Table 41 . Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Arkansas 
Arkansas 
Ashley 
Baxter 
Benton 
Boone 
Bradley 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
15,557 
270 
146 
181 
646 
427 
41 
2007 
19,607 
340 
166 
242 
691 
528 
88 
acres treated, 2012 
5,505,592 
282,710 
70,579 
16,394 
63,258 
40,002 
2,362 
2007 
6,275,628 
314,209 
94,206 
18,496 
57,786 
49,537 
4,270 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
8,460 
257 
99 
60 
219 
162 
27 
2007 
11,360 
324 
126 
92 
302 
223 
49 
acres treated, 2012 
4,737,160 
281,104 
68,572 
3,437 
15,273 
8,364 
1,355 
2007 
5,400,375 
312,991 
92,387 
3,313 
19,958 
11,029 
1,904 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
8,875 
23 
66 
145 
523 
339 
25 
2007 
10,699 
18 
61 
188 
528 
406 
46 
acres treated, 2012 
768,432 
1,606 
2,007 
12,957 
47,985 
31,638 
1,007 
2007 
875,253 
1,218 
1,819 
15,183 
37,828 
38,508 
2,366 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
6,237 
25 
19 
53 
331 
304 
10 
2007 
6,775 
18 
19 
39 
409 
288 
49 
acres treated, 2012 
730,365 
10,198 
3,378 
2,654 
30,592 
32,912 
341 
2007 
668,787 
3,544 
936 
1,373 
33,779 
28,339 
2,373 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
7,398 
244 
85 
63 
102 
86 
25 
2007 
4,431 
166 
90 
21 
60 
55 
37 
acres, 2012 
3,674,791 
211,400 
60,285 
3,006 
4,302 
3,497 
1,621 
2007 
2,660,407 
138,970 
80,405 
701 
3,787 
1,867 
1,180 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
14,384 
265 
106 
147 
685 
404 
37 
2007 
14,268 
264 
103 
147 
709 
381 
40 
acres, 2012 
6,186,811 
293,710 
69,821 
10,857 
63,608 
35,483 
2,268 
2007 
5,563,192 
279,314 
85,830 
9,817 
58,740 
30,539 
2,298 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
653 
10 
25 
2 
6 
- 
7 
2007 
513 
12 
41 
- 
3 
2 
11 
acres, 2012 
415,881 
8,676 
20,770 
(D) 
63 
- 
39 
2007 
374,246 
8,943 
24,796 
60 
(D) 
198 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
2,377 
182 
33 
5 
14 
4 
7 
2007 
1,933 
159 
28 
6 
14 
14 
13 
acres, 2012 
1 ,752,635 
173,305 
23,773 
7 
90 
48 
(D) 
2007 
1,391,413 
130,384 
11,647 
24 
480 
115 
434 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
963 
4 
25 
1 
4 
6 
- 
2007 
989 
5 
39 
- 
1 
2 
- 
acres on which used, 2012 
676,603 
202 
17,748 
(D) 
4 
98 
- 
2007 
913,063 
581 
33,959 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Item 
Calhoun 
Carroll 
Chicot 
Clark 
Clay 
Cleburne 
Cleveland 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
30 
292 
164 
88 
354 
218 
39 
2007 
48 
369 
162 
141 
440 
319 
71 
acres treated, 2012 
1,248 
29,100 
152,605 
8,933 
243,219 
24,297 
1,347 
2007 
2,261 
37,859 
141,528 
11,687 
249,099 
25,996 
3,383 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
14 
121 
155 
43 
304 
81 
11 
2007 
25 
186 
153 
63 
356 
165 
27 
acres treated, 2012 
629 
5,991 
151,314 
4,368 
238,044 
6,018 
452 
2007 
726 
11,910 
141,002 
6,075 
242,919 
8,860 
1,134 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
18 
222 
16 
56 
82 
178 
29 
2007 
32 
248 
10 
90 
117 
210 
53 
acres treated, 2012 
619 
23,109 
1,291 
4,565 
5,175 
18,279 
895 
2007 
1,535 
25,949 
526 
5,612 
6,180 
17,136 
2,249 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
11 
281 
5 
36 
18 
84 
33 
2007 
11 
269 
9 
26 
31 
118 
75 
acres treated, 2012 
398 
37,259 
182 
2,798 
1,485 
8,474 
3,257 
2007 
561 
35,558 
1,226 
2,473 
3,691 
8,689 
6,046 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
23 
51 
143 
36 
218 
77 
22 
2007 
14 
33 
112 
17 
103 
23 
8 
acres, 2012 
942 
2,593 
151,155 
2,235 
135,547 
6,291 
1,277 
2007 
374 
984 
99,049 
967 
76,627 
1,081 
298 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
24 
274 
182 
66 
318 
166 
55 
2007 
25 
262 
133 
81 
313 
204 
71 
acres, 2012 
928 
27,000 
220,097 
10,684 
243,990 
16,084 
3,854 
2007 
863 
24,712 
151,903 
9,798 
220,474 
14,033 
3,577 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
- 
- 
32 
3 
17 
2 
- 
2007 
1 
3 
18 
- 
23 
1 
- 
acres, 2012 
- 
- 
23,013 
(D) 
12,492 
(D) 
- 
2007 
(D) 
9 
12,606 
13,968 
(D) 
- 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
7 
7 
41 
5 
90 
2 
_ 
2007 
1 
7 
39 
4 
82 
2 
- 
acres, 2012 
92 
56 
42,876 
12 
56,181 
(D) 
- 
2007 
(D) 
38 
29,271 
16 
53,315 
(D) 
- 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
- 
- 
43 
- 
36 
- 
- 
2007 
- 
- 
32 
- 
33 
- 
- 
acres on which used, 2012 
- 
- 
23,255 
- 
27,480 
- 
- 
2007 
- 
- 
25,211 
- 
34,052 
- 
- 
-continued 
502 Arkansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
