Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Georgia 
Appling 
Atkinson 
Bacon 
Baker 
Baldwin 
Banks 
Barrow 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
17,221 
314 
118 
171 
92 
44 
152 
117 
2007 
22,585 
312 
118 
211 
84 
85 
184 
174 
acres treated, 2012 
3,393,219 
62,551 
29,866 
24,365 
50,587 
1,696 
11,629 
5,913 
2007 
3,421,133 
47,596 
23,010 
23,381 
38,126 
2,619 
9,128 
6,329 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
11,144 
242 
90 
153 
81 
27 
54 
31 
2007 
13,385 
248 
90 
181 
69 
47 
57 
63 
acres treated, 2012 
2,965,881 
59,850 
28,587 
22,989 
49,254 
768 
2,943 
915 
2007 
2,842,373 
44,113 
21,153 
21,284 
36,730 
1,758 
1,902 
1,127 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
8,672 
116 
43 
40 
24 
26 
126 
100 
2007 
12,145 
115 
36 
52 
33 
43 
149 
116 
acres treated, 2012 
427,338 
2,701 
1,279 
1,376 
1,333 
928 
8,686 
4,998 
2007 
578,760 
3,483 
1,857 
2,097 
1,396 
861 
7,226 
5,202 
Manure farms, 2012 
6,562 
57 
31 
37 
23 
12 
217 
54 
2007 
6,620 
60 
24 
40 
10 
23 
230 
77 
acres treated, 2012 
633,534 
4,421 
2,304 
6,047 
3,130 
514 
17,107 
3,665 
2007 
496,389 
6,174 
3,982 
2,343 
2,283 
880 
13,007 
3,511 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
8,719 
227 
84 
156 
82 
11 
21 
23 
2007 
8,717 
212 
73 
132 
60 
23 
45 
50 
acres, 2012 
2,178,419 
47,701 
16,762 
17,478 
32,870 
272 
431 
593 
2007 
2,106,774 
40,373 
17,668 
15,022 
32,004 
672 
1,660 
1,093 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
15,329 
274 
103 
168 
91 
29 
218 
102 
2007 
13,608 
204 
60 
122 
56 
31 
212 
126 
acres, 2012 
3,395,168 
64,099 
30,480 
25,246 
51,513 
817 
17,225 
6,326 
2007 
2,300,886 
39,085 
17,246 
11,082 
30,051 
1,190 
11,457 
5,247 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
2,547 
76 
49 
38 
52 
4 
2 
1 
2007 
1,634 
46 
20 
13 
23 
- 
2 
2 
acres, 2012 
1,112,678 
29,719 
17,929 
9,111 
27,957 
12 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
479,919 
13,496 
6,304 
1,092 
9,841 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
3,674 
101 
40 
88 
62 
2 
6 
5 
2007 
2,590 
53 
18 
41 
28 
5 
2 
16 
acres, 2012 
961,566 
16,916 
6,204 
4,567 
17,545 
(D) 
20 
19 
2007 
543,770 
6,416 
4,983 
2,610 
7,670 
8 
(D) 
46 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
2,562 
72 
38 
41 
29 
1 
1 
1 
2007 
2,423 
58 
26 
33 
23 
- 
- 
4 
acres on which used, 2012 
1,128,744 
27,869 
15,065 
13,338 
13,436 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
855,070 
17,622 
6,301 
2,685 
12,982 
69 
Item 
Bartow 
Ben Hill 
Berrien 
Bibb 
Bleckley 
Brantley 
Brooks 
Bryan 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
180 
93 
239 
53 
96 
122 
167 
26 
2007 
217 
116 
286 
65 
165 
135 
272 
30 
acres treated, 2012 
17,705 
22,849 
72,086 
3,383 
21,637 
5,218 
64,568 
3,225 
2007 
18,908 
29,280 
51,054 
3,812 
43,036 
5,735 
78,433 
4,680 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
90 
76 
194 
41 
69 
96 
145 
6 
2007 
87 
97 
216 
37 
124 
98 
218 
16 
acres treated, 2012 
10,169 
22,262 
67,546 
2,562 
19,657 
4,102 
62,248 
(D) 
2007 
10,433 
27,277 
46,168 
2,469 
39,137 
4,160 
74,136 
4,312 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
124 
25 
89 
20 
42 
60 
46 
22 
2007 
161 
39 
114 
39 
66 
74 
77 
17 
acres treated, 2012 
7,536 
587 
4,540 
821 
1,980 
1,116 
2,320 
(D) 
2007 
8,475 
2,003 
4,886 
1,343 
3,899 
1,575 
4,297 
368 
Manure farms, 2012 
99 
6 
25 
23 
11 
15 
15 
11 
2007 
76 
6 
5 
18 
21 
15 
13 
5 
acres treated, 2012 
5,892 
444 
3,247 
2,375 
1,002 
274 
1,806 
274 
2007 
7,849 
2,334 
1,172 
948 
2,919 
388 
1,743 
74 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
56 
64 
187 
26 
52 
73 
118 
10 
2007 
47 
67 
177 
24 
87 
79 
178 
10 
acres, 2012 
8,292 
15,892 
58,212 
2,131 
13,933 
3,494 
40,610 
639 
2007 
3,739 
18,982 
37,839 
1,003 
25,756 
2,711 
66,035 
2,738 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
155 
73 
215 
38 
68 
99 
134 
22 
2007 
115 
53 
179 
24 
84 
90 
145 
16 
acres, 2012 
17,100 
22,638 
69,208 
2,664 
21,132 
4,659 
64,559 
3,185 
2007 
11,251 
19,890 
29,933 
1,295 
23,232 
3,015 
46,185 
3,307 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
4 
19 
64 
1 
15 
14 
52 
3 
2007 
2 
12 
61 
- 
31 
5 
43 
2 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
8,513 
21,106 
(D) 
4,562 
1,136 
31,939 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
862 
13,036 
6,678 
111 
17,670 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
8 
35 
86 
6 
26 
22 
68 
3 
2007 
10 
28 
61 
3 
17 
21 
65 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
8,321 
17,887 
250 
6,896 
1,481 
19,817 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
4,795 
13,189 
120 
2,100 
1,007 
14,297 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
5 
18 
77 
2 
13 
2 
50 
2 
2007 
7 
24 
59 
- 
55 
4 
68 
- 
acres on which used, 2012 
1,913 
4,896 
23,707 
(D) 
4,046 
(D) 
30,158 
(D) 
2007 
1,509 
7,103 
14,533 
21,254 
(D) 
35,192 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Georgia 771 
