Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
North Dakota 
Adams 
Barnes 
Benson 
Billings 
Bottineau 
Bowman 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
14,427 
155 
402 
283 
67 
366 
135 
2007 
15,393 
160 
448 
308 
71 
451 
168 
acres treated, 2012 
17,482,867 
238,927 
553,017 
407,358 
60,873 
546,069 
210,986 
2007 
18,419,224 
222,918 
580,817 
433,636 
40,920 
668,231 
198,847 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
14,158 
151 
395 
281 
64 
365 
130 
2007 
15,088 
160 
437 
302 
71 
448 
162 
acres treated, 2012 
17,364,266 
238,487 
551,978 
406,528 
57,076 
545,179 
209,798 
2007 
18,299,137 
220,710 
579,602 
432,652 
(D) 
667,020 
198,091 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
605 
6 
21 
6 
6 
8 
8 
2007 
696 
8 
20 
9 
7 
16 
9 
acres treated, 2012 
118,601 
440 
1,039 
830 
3,797 
890 
1,188 
2007 
120,087 
2,208 
1,215 
984 
(D) 
1,211 
756 
Manure farms, 2012 
2,725 
36 
70 
64 
19 
44 
22 
2007 
3,998 
52 
108 
75 
31 
46 
47 
acres treated, 2012 
243,847 
2,505 
3,116 
6,456 
1,285 
2,750 
1,482 
2007 
281,150 
4,416 
6,238 
4,621 
1,531 
1,867 
4,189 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
5,477 
75 
183 
88 
18 
173 
47 
2007 
4,035 
25 
90 
79 
8 
159 
13 
acres, 2012 
5,297,112 
46,697 
203,482 
70,207 
9,663 
196,317 
48,563 
2007 
3,007,826 
12,000 
63,280 
55,626 
5,041 
115,333 
10,842 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
15,682 
160 
432 
305 
75 
405 
146 
2007 
14,381 
154 
434 
306 
65 
435 
137 
acres, 2012 
21,732,164 
270,066 
704,133 
519,743 
77,584 
646,886 
280,273 
2007 
17,066,194 
213,275 
566,785 
413,321 
26,555 
614,263 
145,053 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
358 
1 
13 
1 
- 
13 
1 
2007 
137 
- 
2 
1 
2 
2 
- 
acres, 2012 
304,453 
(D) 
6,862 
(D) 
- 
20,926 
(D) 
2007 
89,308 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
4,246 
38 
101 
97 
33 
191 
31 
2007 
3,668 
33 
105 
64 
13 
110 
29 
acres, 2012 
4,926,836 
40,054 
61,609 
109,490 
45,270 
221,213 
90,178 
2007 
3,274,633 
34,569 
62,100 
43,926 
1 1 ,478 
114,114 
33,769 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 201 2 
1,018 
6 
45 
31 
3 
20 
9 
2007 
993 
7 
22 
38 
- 
27 
1 
acres on which used, 2012 
702,227 
669 
28,893 
29,251 
3,600 
20,322 
1,393 
2007 
544,427 
2,720 
12,244 
17,885 
- 
24,426 
(D) 
Item 
Burke 
Burleigh 
Cass 
Cavalier 
Dickey 
Divide 
Dunn 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
197 
308 
598 
421 
267 
190 
247 
2007 
231 
287 
599 
413 
313 
270 
252 
acres treated, 2012 
256,865 
258,909 
727,893 
671,884 
297,825 
220,480 
211,455 
2007 
277,081 
219,764 
708,783 
714,686 
361,449 
318,282 
201,189 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
196 
280 
580 
421 
263 
190 
236 
2007 
225 
267 
593 
413 
307 
269 
240 
acres treated, 2012 
256,475 
253,261 
726,892 
(D) 
296,067 
(D) 
208,314 
2007 
275,387 
216,567 
707,850 
(D) 
355,853 
317,310 
198,050 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
4 
38 
21 
2 
7 
2 
21 
2007 
8 
33 
21 
2 
16 
6 
23 
acres treated, 2012 
390 
5,648 
1,001 
(D) 
1,758 
(D) 
3,141 
2007 
1,694 
3,197 
933 
(D) 
5,596 
972 
3,139 
Manure farms, 2012 
21 
118 
50 
21 
58 
22 
84 
2007 
34 
135 
60 
42 
95 
46 
129 
acres treated, 2012 
1,029 
9,163 
8,543 
1,350 
5,929 
3,253 
6,261 
2007 
1,451 
8,669 
4,404 
2,020 
8,133 
2,312 
5,969 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
50 
65 
342 
171 
100 
22 
63 
2007 
21 
72 
171 
119 
87 
22 
30 
acres, 2012 
59,470 
37,632 
296,171 
186,216 
101,168 
14,386 
29,197 
2007 
21,607 
24,829 
129,007 
115,184 
80,661 
27,110 
26,537 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
218 
351 
625 
435 
284 
220 
277 
2007 
214 
327 
568 
379 
271 
239 
227 
acres, 2012 
327,604 
345,164 
979,893 
774,811 
384,644 
321,080 
232,055 
2007 
243,396 
216,997 
839,187 
652,326 
329,868 
326,200 
179,409 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
1 
3 
23 
4 
7 
1 
- 
2007 
3 
1 
7 
2 
8 
- 
1 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
377 
16,809 
2,665 
7,298 
(D) 
- 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
5,960 
(D) 
1,542 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
69 
45 
130 
220 
24 
35 
41 
2007 
39 
27 
146 
173 
41 
22 
25 
acres, 2012 
103,153 
38,477 
98,223 
398,548 
19,467 
43,513 
38,058 
2007 
32,616 
26,638 
77,472 
200,672 
34,353 
19,194 
29,584 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 201 2 
10 
13 
27 
38 
3 
20 
2 
2007 
8 
9 
37 
52 
6 
30 
3 
acres on which used, 2012 
6,186 
5,231 
8,917 
33,687 
1,418 
12,430 
(D) 
2007 
3,603 
1,520 
20,691 
32,999 
2,130 
15,787 
296 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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