Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Chippewa 
Chisago 
Clay 
Clearwater 
Cook 
Cottonwood 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
435 
410 
455 
195 
3 
539 
2007 
420 
413 
421 
198 
1 
561 
acres treated, 2012 
233,096 
51,813 
362,393 
32,219 
(D) 
218,416 
2007 
251,376 
52,080 
369,247 
36,347 
(D) 
220,562 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
435 
395 
443 
192 
3 
530 
2007 
418 
402 
410 
185 
1 
550 
acres treated, 2012 
232,980 
50,997 
361,766 
30,635 
(D) 
217,604 
2007 
250,309 
50,706 
368,484 
35,060 
(D) 
219,204 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
4 
46 
19 
14 
24 
2007 
9 
44 
22 
26 
- 
30 
acres treated, 2012 
116 
816 
627 
1,584 
- 
812 
2007 
1,067 
1,374 
763 
1,287 
- 
1,358 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
97 
162 
89 
79 
3 
177 
2007 
88 
184 
101 
80 
1 
196 
acres treated, 2012 
21,227 
4,065 
11,262 
5,167 
3 
25,851 
2007 
8,344 
7,157 
6,912 
3,874 
(D) 
27,946 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
294 
101 
256 
26 
3 
375 
2007 
237 
69 
153 
19 
- 
384 
acres, 2012 
95,558 
11,329 
177,622 
4,551 
6 
129,576 
2007 
77,195 
9,201 
126,556 
8,726 
- 
139,960 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
444 
393 
490 
182 
2 
562 
2007 
388 
321 
407 
132 
- 
481 
acres, 2012 
281,352 
54,554 
495,083 
29,542 
(D) 
290,777 
2007 
248,353 
43,580 
384,818 
22,576 
263,380 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
43 
22 
25 
2 
- 
58 
2007 
29 
4 
8 
2 
- 
68 
acres, 2012 
14,172 
787 
4,425 
(D) 
- 
18,476 
2007 
4,836 
407 
4,434 
(D) 
- 
21,897 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
87 
45 
112 
10 
- 
36 
2007 
73 
20 
87 
9 
- 
17 
acres, 2012 
33,987 
2,229 
68,011 
1,178 
- 
8,284 
2007 
29,162 
961 
55,013 
2,063 
- 
5,104 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
7 
7 
4 
3 
- 
3 
2007 
14 
9 
14 
5 
- 
- 
acres on which used, 2012 
1,628 
(D) 
935 
55 
- 
(D) 
2007 
2,015 
75 
7,366 
251 
- 
item 
Crow Wing 
Dakota 
Dodge 
Douglas 
Faribault 
Fillmore 
Freeborn 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
165 
554 
372 
549 
619 
892 
691 
2007 
201 
644 
385 
503 
658 
935 
735 
acres treated, 2012 
22,260 
160,811 
166,141 
129,335 
265,960 
238,789 
264,669 
2007 
18,976 
167,956 
170,373 
105,256 
315,818 
243,058 
254,727 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
147 
540 
369 
539 
619 
873 
679 
2007 
180 
609 
374 
492 
656 
907 
718 
acres treated, 2012 
21,680 
160,268 
165,624 
128,673 
(D) 
231,300 
264,143 
2007 
16,313 
166,909 
168,682 
103,117 
315,715 
235,497 
253,426 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
31 
33 
19 
37 
2 
158 
23 
2007 
40 
68 
31 
55 
9 
142 
49 
acres treated, 2012 
580 
543 
517 
662 
(D) 
7,489 
526 
2007 
2,663 
1,047 
1,691 
2,139 
103 
7,561 
1,301 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
110 
202 
155 
240 
163 
434 
198 
2007 
121 
251 
195 
254 
213 
472 
311 
acres treated, 2012 
5,137 
12,366 
18,475 
15,686 
26,255 
32,041 
21,240 
2007 
5,143 
13,798 
19,309 
16,838 
30,478 
40,086 
25,505 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
32 
275 
185 
192 
401 
464 
364 
2007 
22 
357 
273 
101 
463 
516 
486 
acres, 2012 
861 
42,134 
77,394 
30,546 
138,364 
90,733 
109,099 
2007 
756 
65,651 
102,977 
18,526 
148,553 
1 1 1 ,447 
143,928 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
148 
530 
349 
609 
632 
885 
701 
2007 
108 
456 
323 
479 
575 
739 
637 
acres, 2012 
19,316 
164,000 
179,871 
151,061 
342,260 
250,574 
329,092 
2007 
7,939 
146,456 
170,156 
102,687 
348,232 
201,452 
263,180 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
2 
79 
53 
11 
100 
64 
100 
2007 
2 
32 
53 
5 
54 
36 
103 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
8,012 
13,103 
1,694 
21,486 
13,990 
24,324 
2007 
(D) 
4,222 
9,587 
(D) 
9,587 
5,752 
23,358 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
10 
103 
64 
40 
105 
67 
68 
2007 
7 
60 
28 
17 
51 
48 
22 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
11,651 
20,372 
9,469 
36,490 
11,892 
23,044 
2007 
16 
3,990 
7,611 
3,188 
20,887 
5,699 
10,832 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
1 
19 
6 
5 
5 
3 
8 
2007 
3 
14 
1 
4 
3 
7 
3 
acres on which used, 2012 
(D) 
884 
2,264 
250 
1,994 
248 
1,760 
2007 
3 
906 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
212 
905 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Minnesota 603 
