The yield，nutrient absorption efficiency and fertilizer utilization efficiency of spring maize under different fertilization treatments were studied with field plot experiments.The results showed that optimized production treatment(OPT)significantly increased maize yield and its associated economic profits as well as improved the plants absorption of nutrients such as nitrogen，phosphorus and potassium.Compared to the no fertilizer treatment(CK)，the optimized production treatment(OPT)，no nitrogen fertilizer treatment(O N)，no phosphorus fertilizer treatment(O P)，no potassium fertilizer treatment(O K)and farmer practice fertilization treatment(FP)increased maize yield by 46.10%，9.90%，34.87%，36.74% and 36.98% and economic benefits by 2 363 yuan/ha，25 yuan/ha，1 511 yuan/ha，1 530 yuan/ha and 1 584 yuan/ha，respectively.Compared to the FP treatment，OPT on average increased maizes absorption of nitrogen，phosphorus and potassium by 13.8 kg/ha，2.2 kg/ha and 22.0 kg/ha，respectively，and increased maize yield by 5.4% and economic benefits by 779 yuan/ha.Under optimized production treatment，N，P2O5 and K2O uptake per 100 kg grain was 1.82 kg，0.67 kg and 1.52 kg，respectively；the ratio of N∶P2O5∶K2O was 2.7∶1.0∶2.3；nitrogen，phosphorus and potassium fertilizer utilization efficiency was 41.84%，15.47% and 48.85%；contribution rate of nitrogen，phosphorus and potassium to maize yield was 23.86%，7.88%，8.54%，respectively；maize yield was increased by 14.74 kg，12.75 kg and 11.04 kg when 1 kg N，P2O5 and K2O was applied.Nitrogen had the greatest effect in increasing crop yield on tested soils，followed by potassium and phosphorus.Farmers in the Shuangcheng region applied more phosphorus fertilizer and less nitrogen and potassium fertilizers，while farmers in the Binxian region applied more nitrogen fertilizer and less phosphorus and potassium fertilizers.