Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Napa 
Nevada 
Orange 
Placer 
Plumas 
Riverside 
Sacramento 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
788 
158 
122 
314 
17 
1,054 
392 
2007 
1,214 
172 
148 
463 
19 
1,704 
452 
acres treated, 2012 
34,201 
1,439 
9,471 
18,786 
5,288 
135,080 
73,293 
2007 
43,832 
2,576 
7,441 
22,329 
4,648 
151,979 
97,228 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
788 
136 
118 
233 
15 
1,033 
356 
2007 
1,203 
125 
146 
334 
11 
1,647 
398 
acres treated, 2012 
34,146 
548 
9,380 
15,337 
(D) 
134,745 
67,882 
2007 
43,466 
1,698 
7,430 
19,092 
4,347 
151,504 
93,319 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
4 
24 
6 
92 
2 
24 
43 
2007 
21 
52 
3 
143 
8 
63 
67 
acres treated, 2012 
55 
891 
91 
3,449 
(D) 
335 
5,411 
2007 
366 
878 
11 
3,237 
301 
475 
3,909 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
107 
76 
20 
132 
4 
244 
104 
2007 
65 
97 
8 
127 
20 
228 
127 
acres treated, 2012 
5,874 
557 
101 
1,926 
395 
21,235 
4,408 
2007 
1,950 
637 
294 
3,190 
(□) 
11,891 
7,713 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
690 
88 
94 
184 
9 
650 
305 
2007 
806 
52 
113 
172 
2 
960 
266 
acres, 2012 
30,694 
346 
7,961 
10,212 
(D) 
122,163 
45,396 
2007 
48,405 
373 
6,784 
9,265 
(D) 
125,480 
77,071 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
762 
171 
108 
326 
26 
871 
421 
2007 
821 
125 
96 
313 
28 
894 
350 
acres, 2012 
36,319 
982 
7,876 
13,487 
8,481 
128,029 
68,620 
2007 
30,092 
2,047 
5,105 
11,816 
5,035 
102,574 
88,706 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
176 
12 
18 
16 
4 
95 
51 
2007 
156 
5 
17 
14 
- 
69 
29 
acres, 2012 
4,855 
49 
1,003 
591 
20 
18,180 
2,280 
2007 
3,284 
5 
1,076 
187 
- 
21,391 
9,122 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
559 
79 
60 
95 
4 
294 
135 
2007 
629 
45 
58 
86 
- 
354 
121 
acres, 2012 
24,642 
220 
3,443 
4,416 
(D) 
29,431 
21,123 
2007 
28,423 
191 
2,720 
3,498 
29,306 
27,855 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
375 
15 
15 
31 
- 
290 
55 
2007 
215 
18 
12 
25 
- 
212 
44 
acres on which used, 2012 
14,038 
143 
341 
239 
- 
42,779 
9,903 
2007 
13,439 
100 
799 
762 
- 
33,849 
7,851 
Item 
San Benito 
San 
Bernardino 
San Diego 
San Francisco 
San Joaquin 
San Luis 
Obispo 
San Mateo 
Santa Barbara 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
160 
323 
2,602 
- 
1,978 
997 
111 
755 
2007 
221 
520 
4,309 
4 
2,411 
1,266 
87 
957 
acres treated, 2012 
16,904 
13,595 
35,051 
- 
365,902 
90,570 
2,198 
79,242 
2007 
24,861 
18,261 
58,108 
4 
404,608 
101,057 
3,415 
79,694 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
149 
313 
2,582 
- 
1,915 
951 
109 
727 
2007 
209 
503 
4,257 
4 
2,350 
1,183 
85 
914 
acres treated, 2012 
16,511 
13,366 
33,272 
- 
360,659 
86,083 
(D) 
76,660 
2007 
23,600 
17,964 
56,107 
4 
391,762 
96,752 
3,276 
78,070 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
25 
15 
34 
- 
102 
77 
2 
43 
2007 
15 
25 
75 
- 
82 
105 
4 
58 
acres treated, 2012 
393 
229 
1,779 
- 
5,243 
4,487 
(D) 
2,582 
2007 
1,261 
297 
2,001 
- 
12,846 
4,305 
139 
1,624 
Manure farms, 2012 
35 
140 
352 
- 
210 
202 
29 
87 
2007 
34 
137 
427 
- 
278 
200 
22 
128 
acres treated, 2012 
860 
6,767 
3,584 
- 
21,611 
6,743 
217 
2,669 
2007 
372 
7,858 
4,230 
- 
33,165 
4,599 
458 
2,887 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
116 
259 
1,190 
- 
1,786 
708 
69 
519 
2007 
161 
304 
1,741 
1 
2,091 
851 
54 
568 
acres, 2012 
13,860 
8,460 
25,797 
- 
314,105 
50,571 
2,118 
70,633 
2007 
25,166 
14,832 
46,018 
(D) 
342,778 
78,336 
3,009 
78,913 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
162 
322 
1,948 
2,135 
1,012 
101 
663 
2007 
171 
343 
2,124 
- 
1,933 
918 
46 
509 
acres, 2012 
15,160 
14,524 
27,685 
- 
364,973 
81,826 
3,309 
69,117 
2007 
16,438 
13,868 
26,680 
- 
271,636 
76,338 
1,692 
47,128 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
14 
35 
130 
- 
359 
128 
24 
124 
2007 
11 
14 
79 
- 
284 
70 
6 
59 
acres, 2012 
2,128 
502 
2,304 
- 
43,645 
13,030 
389 
14,952 
2007 
2,720 
1,326 
2,640 
- 
21,355 
7,414 
477 
8,359 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
85 
109 
631 
_ 
1,056 
365 
47 
278 
2007 
71 
74 
720 
- 
1,164 
310 
26 
225 
acres, 2012 
6,372 
2,054 
6,957 
- 
154,393 
22,986 
795 
37,598 
2007 
5,120 
1,164 
13,179 
- 
160,928 
24,170 
871 
25,626 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
42 
63 
435 
- 
699 
266 
3 
147 
2007 
34 
64 
389 
- 
357 
136 
4 
85 
acres on which used, 2012 
1,663 
1,219 
6,539 
- 
78,933 
22,658 
(D) 
10,944 
2007 
2,003 
788 
9,592 
- 
37,066 
12,275 
(D) 
8,123 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
California 517 
