Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Prince 
George's 
Queen Anne's 
St. Mary's 
Somerset 
Talbot 
Washington 
Wicomico 
Worcester 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
159 
274 
370 
81 
188 
404 
194 
112 
2007 
202 
281 
418 
101 
171 
483 
204 
135 
acres treated, 2012 
11,193 
103,729 
29,392 
25,489 
78,905 
57,682 
36,747 
46,284 
2007 
12,049 
103,524 
30,889 
24,777 
75,744 
62,997 
34,057 
53,174 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
132 
258 
330 
74 
182 
357 
173 
111 
2007 
161 
263 
374 
98 
156 
422 
180 
124 
acres treated, 2012 
10,110 
103,137 
28,249 
25,322 
78,511 
53,614 
36,409 
46,084 
2007 
10,758 
102,710 
29,710 
24,523 
74,667 
56,595 
33,105 
52,959 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
64 
43 
105 
10 
19 
143 
30 
14 
2007 
71 
47 
115 
12 
34 
204 
34 
14 
acres treated, 2012 
1,083 
592 
1,143 
167 
394 
4,068 
338 
200 
2007 
1,291 
814 
1,179 
254 
1,077 
6,402 
952 
215 
Manure farms, 2012 
43 
84 
132 
48 
48 
277 
85 
58 
2007 
57 
94 
161 
72 
62 
335 
85 
77 
acres treated, 2012 
1,027 
9,207 
2,944 
8,305 
8,617 
26,401 
9,648 
12,262 
2007 
1,056 
8,173 
5,577 
13,828 
9,897 
23,850 
10,776 
16,400 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
35 
177 
201 
50 
114 
171 
115 
79 
2007 
54 
151 
152 
51 
98 
214 
88 
58 
acres, 2012 
2,688 
70,332 
12,574 
18,202 
64,245 
19,289 
21,368 
27,179 
2007 
2,825 
51,074 
12,105 
12,225 
48,400 
21,555 
10,984 
29,598 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
120 
273 
310 
95 
194 
362 
189 
119 
2007 
128 
246 
265 
92 
141 
369 
163 
100 
acres, 2012 
10,526 
112,833 
29,510 
32,197 
89,594 
58,648 
44,507 
59,427 
2007 
9,574 
81,331 
24,598 
26,325 
73,086 
46,071 
31,941 
59,990 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
9 
20 
49 
4 
17 
15 
16 
11 
2007 
3 
15 
20 
3 
6 
17 
11 
5 
acres, 2012 
85 
8,142 
822 
160 
3,766 
1,078 
1,851 
1,518 
2007 
92 
6,578 
175 
738 
986 
2,608 
993 
2,087 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
11 
57 
87 
20 
34 
43 
48 
25 
2007 
17 
36 
56 
13 
26 
62 
30 
13 
acres, 2012 
1,168 
17,171 
2,090 
8,031 
13,408 
4,707 
5,139 
6,730 
2007 
910 
6,422 
640 
1,647 
5,060 
4,023 
1,024 
2,454 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
1 
12 
46 
3 
6 
20 
4 
- 
2007 
1 
5 
28 
4 
3 
14 
8 
1 
acres on which used, 2012 
(D) 
4,738 
752 
222 
448 
1,213 
(D) 
- 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
233 
(D) 
258 
984 
159 
(D) 
340 Maryland 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
