Table 41 . Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Knox 
Lake 
Lawrence 
Licking 
Logan 
Lorain 
Lucas 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
548 
107 
160 
544 
435 
378 
180 
2007 
602 
138 
211 
647 
453 
426 
239 
acres treated, 2012 
93,886 
4,722 
4,607 
116,361 
118,023 
68,593 
42,423 
2007 
109,259 
5,669 
5,782 
125,833 
125,150 
80,501 
51,689 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
510 
94 
129 
509 
420 
364 
174 
2007 
554 
127 
159 
575 
432 
399 
221 
acres treated, 2012 
91,060 
4,610 
3,049 
114,580 
117,134 
68,170 
42,386 
2007 
106,172 
5,607 
3,764 
123,263 
124,105 
78,614 
51,323 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
115 
14 
57 
87 
51 
34 
9 
2007 
125 
11 
81 
149 
57 
57 
20 
acres treated, 2012 
2,826 
112 
1,558 
1,781 
889 
423 
37 
2007 
3,087 
62 
2,018 
2,570 
1,045 
1,887 
366 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
309 
31 
73 
296 
172 
145 
25 
2007 
401 
38 
110 
353 
191 
186 
52 
acres treated, 2012 
1 1 ,502 
1,020 
1,066 
1 1 ,050 
10,928 
5,824 
1,186 
2007 
13,966 
689 
1,526 
12,285 
12,252 
8,694 
1,215 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
168 
76 
48 
177 
148 
160 
100 
2007 
195 
95 
46 
168 
172 
187 
113 
acres, 2012 
26,409 
3,734 
510 
35,867 
60,354 
26,039 
18,739 
2007 
29,644 
3,438 
633 
28,911 
37,925 
22,482 
21,659 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
474 
91 
101 
497 
413 
368 
194 
2007 
420 
101 
95 
460 
389 
350 
172 
acres, 2012 
95,461 
4,510 
2,999 
125,021 
154,926 
87,946 
53,159 
2007 
87,257 
4,490 
1,914 
108,667 
126,498 
66,972 
46,177 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
17 
4 
12 
21 
14 
20 
22 
2007 
18 
5 
7 
9 
19 
16 
19 
acres, 2012 
2,098 
(D) 
37 
1,376 
4,633 
545 
1,991 
2007 
2,659 
(D) 
315 
1,769 
1,555 
1,335 
1,955 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
39 
38 
21 
54 
39 
63 
43 
2007 
30 
41 
14 
54 
44 
76 
28 
acres, 2012 
2,711 
842 
68 
4,532 
12,691 
10,515 
6,244 
2007 
3,109 
1,149 
43 
3,218 
6,819 
3,159 
2,901 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
20 
8 
7 
12 
2 
23 
4 
2007 
9 
9 
6 
18 
13 
19 
13 
acres on which used, 2012 
932 
76 
12 
304 
(D) 
991 
29 
2007 
692 
45 
20 
319 
937 
288 
284 
Item 
Madison 
Mahoning 
Marion 
Medina 
Meigs 
Mercer 
Miami 
Monroe 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
392 
302 
290 
358 
226 
812 
617 
224 
2007 
436 
290 
410 
449 
235 
903 
648 
228 
acres treated, 2012 
180,855 
38,025 
123,631 
50,858 
10,828 
186,234 
125,449 
8,633 
2007 
183,957 
33,347 
144,582 
56,247 
13,655 
216,570 
137,628 
10,501 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
386 
277 
288 
330 
200 
805 
603 
197 
2007 
416 
274 
392 
400 
214 
888 
615 
201 
acres treated, 2012 
180,235 
36,832 
123,252 
50,386 
8,284 
186,039 
125,159 
6,311 
2007 
183,196 
32,388 
144,074 
55,441 
10,014 
215,775 
136,829 
7,652 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
24 
51 
18 
65 
69 
29 
37 
86 
2007 
38 
43 
41 
101 
90 
48 
65 
85 
acres treated, 2012 
620 
1,193 
379 
472 
2,544 
195 
290 
2,322 
2007 
761 
959 
508 
806 
3,641 
795 
799 
2,849 
Manure farms, 2012 
101 
184 
86 
194 
115 
424 
164 
184 
2007 
112 
184 
130 
262 
124 
527 
191 
185 
acres treated, 2012 
6,591 
9,143 
14,154 
7,114 
3,129 
52,674 
7,150 
4,245 
2007 
5,331 
8,825 
8,052 
9,719 
3,615 
60,374 
7,187 
5,168 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
170 
108 
101 
134 
58 
326 
253 
27 
2007 
177 
88 
88 
140 
58 
381 
218 
19 
acres, 2012 
72,412 
6,807 
36,775 
15,607 
1,646 
55,118 
52,330 
328 
2007 
63,123 
6,390 
18,939 
8,893 
2,684 
61,101 
40,498 
(D) 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
413 
269 
301 
348 
146 
830 
584 
107 
2007 
377 
219 
313 
285 
97 
750 
476 
89 
acres, 2012 
222,459 
37,539 
154,859 
54,197 
4,125 
216,997 
145,392 
2,089 
2007 
173,086 
23,385 
135,923 
42,607 
4,932 
191,240 
133,522 
2,399 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
13 
20 
21 
23 
12 
41 
38 
3 
2007 
11 
9 
17 
14 
4 
18 
14 
2 
acres, 2012 
3,730 
232 
6,025 
733 
434 
5,907 
4,959 
10 
2007 
3,627 
495 
8,011 
709 
478 
3,188 
3,959 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
33 
45 
34 
55 
32 
57 
70 
14 
2007 
45 
30 
27 
59 
25 
50 
35 
7 
acres, 2012 
5,979 
969 
9,083 
2,442 
661 
7,273 
6,289 
61 
2007 
13,480 
377 
6,637 
1,262 
603 
5,515 
4,442 
16 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
5 
10 
4 
15 
10 
8 
12 
5 
2007 
5 
14 
4 
10 
3 
5 
4 
5 
acres on which used, 2012 
1,327 
440 
269 
323 
156 
1,225 
634 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
217 
53 
144 
(D) 
285 
77 
15 
--continued 
596 Ohio 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
