Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Hillsborough 
Holmes 
Indian River 
Jackson 
Jefferson 
Lafayette 
Lake 
Lee 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
911 
333 
165 
539 
225 
93 
689 
254 
2007 
1,332 
436 
257 
611 
308 
106 
1,008 
366 
acres treated, 2012 
46,082 
29,274 
59,606 
108,688 
14,075 
15,726 
34,592 
15,987 
2007 
55,993 
30,893 
68,937 
109,251 
18,641 
15,010 
34,643 
24,213 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
648 
168 
132 
365 
134 
55 
472 
187 
2007 
854 
163 
215 
377 
197 
64 
697 
239 
acres treated, 2012 
33,205 
19,853 
33,567 
83,823 
9,889 
13,020 
20,696 
10,087 
2007 
35,604 
10,871 
53,576 
81,338 
9,311 
7,444 
17,816 
16,307 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
304 
225 
42 
276 
113 
51 
264 
76 
2007 
540 
323 
50 
340 
134 
56 
363 
133 
acres treated, 2012 
12,877 
9,421 
26,039 
24,865 
4,186 
2,706 
13,896 
5,900 
2007 
20,389 
20,022 
15,361 
27,913 
9,330 
7,566 
16,827 
7,906 
Manure farms, 2012 
136 
64 
25 
44 
26 
31 
134 
56 
2007 
214 
92 
22 
49 
33 
40 
163 
78 
acres treated, 2012 
2,282 
4,861 
349 
4,375 
649 
5,096 
3,799 
1,097 
2007 
2,508 
4,886 
1,670 
1,207 
966 
4,152 
3,345 
1,532 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
606 
121 
124 
269 
93 
42 
420 
154 
2007 
738 
80 
169 
234 
87 
49 
578 
191 
acres, 2012 
34,009 
13,706 
33,867 
68,148 
6,204 
10,177 
19,241 
9,930 
2007 
39,957 
5,037 
53,186 
77,322 
4,605 
5,067 
17,558 
15,014 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
818 
211 
142 
369 
140 
59 
575 
216 
2007 
904 
187 
172 
269 
102 
40 
637 
230 
acres, 2012 
41,885 
21,984 
37,661 
91,674 
9,335 
13,600 
24,129 
12,951 
2007 
33,513 
10,133 
47,411 
63,926 
7,735 
5,466 
18,601 
9,285 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
198 
30 
22 
71 
15 
9 
73 
28 
2007 
132 
2 
39 
46 
4 
5 
62 
18 
acres, 2012 
19,773 
6,494 
1,247 
24,509 
1,030 
2,389 
7,384 
5,689 
2007 
10,975 
(D) 
16,306 
10,713 
(D) 
515 
2,208 
3,249 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
345 
48 
94 
135 
31 
13 
215 
76 
2007 
323 
18 
120 
62 
21 
6 
254 
65 
acres, 2012 
22,687 
5,909 
32,889 
34,772 
2,899 
2,660 
10,170 
8,408 
2007 
17,459 
935 
48,621 
7,104 
1,461 
363 
7,650 
8,456 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
122 
26 
49 
78 
24 
1 
117 
28 
2007 
88 
3 
46 
55 
10 
1 
70 
26 
acres on which used, 2012 
6,708 
4,383 
15,458 
30,343 
1,699 
(D) 
6,598 
7,125 
2007 
3,197 
1,406 
16,281 
25,667 
(D) 
(D) 
1,111 
332 
Item 
Leon 
Levy 
Liberty 
Madison 
Manatee 
Marion 
Martin 
Miami-Dade 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
94 
333 
22 
279 
202 
922 
173 
1,558 
2007 
140 
388 
15 
360 
368 
1,194 
202 
1,874 
acres treated, 2012 
4,756 
52,656 
1,006 
35,046 
67,023 
58,512 
28,739 
49,608 
2007 
3,953 
60,943 
466 
49,383 
63,814 
62,757 
48,524 
44,709 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
54 
181 
9 
162 
120 
276 
118 
1,536 
2007 
77 
149 
9 
169 
230 
346 
118 
1,845 
acres treated, 2012 
2,497 
39,249 
195 
21,334 
48,062 
20,060 
21,280 
49,488 
2007 
2,456 
39,648 
180 
12,598 
54,793 
19,741 
42,885 
44,288 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
44 
191 
14 
162 
98 
691 
66 
27 
2007 
73 
287 
10 
239 
150 
911 
87 
32 
acres treated, 2012 
2,259 
13,407 
811 
13,712 
18,961 
38,452 
7,459 
120 
2007 
1,497 
21,295 
286 
36,785 
9,021 
43,016 
5,639 
421 
Manure farms, 2012 
22 
65 
6 
32 
30 
354 
27 
157 
2007 
27 
71 
3 
46 
74 
406 
29 
79 
acres treated, 2012 
1,472 
2,395 
128 
4,682 
1,093 
9,303 
470 
1,184 
2007 
332 
1,690 
132 
4,310 
2,135 
5,914 
296 
373 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
35 
137 
4 
97 
151 
428 
132 
1,271 
2007 
44 
127 
4 
99 
210 
446 
95 
1,099 
acres, 2012 
398 
34,117 
83 
17,881 
47,333 
24,551 
20,694 
47,057 
2007 
791 
27,411 
(D) 
6,914 
56,409 
19,910 
43,167 
37,678 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
72 
211 
7 
157 
179 
715 
162 
1,454 
2007 
50 
163 
6 
131 
235 
643 
131 
1,195 
acres, 2012 
3,492 
37,056 
443 
23,524 
54,304 
41,337 
11,060 
47,952 
2007 
2,425 
22,441 
283 
17,205 
39,234 
25,168 
19,774 
27,896 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
3 
35 
- 
29 
42 
57 
11 
282 
2007 
3 
28 
1 
6 
31 
34 
11 
267 
acres, 2012 
61 
13,415 
- 
8,385 
20,216 
8,679 
(D) 
18,540 
2007 
5 
11,400 
(D) 
536 
18,824 
2,518 
1,864 
11,911 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
7 
45 
_ 
32 
69 
117 
45 
667 
2007 
12 
22 
1 
7 
99 
79 
47 
542 
acres, 2012 
17 
17,003 
- 
6,983 
29,237 
10,664 
16,387 
29,073 
2007 
116 
3,740 
(D) 
1,039 
38,139 
3,011 
40,464 
16,589 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
4 
6 
- 
16 
29 
43 
18 
308 
2007 
1 
4 
- 
2 
27 
16 
10 
209 
acres on which used, 2012 
34 
632 
- 
1,486 
11,137 
1,179 
20,224 
11,619 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
8,665 
164 
415 
2,950 
-continued 
512 Florida 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
