Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Nebraska 
Adams 
Antelope 
Arthur 
Banner 
Blaine 
Boone 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
28,783 
375 
492 
24 
76 
21 
504 
2007 
28,916 
359 
499 
22 
85 
32 
475 
acres treated, 2012 
14,811,337 
245,524 
278,980 
10,957 
41,883 
10,661 
264,283 
2007 
15,463,589 
233,406 
318,504 
9,398 
59,660 
14,035 
247,234 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
27,312 
373 
480 
24 
71 
20 
487 
2007 
27,231 
342 
476 
21 
82 
29 
458 
acres treated, 2012 
14,243,457 
241,339 
270,291 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
259,492 
2007 
14,718,433 
230,941 
300,570 
8,593 
(D) 
11,523 
240,125 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
4,551 
19 
58 
2 
6 
3 
56 
2007 
5,281 
31 
100 
4 
3 
9 
90 
acres treated, 2012 
567,880 
4,185 
8,689 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,791 
2007 
745,156 
2,465 
17,934 
805 
(D) 
2,512 
7,109 
Manure farms, 2012 
5,977 
42 
123 
1 
7 
10 
94 
2007 
6,943 
42 
142 
3 
10 
12 
158 
acres treated, 2012 
557,693 
5,164 
8,470 
(D) 
418 
1,097 
8,902 
2007 
592,016 
5,593 
17,683 
(D) 
708 
2,060 
14,173 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
1 1 ,484 
177 
258 
8 
39 
4 
255 
2007 
10,390 
182 
200 
4 
16 
8 
213 
acres, 2012 
5,513,780 
108,419 
116,165 
4,421 
4,251 
1,937 
126,881 
2007 
4,909,263 
105,072 
97,640 
1,268 
17,685 
6,020 
95,148 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
29,502 
368 
505 
14 
105 
19 
495 
2007 
24,746 
316 
418 
15 
64 
27 
400 
acres, 2012 
17,616,379 
267,422 
315,524 
12,327 
92,188 
6,250 
296,716 
2007 
14,111,926 
213,969 
271,299 
5,529 
58,271 
1 1 ,238 
217,196 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
1,786 
20 
32 
- 
1 
1 
35 
2007 
663 
10 
13 
1 
- 
- 
15 
acres, 2012 
618,211 
7,840 
10,816 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
11,840 
2007 
203,133 
6,516 
4,064 
(D) 
6,793 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
3,771 
98 
55 
1 
3 
1 
77 
2007 
2,907 
96 
30 
- 
1 
- 
33 
acres, 2012 
1,710,715 
47,874 
24,620 
(D) 
265 
(D) 
28,477 
2007 
1,014,973 
40,624 
9,348 
(D) 
9,752 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
192 
- 
6 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2007 
176 
- 
3 
- 
3 
- 
3 
acres on which used, 2012 
45,784 
- 
984 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
2007 
33,094 
- 
831 
- 
6,091 
- 
15 
item 
Box Butte 
Boyd 
Brown 
Buffalo 
Burt 
Butler 
Cass 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
225 
132 
100 
575 
396 
559 
489 
2007 
300 
145 
120 
575 
374 
539 
450 
acres treated, 2012 
195,430 
47,098 
39,548 
279,899 
205,506 
222,653 
214,776 
2007 
254,407 
51,808 
64,260 
313,389 
191,527 
208,509 
185,017 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
220 
130 
92 
545 
374 
520 
448 
2007 
295 
138 
109 
544 
342 
506 
400 
acres treated, 2012 
190,254 
43,554 
37,846 
270,093 
201,561 
210,605 
209,387 
2007 
253,572 
44,932 
50,531 
299,761 
185,090 
195,129 
179,010 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
15 
15 
11 
67 
60 
139 
108 
2007 
8 
20 
13 
74 
88 
154 
122 
acres treated, 2012 
5,176 
3,544 
1,702 
9,806 
3,945 
12,048 
5,389 
2007 
835 
6,876 
13,729 
13,628 
6,437 
13,380 
6,007 
Manure farms, 2012 
29 
26 
20 
95 
68 
100 
55 
2007 
23 
38 
20 
102 
97 
135 
62 
acres treated, 2012 
5,794 
2,026 
1,401 
4,276 
6,445 
13,499 
1,024 
2007 
1,399 
2,405 
1,496 
4,979 
7,111 
9,267 
1,537 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
90 
22 
34 
298 
190 
189 
161 
2007 
72 
27 
52 
276 
97 
211 
144 
acres, 2012 
58,732 
7,623 
12,704 
140,431 
114,310 
86,004 
62,561 
2007 
50,685 
7,659 
27,445 
140,780 
45,267 
70,217 
46,951 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
252 
145 
104 
605 
407 
536 
488 
2007 
223 
118 
100 
503 
358 
474 
396 
acres, 2012 
242,825 
70,469 
48,245 
317,722 
250,730 
277,813 
287,746 
2007 
220,134 
43,299 
50,015 
284,998 
206,203 
242,151 
184,134 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
11 
- 
10 
37 
41 
40 
34 
2007 
4 
- 
3 
10 
15 
12 
11 
acres, 2012 
2,370 
- 
2,103 
6,274 
22,802 
14,834 
24,590 
2007 
(D) 
- 
167 
5,092 
3,490 
4,904 
4,736 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
56 
3 
2 
90 
41 
103 
57 
2007 
39 
12 
3 
95 
9 
45 
27 
acres, 2012 
33,112 
367 
(D) 
40,853 
20,697 
39,993 
25,132 
2007 
23,819 
2,058 
281 
31,153 
873 
7,946 
5,115 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
9 
- 
1 
10 
1 
3 
6 
2007 
7 
- 
1 
- 
2 
5 
2 
acres on which used, 2012 
8,904 
- 
(D) 
63 
(D) 
19 
1,006 
2007 
2,677 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
346 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
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