Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
South Dakota 
Aurora 
Beadle 
Bennett 
Bon Homme 
Brookings 
Brown 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
15,887 
275 
414 
84 
452 
474 
516 
2007 
15,891 
199 
405 
109 
432 
528 
527 
acres treated, 2012 
11,331,665 
164,151 
338,128 
71,247 
201,808 
209,690 
553,502 
2007 
11,629,410 
157,928 
326,259 
125,073 
153,001 
234,525 
531,932 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
15,258 
254 
393 
84 
438 
453 
499 
2007 
15,185 
194 
385 
106 
417 
484 
509 
acres treated, 2012 
11,011,024 
156,481 
326,113 
68,880 
193,189 
201,909 
549,809 
2007 
11,190,577 
153,965 
306,241 
122,876 
144,524 
226,280 
525,119 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
2,383 
53 
83 
7 
75 
73 
40 
2007 
2,780 
30 
97 
5 
93 
114 
52 
acres treated, 2012 
320,641 
7,670 
12,015 
2,367 
8,619 
7,781 
3,693 
2007 
438,833 
3,963 
20,018 
2,197 
8,477 
8,245 
6,813 
Manure farms, 2012 
4,699 
82 
109 
6 
150 
202 
103 
2007 
5,959 
74 
166 
18 
197 
263 
156 
acres treated, 2012 
446,380 
14,837 
7,812 
415 
8,414 
1 7,344 
6,993 
2007 
539,372 
17,641 
18,173 
1,528 
10,919 
24,724 
10,425 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
6,217 
63 
139 
28 
118 
193 
174 
2007 
5,683 
43 
124 
12 
103 
210 
164 
acres, 2012 
3,397,964 
30,488 
79,710 
20,383 
40,264 
73,959 
124,137 
2007 
2,970,836 
31,505 
69,613 
9,715 
33,568 
75,856 
119,205 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
17,410 
291 
456 
107 
463 
572 
578 
2007 
15,563 
218 
405 
103 
396 
536 
526 
acres, 2012 
14,827,322 
223,124 
485,256 
126,110 
231,505 
265,030 
703,476 
2007 
11,638,706 
184,119 
338,872 
125,228 
155,638 
226,612 
569,116 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
634 
5 
13 
- 
25 
14 
25 
2007 
257 
1 
5 
- 
7 
12 
- 
acres, 2012 
240,615 
1,564 
2,644 
- 
5,999 
7,297 
13,871 
2007 
81,893 
(D) 
1,295 
- 
980 
2,652 
- 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
1,546 
15 
49 
1 
27 
28 
62 
2007 
1,603 
28 
49 
4 
21 
21 
45 
acres, 2012 
1,033,389 
5,685 
35,530 
(D) 
4,421 
19,773 
33,863 
2007 
789,228 
14,449 
19,475 
7,266 
4,371 
2,638 
27,072 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
83 
1 
- 
- 
3 
3 
3 
2007 
124 
- 
3 
2 
1 
- 
4 
acres on which used, 2012 
19,443 
(D) 
- 
- 
60 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
20,809 
400 
(D) 
(D) 
311 
Item 
Brule 
Buffalo 
Butte 
Campbell 
Charles Mix 
Clark 
Clay 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
226 
46 
130 
132 
474 
358 
310 
2007 
229 
42 
142 
133 
467 
334 
368 
acres treated, 2012 
154,256 
53,471 
21,369 
132,241 
304,064 
261,786 
168,693 
2007 
196,968 
50,371 
29,263 
116,714 
294,250 
202,716 
190,911 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
211 
45 
125 
126 
460 
355 
301 
2007 
218 
41 
127 
131 
443 
324 
350 
acres treated, 2012 
146,712 
(D) 
19,883 
131,020 
284,679 
256,230 
165,790 
2007 
185,385 
(D) 
25,105 
114,390 
267,908 
198,925 
188,563 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
42 
2 
10 
11 
100 
38 
35 
2007 
49 
6 
19 
14 
127 
39 
44 
acres treated, 2012 
7,544 
(D) 
1,486 
1,221 
19,385 
5,556 
2,903 
2007 
1 1 ,583 
(D) 
4,158 
2,324 
26,342 
3,791 
2,348 
Manure farms, 2012 
66 
10 
48 
26 
162 
102 
53 
2007 
90 
15 
62 
47 
175 
125 
84 
acres treated, 2012 
5,949 
796 
4,255 
2,509 
16,374 
8,410 
2,746 
2007 
12,298 
2,843 
6,416 
3,767 
15,331 
17,272 
5,372 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
73 
25 
42 
61 
150 
132 
155 
2007 
66 
18 
66 
38 
135 
90 
182 
acres, 2012 
41,090 
20,726 
4,860 
34,380 
68,723 
55,880 
64,021 
2007 
33,123 
7,475 
31,146 
18,610 
57,271 
31,278 
75,590 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
247 
47 
174 
141 
507 
369 
316 
2007 
216 
47 
125 
125 
447 
332 
336 
acres, 2012 
217,051 
67,299 
30,070 
163,555 
396,789 
313,550 
216,739 
2007 
178,344 
50,928 
52,756 
100,870 
278,900 
220,436 
197,236 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
5 
2 
1 
1 
8 
12 
39 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
35 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,601 
7,052 
17,374 
2007 
(D) 
1,170 
9,854 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
22 
12 
2 
27 
46 
58 
24 
2007 
42 
16 
- 
21 
74 
33 
22 
acres, 2012 
8,921 
11,785 
(D) 
19,642 
11,664 
32,713 
8,841 
2007 
25,416 
5,545 
17,482 
29,254 
9,354 
4,392 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 201 2 
1 
- 
1 
1 
4 
1 
- 
2007 
2 
- 
- 
- 
9 
6 
2 
acres on which used, 2012 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
984 
(D) 
- 
2007 
(D) 
- 
1,027 
350 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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