Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Henry 
Howard 
Humboldt 
Ida 
Iowa 
Jackson 
Jasper 
Jefferson 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
438 
542 
393 
378 
573 
688 
673 
288 
2007 
438 
497 
482 
398 
616 
600 
722 
314 
acres treated, 2012 
151,917 
207,333 
157,392 
175,594 
193,132 
158,261 
237,301 
98,921 
2007 
128,533 
169,111 
200,402 
192,059 
191,234 
135,443 
286,538 
88,481 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
425 
538 
392 
355 
544 
661 
654 
275 
2007 
416 
486 
477 
382 
588 
560 
692 
303 
acres treated, 2012 
150,096 
205,776 
157,299 
171,106 
186,514 
150,676 
232,746 
96,727 
2007 
123,922 
166,522 
199,708 
187,042 
184,721 
126,196 
280,414 
85,234 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
54 
36 
11 
75 
115 
144 
100 
55 
2007 
73 
39 
19 
80 
111 
143 
117 
48 
acres treated, 2012 
1,821 
1,557 
93 
4,488 
6,618 
7,585 
4,555 
2,194 
2007 
4,611 
2,589 
694 
5,017 
6,513 
9,247 
6,124 
3,247 
Manure farms, 2012 
143 
205 
74 
143 
234 
363 
229 
87 
2007 
162 
218 
107 
156 
312 
364 
313 
124 
acres treated, 2012 
30,084 
28,149 
11,967 
19,118 
14,907 
27,898 
17,062 
5,452 
2007 
11,697 
24,113 
12,174 
21,366 
21,743 
26,335 
20,612 
7,947 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
200 
258 
218 
174 
292 
421 
427 
115 
2007 
200 
312 
293 
201 
326 
320 
503 
109 
acres, 2012 
59,753 
79,047 
82,551 
85,390 
83,649 
82,683 
128,172 
28,975 
2007 
39,728 
87,338 
85,081 
79,878 
88,473 
49,330 
137,459 
24,254 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
434 
557 
393 
377 
575 
689 
676 
277 
2007 
379 
411 
418 
343 
499 
485 
602 
248 
acres, 2012 
172,097 
240,758 
202,415 
206,162 
221,983 
157,011 
291,487 
114,059 
2007 
133,087 
174,057 
216,204 
199,379 
175,125 
99,037 
283,021 
71,727 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
22 
42 
32 
25 
30 
41 
52 
19 
2007 
12 
20 
51 
24 
32 
40 
60 
16 
acres, 2012 
4,559 
8,301 
8,217 
4,971 
2,530 
2,842 
13,749 
2,062 
2007 
991 
3,030 
14,409 
3,712 
3,928 
2,688 
5,862 
1,378 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
40 
51 
44 
42 
52 
40 
52 
29 
2007 
44 
26 
24 
20 
38 
25 
46 
27 
acres, 2012 
28,196 
14,642 
20,592 
12,811 
19,357 
4,568 
17,332 
5,924 
2007 
7,189 
9,425 
4,903 
8,407 
10,082 
2,804 
7,361 
2,763 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
1 
5 
1 
- 
1 
5 
3 
4 
2007 
3 
4 
1 
- 
1 
1 
2 
1 
acres on which used, 2012 
(D) 
100 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
43 
235 
88 
2007 
(D) 
105 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Item 
Johnson 
Jones 
Keokuk 
Kossuth 
Lee 
Linn 
Louisa 
Lucas 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
754 
660 
503 
982 
498 
839 
318 
256 
2007 
753 
713 
592 
1,000 
512 
900 
387 
288 
acres treated, 2012 
209,199 
212,683 
162,135 
416,273 
120,124 
230,305 
99,803 
48,056 
2007 
197,306 
224,680 
160,808 
409,179 
126,403 
241,599 
102,414 
46,814 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
737 
649 
500 
975 
478 
818 
307 
228 
2007 
712 
687 
569 
988 
494 
865 
376 
250 
acres treated, 2012 
205,084 
207,526 
156,923 
414,887 
116,232 
228,063 
98,621 
40,876 
2007 
192,698 
217,629 
154,587 
405,632 
120,713 
236,621 
100,565 
33,600 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
128 
86 
71 
35 
79 
71 
35 
76 
2007 
120 
107 
94 
34 
87 
96 
41 
102 
acres treated, 2012 
4,115 
5,157 
5,212 
1,386 
3,892 
2,242 
1,182 
7,180 
2007 
4,608 
7,051 
6,221 
3,547 
5,690 
4,978 
1,849 
13,214 
Manure farms, 2012 
374 
305 
176 
291 
167 
258 
106 
58 
2007 
395 
347 
212 
360 
155 
284 
130 
71 
acres treated, 2012 
26,554 
29,417 
15,576 
60,107 
9,076 
14,083 
11,112 
2,664 
2007 
25,226 
33,837 
15,744 
74,315 
10,421 
15,463 
11,405 
3,102 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
417 
429 
236 
564 
215 
491 
177 
80 
2007 
359 
445 
243 
624 
173 
459 
202 
77 
acres, 2012 
90,934 
117,697 
59,112 
236,033 
62,760 
118,505 
48,774 
13,345 
2007 
61,656 
102,863 
56,584 
197,551 
34,776 
86,964 
42,509 
8,203 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
722 
684 
513 
992 
462 
838 
326 
229 
2007 
578 
636 
492 
911 
357 
712 
364 
198 
acres, 2012 
224,921 
229,578 
189,209 
537,476 
139,079 
259,136 
119,551 
48,350 
2007 
183,906 
210,907 
151,285 
460,251 
123,223 
208,855 
109,393 
27,689 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
56 
54 
45 
139 
20 
72 
19 
9 
2007 
45 
41 
18 
119 
7 
43 
35 
5 
acres, 2012 
7,726 
6,139 
7,258 
39,730 
3,878 
12,694 
5,593 
911 
2007 
4,739 
4,278 
5,880 
29,151 
950 
5,959 
5,564 
484 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
58 
78 
33 
109 
25 
87 
44 
6 
2007 
50 
69 
54 
46 
23 
81 
39 
16 
acres, 2012 
9,008 
18,778 
6,056 
48,987 
4,810 
19,457 
12,786 
159 
2007 
4,955 
13,302 
13,425 
13,003 
2,192 
12,585 
7,859 
(D) 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
1 
2 
2 
12 
12 
3 
2 
5 
2007 
2 
1 
- 
5 
2 
1 
3 
4 
acres on which used, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
398 
756 
8 
(D) 
97 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
307 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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