Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
California 
Alameda 
Alpine 
Amador 
Butte 
Calaveras 
Colusa 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
32,646 
88 
1 
111 
972 
109 
568 
2007 
43,321 
159 
- 
157 
1,251 
124 
588 
acres treated, 2012 
6,314,533 
9,675 
(D) 
7,763 
176,608 
1,938 
218,126 
2007 
6,728,011 
9,867 
6,348 
181,135 
3,625 
229,193 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
31,244 
78 
1 
94 
937 
95 
557 
2007 
41,286 
151 
- 
137 
1,202 
114 
574 
acres treated, 2012 
6,167,491 
2,223 
(D) 
4,791 
176,175 
1,273 
216,767 
2007 
6,581,577 
7,249 
5,698 
179,081 
1,770 
224,533 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
1,918 
10 
- 
18 
43 
14 
14 
2007 
2,600 
10 
- 
23 
70 
13 
16 
acres treated, 2012 
147,042 
7,452 
- 
2,972 
433 
665 
1,359 
2007 
146,434 
2,618 
- 
650 
2,054 
1,855 
4,660 
Manure farms, 2012 
6,794 
31 
- 
35 
110 
36 
31 
2007 
6,686 
17 
1 
21 
110 
39 
41 
acres treated, 2012 
712,975 
889 
- 
913 
2,465 
141 
5,281 
2007 
645,305 
247 
(D) 
1,031 
4,674 
1,122 
9,870 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
25,064 
57 
- 
70 
809 
75 
490 
2007 
30,850 
112 
- 
111 
924 
69 
434 
acres, 2012 
5,293,093 
5,654 
- 
3,433 
169,999 
1,909 
179,680 
2007 
5,780,492 
6,457 
- 
5,042 
146,735 
1,885 
166,589 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
32,402 
99 
- 
135 
1,015 
137 
545 
2007 
30,656 
144 
1 
138 
972 
122 
497 
acres, 2012 
6,116,162 
4,574 
- 
6,836 
176,540 
2,689 
189,201 
2007 
4,819,747 
4,813 
(D) 
4,956 
158,149 
2,002 
170,606 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
4,485 
6 
9 
125 
8 
40 
2007 
3,012 
15 
- 
11 
84 
2 
30 
acres, 2012 
725,589 
97 
- 
76 
6,905 
29 
20,584 
2007 
412,659 
114 
- 
140 
7,917 
(D) 
10,390 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
14,196 
36 
_ 
65 
636 
32 
300 
2007 
14,877 
68 
- 
56 
633 
52 
254 
acres, 2012 
2,038,769 
518 
- 
1,810 
90,197 
491 
83,095 
2007 
2,168,502 
3,246 
- 
1,632 
90,749 
495 
64,594 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
9,810 
30 
- 
35 
269 
22 
75 
2007 
7,018 
26 
- 
41 
113 
20 
34 
acres on which used, 2012 
1,460,135 
1,077 
- 
943 
19,880 
1,096 
7,826 
2007 
1,237,257 
447 
- 
729 
12,785 
245 
8,791 
Item 
Contra Costa 
Del Norte 
El Dorado 
Fresno 
Glenn 
Humboldt 
Imperial 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
153 
20 
358 
3,083 
768 
200 
286 
2007 
218 
26 
498 
4,024 
750 
194 
332 
acres treated, 2012 
20,743 
2,432 
2,920 
817,742 
194,712 
3,091 
378,191 
2007 
20,816 
2,961 
4,060 
925,804 
195,963 
6,269 
330,122 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
144 
18 
312 
3,039 
723 
175 
279 
2007 
207 
17 
433 
3,939 
712 
155 
324 
acres treated, 2012 
20,498 
1,655 
1,922 
806,183 
192,811 
1,628 
376,552 
2007 
17,885 
1,789 
3,441 
922,480 
190,096 
3,870 
330,064 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
9 
5 
58 
71 
58 
31 
11 
2007 
12 
13 
77 
109 
57 
44 
10 
acres treated, 2012 
245 
777 
998 
11,559 
1,901 
1,463 
1,639 
2007 
2,931 
1,172 
619 
3,324 
5,867 
2,399 
58 
Manure farms, 2012 
30 
18 
161 
639 
85 
153 
53 
2007 
33 
13 
131 
561 
96 
102 
87 
acres treated, 2012 
319 
1,743 
1,472 
71,200 
6,879 
3,965 
21,495 
2007 
645 
999 
819 
72,928 
5,999 
3,351 
21,765 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
107 
17 
248 
2,955 
629 
98 
221 
2007 
137 
7 
287 
4,001 
647 
35 
251 
acres, 2012 
13,181 
330 
1,617 
727,171 
167,330 
913 
322,713 
2007 
12,719 
353 
3,409 
903,987 
141,999 
1,144 
277,518 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
178 
12 
456 
3,272 
774 
130 
245 
2007 
159 
8 
432 
3,164 
671 
58 
225 
acres, 2012 
32,223 
651 
3,847 
777,797 
196,886 
2,138 
301,320 
2007 
12,485 
569 
4,714 
643,140 
160,151 
2,382 
213,794 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
30 
9 
36 
602 
60 
25 
57 
2007 
2 
4 
17 
355 
21 
1 
21 
acres, 2012 
3,680 
240 
(D) 
110,150 
16,005 
168 
34,885 
2007 
(D) 
348 
148 
41,172 
4,185 
(D) 
13,892 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
80 
13 
220 
1,335 
407 
74 
45 
2007 
75 
4 
219 
1,510 
347 
39 
37 
acres, 2012 
5,271 
244 
1,253 
290,199 
117,751 
470 
34,187 
2007 
3,639 
348 
1,963 
318,567 
82,225 
128 
16,428 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
37 
- 
115 
1,634 
203 
10 
22 
2007 
25 
1 
91 
1,370 
136 
8 
20 
acres on which used, 2012 
4,210 
- 
1,147 
303,441 
50,409 
82 
5,429 
2007 
476 
(D) 
860 
270,845 
16,139 
48 
9,516 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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