Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lyon 
Madison 
Mahaska 
Marion 
Marshall 
Mills 
Mitchell 
Monona 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
892 
453 
605 
472 
548 
316 
626 
396 
2007 
750 
433 
566 
458 
562 
318 
627 
444 
acres treated, 2012 
252,185 
118,612 
176,843 
129,764 
212,934 
128,698 
213,821 
242,687 
2007 
199,717 
125,086 
150,814 
122,517 
224,568 
124,166 
202,835 
263,752 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
873 
418 
585 
444 
537 
290 
621 
382 
2007 
732 
395 
536 
413 
539 
305 
612 
423 
acres treated, 2012 
243,630 
108,024 
172,426 
123,957 
208,871 
124,482 
213,124 
236,288 
2007 
193,062 
110,099 
146,429 
115,115 
221,431 
121,557 
201,792 
252,971 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
139 
114 
74 
76 
67 
73 
31 
65 
2007 
114 
126 
94 
109 
58 
52 
48 
86 
acres treated, 2012 
8,555 
10,588 
4,417 
5,807 
4,063 
4,216 
697 
6,399 
2007 
6,655 
14,987 
4,385 
7,402 
3,137 
2,609 
1,043 
10,781 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
518 
128 
240 
146 
152 
32 
294 
69 
2007 
460 
150 
240 
143 
195 
34 
298 
98 
acres treated, 2012 
84,093 
7,401 
23,914 
10,209 
14,850 
932 
35,580 
4,854 
2007 
57,850 
6,701 
21,560 
7,431 
17,470 
795 
37,303 
7,694 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
562 
134 
271 
151 
309 
104 
330 
187 
2007 
474 
175 
310 
192 
391 
87 
424 
177 
acres, 2012 
150,616 
29,965 
79,830 
34,714 
107,226 
45,768 
97,111 
95,804 
2007 
105,495 
42,482 
55,206 
43,064 
124,348 
23,447 
106,881 
70,706 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
919 
441 
607 
459 
550 
307 
633 
399 
2007 
707 
375 
489 
378 
532 
285 
525 
377 
acres, 2012 
322,898 
132,016 
228,250 
156,625 
259,963 
172,960 
254,216 
277,851 
2007 
234,637 
110,380 
144,036 
104,677 
233,574 
127,956 
210,746 
281,554 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
69 
20 
44 
21 
53 
21 
50 
40 
2007 
48 
9 
21 
12 
51 
6 
46 
34 
acres, 2012 
14,575 
2,955 
6,996 
5,876 
12,110 
5,114 
10,794 
9,232 
2007 
6,112 
1,677 
3,405 
1,096 
12,368 
1,429 
10,761 
7,188 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
107 
38 
40 
38 
84 
26 
53 
36 
2007 
41 
28 
40 
36 
63 
26 
63 
31 
acres, 2012 
19,826 
8,536 
8,564 
9,748 
27,531 
6,293 
13,297 
25,667 
2007 
5,948 
9,554 
6,420 
3,166 
24,987 
3,730 
10,939 
8,800 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
5 
3 
8 
9 
12 
2 
14 
- 
2007 
- 
3 
2 
2 
3 
9 
6 
- 
acres on which used, 2012 
290 
90 
225 
236 
667 
(D) 
396 
- 
2007 
- 
319 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
716 
433 
- 
Item 
Monroe 
Montgomery 
Muscatine 
O'Brien 
Osceola 
Page 
Palo Alto 
Plymouth 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
279 
346 
455 
677 
405 
523 
546 
1,006 
2007 
304 
368 
509 
712 
484 
477 
532 
1,014 
acres treated, 2012 
67,180 
156,139 
144,013 
205,078 
161,010 
201,460 
255,459 
358,747 
2007 
69,756 
125,884 
149,183 
214,596 
163,390 
154,268 
250,941 
334,729 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
253 
331 
434 
668 
402 
497 
541 
967 
2007 
272 
348 
499 
692 
481 
442 
525 
970 
acres treated, 2012 
59,476 
147,476 
141,746 
202,294 
160,455 
186,680 
254,651 
347,531 
2007 
59,048 
117,441 
146,565 
210,230 
163,057 
139,817 
248,988 
323,773 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
81 
89 
65 
66 
14 
170 
29 
157 
2007 
94 
94 
56 
64 
12 
161 
29 
188 
acres treated, 2012 
7,704 
8,663 
2,267 
2,784 
555 
14,780 
808 
11,216 
2007 
10,708 
8,443 
2,618 
4,366 
333 
14,451 
1,953 
10,956 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
76 
81 
148 
278 
152 
107 
191 
438 
2007 
71 
83 
164 
350 
223 
120 
208 
465 
acres treated, 2012 
5,053 
5,608 
11,861 
37,320 
27,293 
6,930 
44,176 
71,454 
2007 
3,800 
6,518 
11,069 
46,374 
34,935 
4,623 
52,971 
50,366 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
94 
103 
252 
396 
295 
142 
365 
508 
2007 
101 
88 
276 
484 
358 
116 
372 
380 
acres, 2012 
25,456 
47,749 
71,543 
103,069 
90,359 
44,330 
195,285 
157,019 
2007 
18,004 
25,721 
57,518 
122,465 
90,524 
27,556 
126,097 
85,010 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
269 
360 
448 
688 
428 
532 
553 
1,017 
2007 
209 
352 
459 
635 
440 
416 
493 
857 
acres, 2012 
67,282 
179,921 
162,320 
264,863 
213,064 
234,411 
314,381 
448,214 
2007 
53,071 
139,653 
146,202 
266,226 
195,134 
163,947 
269,608 
341,216 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
25 
15 
49 
61 
37 
19 
100 
64 
2007 
10 
3 
50 
25 
49 
14 
108 
23 
acres, 2012 
4,510 
5,155 
8,606 
11,857 
9,690 
2,802 
37,466 
1 1 ,846 
2007 
978 
(D) 
8,281 
4,619 
8,040 
1,555 
33,217 
5,609 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
21 
23 
60 
71 
43 
43 
67 
56 
2007 
11 
11 
57 
27 
12 
15 
37 
14 
acres, 2012 
5,374 
8,635 
20,165 
21,016 
9,568 
11,315 
27,737 
10,738 
2007 
1,860 
1,503 
9,978 
5,575 
1,274 
1,326 
9,543 
2,626 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
2 
1 
2 
1 
5 
5 
- 
2 
2007 
4 
9 
1 
6 
- 
1 
- 
1 
acres on which used, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
447 
191 
- 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
1,015 
(D) 
6 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
-continued 
606 Iowa 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
