Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Oregon 
Pennsylvania 
Rhode Island 
South Carolina 
South Dakota 
Tennessee 
Texas 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
13,093 
26,149 
494 
10,097 
15,887 
26,822 
75,746 
2007 
16,903 
29,500 
547 
12,344 
15,891 
38,260 
90,502 
acres treated, 2012 
2,326,669 
2,612,426 
13,974 
1,350,452 
11,331,665 
3,488,191 
16,670,293 
2007 
2,701,415 
2,689,081 
13,482 
1,547,684 
11,629,410 
4,221,902 
19,305,532 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
10,115 
24,298 
401 
6,731 
15,258 
17,153 
44,745 
2007 
12,707 
27,198 
497 
7,975 
15,185 
23,721 
54,161 
acres treated, 2012 
2,152,294 
2,496,340 
13,028 
1,163,519 
11,011,024 
2,685,107 
12,568,753 
2007 
2,419,221 
2,547,105 
12,623 
1,251,314 
11,190,577 
3,011,244 
14,337,221 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
4,472 
6,524 
123 
4,939 
2,383 
15,782 
40,262 
2007 
5,944 
7,338 
85 
6,287 
2,780 
24,076 
48,595 
acres treated, 2012 
174,375 
116,086 
946 
186,933 
320,641 
803,084 
4,101,540 
2007 
282,194 
141,976 
859 
296,370 
438,833 
1,210,658 
4,968,311 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
3,891 
19,373 
226 
3,115 
4,699 
5,589 
10,644 
2007 
4,531 
20,449 
193 
3,088 
5,959 
6,971 
9,715 
acres treated, 2012 
131,418 
1,248,975 
2,424 
264,113 
446,380 
196,050 
1,061,624 
2007 
172,658 
1,230,558 
2,934 
254,269 
539,372 
184,901 
885,395 
Acres treated to control-- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
5,070 
12,158 
264 
4,384 
6,217 
5,918 
22,179 
2007 
5,607 
12,125 
208 
3,747 
5,683 
6,507 
24,801 
acres, 2012 
719,308 
1,000,265 
7,387 
815,337 
3,397,964 
1 ,336,922 
6,506,975 
2007 
704,040 
947,953 
5,881 
746,890 
2,970,836 
1 ,299,464 
9,088,663 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
13,207 
23,669 
313 
8,135 
17,410 
18,310 
67,918 
2007 
13,386 
20,940 
198 
6,618 
15,563 
18,289 
59,964 
acres, 2012 
2,558,077 
2,354,445 
10,645 
1,367,766 
14,827,322 
2,893,835 
20,007,797 
2007 
2,222,673 
1,965,712 
7,121 
1 ,087,492 
11,638,706 
2,396,492 
14,866,848 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
758 
1,552 
69 
1,272 
634 
1,006 
3,774 
2007 
565 
790 
10 
749 
257 
550 
1,618 
acres, 2012 
122,141 
88,584 
1,780 
364,138 
240,615 
135,351 
1,260,084 
2007 
68,835 
52,654 
552 
222,707 
81,893 
113,134 
586,668 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
3,776 
4,234 
149 
1,484 
1,546 
1,770 
4,314 
2007 
3,648 
3,470 
87 
789 
1,603 
1,664 
3,561 
acres, 2012 
696,611 
198,642 
(D) 
319,570 
1 ,033,389 
421,438 
1 ,062,998 
2007 
463,280 
116,591 
2,736 
175,644 
789,228 
378,723 
850,576 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
1,446 
1,538 
39 
902 
83 
1,548 
6,495 
2007 
1,298 
1,102 
35 
587 
124 
1,857 
6,040 
acres on which used, 2012 
182,323 
49,008 
(D) 
258,308 
19,443 
356,975 
2,851,621 
2007 
195,226 
34,937 
275 
151,629 
20,809 
512,963 
3,307,383 
Item 
Utah 
Vermont 
Virginia 
Washington 
West Virginia 
Wisconsin 
Wyoming 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
6,052 
2,058 
18,826 
12,017 
6,055 
36,298 
2,835 
2007 
6,141 
2,346 
22,563 
14,769 
8,278 
39,267 
2,764 
acres treated, 2012 
661,403 
198,600 
1,920,603 
3,547,373 
282,472 
7,148,156 
737,658 
2007 
629,728 
228,040 
2,264,507 
3,984,358 
346,385 
6,988,477 
707,337 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
5,125 
1,887 
14,400 
10,098 
4,895 
35,346 
2,438 
2007 
5,142 
2,135 
16,694 
12,078 
6,570 
37,826 
2,332 
acres treated, 2012 
591,597 
189,025 
1,509,409 
3,479,796 
194,856 
7,013,126 
631,390 
2007 
521,843 
214,009 
1,704,169 
3,838,654 
230,835 
6,830,248 
617,484 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
1,676 
399 
8,630 
2,677 
2,494 
4,335 
707 
2007 
1,846 
518 
1 1 ,602 
3,587 
3,556 
5,107 
801 
acres treated, 2012 
69,806 
9,575 
411,194 
67,577 
87,616 
135,030 
106,268 
2007 
107,885 
14,031 
560,338 
145,704 
115,550 
158,229 
89,853 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
2,724 
1,932 
6,318 
4,167 
3,545 
21,062 
1,044 
2007 
2,765 
1,941 
7,009 
4,665 
4,188 
24,890 
1,193 
acres treated, 2012 
1 1 1 ,886 
211,664 
363,237 
215,683 
124,671 
1,950,883 
96,908 
2007 
124,051 
216,025 
388,988 
226,588 
134,856 
2,011,176 
120,402 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
2,930 
766 
5,003 
6,052 
1,074 
14,904 
1,041 
2007 
2,525 
521 
4,711 
6,456 
975 
13,445 
762 
acres, 2012 
340,370 
28,278 
786,176 
1,289,791 
30,211 
2,667,175 
215,211 
2007 
270,095 
37,597 
748,282 
1 ,286,462 
37,030 
2,125,800 
298,331 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
5,163 
1,281 
12,129 
13,002 
3,072 
34,321 
2,825 
2007 
4,469 
871 
10,790 
12,114 
2,788 
30,527 
2,633 
acres, 2012 
699,833 
103,502 
1,514,896 
4,469,109 
140,455 
6,714,970 
676,412 
2007 
441,491 
86,442 
1,242,555 
3,816,454 
108,454 
5,227,166 
605,451 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
182 
156 
783 
1,081 
188 
2,275 
43 
2007 
77 
26 
632 
655 
56 
1,027 
46 
acres, 2012 
9,417 
2,938 
131,121 
348,374 
4,028 
346,553 
10,433 
2007 
5,728 
1,819 
101,115 
142,248 
(D) 
128,798 
9,794 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
406 
411 
1,855 
4,312 
483 
3,413 
87 
2007 
308 
219 
1,366 
3,403 
366 
2,124 
50 
acres, 2012 
13,771 
5,585 
245,417 
1,613,635 
8,101 
470,488 
20,406 
2007 
8,858 
4,096 
128,557 
543,911 
9,659 
251,421 
9,731 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
208 
96 
886 
2,560 
185 
786 
33 
2007 
221 
79 
730 
2,489 
157 
640 
37 
acres on which used, 2012 
17,532 
3,175 
129,075 
389,684 
5,516 
86,791 
5,423 
2007 
6,443 
2,042 
79,628 
252,324 
4,715 
67,308 
3,594 
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