Table 41 . Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Florida 
Alachua 
Baker 
Bay 
Bradford 
Brevard 
Broward 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
17,539 
624 
152 
42 
197 
210 
196 
2007 
23,433 
749 
158 
59 
235 
309 
245 
acres treated, 2012 
2,235,849 
49,155 
3,330 
2,149 
8,042 
18,805 
3,757 
2007 
2,867,359 
58,645 
2,947 
2,301 
7,708 
56,839 
2,478 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
11,482 
420 
81 
19 
116 
168 
171 
2007 
14,898 
449 
97 
34 
119 
246 
220 
acres treated, 2012 
1,526,329 
28,856 
1,276 
1,543 
4,510 
11,187 
1,619 
2007 
1,773,597 
29,054 
1,060 
1,403 
(D) 
14,089 
2,012 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
7,466 
274 
90 
27 
111 
54 
34 
2007 
10,088 
392 
73 
30 
141 
71 
28 
acres treated, 2012 
709,520 
20,299 
2,054 
606 
3,532 
7,618 
2,138 
2007 
1,093,762 
29,591 
1,887 
898 
(D) 
42,750 
466 
Manure farms, 2012 
3,039 
164 
33 
12 
44 
32 
37 
2007 
3,375 
134 
32 
3 
26 
27 
47 
acres treated, 2012 
136,125 
4,758 
342 
119 
1,434 
(D) 
98 
2007 
147,584 
4,553 
909 
(D) 
1,240 
244 
189 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
10,017 
318 
52 
24 
94 
110 
143 
2007 
11,588 
259 
47 
14 
76 
155 
144 
acres, 2012 
1,301,710 
22,336 
653 
1,713 
6,018 
25,201 
3,903 
2007 
1,581,664 
19,592 
771 
432 
3,420 
47,043 
1,688 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
13,898 
436 
96 
26 
147 
197 
167 
2007 
13,311 
309 
40 
18 
102 
198 
146 
acres, 2012 
1,846,661 
32,045 
2,223 
1,603 
5,266 
27,546 
5,297 
2007 
1,484,363 
21,989 
862 
1,117 
2,907 
44,872 
1,732 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
2,292 
64 
12 
2 
10 
19 
11 
2007 
2,192 
26 
2 
1 
1 
22 
24 
acres, 2012 
407,959 
5,515 
122 
(D) 
44 
3,071 
115 
2007 
283,547 
4,769 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,951 
444 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
4,913 
137 
20 
4 
25 
75 
34 
2007 
5,314 
75 
9 
5 
5 
89 
53 
acres, 2012 
740,656 
8,352 
239 
(D) 
853 
3,268 
701 
2007 
809,247 
8,530 
97 
49 
(D) 
4,141 
566 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
2,227 
56 
6 
- 
7 
19 
11 
2007 
1,850 
25 
3 
2 
2 
33 
20 
acres on which used, 2012 
499,590 
3,767 
12 
- 
132 
1,300 
21 
2007 
277,120 
1,601 
18 
(D) 
(D) 
245 
(D) 
Item 
Calhoun 
Charlotte 
Citrus 
Clay 
Collier 
Columbia 
DeSoto 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
103 
97 
156 
101 
86 
304 
287 
2007 
107 
112 
192 
155 
131 
439 
575 
acres treated, 2012 
17,897 
17,691 
8,022 
3,404 
17,384 
27,450 
75,457 
2007 
15,451 
31,778 
9,356 
5,809 
64,079 
21,122 
89,462 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
72 
69 
65 
28 
77 
151 
187 
2007 
49 
70 
65 
34 
118 
168 
435 
acres treated, 2012 
14,607 
10,678 
2,503 
1,867 
16,549 
15,156 
42,314 
2007 
12,512 
16,964 
3,341 
1,208 
(D) 
8,765 
56,440 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
45 
31 
107 
76 
11 
200 
122 
2007 
74 
46 
141 
130 
15 
314 
161 
acres treated, 2012 
3,290 
7,013 
5,519 
1,537 
835 
12,294 
33,143 
2007 
2,939 
14,814 
6,015 
4,601 
(D) 
12,357 
33,022 
Manure farms, 2012 
20 
12 
51 
29 
13 
46 
33 
2007 
14 
16 
46 
48 
5 
71 
49 
acres treated, 2012 
411 
1,525 
2,417 
1,890 
223 
869 
1,254 
2007 
375 
331 
1,212 
810 
36 
1,476 
736 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
43 
68 
70 
34 
75 
113 
180 
2007 
26 
61 
69 
44 
84 
86 
435 
acres, 2012 
10,825 
9,428 
3,026 
1,032 
15,602 
1 1 ,232 
38,809 
2007 
8,613 
17,298 
3,087 
1,442 
35,155 
10,648 
57,336 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
75 
71 
113 
54 
93 
169 
257 
2007 
42 
61 
99 
66 
67 
144 
451 
acres, 2012 
14,889 
13,592 
3,458 
2,588 
18,735 
15,961 
47,761 
2007 
7,951 
14,013 
3,708 
2,021 
16,622 
10,435 
48,219 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
18 
16 
5 
3 
25 
22 
78 
2007 
9 
11 
6 
5 
16 
14 
190 
acres, 2012 
4,648 
1,906 
(D) 
18 
12,236 
1,514 
19,229 
2007 
1,017 
(D) 
(D) 
19 
5,604 
1,675 
21,065 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
23 
40 
18 
6 
39 
26 
135 
2007 
8 
40 
18 
4 
51 
13 
302 
acres, 2012 
4,348 
6,354 
1,197 
74 
12,962 
1,211 
33,715 
2007 
1,000 
13,178 
1,070 
19 
29,259 
2,505 
43,382 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
11 
20 
12 
1 
21 
7 
72 
2007 
5 
14 
4 
- 
6 
4 
43 
acres on which used, 2012 
3,477 
5,929 
346 
(D) 
21,126 
340 
11,467 
2007 
6,491 
2,317 
63 
(D) 
100 
1,577 
-continued 
510 Florida 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
