Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Utah 
Beaver 
Box Elder 
Cache 
Carbon 
Daggett 
Davis 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
6,052 
101 
539 
491 
111 
11 
169 
2007 
6,141 
81 
542 
467 
123 
17 
201 
acres treated, 2012 
661,403 
23,947 
105,653 
68,133 
5,962 
1,145 
8,151 
2007 
629,728 
14,550 
102,101 
61,505 
5,620 
3,238 
7,982 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
5,125 
94 
468 
453 
98 
8 
130 
2007 
5,142 
70 
469 
392 
97 
8 
151 
acres treated, 2012 
591,597 
22,947 
98,074 
64,476 
5,769 
(D) 
6,955 
2007 
521,843 
13,983 
96,088 
57,932 
4,389 
987 
6,573 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
1,676 
24 
140 
116 
26 
7 
58 
2007 
1,846 
17 
141 
140 
46 
14 
67 
acres treated, 2012 
69,806 
1,000 
7,579 
3,657 
193 
(D) 
1,196 
2007 
107,885 
567 
6,013 
3,573 
1,231 
2,251 
1,409 
Manure farms, 2012 
2,724 
39 
152 
275 
54 
5 
43 
2007 
2,765 
48 
174 
269 
38 
2 
73 
acres treated, 2012 
111,886 
2,582 
6,295 
14,879 
1,066 
52 
509 
2007 
124,051 
2,982 
14,640 
18,848 
537 
(D) 
1,005 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
2,930 
104 
286 
206 
48 
- 
85 
2007 
2,525 
64 
257 
135 
44 
- 
95 
acres, 2012 
340,370 
23,639 
31,641 
17,821 
8,678 
- 
3,810 
2007 
270,095 
13,764 
28,844 
17,708 
4,176 
- 
3,586 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
5,163 
111 
519 
500 
87 
11 
153 
2007 
4,469 
57 
446 
442 
55 
12 
163 
acres, 2012 
699,833 
20,709 
137,011 
69,690 
4,845 
534 
9,210 
2007 
441,491 
10,727 
80,969 
47,455 
2,857 
242 
5,871 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
182 
2 
14 
11 
1 
- 
9 
2007 
77 
1 
6 
- 
- 
- 
3 
acres, 2012 
9,417 
(D) 
489 
390 
(D) 
- 
103 
2007 
5,728 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
100 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
406 
- 
71 
29 
1 
- 
33 
2007 
308 
3 
54 
15 
4 
- 
18 
acres, 2012 
13,771 
- 
1,899 
690 
(D) 
- 
227 
2007 
8,858 
30 
1,982 
769 
14 
- 
84 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
208 
5 
40 
14 
- 
- 
11 
2007 
221 
3 
36 
17 
3 
- 
13 
acres on which used, 2012 
17,532 
224 
10,965 
100 
- 
- 
43 
2007 
6,443 
42 
1,449 
730 
63 
- 
38 
item 
Duchesne 
Emery 
Garfield 
Grand 
Iron 
Juab 
Kane 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
328 
228 
94 
32 
190 
110 
54 
2007 
346 
213 
88 
43 
174 
109 
38 
acres treated, 2012 
40,824 
13,262 
9,034 
3,718 
43,573 
23,912 
1,402 
2007 
50,023 
13,774 
7,340 
3,690 
30,660 
16,065 
1,233 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
275 
189 
87 
29 
174 
101 
45 
2007 
270 
189 
71 
40 
163 
100 
31 
acres treated, 2012 
32,889 
11,655 
8,098 
3,595 
42,358 
16,582 
1,244 
2007 
28,667 
10,492 
5,967 
2,892 
30,085 
15,268 
1,000 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
123 
62 
15 
8 
34 
12 
11 
2007 
172 
54 
31 
8 
19 
16 
9 
acres treated, 2012 
7,935 
1,607 
936 
123 
1,215 
7,330 
158 
2007 
21,356 
3,282 
1,373 
798 
575 
797 
233 
Manure farms, 2012 
122 
102 
51 
20 
58 
34 
20 
2007 
143 
92 
39 
26 
56 
26 
11 
acres treated, 2012 
4,501 
2,290 
2,110 
2,645 
8,576 
2,390 
106 
2007 
5,172 
2,041 
1,093 
539 
2,300 
1,684 
217 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
69 
100 
49 
21 
126 
35 
23 
2007 
54 
105 
37 
16 
112 
33 
9 
acres, 2012 
6,367 
6,917 
3,633 
3,229 
56,316 
5,324 
607 
2007 
3,084 
8,442 
3,003 
385 
31,977 
5,451 
1,917 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
168 
85 
35 
18 
154 
79 
36 
2007 
140 
87 
34 
25 
125 
85 
26 
acres, 2012 
12,903 
3,737 
1,495 
3,015 
53,976 
20,514 
3,312 
2007 
9,576 
4,057 
1,362 
1,351 
36,706 
15,381 
3,962 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
4 
2 
- 
5 
5 
3 
2 
2007 
- 
1 
- 
- 
4 
2 
- 
acres, 2012 
120 
(D) 
- 
157 
284 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
- 
1,522 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
1 
7 
1 
6 
8 
- 
1 
2007 
- 
1 
1 
4 
2 
1 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
152 
(D) 
162 
85 
- 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
12 
(D) 
(D) 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
- 
6 
- 
2 
4 
- 
- 
2007 
3 
1 
1 
1 
4 
2 
1 
acres on which used, 2012 
- 
90 
- 
(D) 
124 
- 
- 
2007 
160 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
119 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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