Table 40. Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Delaware 
Kent 
New Castle 
Sussex 
2012 INVENTORY -Con. 
Manufactured prior to 2008: 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
1,749 
585 
248 
916 
number 
4,722 
1,522 
529 
2,671 
Tractors 
farms 
1,878 
648 
303 
927 
number 
4,776 
1,639 
727 
2,410 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
1,006 
334 
154 
518 
number 
1,482 
486 
243 
753 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
1,187 
421 
168 
598 
number 
1,959 
683 
282 
994 
too horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
677 
223 
114 
340 
number 
1,335 
470 
202 
663 
Grain and bean combines 
farms 
496 
171 
61 
264 
number 
555 
201 
69 
285 
Cotton pickers and strippers 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
49 
26 
6 
17 
number 
52 
29 
(D) 
(D) 
Flay balers 
farms 
391 
185 
76 
130 
number 
481 
212 
85 
184 
Table 41 . Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Delaware 
Kent 
New Castle 
Sussex 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
1,087 
381 
172 
534 
2007 
1,268 
427 
187 
654 
acres treated, 2012 
350,514 
116,355 
46,808 
187,351 
2007 
350,990 
130,617 
39,848 
180,525 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
975 
332 
144 
499 
2007 
1,177 
381 
165 
631 
acres treated, 2012 
347,979 
115,218 
46,101 
186,660 
2007 
348,301 
129,403 
38,987 
179,911 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
194 
88 
49 
57 
2007 
153 
77 
35 
41 
acres treated, 2012 
2,535 
1,137 
707 
691 
2007 
2,689 
1,214 
861 
614 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
548 
196 
68 
284 
2007 
581 
185 
55 
341 
acres treated, 2012 
67,494 
15,012 
2,145 
50,337 
2007 
86,042 
23,260 
2,383 
60,399 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
604 
187 
92 
325 
2007 
619 
211 
69 
339 
acres, 2012 
215,943 
78,291 
28,591 
109,061 
2007 
183,284 
66,307 
21,284 
95,693 
Weeds, grass, er brush 
farms, 2012 
1,014 
354 
141 
519 
2007 
992 
305 
130 
557 
acres, 2012 
397,644 
132,778 
49,438 
215,428 
2007 
335,199 
114,805 
36,305 
184,089 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
124 
23 
12 
89 
2007 
56 
25 
4 
27 
acres, 2012 
26,017 
9,433 
890 
15,694 
2007 
6,752 
3,747 
270 
2,735 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
238 
65 
25 
148 
2007 
159 
57 
20 
82 
acres, 2012 
70,117 
24,951 
3,050 
42,116 
2007 
27,824 
10,411 
794 
16,619 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
33 
12 
2 
19 
2007 
25 
12 
2 
11 
acres on which used, 2012 
13,126 
8,667 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
2,857 
(D) 
(D) 
977 
264 Delaware 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
