Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Washington 
Wayne 
White 
Whiteside 
Will 
Williamson 
Winnebago 
Woodford 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
537 
444 
289 
713 
470 
214 
385 
637 
2007 
563 
530 
282 
734 
526 
223 
439 
616 
acres treated, 2012 
256,611 
203,133 
199,950 
327,426 
170,150 
40,913 
127,619 
235,917 
2007 
285,463 
211,309 
222,387 
325,554 
166,560 
43,310 
136,232 
202,696 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
526 
421 
272 
708 
449 
172 
364 
624 
2007 
549 
499 
256 
726 
500 
190 
410 
608 
acres treated, 2012 
255,052 
200,109 
197,787 
326,791 
169,830 
39,704 
127,068 
235,119 
2007 
283,198 
206,561 
219,636 
324,490 
166,134 
41,042 
135,577 
201,889 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
48 
64 
39 
44 
31 
58 
37 
36 
2007 
70 
102 
47 
39 
37 
62 
80 
27 
acres treated, 2012 
1,559 
3,024 
2,163 
635 
320 
1,209 
551 
798 
2007 
2,265 
4,748 
2,751 
1,064 
426 
2,268 
655 
807 
Manure farms, 2012 
145 
61 
12 
200 
96 
30 
142 
121 
2007 
158 
65 
11 
251 
108 
49 
174 
167 
acres treated, 2012 
10,905 
2,460 
202 
19,401 
3,302 
481 
5,902 
8,365 
2007 
13,666 
2,938 
354 
19,689 
3,500 
837 
10,849 
7,429 
Acres treated to control-- 
Insects farms, 2012 
291 
186 
147 
537 
335 
65 
246 
504 
2007 
224 
144 
143 
529 
293 
40 
216 
470 
acres, 2012 
110,107 
89,769 
110,347 
187,499 
96,113 
8,392 
65,475 
168,697 
2007 
82,423 
54,683 
120,605 
163,168 
66,887 
4,703 
66,472 
115,573 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
527 
427 
263 
717 
471 
172 
373 
633 
2007 
445 
383 
223 
676 
394 
148 
361 
539 
acres, 2012 
299,945 
259,830 
238,461 
342,087 
207,226 
49,699 
137,853 
270,525 
2007 
267,654 
215,590 
236,153 
316,817 
176,183 
41,223 
136,235 
225,230 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
26 
30 
17 
93 
48 
13 
51 
95 
2007 
13 
17 
14 
64 
17 
5 
16 
44 
acres, 2012 
10,057 
20,583 
10,507 
27,277 
8,455 
392 
9,473 
39,893 
2007 
2,333 
2,586 
3,163 
10,411 
2,497 
97 
2,148 
8,535 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
91 
38 
22 
95 
61 
27 
52 
96 
2007 
25 
23 
44 
86 
41 
11 
40 
126 
acres, 2012 
19,686 
17,403 
12,173 
62,622 
23,873 
541 
12,920 
33,207 
2007 
2,136 
6,050 
30,712 
22,394 
4,775 
521 
6,644 
38,954 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
9 
11 
1 
12 
7 
3 
5 
7 
2007 
2 
2 
4 
2 
6 
7 
7 
5 
acres on which used, 2012 
964 
272 
(D) 
3,307 
330 
19 
40 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
380 
(D) 
736 
70 
52 
(D) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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