Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Waseca 
Washington 
Watonwan 
Wilkin 
Winona 
Wright 
Yellow Medicine 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
505 
276 
333 
280 
684 
760 
588 
2007 
505 
346 
402 
279 
638 
723 
586 
acres treated, 2012 
163,389 
44,189 
160,609 
285,407 
129,923 
159,061 
249,077 
2007 
170,588 
33,962 
172,831 
297,365 
125,252 
147,200 
259,944 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
502 
254 
328 
278 
673 
735 
573 
2007 
500 
323 
396 
275 
599 
696 
581 
acres treated, 2012 
163,121 
42,924 
160,291 
285,389 
124,881 
157,864 
248,201 
2007 
170,361 
32,196 
171,989 
(D) 
120,386 
145,141 
259,162 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
17 
44 
9 
3 
90 
65 
28 
2007 
20 
60 
14 
5 
107 
63 
22 
acres treated, 2012 
268 
1,265 
318 
18 
5,042 
1,197 
876 
2007 
227 
1,766 
842 
(D) 
4,866 
2,059 
782 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
163 
113 
110 
28 
420 
363 
138 
2007 
205 
140 
147 
37 
496 
415 
169 
acres treated, 2012 
21,141 
4,554 
17,011 
3,487 
40,529 
20,919 
19,332 
2007 
20,997 
2,950 
18,076 
8,171 
47,641 
23,423 
14,337 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
311 
126 
231 
138 
306 
266 
288 
2007 
346 
124 
248 
132 
351 
252 
326 
acres, 2012 
83,174 
11,925 
89,674 
79,052 
48,021 
46,238 
105,276 
2007 
87,975 
14,171 
81,585 
92,170 
57,639 
40,123 
110,176 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
525 
257 
341 
290 
681 
765 
609 
2007 
437 
226 
354 
253 
530 
609 
528 
acres, 2012 
192,871 
45,303 
203,489 
396,927 
127,161 
184,532 
328,973 
2007 
166,839 
34,640 
194,661 
329,471 
96,444 
126,706 
275,692 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
95 
24 
48 
14 
44 
43 
39 
2007 
66 
4 
54 
7 
16 
27 
66 
acres, 2012 
13,982 
1,717 
10,687 
4,297 
5,133 
3,515 
12,796 
2007 
10,993 
177 
21,058 
10,251 
5,218 
3,505 
16,988 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
82 
53 
22 
70 
62 
72 
33 
2007 
39 
39 
9 
76 
29 
36 
18 
acres, 2012 
15,850 
1,926 
4,514 
50,639 
7,785 
11,716 
11,481 
2007 
5,937 
1,326 
1,824 
48,196 
2,849 
2,617 
1,973 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
5 
14 
1 
8 
24 
16 
2 
2007 
2 
10 
- 
12 
14 
18 
- 
acres on which used, 2012 
863 
414 
(D) 
2,077 
815 
571 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
347 
5,412 
429 
368 
608 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
