Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Carroll 
Cass 
Cedar 
Cerro Gordo 
Cherokee 
Chickasaw 
Clarke 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
778 
432 
545 
493 
626 
628 
265 
2007 
711 
478 
642 
535 
627 
671 
275 
acres treated, 2012 
267,235 
162,682 
222,589 
248,681 
215,245 
216,399 
49,800 
2007 
251,283 
181,548 
237,262 
248,982 
202,399 
199,138 
50,047 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
758 
404 
523 
490 
610 
623 
242 
2007 
690 
441 
618 
523 
611 
661 
253 
acres treated, 2012 
262,344 
148,017 
218,432 
247,418 
207,556 
215,542 
42,571 
2007 
245,446 
166,559 
232,741 
248,062 
193,147 
197,921 
41,962 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
79 
139 
81 
28 
103 
32 
78 
2007 
104 
153 
86 
29 
97 
38 
77 
acres treated, 2012 
4,891 
14,665 
4,157 
1,263 
7,689 
857 
7,229 
2007 
5,837 
14,989 
4,521 
920 
9,252 
1,217 
8,085 
Manure farms, 2012 
324 
132 
188 
128 
283 
254 
81 
2007 
330 
170 
267 
130 
327 
305 
80 
acres treated, 2012 
43,211 
11,296 
12,690 
15,400 
37,108 
28,525 
5,268 
2007 
49,614 
13,804 
22,512 
12,633 
28,643 
31,295 
3,379 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
392 
172 
367 
268 
431 
380 
57 
2007 
370 
108 
407 
351 
324 
422 
81 
acres, 2012 
133,327 
72,242 
125,366 
122,870 
165,985 
112,008 
7,845 
2007 
93,005 
29,880 
100,447 
123,329 
85,954 
96,270 
11,187 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
787 
441 
550 
505 
651 
628 
245 
2007 
608 
403 
564 
482 
558 
550 
207 
acres, 2012 
308,802 
211,276 
252,436 
287,783 
282,577 
248,190 
55,282 
2007 
258,139 
197,024 
239,828 
267,319 
216,116 
203,409 
30,891 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
39 
17 
46 
47 
32 
74 
8 
2007 
36 
6 
24 
44 
17 
42 
9 
acres, 2012 
8,759 
5,564 
13,096 
15,158 
11,767 
13,731 
413 
2007 
8,834 
879 
4,124 
8,241 
3,085 
4,550 
874 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
52 
55 
69 
58 
82 
73 
19 
2007 
31 
36 
86 
44 
25 
69 
8 
acres, 2012 
15,143 
23,175 
27,459 
22,271 
25,761 
17,982 
454 
2007 
9,126 
6,299 
33,767 
8,241 
5,161 
8,966 
(D) 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
3 
2 
2 
5 
9 
4 
5 
2007 
- 
- 
10 
3 
- 
3 
4 
acres on which used, 2012 
117 
(D) 
(D) 
560 
812 
86 
58 
2007 
- 
659 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
96 
item 
Clay 
Clayton 
Clinton 
Crawford 
Dallas 
Davis 
Decatur 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
511 
816 
870 
659 
563 
407 
289 
2007 
557 
860 
868 
569 
545 
436 
329 
acres treated, 2012 
211,280 
225,176 
316,591 
333,068 
196,806 
82,990 
73,709 
2007 
208,964 
196,138 
287,326 
327,567 
184,431 
77,889 
64,349 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
504 
802 
850 
623 
528 
363 
244 
2007 
543 
827 
844 
541 
516 
367 
277 
acres treated, 2012 
208,375 
221,216 
310,155 
322,933 
194,007 
71,776 
60,721 
2007 
206,330 
190,495 
283,106 
313,765 
178,807 
61,496 
50,009 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
38 
89 
101 
139 
73 
148 
116 
2007 
55 
130 
84 
166 
75 
206 
128 
acres treated, 2012 
2,905 
3,960 
6,436 
10,135 
2,799 
11,214 
12,988 
2007 
2,634 
5,643 
4,220 
13,802 
5,624 
16,393 
14,340 
Manure farms, 2012 
174 
399 
347 
204 
127 
170 
80 
2007 
180 
492 
355 
244 
130 
184 
75 
acres treated, 2012 
29,878 
40,508 
29,153 
28,696 
7,881 
1 1 ,224 
6,984 
2007 
23,374 
44,549 
27,288 
26,380 
5,830 
12,237 
5,323 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
321 
478 
576 
253 
239 
126 
70 
2007 
354 
508 
533 
273 
265 
98 
80 
acres, 2012 
144,439 
133,985 
176,647 
135,730 
71,366 
31,749 
25,293 
2007 
113,618 
96,857 
123,738 
121,957 
88,863 
11,695 
12,885 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
524 
800 
872 
647 
567 
327 
234 
2007 
471 
728 
759 
497 
464 
250 
206 
acres, 2012 
275,178 
226,273 
345,978 
389,167 
242,726 
80,356 
69,081 
2007 
239,130 
174,731 
293,639 
308,585 
215,593 
52,283 
42,752 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
62 
48 
81 
44 
36 
20 
10 
2007 
45 
36 
114 
19 
54 
10 
11 
acres, 2012 
25,209 
17,511 
18,389 
15,733 
4,531 
14,710 
3,043 
2007 
9,885 
2,810 
17,857 
2,898 
9,400 
832 
955 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
63 
83 
98 
50 
69 
17 
9 
2007 
31 
62 
61 
27 
46 
15 
20 
acres, 2012 
32,989 
36,861 
24,977 
15,425 
27,995 
14,716 
1,049 
2007 
10,780 
18,372 
11,957 
8,489 
6,238 
3,601 
2,648 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
- 
13 
8 
- 
7 
- 
1 
2007 
1 
7 
5 
3 
4 
- 
4 
acres on which used, 2012 
- 
620 
481 
- 
19 
- 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
508 
46 
60 
- 
39 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Iowa 603 
