Table 41 . Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Randolph 
Richland 
Rock Island 
St. Clair 
Saline 
Sangamon 
Schuyler 
Scott 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
448 
264 
350 
469 
205 
601 
249 
214 
2007 
496 
340 
383 
580 
197 
708 
277 
213 
acres treated, 2012 
174,532 
119,231 
95,972 
166,554 
84,286 
367,170 
83,965 
92,770 
2007 
174,750 
151,179 
117,133 
258,822 
76,635 
402,037 
99,015 
85,289 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
437 
253 
334 
459 
182 
586 
244 
211 
2007 
460 
327 
349 
562 
171 
684 
264 
193 
acres treated, 2012 
171,673 
118,441 
94,967 
165,462 
81,777 
363,759 
81,403 
91,120 
2007 
170,548 
149,169 
115,272 
258,075 
74,571 
399,696 
94,791 
82,190 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
73 
31 
38 
32 
45 
60 
25 
37 
2007 
132 
49 
70 
54 
45 
68 
50 
54 
acres treated, 2012 
2,859 
790 
1,005 
1,092 
2,509 
3,411 
2,562 
1,650 
2007 
4,202 
2,010 
1,861 
747 
2,064 
2,341 
4,224 
3,099 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
99 
52 
103 
81 
32 
101 
29 
20 
2007 
141 
106 
147 
128 
16 
134 
54 
36 
acres treated, 2012 
5,224 
2,003 
3,161 
6,818 
2,070 
3,350 
1,381 
748 
2007 
4,300 
6,532 
4,434 
4,864 
426 
3,150 
2,813 
931 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
155 
87 
212 
218 
71 
389 
84 
94 
2007 
124 
94 
217 
250 
46 
399 
98 
86 
acres, 2012 
39,818 
36,891 
54,549 
66,073 
29,037 
196,981 
29,034 
34,807 
2007 
36,419 
25,871 
72,026 
62,201 
20,516 
192,944 
32,086 
26,521 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
443 
252 
349 
472 
182 
603 
255 
214 
2007 
387 
302 
318 
480 
142 
589 
205 
173 
acres, 2012 
205,639 
151,449 
102,662 
209,256 
97,910 
446,295 
104,572 
114,099 
2007 
165,579 
162,339 
129,027 
240,932 
73,070 
395,593 
107,264 
85,967 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
19 
16 
46 
26 
7 
66 
17 
17 
2007 
5 
11 
20 
27 
1 
24 
10 
9 
acres, 2012 
2,884 
780 
7,663 
5,544 
431 
19,609 
7,899 
6,051 
2007 
1,002 
918 
2,730 
4,212 
(D) 
5,934 
1,253 
427 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
54 
15 
40 
46 
18 
64 
11 
15 
2007 
28 
21 
39 
20 
9 
82 
19 
18 
acres, 2012 
19,008 
2,605 
10,830 
7,701 
5,710 
20,648 
1,893 
7,011 
2007 
3,516 
4,754 
8,395 
1,814 
2,759 
24,336 
6,992 
1,245 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
9 
2 
6 
1 
1 
5 
4 
3 
2007 
4 
- 
1 
10 
2 
13 
1 
2 
acres on which used, 2012 
1,441 
(D) 
65 
(D) 
(D) 
453 
76 
82 
2007 
154 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,005 
(D) 
(D) 
Item 
Shelby 
Stark 
Stephenson 
Tazewell 
Union 
Vermilion 
Wabash 
Warren 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
800 
248 
625 
582 
177 
590 
127 
448 
2007 
723 
260 
632 
655 
220 
657 
160 
474 
acres treated, 2012 
273,082 
130,416 
261,539 
244,531 
29,819 
299,761 
67,225 
243,723 
2007 
274,161 
129,670 
258,172 
258,778 
40,789 
318,782 
89,995 
206,673 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
773 
247 
601 
579 
142 
587 
123 
447 
2007 
698 
256 
599 
644 
173 
643 
154 
469 
acres treated, 2012 
271,436 
129,580 
259,417 
243,856 
27,865 
299,250 
67,143 
242,617 
2007 
271,051 
129,234 
255,760 
256,472 
35,916 
317,933 
89,728 
204,877 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
76 
15 
79 
26 
53 
20 
10 
19 
2007 
89 
11 
92 
42 
74 
31 
12 
45 
acres treated, 2012 
1,646 
836 
2,122 
675 
1,954 
511 
82 
1,106 
2007 
3,110 
436 
2,412 
2,306 
4,873 
849 
267 
1,796 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
156 
36 
314 
94 
34 
78 
14 
81 
2007 
192 
56 
374 
149 
32 
121 
17 
130 
acres treated, 2012 
7,350 
2,067 
34,703 
6,101 
797 
2,942 
140 
5,082 
2007 
7,854 
2,138 
30,446 
9,968 
2,018 
4,734 
1,145 
7,050 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
385 
182 
414 
466 
87 
375 
40 
264 
2007 
342 
177 
423 
478 
76 
384 
51 
251 
acres, 2012 
96,161 
93,141 
152,950 
156,881 
10,205 
173,065 
18,173 
128,897 
2007 
135,138 
73,704 
123,352 
146,263 
17,406 
156,384 
22,594 
71,659 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
781 
241 
625 
584 
175 
585 
130 
455 
2007 
563 
237 
573 
541 
158 
578 
118 
422 
acres, 2012 
326,524 
146,878 
278,973 
281,168 
45,502 
388,053 
89,085 
296,565 
2007 
286,268 
147,154 
248,353 
257,021 
45,394 
379,936 
87,383 
226,666 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
53 
27 
62 
64 
12 
67 
2 
25 
2007 
33 
10 
25 
53 
6 
33 
2 
25 
acres, 2012 
11,088 
6,570 
13,109 
19,037 
367 
35,666 
(D) 
9,244 
2007 
6,772 
2,895 
4,465 
7,907 
16 
19,599 
(D) 
3,465 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
52 
43 
68 
112 
40 
80 
11 
76 
2007 
30 
48 
51 
140 
40 
75 
12 
51 
acres, 2012 
13,513 
27,914 
25,022 
36,535 
929 
38,400 
1,331 
36,369 
2007 
5,378 
18,275 
12,108 
47,763 
8,101 
33,305 
2,443 
23,939 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
7 
1 
15 
8 
6 
5 
6 
4 
2007 
2 
4 
4 
8 
9 
1 
1 
5 
acres on which used, 2012 
1,126 
(D) 
2,177 
1,081 
496 
(D) 
191 
210 
2007 
(D) 
13 
(D) 
368 
248 
(D) 
(D) 
665 
--continued 
608 Illinois 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
