Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Rapides 
Red River 
Richland 
Sabine 
St. Bernard 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
379 
78 
308 
86 
8 
2007 
502 
92 
335 
149 
10 
acres treated, 2012 
80,961 
29,772 
131,399 
6,051 
208 
2007 
74,740 
26,185 
138,460 
10,312 
123 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
243 
36 
219 
22 
4 
2007 
308 
43 
248 
53 
10 
acres treated, 2012 
70,666 
17,292 
121,933 
816 
16 
2007 
64,572 
16,297 
128,149 
2,163 
123 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
170 
49 
103 
74 
4 
2007 
237 
55 
106 
111 
- 
acres treated, 2012 
10,295 
12,480 
9,466 
5,235 
192 
2007 
10,168 
9,888 
10,311 
8,149 
- 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
32 
20 
65 
36 
4 
2007 
35 
10 
12 
60 
- 
acres treated, 2012 
1,230 
6,057 
24,878 
2,930 
344 
2007 
630 
338 
1,099 
4,898 
- 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
220 
46 
165 
21 
4 
2007 
239 
28 
168 
39 
4 
acres, 2012 
79,903 
13,625 
94,826 
681 
16 
2007 
59,585 
7,968 
85,017 
1,385 
(D) 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
328 
79 
289 
61 
12 
2007 
352 
46 
210 
105 
2 
acres, 2012 
95,684 
25,590 
147,530 
6,009 
(D) 
2007 
67,047 
18,451 
96,874 
7,045 
(D) 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
34 
2 
42 
- 
1 
2007 
36 
1 
18 
- 
- 
acres, 2012 
10,086 
(D) 
22,429 
- 
(D) 
2007 
6,560 
(D) 
8,430 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
91 
13 
70 
2 
1 
2007 
93 
12 
41 
7 
2 
acres, 2012 
48,958 
5,380 
50,869 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
23,094 
1,239 
15,076 
84 
(D) 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
56 
8 
79 
- 
- 
2007 
42 
5 
59 
- 
1 
acres on which used, 2012 
27,190 
6,930 
32,353 
- 
- 
2007 
23,138 
3,540 
19,416 
- 
(D) 
Item 
St. Charles 
St. Helena 
St. James 
St. John the Baptist 
St. Landry 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
17 
188 
36 
6 
428 
2007 
25 
198 
46 
13 
581 
acres treated, 2012 
693 
14,459 
25,641 
(D) 
122,396 
2007 
2,250 
13,816 
25,850 
4,851 
140,866 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
8 
54 
29 
3 
221 
2007 
9 
56 
39 
11 
311 
acres treated, 2012 
209 
2,700 
24,806 
(D) 
110,808 
2007 
168 
3,111 
25,606 
4,766 
124,331 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
12 
153 
11 
3 
235 
2007 
20 
163 
7 
3 
313 
acres treated, 2012 
484 
11,759 
835 
124 
11,588 
2007 
2,082 
10,705 
244 
85 
16,535 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
4 
50 
2 
1 
69 
2007 
3 
22 
1 
- 
46 
acres treated, 2012 
102 
7,050 
(D) 
(D) 
1,731 
2007 
3 
1,521 
(D) 
966 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
4 
47 
27 
4 
234 
2007 
4 
27 
32 
8 
198 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
1,323 
9,764 
(D) 
140,923 
2007 
260 
1,057 
18,581 
2,443 
105,535 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
14 
106 
45 
5 
390 
2007 
12 
97 
45 
13 
366 
acres, 2012 
421 
6,871 
29,242 
(D) 
165,932 
2007 
502 
5,697 
28,876 
4,966 
132,474 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
1 
3 
10 
- 
26 
2007 
- 
- 
5 
- 
23 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
32 
890 
- 
8,537 
2007 
948 
9,539 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
2 
3 
11 
3 
96 
2007 
2 
1 
7 
3 
78 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
8 
2,569 
(D) 
97,420 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
302 
(D) 
68,034 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
- 
- 
18 
3 
56 
2007 
- 
- 
16 
6 
40 
acres on which used, 2012 
- 
- 
10,312 
1,895 
35,983 
2007 
- 
- 
1 1 ,820 
3,485 
17,497 
-continued 
564 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
