Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Louisiana 
Acadia 
Allen 
Ascension 
Assumption 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
10,085 
290 
153 
80 
42 
2007 
12,644 
305 
177 
116 
53 
acres treated, 2012 
2,625,512 
123,510 
29,499 
15,584 
34,004 
2007 
3,043,239 
94,675 
20,081 
14,043 
40,172 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
5,238 
198 
73 
30 
35 
2007 
6,891 
192 
90 
46 
40 
acres treated, 2012 
2,276,020 
117,448 
24,324 
14,105 
33,894 
2007 
2,593,371 
89,646 
13,089 
9,520 
38,918 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
5,673 
107 
103 
51 
7 
2007 
6,932 
138 
109 
76 
14 
acres treated, 2012 
349,492 
6,062 
5,175 
1,479 
110 
2007 
449,868 
5,029 
6,992 
4,523 
1,254 
Manure farms, 2012 
1,664 
24 
32 
18 
1 
2007 
1,592 
17 
20 
14 
6 
acres treated, 2012 
145,776 
663 
973 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
100,902 
216 
753 
400 
62 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
4,798 
209 
57 
35 
34 
2007 
4,496 
139 
47 
24 
38 
acres, 2012 
2,222,104 
1 1 1 ,337 
19,992 
13,144 
20,587 
2007 
2,026,888 
78,626 
16,648 
14,088 
28,721 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
8,459 
280 
126 
66 
47 
2007 
8,246 
265 
96 
64 
54 
acres, 2012 
3,087,652 
124,055 
31,692 
17,552 
44,368 
2007 
2,590,672 
92,113 
22,949 
18,399 
42,348 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
592 
17 
4 
3 
- 
2007 
466 
10 
- 
2 
- 
acres, 2012 
236,018 
9,998 
2,610 
(D) 
- 
2007 
182,615 
1,269 
- 
(D) 
- 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
1,966 
121 
27 
12 
23 
2007 
1,401 
89 
16 
5 
1 
acres, 2012 
1,161,858 
86,547 
17,223 
1,844 
12,388 
2007 
690,588 
63,874 
5,838 
(D) 
(D) 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
1,313 
42 
8 
12 
29 
2007 
1,126 
18 
3 
13 
28 
acres on which used, 2012 
695,807 
16,502 
1,993 
6,949 
16,500 
2007 
636,661 
3,231 
54 
10,116 
18,364 
Item 
Avoyelles 
Beauregard 
Bienville 
Bossier 
Caddo 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
331 
350 
84 
141 
173 
2007 
418 
422 
84 
144 
228 
acres treated, 2012 
108,493 
23,651 
6,348 
17,050 
45,872 
2007 
131,859 
26,696 
5,536 
23,531 
54,656 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
207 
133 
38 
66 
89 
2007 
283 
174 
40 
66 
126 
acres treated, 2012 
98,825 
11,889 
1,819 
10,151 
39,645 
2007 
120,297 
12,534 
2,279 
13,078 
48,331 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
154 
258 
60 
91 
95 
2007 
181 
319 
60 
88 
121 
acres treated, 2012 
9,668 
11,762 
4,529 
6,899 
6,227 
2007 
11,562 
14,162 
3,257 
10,453 
6,325 
Manure farms, 2012 
11 
77 
31 
44 
30 
2007 
19 
67 
21 
29 
29 
acres treated, 2012 
695 
7,861 
1,236 
3,443 
2,611 
2007 
621 
3,425 
1,258 
581 
1,433 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
209 
102 
24 
63 
66 
2007 
223 
109 
18 
54 
101 
acres, 2012 
147,412 
8,765 
1,262 
5,247 
35,820 
2007 
124,747 
8,059 
1,127 
8,334 
41,429 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
305 
221 
52 
127 
163 
2007 
312 
237 
41 
110 
181 
acres, 2012 
160,372 
19,102 
5,485 
21,245 
50,723 
2007 
141,127 
12,691 
1,511 
18,272 
48,104 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
34 
5 
8 
6 
12 
2007 
31 
4 
- 
1 
10 
acres, 2012 
10,637 
27 
176 
24 
1,895 
2007 
9,223 
48 
- 
(D) 
3,800 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
107 
24 
3 
15 
28 
2007 
107 
15 
3 
8 
20 
acres, 2012 
72,377 
9,364 
(D) 
37 
5,540 
2007 
58,126 
6,161 
153 
(D) 
13,086 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
60 
5 
- 
6 
25 
2007 
52 
9 
2 
9 
21 
acres on which used, 2012 
24,067 
3,452 
- 
3,939 
16,569 
2007 
31,614 
83 
(D) 
2,583 
22,131 
-continued 
560 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
