Table 41 . Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Minnesota 
Aitkin 
Anoka 
Becker 
Beltrami 
Benton 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
41,374 
95 
171 
434 
189 
523 
2007 
41,674 
127 
188 
365 
249 
520 
acres treated, 2012 
14,897,415 
16,727 
24,909 
191,258 
38,203 
104,990 
2007 
14,802,681 
16,925 
17,761 
152,555 
45,682 
101,521 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
40,569 
86 
167 
419 
182 
515 
2007 
40,418 
114 
177 
350 
239 
501 
acres treated, 2012 
14,793,140 
16,274 
24,805 
188,463 
37,806 
103,612 
2007 
14,645,173 
16,424 
17,618 
150,961 
43,487 
99,785 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
2,787 
16 
14 
48 
15 
46 
2007 
3,613 
20 
23 
27 
35 
51 
acres treated, 2012 
104,275 
453 
104 
2,795 
397 
1,378 
2007 
157,508 
501 
143 
1,594 
2,195 
1,736 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
16,582 
71 
65 
205 
94 
281 
2007 
18,970 
82 
107 
208 
96 
333 
acres treated, 2012 
1,580,164 
6,105 
748 
16,726 
4,427 
25,229 
2007 
1,663,594 
2,308 
1,798 
14,067 
4,155 
26,283 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
19,634 
21 
56 
151 
38 
74 
2007 
19,182 
13 
40 
72 
22 
61 
acres, 2012 
6,294,083 
2,073 
6,538 
94,613 
9,036 
12,691 
2007 
5,637,340 
7,231 
5,667 
32,182 
5,662 
12,249 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
41,571 
71 
151 
458 
147 
515 
2007 
34,775 
46 
126 
334 
108 
424 
acres, 2012 
17,838,092 
16,725 
24,037 
233,747 
32,019 
108,874 
2007 
14,085,409 
9,412 
14,575 
131,676 
22,855 
86,625 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
3,526 
2 
10 
15 
6 
11 
2007 
2,472 
2 
2 
1 
- 
9 
acres, 2012 
795,308 
(D) 
87 
4,751 
(D) 
2,060 
2007 
588,423 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,950 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
4,652 
10 
19 
41 
11 
25 
2007 
3,005 
7 
15 
35 
7 
13 
acres, 2012 
1,795,593 
6,440 
1,710 
18,202 
10,839 
5,889 
2007 
1,209,321 
(D) 
873 
18,052 
4,152 
1,897 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
675 
- 
10 
7 
2 
4 
2007 
615 
1 
11 
2 
3 
8 
acres on which used, 2012 
160,997 
- 
76 
2,040 
(D) 
430 
2007 
118,439 
(D) 
96 
(D) 
100 
1,538 
Item 
Big Stone 
Blue Earth 
Brown 
Carlton 
Carver 
Cass 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
256 
649 
761 
126 
436 
141 
2007 
300 
710 
749 
144 
433 
175 
acres treated, 2012 
149,342 
233,379 
209,323 
7,587 
98,282 
18,029 
2007 
161,403 
245,589 
235,411 
7,307 
107,779 
23,758 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
251 
645 
757 
117 
415 
138 
2007 
300 
696 
740 
130 
417 
159 
acres treated, 2012 
148,905 
232,955 
209,234 
6,745 
97,923 
17,348 
2007 
160,892 
245,157 
234,424 
6,378 
106,328 
22,406 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
7 
13 
5 
24 
36 
13 
2007 
9 
29 
25 
33 
41 
30 
acres treated, 2012 
437 
424 
89 
842 
359 
681 
2007 
511 
432 
987 
929 
1,451 
1,352 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
39 
211 
265 
104 
240 
67 
2007 
69 
242 
296 
118 
272 
111 
acres treated, 2012 
4,295 
31,411 
30,285 
4,486 
16,656 
3,775 
2007 
6,907 
32,232 
33,119 
4,324 
17,417 
5,958 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
101 
423 
529 
12 
168 
18 
2007 
125 
419 
548 
8 
239 
11 
acres, 2012 
52,728 
153,111 
108,640 
89 
28,623 
2,092 
2007 
54,684 
129,212 
105,716 
(D) 
37,757 
374 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
264 
688 
775 
79 
440 
97 
2007 
259 
632 
638 
47 
378 
65 
acres, 2012 
197,446 
308,147 
264,989 
2,994 
105,381 
18,384 
2007 
167,860 
293,851 
219,559 
1,728 
86,329 
8,760 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
17 
75 
127 
4 
31 
3 
2007 
9 
56 
98 
- 
35 
2 
acres, 2012 
6,623 
18,259 
15,435 
36 
4,606 
(D) 
2007 
1,554 
24,600 
15,060 
- 
5,764 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
23 
64 
99 
7 
45 
6 
2007 
34 
38 
34 
- 
33 
2 
acres, 2012 
7,895 
13,796 
11,769 
199 
8,221 
780 
2007 
10,877 
4,290 
5,040 
- 
3,241 
(D) 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
3 
7 
11 
- 
3 
3 
2007 
5 
5 
2 
- 
7 
1 
acres on which used, 2012 
760 
157 
1,120 
- 
(D) 
3 
2007 
1,859 
38 
(D) 
- 
111 
(D) 
-continued 
602 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
