Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Rock 
Roseau 
St. Louis 
Scott 
Sherburne 
Sibley 
Stearns 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
508 
388 
142 
442 
213 
679 
2,274 
2007 
470 
418 
223 
393 
266 
656 
1,896 
acres treated, 2012 
179,011 
249,948 
7,787 
79,472 
69,525 
246,302 
414,635 
2007 
164,271 
261,119 
14,777 
65,230 
59,139 
235,614 
345,998 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
494 
379 
124 
429 
206 
678 
2,249 
2007 
452 
403 
193 
366 
263 
645 
1,852 
acres treated, 2012 
176,727 
248,399 
7,011 
78,998 
69,013 
245,978 
410,508 
2007 
160,820 
258,951 
12,991 
63,449 
58,650 
234,671 
340,731 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
47 
29 
29 
32 
17 
20 
151 
2007 
63 
36 
56 
47 
16 
47 
185 
acres treated, 2012 
2,284 
1,549 
776 
474 
512 
324 
4,127 
2007 
3,451 
2,168 
1,786 
1,781 
489 
943 
5,267 
Manure farms, 2012 
206 
77 
140 
193 
99 
276 
1,471 
2007 
251 
116 
156 
174 
99 
346 
1,388 
acres treated, 2012 
30,968 
7,241 
3,949 
11,599 
8,944 
23,212 
146,190 
2007 
30,593 
6,178 
4,073 
11,218 
5,159 
30,964 
140,898 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
294 
160 
42 
153 
73 
397 
890 
2007 
337 
107 
21 
156 
68 
438 
528 
acres, 2012 
94,766 
142,939 
579 
23,996 
25,282 
97,019 
114,539 
2007 
93,400 
73,164 
143 
19,257 
28,708 
102,842 
73,013 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
510 
400 
72 
449 
195 
681 
2,307 
2007 
432 
338 
65 
334 
161 
574 
1,628 
acres, 2012 
243,605 
297,806 
8,995 
89,488 
74,674 
290,189 
431,371 
2007 
193,526 
210,697 
1,898 
50,092 
50,780 
217,535 
283,035 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
48 
18 
6 
29 
21 
94 
104 
2007 
20 
3 
- 
13 
7 
102 
24 
acres, 2012 
9,280 
5,163 
19 
1,925 
7,173 
22,058 
17,834 
2007 
6,210 
900 
946 
2,503 
22,026 
2,831 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
14 
99 
20 
31 
24 
63 
110 
2007 
29 
82 
5 
21 
26 
35 
37 
acres, 2012 
4,706 
78,234 
(D) 
442 
9,177 
15,830 
12,855 
2007 
5,558 
60,884 
7 
475 
8,407 
4,366 
3,730 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
6 
21 
2 
15 
18 
1 
28 
2007 
1 
18 
3 
10 
15 
1 
12 
acres on which used, 2012 
1,310 
8,696 
(D) 
314 
3,967 
(D) 
3,703 
2007 
(D) 
6,705 
(D) 
298 
2,571 
(D) 
1,374 
item 
Steele 
Stevens 
Swift 
Todd 
T raverse 
Wabasha 
Wadena 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
411 
337 
480 
1,057 
268 
604 
271 
2007 
475 
378 
478 
937 
260 
594 
256 
acres treated, 2012 
162,555 
218,777 
235,612 
163,560 
227,389 
134,549 
45,733 
2007 
186,865 
241,799 
248,245 
138,863 
218,584 
129,726 
38,575 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
402 
331 
476 
1,040 
263 
593 
264 
2007 
463 
372 
471 
895 
260 
571 
249 
acres treated, 2012 
162,334 
218,053 
234,795 
158,922 
227,327 
131,379 
44,948 
2007 
185,833 
240,215 
247,159 
133,719 
(D) 
126,964 
37,032 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
18 
16 
13 
94 
5 
92 
25 
2007 
36 
19 
20 
123 
1 
89 
40 
acres treated, 2012 
221 
724 
817 
4,638 
62 
3,170 
785 
2007 
1,032 
1,584 
1,086 
5,144 
(D) 
2,762 
1,543 
Manure farms, 2012 
157 
115 
129 
556 
38 
340 
145 
2007 
230 
123 
126 
588 
31 
386 
151 
acres treated, 2012 
18,921 
26,961 
18,371 
35,978 
6,753 
31,956 
7,664 
2007 
18,742 
15,279 
12,219 
37,701 
1,912 
32,273 
7,097 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
237 
170 
331 
230 
132 
295 
45 
2007 
299 
171 
268 
134 
110 
368 
26 
acres, 2012 
87,407 
61,742 
103,933 
24,338 
95,667 
42,099 
5,002 
2007 
104,338 
67,651 
98,704 
17,127 
60,788 
58,690 
4,711 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
419 
334 
492 
1,073 
284 
607 
248 
2007 
432 
298 
421 
773 
224 
473 
160 
acres, 2012 
184,553 
273,056 
288,823 
169,566 
313,279 
127,319 
41,954 
2007 
165,918 
236,416 
238,827 
99,766 
223,300 
96,181 
26,233 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
59 
12 
67 
14 
21 
61 
7 
2007 
62 
4 
51 
4 
6 
31 
- 
acres, 2012 
20,672 
6,975 
12,331 
1,436 
13,163 
7,132 
2,968 
2007 
17,349 
1,400 
9,554 
170 
4,078 
3,692 
- 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
61 
37 
57 
38 
49 
62 
15 
2007 
32 
37 
33 
22 
28 
29 
8 
acres, 2012 
25,589 
12,286 
16,558 
5,028 
32,939 
7,780 
3,236 
2007 
1 1 ,582 
6,944 
14,691 
2,346 
8,940 
3,334 
1,854 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
6 
15 
12 
14 
16 
7 
4 
2007 
4 
6 
14 
11 
1 
11 
3 
acres on which used, 2012 
1,040 
3,453 
3,838 
1,348 
12,134 
1,931 
270 
2007 
247 
1,838 
2,709 
1,223 
(D) 
460 
(D) 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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