Table 41 . Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Kendall 
Knox 
Lake 
La Salle 
Lawrence 
Lee 
Livingston 
Logan 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
271 
469 
119 
1,135 
234 
604 
1,047 
512 
2007 
288 
491 
155 
1,220 
240 
640 
1,031 
484 
acres treated, 2012 
110,410 
228,169 
16,968 
462,100 
132,064 
316,523 
461,619 
261,851 
2007 
140,553 
226,940 
20,060 
497,965 
145,944 
339,951 
465,676 
245,361 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
266 
457 
103 
1,126 
229 
600 
1,042 
495 
2007 
287 
478 
145 
1,202 
233 
629 
1,020 
476 
acres treated, 2012 
110,182 
224,628 
16,352 
461,138 
131,740 
315,995 
460,915 
261,457 
2007 
140,451 
222,734 
19,611 
495,977 
145,526 
339,602 
464,526 
244,289 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
15 
58 
20 
38 
16 
29 
31 
26 
2007 
7 
52 
15 
55 
14 
23 
34 
23 
acres treated, 2012 
228 
3,541 
616 
962 
324 
528 
704 
394 
2007 
102 
4,206 
449 
1,988 
418 
349 
1,150 
1,072 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
43 
123 
44 
142 
44 
105 
152 
70 
2007 
34 
148 
46 
216 
37 
111 
177 
88 
acres treated, 2012 
957 
7,449 
1,714 
9,281 
5,599 
7,983 
12,315 
3,951 
2007 
2,574 
8,989 
1,824 
15,729 
6,732 
7,017 
15,937 
5,097 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
186 
285 
85 
932 
67 
481 
770 
351 
2007 
159 
304 
58 
876 
61 
415 
800 
311 
acres, 2012 
68,446 
130,414 
8,836 
333,497 
44,815 
223,120 
286,844 
143,075 
2007 
57,232 
108,866 
5,282 
263,478 
35,621 
182,857 
282,271 
130,692 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
265 
472 
117 
1,138 
221 
595 
1,066 
505 
2007 
240 
445 
91 
1,059 
180 
584 
922 
438 
acres, 2012 
118,958 
270,925 
16,539 
542,464 
149,172 
338,471 
591,811 
317,249 
2007 
142,743 
267,973 
19,650 
524,115 
134,530 
341,304 
518,890 
268,789 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
35 
36 
14 
159 
6 
69 
87 
39 
2007 
19 
26 
2 
71 
4 
48 
88 
24 
acres, 2012 
6,434 
7,640 
802 
52,281 
2,226 
22,400 
33,945 
8,823 
2007 
4,438 
4,024 
(D) 
18,097 
1,730 
7,628 
26,460 
4,787 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
42 
79 
26 
185 
19 
115 
158 
81 
2007 
37 
75 
23 
186 
28 
76 
220 
68 
acres, 2012 
8,832 
46,119 
228 
68,018 
2,798 
70,975 
71,672 
35,170 
2007 
11,279 
43,296 
647 
52,206 
14,099 
34,394 
77,842 
28,393 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
12 
4 
7 
12 
1 
8 
2 
3 
2007 
4 
10 
5 
19 
1 
5 
5 
2 
acres on which used, 2012 
1,822 
207 
31 
2,191 
(D) 
781 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
721 
23 
1,066 
(D) 
695 
221 
(D) 
Item 
McDonough 
McHenry 
McLean 
Macon 
Macoupin 
Madison 
Marion 
Marshall 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
462 
457 
1,066 
450 
697 
615 
404 
320 
2007 
502 
469 
1,069 
498 
732 
768 
433 
347 
acres treated, 2012 
190,675 
175,590 
490,604 
247,696 
295,411 
206,243 
142,876 
145,970 
2007 
213,147 
162,261 
513,297 
219,963 
275,802 
242,470 
177,444 
153,661 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
452 
438 
1,054 
448 
683 
601 
379 
316 
2007 
489 
434 
1,040 
488 
706 
738 
402 
344 
acres treated, 2012 
187,571 
174,920 
489,654 
247,590 
293,175 
204,561 
140,397 
145,182 
2007 
209,701 
161,335 
512,058 
219,728 
272,127 
240,902 
174,418 
152,250 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
57 
40 
43 
9 
66 
64 
65 
18 
2007 
73 
58 
52 
24 
97 
92 
70 
16 
acres treated, 2012 
3,104 
670 
950 
106 
2,236 
1,682 
2,479 
788 
2007 
3,446 
926 
1,239 
235 
3,675 
1,568 
3,026 
1,411 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
77 
166 
145 
23 
153 
135 
65 
56 
2007 
104 
193 
215 
76 
163 
233 
91 
61 
acres treated, 2012 
3,004 
7,030 
5,370 
916 
9,169 
5,084 
2,289 
2,660 
2007 
3,240 
11,721 
10,373 
844 
5,878 
9,971 
1,916 
2,169 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
243 
325 
842 
322 
387 
313 
189 
232 
2007 
221 
250 
783 
353 
334 
309 
165 
252 
acres, 2012 
91,750 
107,207 
323,844 
114,484 
187,674 
102,488 
50,640 
101,271 
2007 
69,768 
67,357 
277,359 
121,615 
120,462 
75,700 
64,085 
98,107 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
451 
439 
1,050 
440 
689 
588 
384 
317 
2007 
412 
353 
904 
424 
566 
566 
331 
303 
acres, 2012 
229,715 
189,115 
615,177 
302,473 
343,762 
252,817 
176,328 
170,097 
2007 
220,147 
162,310 
569,087 
252,605 
283,640 
229,189 
166,683 
160,511 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
44 
52 
125 
39 
62 
50 
24 
47 
2007 
19 
20 
89 
31 
36 
33 
6 
18 
acres, 2012 
14,955 
13,851 
56,701 
14,162 
23,318 
7,057 
2,811 
17,366 
2007 
3,218 
3,305 
15,417 
5,951 
6,234 
3,126 
641 
3,261 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
62 
82 
123 
65 
61 
64 
29 
52 
2007 
32 
64 
226 
70 
43 
47 
9 
57 
acres, 2012 
18,849 
15,470 
50,168 
24,603 
9,163 
9,580 
7,665 
22,376 
2007 
16,712 
17,210 
83,496 
14,632 
4,768 
2,902 
657 
28,644 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
5 
8 
6 
3 
17 
11 
6 
- 
2007 
1 
10 
7 
7 
12 
15 
5 
1 
acres on which used, 2012 
24 
146 
634 
(D) 
1,796 
264 
509 
- 
2007 
(D) 
151 
2,101 
(D) 
325 
612 
49 
(D) 
--continued 
606 Illinois 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
