Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Connecticut 
Fairfield 
Hartford 
Litchfield 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
1,942 
122 
358 
326 
2007 
2,246 
147 
456 
394 
acres treated, 2012 
80,096 
2,414 
15,918 
16,091 
2007 
80,872 
3,191 
17,701 
16,904 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
1,722 
98 
333 
282 
2007 
1,988 
134 
417 
340 
acres treated, 2012 
73,403 
2,138 
15,181 
14,725 
2007 
74,465 
2,765 
16,826 
15,515 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
428 
32 
47 
75 
2007 
497 
29 
71 
87 
acres treated, 2012 
6,693 
276 
737 
1,366 
2007 
6,407 
426 
875 
1,389 
Manure farms, 2012 
961 
51 
105 
158 
2007 
1,046 
42 
128 
203 
acres treated, 2012 
27,092 
341 
1,379 
5,466 
2007 
30,017 
417 
2,297 
5,914 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
1,096 
119 
252 
178 
2007 
830 
64 
223 
117 
acres, 2012 
30,727 
1,069 
11,949 
3,393 
2007 
28,186 
991 
12,312 
3,366 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
1,398 
90 
282 
230 
2007 
934 
53 
209 
165 
acres, 2012 
54,508 
1,631 
14,910 
8,553 
2007 
40,212 
1,111 
11,367 
6,522 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
203 
15 
69 
23 
2007 
80 
8 
39 
4 
acres, 2012 
5,657 
54 
3,126 
182 
2007 
3,701 
30 
2,026 
58 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
609 
63 
144 
90 
2007 
457 
31 
135 
77 
acres, 2012 
13,448 
896 
5,000 
2,171 
2007 
11,812 
530 
5,404 
1,742 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
173 
12 
47 
31 
2007 
137 
9 
36 
29 
acres on which used, 2012 
4,107 
324 
1,372 
327 
2007 
2,147 
155 
392 
420 
Item 
Middlesex 
New Haven 
New London 
Tolland 
Windham 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
124 
240 
310 
215 
247 
2007 
151 
273 
357 
228 
240 
acres treated, 2012 
2,585 
6,747 
12,315 
11,954 
12,072 
2007 
3,161 
7,715 
10,927 
8,502 
12,771 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
109 
226 
266 
190 
218 
2007 
118 
259 
310 
201 
209 
acres treated, 2012 
2,380 
6,259 
11,212 
10,241 
11,267 
2007 
2,771 
7,015 
9,802 
7,896 
11,875 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
32 
46 
74 
54 
68 
2007 
45 
52 
98 
55 
60 
acres treated, 2012 
205 
488 
1,103 
1,713 
805 
2007 
390 
700 
1,125 
606 
896 
Manure farms, 2012 
75 
109 
157 
119 
187 
2007 
84 
124 
192 
111 
162 
acres treated, 2012 
803 
1,416 
5,608 
5,742 
6,337 
2007 
1,270 
1,483 
6,100 
5,063 
7,473 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
69 
145 
141 
88 
104 
2007 
53 
121 
92 
88 
72 
acres, 2012 
1,251 
3,109 
3,851 
3,807 
2,298 
2007 
1,338 
2,936 
2,882 
2,929 
1,432 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
107 
159 
234 
131 
165 
2007 
58 
98 
153 
96 
102 
acres, 2012 
1,954 
3,911 
9,329 
6,859 
7,361 
2007 
1,605 
2,637 
6,545 
3,586 
6,839 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
11 
29 
27 
19 
10 
2007 
1 
6 
6 
6 
10 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
297 
405 
(D) 
319 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
13 
79 
1,433 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
49 
86 
77 
51 
49 
2007 
22 
56 
54 
44 
38 
acres, 2012 
855 
1,695 
1,421 
888 
522 
2007 
426 
1,019 
1,427 
593 
671 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
9 
20 
32 
9 
13 
2007 
6 
17 
17 
11 
12 
acres on which used, 2012 
246 
601 
341 
613 
283 
2007 
141 
482 
106 
344 
107 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
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