Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Sanilac 
Schoolcraft 
Shiawassee 
Tuscola 
Van Buren 
Washtenaw 
Wayne 
Wexford 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
850 
17 
524 
676 
577 
521 
125 
120 
2007 
845 
28 
588 
711 
693 
579 
126 
167 
acres treated, 2012 
292,965 
929 
149,166 
200,882 
98,375 
99,657 
7,350 
8,926 
2007 
307,178 
4,624 
163,824 
237,309 
99,032 
102,250 
9,068 
11,206 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
829 
16 
512 
653 
559 
497 
117 
115 
2007 
828 
24 
570 
682 
671 
542 
121 
147 
acres treated, 2012 
291,803 
(D) 
148,998 
199,703 
97,790 
99,211 
7,292 
8,683 
2007 
305,616 
4,274 
163,462 
235,688 
98,320 
101,548 
8,971 
10,747 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
56 
2 
29 
72 
46 
38 
12 
19 
2007 
66 
8 
39 
76 
49 
65 
7 
38 
acres treated, 2012 
1,162 
(D) 
168 
1,179 
585 
446 
58 
243 
2007 
1,562 
350 
362 
1,621 
712 
702 
97 
459 
Manure farms, 2012 
355 
8 
178 
240 
116 
234 
48 
69 
2007 
392 
16 
212 
273 
164 
293 
32 
82 
acres treated, 2012 
45,165 
251 
8,496 
20,317 
5,227 
8,598 
355 
1,816 
2007 
37,637 
313 
13,614 
20,124 
11,939 
9,278 
295 
2,227 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
384 
16 
227 
298 
460 
295 
66 
55 
2007 
277 
14 
113 
229 
475 
236 
56 
31 
acres, 2012 
132,792 
527 
45,537 
95,406 
64,113 
48,089 
2,377 
3,430 
2007 
66,007 
1,143 
22,346 
69,247 
51,699 
30,312 
2,488 
3,726 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
800 
21 
517 
630 
569 
503 
107 
96 
2007 
686 
18 
466 
535 
525 
419 
72 
70 
acres, 2012 
333,894 
1,290 
161,846 
231,974 
100,058 
107,766 
8,736 
6,550 
2007 
275,435 
2,913 
143,023 
214,129 
70,106 
80,469 
8,432 
6,216 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
70 
4 
34 
59 
139 
68 
19 
6 
2007 
28 
- 
27 
14 
48 
15 
12 
4 
acres, 2012 
10,481 
19 
6,506 
8,164 
20,949 
8,167 
598 
32 
2007 
8,934 
- 
4,717 
1,334 
1,229 
1,288 
1,011 
156 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
151 
6 
76 
157 
305 
128 
35 
18 
2007 
95 
5 
36 
81 
241 
77 
25 
12 
acres, 2012 
48,620 
278 
9,769 
39,904 
22,745 
12,991 
716 
356 
2007 
17,548 
24 
2,337 
19,275 
22,423 
2,846 
450 
103 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
52 
3 
18 
59 
143 
14 
9 
8 
2007 
32 
- 
10 
32 
99 
28 
9 
3 
acres on which used, 2012 
6,613 
134 
1,662 
11,525 
8,092 
206 
94 
117 
2007 
3,642 
- 
702 
7,615 
3,659 
395 
78 
36 
574 Michigan 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
