Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Montana 
Beaverhead 
Big Horn 
Blaine 
Broadwater 
Carbon 
Carter 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
9,667 
160 
117 
207 
118 
257 
39 
2007 
10,218 
146 
181 
204 
109 
226 
59 
acres treated, 2012 
7,608,547 
109,849 
105,595 
232,717 
64,765 
50,649 
34,918 
2007 
7,088,355 
75,966 
152,612 
201,589 
52,584 
39,563 
57,197 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
8,650 
145 
106 
203 
108 
211 
35 
2007 
9,042 
127 
169 
195 
102 
172 
53 
acres treated, 2012 
7,146,316 
69,044 
103,254 
231,577 
63,013 
43,931 
(D) 
2007 
6,823,389 
68,666 
150,557 
198,311 
51,019 
32,056 
54,757 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
1,752 
39 
21 
7 
18 
95 
4 
2007 
2,088 
37 
19 
19 
13 
100 
7 
acres treated, 2012 
462,231 
40,805 
2,341 
1,140 
1,752 
6,718 
(D) 
2007 
264,966 
7,300 
2,055 
3,278 
1,565 
7,507 
2,440 
Manure farms, 2012 
2,429 
63 
20 
28 
34 
91 
10 
2007 
2,781 
56 
17 
42 
29 
87 
12 
acres treated, 2012 
182,819 
6,725 
1,273 
8,924 
2,245 
4,770 
615 
2007 
185,674 
14,078 
1,926 
3,006 
1,231 
3,615 
485 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
1,595 
12 
69 
24 
14 
51 
7 
2007 
1,540 
26 
68 
33 
17 
45 
13 
acres, 2012 
677,931 
4,759 
31,748 
12,859 
16,751 
11,591 
1,332 
2007 
490,201 
7,614 
19,945 
10,634 
8,902 
8,844 
5,071 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
10,440 
143 
130 
232 
127 
267 
90 
2007 
9,787 
109 
156 
171 
112 
223 
77 
acres, 2012 
9,850,643 
68,212 
156,595 
360,812 
80,851 
72,532 
84,164 
2007 
7,049,974 
16,533 
157,772 
234,414 
45,277 
36,111 
48,162 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
178 
3 
6 
- 
1 
9 
- 
2007 
70 
- 
7 
- 
- 
9 
- 
acres, 2012 
75,477 
(D) 
1,552 
- 
(D) 
1,001 
- 
2007 
16,340 
597 
722 
- 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
1,105 
6 
14 
22 
19 
13 
- 
2007 
610 
3 
6 
8 
10 
7 
4 
acres, 2012 
944,792 
3,330 
10,739 
22,479 
7,552 
2,838 
- 
2007 
293,044 
(D) 
3,572 
10,103 
2,170 
891 
3,038 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
258 
5 
5 
1 
2 
5 
- 
2007 
216 
2 
5 
- 
- 
11 
2 
acres on which used, 2012 
68,782 
425 
427 
(D) 
(D) 
180 
- 
2007 
40,140 
(D) 
577 
722 
(D) 
item 
Cascade 
Chouteau 
Custer 
Daniels 
Dawson 
Deer Lodge 
Fallon 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
310 
420 
121 
155 
218 
27 
57 
2007 
326 
468 
132 
172 
241 
28 
71 
acres treated, 2012 
173,294 
527,227 
53,945 
292,780 
218,549 
3,010 
52,209 
2007 
209,241 
561,553 
44,693 
303,581 
209,663 
4,599 
47,452 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
253 
413 
113 
154 
212 
22 
53 
2007 
273 
463 
125 
172 
235 
19 
67 
acres treated, 2012 
154,516 
522,988 
(D) 
292,548 
209,053 
2,875 
51,819 
2007 
197,118 
553,512 
43,563 
(D) 
208,168 
3,751 
46,159 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
79 
14 
9 
3 
18 
6 
6 
2007 
87 
12 
25 
1 
20 
12 
4 
acres treated, 2012 
18,778 
4,239 
(D) 
232 
9,496 
135 
390 
2007 
12,123 
8,041 
1,130 
(D) 
1,495 
848 
1,293 
Manure farms, 2012 
83 
20 
29 
13 
34 
10 
10 
2007 
90 
25 
24 
29 
58 
13 
9 
acres treated, 2012 
7,000 
1,530 
1,063 
1,310 
5,422 
425 
665 
2007 
6,098 
1,511 
753 
1,732 
2,578 
679 
280 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
38 
24 
59 
14 
32 
2 
5 
2007 
29 
38 
70 
4 
35 
5 
4 
acres, 2012 
16,393 
27,444 
10,684 
17,141 
27,177 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
15,142 
30,161 
14,182 
1,097 
6,233 
530 
(D) 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
358 
484 
129 
176 
227 
28 
74 
2007 
423 
435 
103 
150 
197 
31 
80 
acres, 2012 
237,289 
811,679 
44,187 
366,549 
269,324 
1,536 
65,421 
2007 
196,747 
664,137 
37,996 
256,997 
184,445 
2,480 
42,672 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
3 
2 
3 
- 
5 
- 
3 
2007 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
854 
- 
942 
- 
4,878 
2007 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
16 
65 
6 
42 
51 
_ 
3 
2007 
15 
32 
8 
10 
12 
- 
5 
acres, 2012 
18,327 
77,209 
1,716 
63,373 
60,849 
- 
1,139 
2007 
13,002 
30,578 
1,268 
11,079 
6,983 
- 
1,564 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
4 
2 
2 
1 
5 
- 
1 
2007 
6 
6 
2 
5 
5 
- 
2 
acres on which used, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,072 
- 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
1,814 
(D) 
2,282 
1,820 
- 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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