Table 41 . Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Wisconsin 
Adams 
Ashland 
Barron 
Bayfield 
Brown 
Buffalo 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
36,298 
184 
57 
718 
94 
521 
633 
2007 
39,267 
214 
53 
725 
122 
570 
659 
acres treated, 2012 
7,148,156 
75,480 
5,528 
151,540 
5,730 
97,840 
114,181 
2007 
6,988,477 
64,193 
6,267 
150,959 
1 1 ,503 
104,819 
105,931 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
35,346 
176 
49 
701 
86 
510 
613 
2007 
37,826 
210 
49 
711 
117 
562 
626 
acres treated, 2012 
7,013,126 
74,939 
5,209 
149,106 
5,520 
97,497 
1 1 1 ,520 
2007 
6,830,248 
63,462 
5,970 
147,445 
11,158 
104,528 
101,483 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
4,335 
18 
15 
69 
9 
29 
86 
2007 
5,107 
19 
9 
86 
16 
32 
115 
acres treated, 2012 
135,030 
541 
319 
2,434 
210 
343 
2,661 
2007 
158,229 
731 
297 
3,514 
345 
291 
4,448 
Manure farms, 2012 
21,062 
68 
43 
446 
66 
336 
364 
2007 
24,890 
90 
49 
513 
88 
392 
435 
acres treated, 2012 
1,950,883 
3,897 
3,875 
42,712 
4,454 
43,662 
42,051 
2007 
2,011,176 
3,174 
4,650 
40,805 
6,157 
42,827 
41,743 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
14,904 
68 
10 
186 
39 
202 
206 
2007 
13,445 
70 
6 
224 
38 
139 
190 
acres, 2012 
2,667,175 
50,006 
(D) 
32,342 
853 
40,750 
32,155 
2007 
2,125,800 
37,100 
(D) 
36,060 
3,851 
14,604 
35,010 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
34,321 
173 
36 
655 
56 
497 
601 
2007 
30,527 
140 
29 
545 
46 
449 
520 
acres, 2012 
6,714,970 
73,184 
4,339 
139,981 
4,081 
95,788 
106,540 
2007 
5,227,166 
48,641 
2,903 
108,425 
5,280 
81,102 
75,769 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
2,275 
15 
2 
37 
7 
36 
16 
2007 
1,027 
11 
- 
15 
- 
9 
16 
acres, 2012 
346,553 
14,286 
(D) 
5,436 
36 
1,951 
1,016 
2007 
128,798 
7,257 
2,720 
- 
1,023 
1,172 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
3,413 
31 
5 
58 
27 
50 
27 
2007 
2,124 
26 
2 
31 
25 
30 
5 
acres, 2012 
470,488 
18,918 
(D) 
8,372 
272 
3,656 
1,316 
2007 
251,421 
19,984 
(D) 
8,591 
407 
1,119 
404 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
786 
10 
1 
6 
7 
10 
5 
2007 
640 
15 
- 
3 
3 
17 
6 
acres on which used, 2012 
86,791 
12,589 
(D) 
291 
31 
608 
132 
2007 
67,308 
9,891 
(D) 
28 
216 
162 
Item 
Burnett 
Calumet 
Chippewa 
Clark 
Columbia 
Crawford 
Dane 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
169 
426 
871 
1,472 
865 
467 
1,444 
2007 
239 
466 
875 
1,367 
864 
470 
1,609 
acres treated, 2012 
28,281 
81,120 
180,812 
221,618 
191,229 
59,447 
305,147 
2007 
27,410 
91,580 
149,249 
202,466 
188,356 
50,306 
311,479 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
157 
426 
847 
1,451 
846 
458 
1,388 
2007 
226 
459 
858 
1,334 
832 
448 
1,530 
acres treated, 2012 
27,570 
80,919 
177,390 
217,232 
188,148 
55,664 
302,365 
2007 
26,274 
91,216 
145,365 
197,876 
185,325 
47,436 
308,955 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
23 
20 
100 
217 
107 
70 
161 
2007 
35 
25 
134 
222 
111 
71 
200 
acres treated, 2012 
711 
201 
3,422 
4,386 
3,081 
3,783 
2,782 
2007 
1,136 
364 
3,884 
4,590 
3,031 
2,870 
2,524 
Manure farms, 2012 
91 
252 
547 
1,050 
407 
293 
789 
2007 
145 
299 
615 
1,044 
464 
338 
924 
acres treated, 2012 
6,570 
28,922 
48,701 
100,919 
30,096 
18,027 
85,600 
2007 
7,637 
27,743 
45,519 
98,397 
32,630 
20,079 
89,044 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
40 
210 
225 
602 
472 
174 
905 
2007 
26 
194 
226 
436 
386 
161 
881 
acres, 2012 
5,388 
28,854 
22,417 
59,135 
88,211 
19,130 
172,172 
2007 
2,581 
22,124 
31,705 
43,204 
68,442 
18,467 
152,868 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
151 
430 
788 
1,346 
840 
463 
1,400 
2007 
162 
404 
631 
1,040 
711 
377 
1,345 
acres, 2012 
26,322 
78,015 
166,600 
181,267 
189,186 
56,594 
293,041 
2007 
17,835 
72,759 
106,936 
128,881 
159,434 
33,569 
259,883 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
7 
43 
29 
46 
84 
22 
147 
2007 
- 
13 
16 
15 
18 
13 
106 
acres, 2012 
72 
3,562 
1,502 
4,538 
15,838 
1,501 
17,037 
2007 
- 
1,330 
901 
1,561 
2,519 
501 
14,589 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
12 
58 
49 
88 
111 
22 
193 
2007 
7 
27 
43 
62 
35 
18 
132 
acres, 2012 
1,714 
6,569 
3,301 
7,584 
8,344 
1,497 
16,326 
2007 
244 
1,665 
2,406 
6,424 
4,642 
966 
12,116 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
3 
7 
24 
25 
14 
9 
63 
2007 
- 
4 
13 
7 
8 
21 
56 
acres on which used, 2012 
(D) 
96 
1,643 
1,237 
312 
146 
902 
2007 
139 
187 
158 
57 
446 
267 
--continued 
540 Wisconsin 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
