Table 41 . Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
United States 
Alabama 
Alaska 
Arizona 
Arkansas 
California 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
877,907 
17,100 
316 
2,382 
15,557 
32,646 
2007 
1,022,036 
22,575 
329 
2,723 
19,607 
43,321 
acres treated, 2012 
247,802,465 
2,065,552 
30,152 
771,781 
5,505,592 
6,314,533 
2007 
265,995,497 
2,236,223 
28,155 
758,296 
6,275,628 
6,728,011 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
718,785 
8,508 
300 
2,006 
8,460 
31,244 
2007 
815,817 
10,708 
305 
2,328 
1 1 ,360 
41,286 
acres treated, 2012 
228,657,493 
1,393,619 
22,010 
758,644 
4,737,160 
6,167,491 
2007 
240,992,721 
1,359,039 
25,760 
744,291 
5,400,375 
6,581,577 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
262,454 
10,948 
52 
434 
8,875 
1,918 
2007 
336,863 
15,277 
71 
458 
10,699 
2,600 
acres treated, 2012 
19,144,972 
671 ,933 
8,142 
13,137 
768,432 
147,042 
2007 
25,002,776 
877,184 
2,395 
14,005 
875,253 
146,434 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
275,420 
5,840 
115 
813 
6,237 
6,794 
2007 
307,073 
6,187 
76 
555 
6,775 
6,686 
acres treated, 2012 
22,072,968 
588,142 
1,843 
89,675 
730,365 
712,975 
2007 
22,096,315 
451,641 
1,842 
90,642 
668,787 
645,305 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
361,286 
5,997 
58 
1,321 
7,398 
25,064 
2007 
354,357 
5,412 
32 
1,111 
4,431 
30,850 
acres, 2012 
100,719,008 
999,678 
548 
538,806 
3,674,791 
5,293,093 
2007 
90,947,822 
846,249 
715 
615,595 
2,660,407 
5,780,492 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
794,320 
13,626 
127 
2,012 
14,384 
32,402 
2007 
703,884 
12,579 
83 
1,173 
14,268 
30,656 
acres, 2012 
285,510,954 
1,933,831 
15,518 
752,808 
6,186,811 
6,116,162 
2007 
226,295,783 
1 ,356,648 
9,751 
560,730 
5,563,192 
4,819,747 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
58,865 
1,013 
2 
298 
653 
4,485 
2007 
34,992 
666 
3 
66 
513 
3,012 
acres, 2012 
14,454,000 
261,403 
(D) 
140,349 
415,881 
725,589 
2007 
7,560,158 
149,214 
(D) 
38,802 
374,246 
412,659 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
121,682 
1,710 
9 
346 
2,377 
14,196 
2007 
97,333 
1,124 
7 
139 
1,933 
14,877 
acres, 2012 
35,006,868 
395,174 
(D) 
94,860 
1,752,635 
2,038,769 
2007 
22,693,212 
166,563 
147 
53,683 
1,391,413 
2,168,502 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
53,200 
1,082 
5 
456 
963 
9,810 
2007 
44,638 
928 
9 
286 
989 
7,018 
acres on which used, 2012 
13,136,568 
322,155 
(D) 
225,994 
676,603 
1,460,135 
2007 
12,125,799 
319,226 
173 
157,836 
913,063 
1,237,257 
Item 
Colorado 
Connecticut 
Delaware 
Florida 
Georgia 
Flawaii 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
9,708 
1,942 
1,087 
17,539 
17,221 
3,450 
2007 
10,533 
2,246 
1,268 
23,433 
22,585 
4,785 
acres treated, 2012 
4,145,816 
80,096 
350,514 
2,235,849 
3,393,219 
109,503 
2007 
4,727,645 
80,872 
350,990 
2,867,359 
3,421,133 
116,530 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
8,616 
1,722 
975 
1 1 ,482 
11,144 
3,271 
2007 
9,150 
1,988 
1,177 
14,898 
13,385 
4,581 
acres treated, 2012 
3,969,483 
73,403 
347,979 
1,526,329 
2,965,881 
84,346 
2007 
4,544,248 
74,465 
348,301 
1,773,597 
2,842,373 
90,732 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
1,772 
428 
194 
7,466 
8,672 
246 
2007 
2,208 
497 
153 
10,088 
12,145 
250 
acres treated, 2012 
176,333 
6,693 
2,535 
709,520 
427,338 
25,157 
2007 
183,397 
6,407 
2,689 
1,093,762 
578,760 
25,798 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
3,650 
961 
548 
3,039 
6,562 
634 
2007 
3,723 
1,046 
581 
3,375 
6,620 
705 
acres treated, 2012 
343,410 
27,092 
67,494 
136,125 
633,534 
5,165 
2007 
279,420 
30,017 
86,042 
147,584 
496,389 
3,859 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
4,221 
1,096 
604 
10,017 
8,719 
2,349 
2007 
3,717 
830 
619 
1 1 ,588 
8,717 
2,012 
acres, 2012 
1,285,988 
30,727 
215,943 
1,301,710 
2,178,419 
30,417 
2007 
1,171,003 
28,186 
183,284 
1,581,664 
2,106,774 
33,474 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
10,446 
1,398 
1,014 
13,898 
15,329 
3,299 
2007 
9,215 
934 
992 
13,311 
13,608 
3,053 
acres, 2012 
5,904,526 
54,508 
397,644 
1,846,661 
3,395,168 
114,713 
2007 
4,025,121 
40,212 
335,199 
1,484,363 
2,300,886 
98,108 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
477 
203 
124 
2,292 
2,547 
379 
2007 
234 
80 
56 
2,192 
1,634 
253 
acres, 2012 
114,493 
5,657 
26,017 
407,959 
1,112,678 
4,089 
2007 
50,399 
3,701 
6,752 
283,547 
479,919 
6,889 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
940 
609 
238 
4,913 
3,674 
963 
2007 
692 
457 
159 
5,314 
2,590 
836 
acres, 2012 
279,614 
13,448 
70,117 
740,656 
961,566 
9,143 
2007 
127,163 
11,812 
27,824 
809,247 
543,770 
9,716 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
380 
173 
33 
2,227 
2,562 
338 
2007 
253 
137 
25 
1,850 
2,423 
255 
acres on which used, 2012 
55,184 
4,107 
13,126 
499,590 
1,128,744 
19,000 
2007 
37,333 
2,147 
2,857 
277,120 
855,070 
15,677 
--continued 
552 United States 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
