Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lake of the 
Woods 
Le Sueur 
Lincoln 
Lyon 
McLeod 
Mahnomen 
Marshall 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
70 
526 
427 
618 
621 
171 
523 
2007 
75 
524 
392 
653 
636 
166 
578 
acres treated, 2012 
28,805 
137,292 
174,172 
272,086 
172,232 
142,954 
490,485 
2007 
22,653 
146,801 
151,717 
281,658 
169,000 
92,034 
509,839 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
64 
519 
418 
616 
607 
169 
514 
2007 
72 
510 
386 
631 
619 
160 
562 
acres treated, 2012 
28,552 
136,539 
173,107 
271,109 
171,768 
142,426 
487,569 
2007 
22,412 
146,316 
150,745 
279,770 
167,346 
90,824 
506,241 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
6 
28 
31 
26 
48 
13 
32 
2007 
8 
31 
19 
50 
48 
15 
37 
acres treated, 2012 
253 
753 
1,065 
977 
464 
528 
2,916 
2007 
241 
485 
972 
1,888 
1,654 
1,210 
3,598 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
14 
209 
156 
200 
267 
43 
54 
2007 
17 
190 
173 
272 
278 
57 
81 
acres treated, 2012 
550 
14,755 
14,991 
33,222 
19,892 
2,469 
3,034 
2007 
590 
11,432 
18,446 
49,416 
18,169 
3,985 
4,379 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
23 
260 
208 
369 
287 
99 
278 
2007 
9 
287 
191 
376 
283 
25 
192 
acres, 2012 
13,956 
69,124 
69,550 
123,522 
74,260 
60,987 
202,261 
2007 
4,242 
68,612 
67,163 
115,247 
50,945 
9,448 
155,529 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
71 
552 
442 
665 
627 
178 
538 
2007 
38 
476 
377 
542 
539 
149 
491 
acres, 2012 
31,425 
180,498 
214,074 
337,881 
213,069 
156,832 
553,834 
2007 
11,047 
150,404 
164,953 
254,561 
151,966 
83,152 
423,211 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
1 
41 
18 
58 
50 
4 
21 
2007 
- 
30 
25 
67 
55 
- 
16 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
6,707 
3,943 
19,236 
6,594 
337 
11,241 
2007 
7,852 
7,536 
17,107 
8,950 
12,961 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
9 
46 
29 
28 
43 
30 
196 
2007 
5 
19 
18 
12 
22 
29 
180 
acres, 2012 
8,082 
13,443 
3,911 
5,548 
7,291 
14,474 
187,825 
2007 
2,513 
1,926 
1,900 
5,577 
4,739 
9,812 
127,672 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
1 
2 
2 
1 
11 
2 
26 
2007 
1 
2 
- 
2 
6 
4 
26 
acres on which used, 2012 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
582 
(D) 
8,265 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
110 
946 
7,067 
Item 
Martin 
Meeker 
Mille Lacs 
Morrison 
Mower 
Murray 
Nicollet 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
679 
608 
315 
1,161 
687 
605 
567 
2007 
675 
580 
302 
1,008 
658 
626 
563 
acres treated, 2012 
304,696 
177,582 
46,103 
168,960 
319,883 
238,714 
184,611 
2007 
290,951 
201,518 
44,450 
154,681 
304,516 
267,608 
171,323 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
676 
591 
310 
1,137 
679 
598 
567 
2007 
670 
565 
290 
986 
638 
613 
558 
acres treated, 2012 
304,294 
175,684 
45,596 
164,780 
319,577 
238,120 
184,475 
2007 
290,185 
196,501 
41,473 
149,866 
303,596 
264,993 
170,178 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
15 
35 
21 
97 
30 
21 
10 
2007 
17 
39 
35 
108 
34 
42 
13 
acres treated, 2012 
402 
1,898 
507 
4,180 
306 
594 
136 
2007 
766 
5,017 
2,977 
4,815 
920 
2,615 
1,145 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
266 
245 
194 
738 
297 
183 
246 
2007 
319 
273 
206 
691 
285 
233 
285 
acres treated, 2012 
52,066 
22,483 
10,177 
67,677 
32,700 
23,450 
34,818 
2007 
58,033 
28,056 
14,704 
60,599 
26,437 
26,425 
31,468 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
388 
327 
42 
228 
442 
359 
327 
2007 
423 
254 
50 
130 
477 
392 
391 
acres, 2012 
161,342 
87,104 
5,727 
28,826 
162,665 
119,089 
73,338 
2007 
130,139 
65,666 
7,052 
18,827 
168,955 
133,304 
86,383 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
685 
612 
292 
1,073 
691 
630 
576 
2007 
619 
512 
217 
783 
556 
525 
487 
acres, 2012 
383,238 
219,747 
50,393 
165,260 
376,482 
336,453 
227,245 
2007 
337,786 
203,775 
34,712 
108,135 
264,959 
265,486 
182,815 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
116 
58 
11 
29 
97 
59 
82 
2007 
111 
22 
6 
4 
63 
76 
54 
acres, 2012 
29,757 
12,430 
277 
3,846 
27,646 
18,299 
18,039 
2007 
30,372 
3,472 
228 
(D) 
15,392 
20,794 
7,639 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
61 
61 
23 
32 
119 
25 
61 
2007 
23 
25 
10 
22 
51 
12 
28 
acres, 2012 
18,266 
12,536 
925 
3,398 
54,549 
8,867 
17,748 
2007 
3,761 
4,644 
216 
2,883 
11,437 
3,506 
2,558 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
6 
6 
3 
5 
16 
1 
4 
2007 
7 
5 
1 
9 
8 
5 
9 
acres on which used, 2012 
1,029 
93 
29 
523 
9,045 
(D) 
560 
2007 
4,114 
404 
(D) 
1,607 
467 
716 
872 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Minnesota 605 
