Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Pocahontas 
Polk 
Pottawattamie 
Poweshiek 
Ringgold 
Sac 
Scott 
Shelby 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
563 
413 
829 
528 
322 
631 
511 
684 
2007 
651 
418 
756 
523 
303 
593 
608 
669 
acres treated, 2012 
233,224 
127,593 
382,393 
201,560 
98,007 
250,507 
176,356 
297,285 
2007 
249,206 
171,854 
336,073 
186,176 
76,938 
248,911 
195,042 
276,623 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
563 
388 
798 
516 
300 
617 
502 
665 
2007 
649 
399 
717 
501 
272 
584 
595 
633 
acres treated, 2012 
232,972 
126,608 
373,287 
193,442 
82,295 
246,605 
174,349 
291,201 
2007 
248,297 
169,921 
327,002 
178,750 
59,634 
245,986 
193,266 
267,969 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
13 
46 
157 
102 
109 
83 
47 
138 
2007 
18 
42 
173 
118 
109 
69 
44 
144 
acres treated, 2012 
252 
985 
9,106 
8,118 
15,712 
3,902 
2,007 
6,084 
2007 
909 
1,933 
9,071 
7,426 
17,304 
2,925 
1,776 
8,654 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
153 
89 
168 
227 
86 
249 
174 
199 
2007 
198 
104 
187 
231 
90 
246 
248 
201 
acres treated, 2012 
31,298 
5,039 
16,020 
27,534 
9,662 
44,637 
18,306 
17,182 
2007 
29,973 
4,835 
10,339 
19,731 
7,986 
44,782 
16,920 
20,999 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
341 
222 
366 
299 
99 
326 
332 
294 
2007 
386 
260 
236 
351 
56 
285 
362 
271 
acres, 2012 
152,364 
66,889 
161,553 
107,101 
27,040 
122,934 
95,628 
95,499 
2007 
121,060 
81,288 
71,990 
102,405 
14,341 
91,447 
90,407 
75,638 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
570 
431 
842 
541 
314 
633 
520 
685 
2007 
582 
367 
674 
432 
220 
486 
553 
594 
acres, 2012 
299,229 
164,866 
462,967 
248,312 
115,910 
311,416 
189,513 
329,478 
2007 
294,576 
198,228 
340,167 
187,457 
56,619 
266,145 
196,775 
259,458 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
77 
39 
48 
40 
16 
44 
50 
42 
2007 
98 
31 
20 
28 
5 
48 
61 
16 
acres, 2012 
24,743 
7,951 
16,001 
9,588 
7,254 
11,809 
9,021 
8,562 
2007 
25,926 
9,503 
4,602 
4,765 
547 
8,660 
8,955 
3,022 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
74 
64 
123 
47 
13 
77 
38 
75 
2007 
35 
44 
64 
46 
6 
26 
65 
41 
acres, 2012 
42,038 
18,077 
52,938 
22,417 
5,102 
20,429 
9,495 
22,830 
2007 
11,076 
8,329 
12,258 
9,513 
1,084 
6,349 
8,376 
7,976 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
- 
3 
7 
1 
2 
3 
- 
5 
2007 
- 
7 
4 
8 
3 
3 
- 
1 
acres on which used, 2012 
- 
7 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
280 
2007 
- 
221 
28 
346 
78 
(D) 
" 
(D) 
Item 
Sioux 
Story 
Tama 
Taylor 
Union 
Van Buren 
Wapello 
Warren 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
1,166 
576 
701 
317 
322 
337 
339 
563 
2007 
1,087 
683 
726 
364 
343 
347 
333 
507 
acres treated, 2012 
334,130 
217,607 
255,777 
135,481 
84,831 
87,034 
98,772 
114,904 
2007 
317,923 
270,197 
279,263 
120,751 
91,691 
84,084 
81,594 
99,052 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
1,133 
549 
686 
289 
290 
315 
321 
528 
2007 
1,060 
669 
703 
335 
290 
323 
311 
461 
acres treated, 2012 
331,311 
216,536 
249,338 
124,193 
72,862 
81,209 
95,257 
108,847 
2007 
314,489 
269,112 
272,781 
108,523 
71,923 
78,229 
77,303 
89,767 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
85 
55 
98 
117 
101 
74 
64 
99 
2007 
85 
42 
102 
120 
142 
85 
61 
114 
acres treated, 2012 
2,819 
1,071 
6,439 
1 1 ,288 
11,969 
5,825 
3,515 
6,057 
2007 
3,434 
1,085 
6,482 
12,228 
19,768 
5,855 
4,291 
9,285 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
738 
164 
230 
90 
70 
99 
71 
153 
2007 
719 
167 
258 
89 
119 
96 
96 
146 
acres treated, 2012 
138,334 
20,064 
22,106 
14,233 
9,325 
6,472 
6,462 
5,305 
2007 
124,112 
25,731 
22,332 
7,042 
10,719 
4,861 
6,737 
5,754 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
794 
281 
406 
70 
69 
97 
113 
162 
2007 
628 
420 
471 
74 
106 
109 
118 
204 
acres, 2012 
215,447 
101,979 
144,147 
31,273 
24,633 
33,583 
35,663 
37,543 
2007 
166,143 
145,168 
134,926 
44,659 
20,155 
26,334 
34,730 
40,728 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
1,207 
597 
713 
298 
301 
288 
294 
569 
2007 
959 
617 
630 
270 
263 
251 
208 
405 
acres, 2012 
416,131 
256,952 
308,740 
165,256 
105,615 
96,323 
107,988 
138,280 
2007 
347,107 
256,720 
264,709 
112,007 
79,457 
69,271 
70,890 
97,391 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
95 
67 
72 
10 
12 
24 
17 
26 
2007 
43 
78 
46 
14 
12 
7 
9 
20 
acres, 2012 
17,638 
16,677 
17,757 
3,768 
1,204 
2,834 
6,572 
4,901 
2007 
6,319 
20,097 
8,858 
2,838 
890 
4,106 
1,086 
1,159 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
100 
101 
112 
11 
11 
20 
21 
49 
2007 
47 
77 
79 
12 
19 
13 
9 
42 
acres, 2012 
23,607 
29,207 
44,134 
8,815 
5,307 
8,071 
1,764 
8,642 
2007 
7,743 
30,934 
21,651 
1,686 
1,923 
1,772 
2,725 
9,388 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
6 
8 
9 
2 
3 
- 
2 
13 
2007 
4 
7 
5 
2 
1 
- 
1 
7 
acres on which used, 2012 
388 
192 
521 
(D) 
29 
- 
(D) 
375 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
712 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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