Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Illinois 
Adams 
Alexander 
Bond 
Boone 
Brown 
Bureau 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
43,784 
775 
59 
350 
292 
196 
763 
2007 
46,495 
795 
68 
403 
298 
219 
833 
acres treated, 2012 
18,055,173 
213,968 
26,656 
131,664 
105,118 
57,368 
343,512 
2007 
19,192,910 
220,856 
22,694 
174,058 
108,235 
73,420 
374,161 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
42,572 
748 
54 
340 
283 
192 
758 
2007 
44,470 
749 
61 
391 
286 
213 
814 
acres treated, 2012 
17,906,034 
206,420 
26,044 
130,593 
104,742 
56,434 
340,880 
2007 
18,976,174 
210,233 
21,988 
172,996 
107,525 
71,890 
372,536 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
4,028 
157 
11 
32 
25 
15 
33 
2007 
5,352 
217 
11 
45 
27 
31 
41 
acres treated, 2012 
149,139 
7,548 
612 
1,071 
376 
934 
2,632 
2007 
216,736 
10,623 
706 
1,062 
710 
1,530 
1,625 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
8,535 
196 
12 
74 
96 
44 
102 
2007 
10,801 
242 
3 
98 
106 
45 
148 
acres treated, 2012 
548,993 
7,236 
124 
3,502 
4,536 
3,532 
8,302 
2007 
600,286 
10,668 
(D) 
4,613 
4,159 
3,944 
8,341 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
25,712 
321 
28 
139 
194 
68 
602 
2007 
24,734 
304 
16 
142 
170 
94 
601 
acres, 2012 
9,415,667 
106,809 
7,505 
54,725 
62,430 
16,500 
241,176 
2007 
8,263,478 
67,218 
10,611 
45,687 
43,498 
33,356 
205,720 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
42,737 
737 
64 
339 
290 
175 
749 
2007 
38,472 
601 
57 
336 
242 
179 
720 
acres, 2012 
21,526,174 
255,431 
42,854 
162,770 
117,289 
67,112 
382,040 
2007 
19,947,762 
210,109 
28,823 
177,984 
98,587 
72,068 
389,175 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
3,957 
38 
- 
14 
27 
15 
106 
2007 
2,303 
27 
3 
8 
21 
22 
50 
acres, 2012 
1,149,489 
6,348 
- 
6,994 
2,316 
2,925 
27,637 
2007 
489,338 
4,848 
(D) 
343 
3,441 
3,997 
9,871 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
5,241 
54 
15 
31 
39 
8 
117 
2007 
4,823 
45 
7 
10 
25 
9 
123 
acres, 2012 
1,733,188 
6,342 
5,390 
10,622 
7,188 
2,617 
45,506 
2007 
1,425,191 
6,901 
7,984 
4,168 
4,343 
1,082 
48,983 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
542 
8 
- 
5 
3 
2 
9 
2007 
445 
10 
1 
- 
2 
2 
8 
acres on which used, 2012 
50,358 
271 
- 
673 
(D) 
(D) 
968 
2007 
41,275 
709 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
5,115 
Item 
Calhoun 
Carroll 
Cass 
Champaign 
Christian 
Clark 
Clay 
Clinton 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
218 
369 
258 
996 
517 
379 
360 
599 
2007 
229 
409 
243 
1,081 
632 
352 
370 
678 
acres treated, 2012 
30,098 
186,539 
1 1 1 ,255 
449,819 
248,560 
169,592 
149,964 
192,456 
2007 
31,664 
194,472 
114,441 
430,008 
347,135 
159,145 
133,895 
212,033 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
209 
365 
253 
992 
513 
374 
343 
590 
2007 
205 
379 
232 
1,067 
613 
343 
350 
653 
acres treated, 2012 
28,833 
184,771 
110,103 
449,091 
247,822 
169,013 
148,161 
191,943 
2007 
29,735 
191,225 
113,317 
429,631 
346,067 
158,314 
131,509 
211,363 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
33 
48 
19 
16 
31 
26 
45 
42 
2007 
41 
57 
22 
29 
47 
37 
55 
51 
acres treated, 2012 
1,265 
1,768 
1,152 
728 
738 
579 
1,803 
513 
2007 
1,929 
3,247 
1,124 
377 
1,068 
831 
2,386 
670 
Manure farms, 2012 
13 
165 
27 
100 
58 
36 
59 
206 
2007 
22 
182 
37 
101 
90 
48 
75 
262 
acres treated, 2012 
456 
12,214 
1,532 
6,099 
4,479 
2,258 
18,628 
21,804 
2007 
947 
1 7,788 
2,101 
6,902 
2,714 
2,409 
3,336 
27,582 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
113 
301 
153 
698 
303 
150 
116 
305 
2007 
88 
297 
134 
746 
381 
134 
85 
329 
acres, 2012 
14,613 
130,990 
42,379 
232,087 
105,362 
73,335 
58,757 
107,249 
2007 
8,074 
111,950 
45,049 
237,391 
139,686 
55,817 
30,757 
76,390 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
196 
391 
265 
1,001 
526 
361 
328 
599 
2007 
156 
364 
195 
960 
511 
291 
269 
547 
acres, 2012 
33,889 
198,963 
134,246 
556,014 
332,519 
214,801 
205,840 
235,057 
2007 
26,102 
192,276 
112,742 
479,029 
373,555 
183,687 
142,230 
195,048 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
15 
59 
28 
115 
43 
29 
11 
34 
2007 
6 
20 
17 
67 
26 
17 
12 
29 
acres, 2012 
1,469 
10,738 
4,257 
37,668 
1 1 ,870 
10,366 
3,577 
4,782 
2007 
256 
6,011 
4,804 
13,349 
6,896 
7,923 
3,139 
3,620 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
34 
84 
35 
113 
34 
20 
19 
81 
2007 
23 
51 
26 
117 
52 
13 
22 
17 
acres, 2012 
1,004 
38,558 
10,625 
42,287 
8,249 
1,869 
6,269 
10,060 
2007 
693 
16,661 
12,522 
32,144 
14,778 
5,709 
4,817 
2,649 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
7 
6 
5 
3 
3 
- 
2 
6 
2007 
8 
6 
3 
3 
6 
3 
1 
5 
acres on which used, 2012 
144 
12 
124 
105 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
139 
2007 
80 
128 
(D) 
80 
81 
486 
(D) 
202 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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