Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Nobles 
Norman 
Olmsted 
Otter Tail 
Pennington 
Pine 
Pipestone 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
736 
405 
655 
1,416 
223 
316 
443 
2007 
747 
354 
721 
1,292 
228 
368 
400 
acres treated, 2012 
236,520 
350,557 
164,178 
417,909 
141,423 
46,382 
142,871 
2007 
265,060 
346,071 
174,233 
356,614 
155,414 
45,640 
133,043 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
727 
397 
628 
1,384 
219 
304 
435 
2007 
741 
347 
691 
1,237 
221 
350 
389 
acres treated, 2012 
234,762 
349,681 
161,681 
411,808 
140,625 
44,335 
140,578 
2007 
262,939 
345,089 
170,131 
349,368 
153,731 
43,822 
129,587 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
38 
28 
80 
112 
20 
34 
43 
2007 
40 
21 
114 
119 
30 
52 
57 
acres treated, 2012 
1,758 
876 
2,497 
6,101 
798 
2,047 
2,293 
2007 
2,121 
982 
4,102 
7,246 
1,683 
1,818 
3,456 
Manure farms, 2012 
222 
76 
284 
601 
45 
214 
185 
2007 
288 
96 
346 
685 
50 
271 
189 
acres treated, 2012 
37,064 
3,462 
19,254 
39,981 
2,520 
11,371 
22,441 
2007 
38,811 
5,015 
23,049 
51,146 
2,375 
13,819 
22,399 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
446 
264 
330 
486 
107 
43 
238 
2007 
503 
121 
433 
292 
49 
35 
228 
acres, 2012 
128,952 
197,067 
73,363 
132,450 
64,795 
6,415 
46,058 
2007 
155,886 
78,718 
82,942 
84,590 
32,532 
3,043 
62,020 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
751 
414 
635 
1,493 
218 
260 
470 
2007 
622 
317 
580 
1,273 
208 
215 
336 
acres, 2012 
326,823 
450,808 
168,374 
468,940 
160,278 
43,133 
184,615 
2007 
284,116 
308,270 
148,966 
336,883 
141,091 
26,491 
129,424 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
71 
31 
88 
48 
2 
9 
26 
2007 
94 
14 
35 
26 
1 
1 
17 
acres, 2012 
17,930 
16,857 
11,185 
19,265 
(D) 
113 
3,185 
2007 
18,720 
4,295 
3,973 
2,698 
(D) 
(D) 
2,486 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
55 
107 
105 
101 
60 
18 
17 
2007 
47 
91 
50 
52 
50 
11 
11 
acres, 2012 
12,747 
74,314 
21,230 
29,643 
40,456 
1,014 
1,108 
2007 
9,147 
73,495 
9,804 
18,319 
37,237 
274 
1,058 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
7 
10 
6 
12 
5 
8 
2 
2007 
1 
18 
16 
17 
5 
4 
2 
acres on which used, 2012 
470 
5,632 
466 
4,203 
778 
86 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
6,530 
875 
1,921 
2,451 
(D) 
(D) 
Item 
Polk 
Pope 
Ramsey 
Red Lake 
Redwood 
Renville 
Rice 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
718 
434 
48 
176 
863 
758 
629 
2007 
708 
469 
20 
180 
875 
771 
691 
acres treated, 2012 
711,827 
175,516 
244 
104,862 
337,739 
432,285 
135,501 
2007 
692,038 
175,153 
200 
125,488 
347,017 
411,390 
140,488 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
713 
426 
48 
172 
863 
756 
610 
2007 
697 
448 
20 
179 
867 
766 
662 
acres treated, 2012 
710,459 
174,238 
244 
103,924 
337,167 
432,067 
133,527 
2007 
689,616 
173,769 
200 
124,379 
345,703 
410,987 
137,498 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
22 
22 
- 
15 
23 
12 
53 
2007 
25 
36 
- 
27 
25 
15 
61 
acres treated, 2012 
1,368 
1,278 
- 
938 
572 
218 
1,974 
2007 
2,422 
1,384 
- 
1,109 
1,314 
403 
2,990 
Manure farms, 2012 
79 
141 
4 
43 
255 
201 
272 
2007 
128 
173 
2 
60 
308 
265 
323 
acres treated, 2012 
7,939 
16,927 
13 
2,837 
27,073 
30,888 
18,238 
2007 
19,292 
18,650 
(D) 
3,266 
32,069 
36,674 
18,740 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
401 
254 
47 
52 
542 
542 
296 
2007 
343 
190 
14 
45 
568 
562 
319 
acres, 2012 
399,111 
74,508 
167 
27,984 
166,593 
211,230 
60,324 
2007 
298,460 
44,433 
83 
22,679 
165,755 
177,457 
54,737 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
736 
463 
46 
169 
881 
767 
656 
2007 
724 
460 
8 
176 
780 
636 
560 
acres, 2012 
831,613 
214,052 
(D) 
126,713 
444,934 
526,721 
158,372 
2007 
683,882 
174,270 
29 
108,362 
406,667 
410,652 
113,366 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
52 
32 
11 
1 
156 
180 
50 
2007 
49 
13 
- 
5 
102 
64 
48 
acres, 2012 
36,200 
4,174 
39 
(D) 
36,101 
46,782 
6,414 
2007 
29,747 
3,186 
- 
1,730 
23,993 
15,418 
5,471 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
281 
23 
14 
41 
118 
201 
60 
2007 
302 
24 
6 
53 
36 
98 
43 
acres, 2012 
278,281 
6,191 
45 
21,439 
28,736 
70,719 
5,877 
2007 
283,802 
2,465 
12 
28,081 
6,937 
26,396 
3,383 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
53 
5 
1 
10 
8 
14 
7 
2007 
53 
4 
2 
11 
4 
13 
15 
acres on which used, 2012 
34,546 
1,467 
(D) 
3,480 
937 
7,685 
469 
2007 
23,164 
(D) 
(D) 
2,282 
(D) 
3,875 
171 
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606 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
