Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Delaware 
Des Moines 
Dickinson 
Dubuque 
Emmet 
Fayette 
Floyd 
Franklin 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
938 
382 
298 
948 
325 
761 
571 
567 
2007 
1,000 
384 
380 
924 
361 
832 
602 
616 
acres treated, 2012 
285,438 
100,989 
131,331 
180,478 
159,334 
247,181 
223,941 
268,348 
2007 
242,530 
115,175 
160,731 
177,660 
174,019 
266,790 
200,256 
252,433 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
933 
374 
290 
935 
314 
759 
566 
559 
2007 
971 
378 
376 
886 
346 
819 
596 
611 
acres treated, 2012 
280,710 
99,166 
130,158 
175,620 
156,793 
244,958 
223,158 
267,252 
2007 
238,754 
114,061 
159,296 
170,458 
170,441 
262,248 
198,983 
250,262 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
111 
35 
25 
116 
36 
42 
29 
34 
2007 
110 
29 
24 
159 
42 
68 
27 
36 
acres treated, 2012 
4,728 
1,823 
1,173 
4,858 
2,541 
2,223 
783 
1,096 
2007 
3,776 
1,114 
1,435 
7,202 
3,578 
4,542 
1,273 
2,171 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
527 
96 
84 
552 
107 
326 
199 
199 
2007 
644 
105 
123 
617 
152 
419 
213 
236 
acres treated, 2012 
64,726 
7,002 
11,718 
55,475 
25,424 
34,743 
24,547 
40,436 
2007 
71,122 
4,772 
14,580 
59,256 
31,903 
40,576 
21,632 
51,252 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
629 
167 
176 
658 
138 
410 
260 
249 
2007 
676 
179 
263 
559 
232 
533 
372 
412 
acres, 2012 
163,349 
43,194 
74,815 
110,926 
58,491 
117,424 
89,403 
106,451 
2007 
116,321 
46,924 
77,377 
74,618 
74,430 
121,361 
96,885 
123,808 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
922 
372 
314 
940 
326 
760 
568 
579 
2007 
869 
328 
361 
770 
300 
690 
539 
530 
acres, 2012 
288,493 
121,429 
157,440 
171,109 
192,106 
293,821 
259,561 
318,881 
2007 
224,019 
113,246 
174,603 
140,484 
195,888 
253,150 
213,379 
291,369 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
99 
28 
32 
97 
48 
50 
33 
46 
2007 
59 
20 
41 
43 
57 
44 
25 
59 
acres, 2012 
19,116 
5,952 
12,451 
13,117 
14,109 
8,945 
7,574 
11,466 
2007 
7,779 
2,277 
11,554 
3,287 
13,120 
7,983 
3,801 
9,846 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
75 
43 
18 
95 
22 
74 
45 
59 
2007 
100 
38 
10 
59 
16 
67 
29 
66 
acres, 2012 
16,904 
11,937 
5,066 
16,995 
9,328 
26,411 
12,622 
21,480 
2007 
16,344 
5,513 
2,393 
9,841 
3,051 
15,307 
4,184 
13,943 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
6 
4 
3 
2 
- 
2 
- 
1 
2007 
4 
1 
1 
6 
- 
16 
1 
1 
acres on which used, 2012 
209 
243 
130 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2007 
248 
(D) 
(D) 
273 
- 
1,504 
(D) 
(D) 
Item 
Fremont 
Greene 
Grundy 
Guthrie 
Plamilton 
Hancock 
Hardin 
Harrison 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
332 
518 
481 
443 
460 
619 
549 
552 
2007 
341 
551 
558 
495 
563 
658 
629 
516 
acres treated, 201 2 
181,461 
253,143 
221,502 
177,648 
245,716 
265,567 
238,369 
276,983 
2007 
150,625 
247,615 
228,380 
195,316 
239,864 
239,204 
239,642 
234,863 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
322 
502 
473 
421 
455 
615 
538 
529 
2007 
329 
541 
544 
457 
548 
655 
610 
496 
acres treated, 2012 
176,254 
249,600 
220,252 
169,475 
244,081 
264,544 
234,914 
267,063 
2007 
144,920 
244,235 
226,458 
183,934 
238,247 
237,737 
235,737 
224,429 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
69 
64 
33 
85 
23 
27 
59 
121 
2007 
61 
58 
38 
109 
22 
27 
57 
99 
acres treated, 2012 
5,207 
3,543 
1,250 
8,173 
1,635 
1,023 
3,455 
9,920 
2007 
5,705 
3,380 
1,922 
11,382 
1,617 
1,467 
3,905 
10,434 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
37 
151 
146 
132 
130 
196 
237 
113 
2007 
29 
172 
205 
133 
201 
203 
265 
123 
acres treated, 2012 
2,404 
21,145 
18,590 
13,958 
33,159 
37,712 
54,297 
5,562 
2007 
1,327 
18,850 
20,513 
15,172 
52,183 
37,198 
40,255 
10,550 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
103 
291 
358 
177 
208 
388 
261 
215 
2007 
98 
289 
386 
186 
337 
415 
340 
170 
acres, 2012 
50,247 
129,996 
170,360 
58,959 
94,936 
142,330 
108,924 
81,256 
2007 
38,796 
103,051 
144,670 
74,721 
105,869 
117,234 
94,475 
53,605 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
330 
518 
501 
455 
475 
620 
552 
547 
2007 
308 
457 
498 
454 
495 
579 
556 
446 
acres, 2012 
234,639 
299,848 
288,078 
217,286 
287,171 
314,120 
292,245 
321,262 
2007 
1 66,656 
258,587 
262,795 
195,093 
264,625 
290,999 
229,860 
245,613 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
16 
57 
30 
26 
46 
75 
43 
50 
2007 
13 
49 
30 
12 
48 
72 
60 
20 
acres, 2012 
8,500 
15,443 
10,510 
2,792 
10,111 
18,651 
10,648 
19,941 
2007 
5,500 
14,745 
8,703 
1,992 
9,872 
11,155 
12,644 
5,275 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
34 
76 
92 
35 
40 
79 
82 
51 
2007 
25 
29 
110 
25 
47 
44 
68 
34 
acres, 2012 
10,882 
26,026 
56,754 
6,490 
10,580 
26,389 
30,176 
16,862 
2007 
3,262 
7,939 
42,852 
5,867 
16,174 
9,386 
24,624 
4,441 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
1 
1 
2 
- 
1 
3 
2 
- 
2007 
2 
1 
8 
- 
1 
3 
1 
- 
acres on which used, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
856 
(D) 
1,133 
(D) 
- 
-continued 
604 Iowa 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
