Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Maryland 
Allegany 
Anne Arundel 
Baltimore 
Calvert 
Caroline 
Carroll 
Cecil 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
5,427 
88 
164 
209 
130 
404 
441 
229 
2007 
6,466 
108 
204 
351 
149 
347 
592 
294 
acres treated, 2012 
1,011,668 
4,104 
11,612 
34,601 
16,330 
92,466 
71,654 
46,372 
2007 
1,085,396 
5,173 
11,120 
42,788 
9,552 
90,565 
82,250 
49,515 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
4,786 
71 
142 
173 
120 
380 
359 
210 
2007 
5,634 
95 
179 
268 
129 
333 
489 
267 
acres treated, 2012 
982,075 
3,101 
10,940 
33,339 
15,488 
92,001 
68,619 
45,023 
2007 
1,038,607 
4,138 
9,347 
39,806 
9,026 
90,117 
78,098 
46,909 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
1,453 
45 
44 
63 
36 
33 
174 
48 
2007 
1,944 
40 
57 
118 
37 
40 
228 
73 
acres treated, 2012 
29,593 
1,003 
672 
1,262 
842 
465 
3,035 
1,349 
2007 
46,789 
1,035 
1,773 
2,982 
526 
448 
4,152 
2,606 
Manure farms, 2012 
2,634 
52 
51 
89 
22 
172 
286 
108 
2007 
3,150 
60 
55 
132 
43 
171 
341 
137 
acres treated, 2012 
208,568 
1,566 
796 
3,171 
630 
21,643 
17,178 
6,789 
2007 
241,641 
1,523 
1,207 
3,621 
942 
25,903 
18,068 
8,821 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
2,574 
11 
60 
125 
46 
274 
154 
102 
2007 
2,459 
21 
66 
141 
35 
189 
198 
113 
acres, 2012 
581,377 
103 
6,841 
24,384 
3,483 
70,192 
29,031 
30,508 
2007 
418,804 
958 
2,274 
12,784 
2,147 
41,681 
17,341 
17,867 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
4,799 
43 
132 
189 
113 
398 
425 
192 
2007 
4,501 
42 
127 
223 
77 
272 
412 
213 
acres, 2012 
1,086,600 
1,178 
10,551 
35,747 
17,694 
106,858 
71,247 
44,994 
2007 
881,282 
957 
9,299 
27,525 
7,363 
75,354 
62,087 
40,543 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
382 
2 
7 
20 
13 
34 
21 
4 
2007 
185 
- 
6 
6 
4 
18 
11 
6 
acres, 2012 
43,457 
(D) 
269 
1,111 
105 
3,157 
1,495 
(D) 
2007 
30,412 
8 
(D) 
(D) 
3,355 
1,620 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
873 
7 
20 
61 
21 
92 
57 
31 
2007 
724 
6 
25 
59 
16 
62 
63 
32 
acres, 2012 
140,305 
49 
667 
9,895 
1,732 
17,179 
11,575 
5,206 
2007 
64,518 
38 
392 
2,437 
(D) 
7,824 
2,832 
2,102 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
254 
4 
12 
19 
11 
10 
20 
9 
2007 
172 
1 
8 
12 
2 
8 
13 
3 
acres on which used, 2012 
24,543 
16 
147 
6,214 
242 
1,056 
5,460 
559 
2007 
12,745 
(D) 
186 
120 
(D) 
1,536 
2,637 
(D) 
Item 
Charles 
Dorchester 
Frederick 
Garrett 
Plarford 
Howard 
Kent 
Montgomery 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
174 
190 
549 
330 
241 
89 
232 
175 
2007 
223 
197 
720 
341 
337 
131 
242 
235 
acres treated, 2012 
17,715 
60,937 
85,600 
23,514 
29,582 
12,204 
85,416 
30,140 
2007 
21,460 
78,129 
104,143 
21,694 
40,669 
13,254 
82,535 
35,338 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
146 
190 
468 
306 
193 
66 
221 
124 
2007 
190 
188 
622 
329 
259 
101 
228 
179 
acres treated, 2012 
17,038 
60,821 
81,899 
20,389 
27,981 
11,215 
84,567 
28,218 
2007 
19,606 
77,807 
97,040 
19,367 
36,237 
12,088 
81,549 
32,445 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
52 
7 
181 
127 
85 
29 
31 
70 
2007 
76 
18 
287 
98 
166 
47 
34 
94 
acres treated, 2012 
677 
116 
3,701 
3,125 
1,601 
989 
849 
1,922 
2007 
1,854 
322 
7,103 
2,327 
4,432 
1,166 
986 
2,893 
Manure farms, 2012 
67 
70 
364 
282 
109 
33 
75 
79 
2007 
67 
60 
494 
247 
164 
48 
78 
110 
acres treated, 2012 
1,257 
11,144 
32,272 
13,840 
3,224 
1,176 
13,369 
2,102 
2007 
1,522 
10,512 
37,073 
13,348 
6,490 
2,370 
15,308 
5,376 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
55 
136 
202 
66 
101 
53 
166 
81 
2007 
56 
110 
217 
58 
125 
50 
123 
91 
acres, 2012 
7,512 
47,376 
26,203 
3,430 
13,365 
5,666 
59,984 
17,422 
2007 
4,361 
34,939 
25,416 
3,408 
12,706 
6,456 
39,461 
8,239 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
122 
187 
469 
225 
190 
85 
221 
146 
2007 
126 
152 
524 
172 
223 
81 
193 
160 
acres, 2012 
17,403 
75,034 
83,559 
11,638 
30,273 
16,442 
93,435 
33,305 
2007 
16,935 
60,525 
79,213 
6,903 
28,141 
10,027 
75,587 
27,907 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
9 
35 
22 
13 
16 
4 
25 
16 
2007 
1 
9 
13 
4 
4 
3 
12 
8 
acres, 2012 
104 
6,780 
2,511 
609 
1,332 
(D) 
4,390 
3,412 
2007 
(D) 
2,359 
782 
845 
79 
14 
2,868 
973 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
21 
34 
47 
18 
46 
12 
49 
32 
2007 
12 
37 
47 
9 
26 
15 
33 
29 
acres, 2012 
199 
9,062 
5,816 
53 
2,736 
327 
14,606 
2,759 
2007 
(D) 
10,628 
977 
243 
675 
1,078 
9,035 
1,319 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
9 
11 
14 
9 
16 
6 
2 
10 
2007 
7 
2 
12 
1 
9 
7 
7 
16 
acres on which used, 2012 
68 
1,462 
385 
45 
556 
57 
(D) 
130 
2007 
36 
(D) 
115 
(D) 
669 
24 
804 
392 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
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