Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Washington 
Wayne 
Webster 
Winnebago 
Winneshiek 
Woodbury 
Worth 
Wright 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
623 
291 
667 
388 
860 
656 
386 
500 
2007 
665 
318 
778 
415 
705 
683 
384 
510 
acres treated, 2012 
187,430 
119,444 
299,604 
166,289 
239,918 
323,757 
165,734 
251,336 
2007 
175,566 
89,305 
309,171 
172,160 
170,693 
319,711 
155,119 
211,688 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
610 
262 
654 
385 
842 
615 
386 
498 
2007 
647 
281 
757 
411 
685 
643 
375 
502 
acres treated, 2012 
184,095 
109,805 
297,577 
166,018 
236,774 
310,440 
165,368 
250,691 
2007 
171,759 
75,171 
305,581 
170,911 
166,168 
304,318 
153,947 
211,240 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
79 
88 
43 
9 
119 
158 
11 
27 
2007 
88 
116 
37 
16 
105 
160 
25 
19 
acres treated, 2012 
3,335 
9,639 
2,027 
271 
3,144 
13,317 
366 
645 
2007 
3,807 
14,134 
3,590 
1,249 
4,525 
15,393 
1,172 
448 
Manure farms, 2012 
340 
66 
117 
92 
462 
208 
101 
158 
2007 
370 
57 
199 
137 
411 
222 
103 
188 
acres treated, 2012 
49,946 
4,421 
15,806 
23,199 
44,863 
20,545 
6,414 
35,386 
2007 
43,137 
3,115 
17,688 
19,456 
41,963 
13,496 
8,099 
41,522 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
301 
87 
428 
188 
516 
330 
203 
207 
2007 
286 
89 
380 
243 
454 
228 
262 
286 
acres, 2012 
83,171 
31,944 
179,782 
81,300 
124,731 
119,353 
71,267 
82,343 
2007 
59,541 
28,756 
107,164 
69,413 
72,399 
58,610 
78,859 
90,273 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
612 
265 
676 
383 
831 
657 
382 
495 
2007 
539 
183 
682 
343 
603 
575 
318 
444 
acres, 2012 
220,613 
127,277 
351,702 
202,724 
239,502 
362,007 
201,708 
320,733 
2007 
173,106 
54,819 
321,006 
168,922 
139,022 
305,556 
164,056 
259,669 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
52 
16 
74 
35 
67 
50 
36 
26 
2007 
34 
9 
76 
44 
49 
25 
38 
44 
acres, 2012 
8,010 
7,926 
24,436 
9,511 
14,468 
13,343 
9,603 
6,263 
2007 
5,822 
3,029 
20,578 
8,085 
4,350 
9,082 
8,724 
9,765 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
60 
9 
83 
32 
74 
50 
33 
25 
2007 
74 
8 
51 
29 
67 
28 
24 
19 
acres, 2012 
30,214 
2,084 
25,258 
11,406 
17,126 
19,042 
7,589 
5,283 
2007 
15,856 
3,263 
15,483 
9,047 
9,248 
6,176 
4,859 
3,762 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
6 
4 
- 
2 
4 
1 
2 
4 
2007 
3 
1 
2 
- 
10 
- 
1 
2 
acres on which used, 2012 
119 
188 
- 
(D) 
192 
(D) 
(D) 
100 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
375 
(D) 
(D) 
608 Iowa 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
