Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Mason 
Massac 
Menard 
Mercer 
Monroe 
Montgomery 
Morgan 
Moultrie 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
338 
156 
224 
397 
349 
618 
502 
360 
2007 
310 
173 
225 
475 
397 
615 
500 
313 
acres treated, 2012 
206,783 
43,429 
104,259 
173,082 
118,465 
246,934 
209,380 
153,913 
2007 
216,739 
44,192 
119,363 
215,544 
124,485 
245,999 
218,233 
131,862 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
335 
139 
212 
393 
322 
610 
490 
348 
2007 
309 
139 
217 
463 
348 
593 
480 
297 
acres treated, 2012 
206,198 
41,922 
103,098 
171,447 
116,858 
245,970 
207,251 
153,523 
2007 
215,815 
40,721 
118,193 
212,306 
122,394 
244,056 
215,685 
131,488 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
21 
33 
33 
39 
65 
37 
44 
24 
2007 
19 
56 
30 
54 
90 
63 
55 
35 
acres treated, 2012 
585 
1,507 
1,161 
1,635 
1,607 
964 
2,129 
390 
2007 
924 
3,471 
1,170 
3,238 
2,091 
1,943 
2,548 
374 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
39 
16 
45 
101 
75 
104 
58 
71 
2007 
36 
10 
64 
125 
116 
116 
67 
97 
acres treated, 2012 
878 
635 
1,033 
5,001 
2,811 
7,917 
3,424 
1,739 
2007 
1,645 
286 
2,010 
6,116 
5,380 
4,486 
3,758 
1,835 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
229 
56 
138 
269 
123 
327 
236 
200 
2007 
211 
46 
130 
280 
107 
286 
239 
188 
acres, 2012 
112,259 
25,846 
53,648 
102,575 
27,961 
120,770 
78,652 
72,581 
2007 
94,433 
15,750 
41,577 
93,304 
23,815 
95,682 
75,844 
45,096 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
324 
138 
211 
392 
321 
615 
486 
325 
2007 
272 
124 
204 
394 
316 
512 
441 
248 
acres, 2012 
234,535 
64,798 
125,456 
191,832 
150,904 
306,494 
256,971 
181,620 
2007 
206,968 
42,297 
132,173 
231,346 
122,423 
258,399 
252,133 
146,527 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
57 
4 
22 
37 
5 
42 
39 
22 
2007 
50 
2 
7 
28 
7 
25 
18 
12 
acres, 2012 
26,291 
4,437 
2,368 
7,919 
824 
9,439 
14,367 
4,959 
2007 
17,291 
(D) 
987 
4,896 
931 
5,967 
8,571 
2,559 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
59 
22 
23 
84 
27 
51 
52 
36 
2007 
44 
13 
19 
73 
7 
28 
47 
34 
acres, 2012 
20,265 
8,037 
3,794 
35,680 
4,309 
5,118 
12,144 
20,376 
2007 
16,678 
5,317 
3,203 
24,571 
1,341 
4,421 
13,085 
10,657 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
15 
5 
6 
1 
2 
5 
6 
1 
2007 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
5 
5 
4 
acres on which used, 2012 
3,368 
124 
146 
(D) 
(D) 
1,261 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
- 
(D) 
- 
167 
865 
147 
Item 
Ogle 
Peoria 
Perry 
Piatt 
Pike 
Pope 
Pulaski 
Putnam 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
709 
566 
297 
326 
501 
100 
83 
116 
2007 
755 
602 
325 
367 
547 
100 
121 
106 
acres treated, 2012 
293,954 
164,319 
107,061 
197,320 
215,421 
18,511 
42,831 
40,857 
2007 
297,932 
180,400 
128,676 
209,151 
218,068 
15,315 
66,236 
44,455 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
693 
556 
281 
323 
482 
78 
75 
116 
2007 
723 
587 
304 
358 
513 
58 
114 
104 
acres treated, 2012 
292,422 
163,215 
105,062 
197,267 
211,450 
16,791 
42,095 
40,715 
2007 
295,713 
179,045 
126,087 
208,800 
211,705 
12,984 
65,285 
44,066 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
60 
38 
52 
9 
66 
30 
13 
4 
2007 
67 
45 
58 
16 
93 
56 
18 
8 
acres treated, 2012 
1,532 
1,104 
1,999 
53 
3,971 
1,720 
736 
142 
2007 
2,219 
1,355 
2,589 
351 
6,363 
2,331 
951 
389 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
224 
106 
55 
26 
61 
15 
5 
12 
2007 
279 
166 
51 
50 
84 
13 
9 
16 
acres treated, 2012 
13,343 
2,847 
1,917 
1,284 
6,261 
884 
502 
971 
2007 
15,650 
5,910 
1,305 
2,147 
6,282 
(D) 
660 
1,162 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
502 
377 
93 
243 
241 
24 
39 
87 
2007 
471 
367 
68 
270 
234 
11 
52 
74 
acres, 2012 
194,416 
108,108 
21,098 
123,557 
98,237 
7,285 
15,395 
29,042 
2007 
150,127 
87,632 
22,690 
108,816 
95,925 
3,455 
14,950 
20,576 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
706 
553 
270 
327 
511 
82 
85 
113 
2007 
676 
507 
252 
338 
444 
52 
97 
92 
acres, 2012 
314,136 
194,871 
129,176 
244,316 
260,021 
23,616 
51,754 
46,441 
2007 
281,258 
180,307 
142,019 
244,238 
223,021 
10,936 
68,607 
44,166 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
76 
61 
18 
43 
31 
5 
2 
16 
2007 
42 
36 
2 
24 
16 
2 
4 
6 
acres, 2012 
17,405 
11,785 
2,409 
16,015 
4,396 
683 
(D) 
3,359 
2007 
4,362 
4,307 
(D) 
6,640 
2,033 
(D) 
308 
1,606 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
93 
93 
28 
43 
33 
7 
15 
13 
2007 
86 
98 
21 
61 
33 
3 
26 
11 
acres, 2012 
32,785 
28,454 
5,401 
24,780 
10,277 
845 
6,440 
3,483 
2007 
19,659 
27,600 
4,936 
20,154 
10,090 
116 
8,927 
3,098 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
4 
9 
1 
3 
9 
2 
- 
1 
2007 
15 
9 
1 
7 
8 
2 
6 
- 
acres on which used, 2012 
940 
122 
(D) 
920 
708 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2007 
1,227 
76 
(D) 
1,133 
273 
(D) 
687 
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