531 
(D) 
74 
89 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Item 
Brown 
Carroll 
Cass 
Clark 
Clay 
Clinton 
Crawford 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
48 
328 
392 
208 
265 
367 
108 
2007 
51 
369 
501 
288 
408 
452 
143 
acres treated, 2012 
3,021 
156,242 
143,754 
38,874 
101,584 
172,681 
7,725 
2007 
3,712 
158,083 
179,333 
46,842 
110,311 
192,476 
8,279 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
40 
315 
389 
183 
256 
355 
77 
2007 
41 
357 
470 
245 
400 
436 
107 
acres treated, 2012 
(D) 
155,641 
143,044 
37,104 
100,659 
172,252 
5,939 
2007 
3,523 
157,554 
177,653 
44,360 
109,187 
191,455 
6,340 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
16 
29 
26 
56 
35 
27 
58 
2007 
14 
29 
62 
81 
36 
26 
76 
acres treated, 2012 
(D) 
601 
710 
1,770 
925 
429 
1,786 
2007 
189 
529 
1,680 
2,482 
1,124 
1,021 
1,939 
Manure farms, 2012 
21 
99 
108 
50 
52 
101 
48 
2007 
18 
138 
142 
84 
62 
110 
58 
acres treated, 2012 
253 
11,030 
6,018 
1,386 
2,026 
11,811 
2,914 
2007 
129 
12,859 
5,822 
2,384 
2,645 
6,078 
1,221 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
15 
199 
170 
65 
104 
204 
13 
2007 
6 
206 
204 
67 
97 
230 
12 
acres, 2012 
699 
68,396 
41,597 
9,627 
25,483 
69,763 
2,405 
2007 
(D) 
72,352 
58,060 
14,306 
28,326 
102,186 
1,555 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
34 
322 
379 
172 
251 
366 
55 
2007 
16 
312 
394 
159 
266 
348 
50 
acres, 2012 
3,565 
179,881 
167,472 
40,787 
121,250 
202,139 
5,245 
2007 
2,819 
158,239 
177,114 
39,660 
110,227 
214,543 
3,797 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
1 
23 
35 
8 
28 
44 
1 
2007 
1 
22 
45 
7 
8 
23 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
4,450 
7,186 
2,697 
7,028 
15,408 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
4,424 
6,171 
1,719 
858 
10,645 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
4 
36 
37 
21 
14 
58 
2 
2007 
2 
27 
29 
23 
16 
62 
4 
acres, 2012 
5 
12,967 
5,387 
1,014 
2,518 
21,408 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
6,320 
2,600 
830 
3,294 
31,411 
17 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
1 
- 
9 
15 
3 
2 
3 
2007 
2 
3 
8 
6 
- 
7 
2 
acres on which used, 2012 
(D) 
- 
407 
238 
44 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
6 
543 
131 
- 
961 
(D) 
-continued 
572 Indiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
