Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Missouri 
Adair 
Andrew 
Atchison 
Audrain 
Barry 
Barton 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
44,084 
303 
408 
302 
638 
537 
507 
2007 
51,995 
380 
483 
366 
660 
647 
568 
acres treated, 2012 
9,809,442 
54,353 
78,328 
166,411 
249,683 
60,804 
153,571 
2007 
11,615,587 
66,446 
113,054 
205,803 
248,272 
75,253 
176,014 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
30,826 
248 
372 
281 
603 
249 
373 
2007 
35,193 
271 
414 
337 
557 
323 
403 
acres treated, 2012 
7,672,794 
40,749 
72,237 
159,617 
238,987 
26,339 
125,998 
2007 
8,598,697 
45,792 
100,654 
194,289 
227,331 
33,873 
140,461 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
22,775 
118 
111 
68 
148 
389 
247 
2007 
29,627 
180 
175 
108 
277 
463 
315 
acres treated, 2012 
2,136,648 
13,604 
6,091 
6,794 
10,696 
34,465 
27,573 
2007 
3,016,890 
20,654 
12,400 
11,514 
20,941 
41,380 
35,553 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
8,753 
60 
57 
21 
164 
212 
131 
2007 
10,571 
61 
64 
24 
172 
282 
157 
acres treated, 2012 
648,298 
3,746 
3,094 
6,642 
10,664 
23,559 
17,467 
2007 
711,625 
3,064 
2,591 
639 
7,653 
39,181 
13,462 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
10,733 
66 
145 
113 
295 
72 
166 
2007 
9,271 
52 
119 
120 
219 
87 
139 
acres, 2012 
3,454,842 
11,193 
30,575 
79,256 
112,110 
4,392 
52,961 
2007 
2,410,404 
9,118 
23,784 
48,543 
68,750 
4,406 
29,028 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
31,847 
241 
386 
303 
576 
428 
406 
2007 
27,265 
193 
382 
321 
469 
419 
354 
acres, 2012 
9,957,304 
49,674 
99,422 
212,606 
312,125 
42,813 
161,227 
2007 
7,835,461 
38,752 
101,176 
215,979 
250,425 
31,484 
137,682 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
1,563 
17 
26 
20 
38 
3 
18 
2007 
873 
11 
17 
15 
15 
2 
- 
acres, 2012 
512,511 
2,697 
4,563 
8,531 
15,368 
(D) 
3,445 
2007 
277,377 
1,700 
1,144 
3,058 
1,890 
(D) 
- 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
2,580 
9 
20 
31 
58 
11 
53 
2007 
1,656 
15 
10 
15 
22 
6 
24 
acres, 2012 
703,820 
1,172 
4,538 
13,977 
13,123 
487 
14,813 
2007 
470,445 
1,775 
1,406 
5,011 
3,390 
214 
4,480 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
916 
5 
9 
2 
- 
8 
12 
2007 
912 
1 
5 
1 
1 
1 
- 
acres on which used, 2012 
381,534 
250 
239 
(D) 
- 
175 
568 
2007 
410,712 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Item 
Bates 
Benton 
Bollinger 
Boone 
Buchanan 
Butler 
Caldwell 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
576 
281 
442 
437 
413 
290 
315 
2007 
713 
367 
496 
484 
459 
385 
365 
acres treated, 2012 
161,478 
55,566 
64,289 
71,125 
85,268 
134,802 
68,903 
2007 
202,433 
65,339 
79,709 
88,761 
92,542 
175,597 
76,512 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
405 
165 
264 
312 
367 
221 
251 
2007 
465 
219 
296 
331 
376 
278 
269 
acres treated, 2012 
124,916 
34,172 
38,329 
60,085 
78,312 
129,972 
55,096 
2007 
144,221 
38,715 
46,667 
67,715 
81,697 
169,593 
59,502 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
311 
182 
296 
185 
120 
92 
124 
2007 
435 
242 
345 
240 
180 
134 
168 
acres treated, 2012 
36,562 
21,394 
25,960 
11,040 
6,956 
4,830 
13,807 
2007 
58,212 
26,624 
33,042 
21,046 
10,845 
6,004 
17,010 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
99 
69 
35 
84 
40 
23 
28 
2007 
91 
91 
44 
106 
71 
21 
35 
acres treated, 2012 
11,571 
9,574 
1,655 
3,279 
1,415 
1,086 
1,519 
2007 
7,937 
6,632 
4,186 
3,385 
1,809 
849 
1,773 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
107 
43 
84 
136 
130 
162 
55 
2007 
118 
32 
49 
117 
121 
61 
62 
acres, 2012 
54,118 
6,916 
10,797 
25,366 
26,959 
71,340 
21,373 
2007 
31,916 
5,084 
9,141 
13,668 
27,026 
26,514 
8,543 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
405 
177 
239 
321 
367 
236 
284 
2007 
404 
119 
171 
258 
373 
235 
249 
acres, 2012 
196,516 
38,947 
37,851 
92,860 
107,567 
136,256 
71,306 
2007 
125,736 
24,450 
31,323 
68,699 
95,929 
128,819 
55,492 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
9 
11 
7 
21 
24 
4 
- 
2007 
5 
- 
4 
4 
18 
3 
8 
acres, 2012 
5,465 
946 
509 
1,746 
5,450 
792 
- 
2007 
865 
- 
748 
965 
1,514 
(D) 
1,256 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
5 
13 
21 
40 
16 
90 
11 
2007 
8 
5 
14 
33 
14 
43 
8 
acres, 2012 
77 
1,203 
2,926 
1,544 
2,968 
43,010 
2,659 
2007 
565 
50 
3,410 
807 
2,054 
25,912 
2,575 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
6 
4 
3 
14 
5 
8 
4 
2007 
7 
1 
- 
1 
6 
3 
3 
acres on which used, 2012 
489 
723 
105 
372 
235 
2,484 
133 
2007 
130 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
128 
(D) 
5 
-continued 
676 Missouri 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
