Table 41 . Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Alabama 
Autauga 
Baldwin 
Barbour 
Bibb 
Blount 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
17,100 
190 
478 
169 
53 
489 
2007 
22,575 
220 
667 
258 
84 
615 
acres treated, 2012 
2,065,552 
26,143 
90,482 
22,695 
5,292 
31,330 
2007 
2,236,223 
26,080 
81,931 
25,649 
4,703 
37,406 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
8,508 
137 
292 
102 
31 
210 
2007 
10,708 
132 
407 
162 
45 
248 
acres treated, 2012 
1,393,619 
20,040 
81,159 
13,893 
2,564 
9,375 
2007 
1,359,039 
15,221 
68,200 
17,220 
2,498 
10,652 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
10,948 
76 
241 
100 
32 
350 
2007 
15,277 
126 
335 
137 
52 
461 
acres treated, 2012 
671,933 
6,103 
9,323 
8,802 
2,728 
21,955 
2007 
877,184 
10,859 
13,731 
8,429 
2,205 
26,754 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
5,840 
25 
63 
73 
7 
215 
2007 
6,187 
26 
56 
74 
15 
262 
acres treated, 2012 
588,142 
2,434 
7,846 
7,427 
(D) 
19,986 
2007 
451,641 
1,793 
1,757 
9,537 
126 
20,104 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
5,997 
87 
263 
60 
15 
218 
2007 
5,412 
91 
310 
81 
15 
178 
acres, 2012 
999,678 
13,760 
76,665 
9,545 
(D) 
9,317 
2007 
846,249 
8,441 
58,125 
13,634 
568 
8,781 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
13,626 
127 
398 
115 
39 
476 
2007 
12,579 
98 
354 
107 
41 
472 
acres, 2012 
1,933,831 
23,072 
83,093 
17,342 
5,378 
31,635 
2007 
1,356,648 
8,866 
62,245 
14,617 
1,193 
26,628 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
1,013 
23 
56 
13 
6 
31 
2007 
666 
3 
40 
3 
- 
40 
acres, 2012 
261,403 
3,464 
16,152 
2,922 
(D) 
1,702 
2007 
149,214 
(D) 
5,277 
392 
4,092 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
1,710 
32 
156 
12 
6 
49 
2007 
1,124 
16 
142 
16 
1 
32 
acres, 2012 
395,174 
1,430 
57,334 
688 
(D) 
1,517 
2007 
166,563 
382 
23,608 
381 
(D) 
1,199 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
1,082 
16 
81 
15 
2 
17 
2007 
928 
13 
44 
7 
- 
25 
acres on which used, 2012 
322,155 
6,492 
1 1 ,273 
2,357 
(D) 
1,573 
2007 
319,226 
1,363 
9,988 
3,290 
3,732 
Item 
Bullock 
Butler 
Calhoun 
Chambers 
Cherokee 
Chilton 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
68 
148 
235 
140 
255 
267 
2007 
119 
190 
356 
154 
345 
345 
acres treated, 2012 
11,507 
9,785 
15,913 
24,022 
48,940 
15,092 
2007 
8,824 
14,042 
20,553 
14,256 
46,138 
21,419 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
44 
81 
112 
70 
138 
156 
2007 
78 
111 
154 
66 
186 
199 
acres treated, 2012 
7,804 
6,619 
8,648 
6,379 
41,662 
6,771 
2007 
5,284 
8,753 
9,965 
3,529 
35,862 
10,301 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
37 
88 
162 
99 
135 
149 
2007 
52 
110 
263 
117 
204 
200 
acres treated, 2012 
3,703 
3,166 
7,265 
17,643 
7,278 
8,321 
2007 
3,540 
5,289 
10,588 
10,727 
10,276 
11,118 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
36 
57 
68 
54 
81 
27 
2007 
32 
101 
79 
23 
42 
41 
acres treated, 2012 
3,677 
4,195 
5,001 
15,736 
12,176 
1,583 
2007 
2,468 
6,158 
4,814 
1,038 
4,235 
2,514 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
33 
34 
68 
28 
98 
103 
2007 
42 
38 
75 
15 
122 
142 
acres, 2012 
5,618 
3,109 
5,482 
500 
27,395 
2,975 
2007 
3,180 
3,391 
4,673 
780 
23,925 
6,953 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
66 
82 
182 
105 
207 
195 
2007 
48 
76 
203 
73 
209 
180 
acres, 2012 
9,462 
8,082 
15,129 
16,878 
50,139 
9,820 
2007 
7,307 
6,911 
1 1 ,876 
6,203 
37,291 
8,644 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
8 
9 
2 
2 
25 
18 
2007 
3 
- 
11 
- 
21 
11 
acres, 2012 
2,680 
91 
(D) 
(D) 
5,166 
424 
2007 
(D) 
- 
160 
6,627 
50 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
10 
15 
14 
8 
22 
43 
2007 
7 
4 
18 
2 
27 
37 
acres, 2012 
3,226 
1,069 
794 
61 
5,756 
967 
2007 
542 
(D) 
1,956 
(D) 
4,384 
1,550 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
10 
3 
13 
1 
44 
18 
2007 
3 
3 
12 
- 
54 
11 
acres on which used, 2012 
2,753 
84 
2,815 
(D) 
18,715 
1,110 
2007 
397 
(D) 
2,626 
13,146 
353 
-continued 
520 Alabama 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
