Table 41 . Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
New Jersey 
Atlantic 
Bergen 
Burlington 
Camden 
Cape May 
Cumberland 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
3,718 
221 
25 
429 
79 
79 
319 
2007 
5,265 
298 
49 
544 
123 
96 
411 
acres treated, 2012 
308,534 
15,604 
218 
39,147 
3,194 
2,662 
34,767 
2007 
342,149 
15,059 
304 
42,189 
3,729 
2,370 
41,975 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
3,318 
207 
19 
375 
69 
76 
312 
2007 
4,670 
279 
42 
474 
117 
91 
390 
acres treated, 2012 
298,269 
15,479 
(D) 
37,626 
3,099 
2,627 
34,518 
2007 
328,415 
14,913 
(D) 
41,032 
3,672 
2,313 
41,667 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
730 
15 
6 
86 
14 
10 
31 
2007 
892 
22 
7 
92 
8 
6 
37 
acres treated, 2012 
10,265 
125 
(D) 
1,521 
95 
35 
249 
2007 
13,734 
146 
(D) 
1,157 
57 
57 
308 
Manure farms, 2012 
1,240 
36 
5 
96 
15 
28 
56 
2007 
1,399 
40 
7 
118 
27 
15 
75 
acres treated, 2012 
29,436 
620 
100 
1,834 
98 
139 
1,995 
2007 
30,601 
452 
26 
1,740 
180 
93 
1,644 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
2,032 
174 
22 
275 
54 
48 
197 
2007 
1,992 
179 
25 
240 
55 
46 
199 
acres, 2012 
146,204 
14,609 
140 
18,952 
2,743 
1,869 
24,774 
2007 
149,088 
13,055 
172 
15,406 
3,027 
1,692 
25,488 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
3,091 
181 
19 
376 
61 
67 
317 
2007 
2,327 
144 
15 
249 
43 
45 
227 
acres, 2012 
300,039 
15,202 
135 
41,705 
3,027 
2,393 
36,635 
2007 
243,360 
12,729 
126 
34,401 
2,589 
2,216 
33,894 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
395 
48 
2 
60 
10 
9 
43 
2007 
153 
24 
- 
21 
2 
2 
14 
acres, 2012 
22,651 
4,799 
(D) 
3,169 
1,393 
70 
2,609 
2007 
8,075 
1,065 
1,681 
(D) 
(D) 
497 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
1,018 
111 
11 
124 
32 
31 
99 
2007 
875 
99 
10 
85 
27 
26 
93 
acres, 2012 
65,795 
10,964 
33 
10,675 
2,071 
1,601 
10,372 
2007 
56,331 
9,232 
(D) 
7,620 
1,905 
585 
11,036 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
305 
35 
6 
42 
9 
5 
21 
2007 
189 
14 
7 
13 
3 
5 
7 
acres on which used, 2012 
17,037 
3,834 
7 
2,239 
(D) 
19 
1,739 
2007 
5,136 
1,500 
24 
535 
(D) 
(D) 
357 
Item 
Essex 
Gloucester 
Hudson 
Hunterdon 
Mercer 
Middlesex 
Monmouth 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
4 
272 
- 
451 
127 
103 
305 
2007 
6 
363 
- 
680 
176 
145 
502 
acres treated, 2012 
11 
25,383 
- 
32,970 
8,263 
8,887 
17,203 
2007 
23 
27,900 
- 
38,779 
8,825 
10,899 
20,551 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
4 
255 
- 
380 
107 
100 
249 
2007 
6 
333 
- 
561 
150 
136 
407 
acres treated, 2012 
11 
24,997 
- 
30,343 
7,881 
8,854 
15,424 
2007 
23 
27,471 
- 
36,139 
8,333 
10,695 
17,917 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
- 
40 
- 
153 
30 
5 
76 
2007 
- 
43 
- 
169 
37 
13 
126 
acres treated, 2012 
- 
386 
- 
2,627 
382 
33 
1,779 
2007 
- 
429 
- 
2,640 
492 
204 
2,634 
Manure farms, 2012 
- 
61 
- 
233 
38 
19 
90 
2007 
2 
81 
- 
229 
39 
22 
125 
acres treated, 2012 
- 
1,961 
- 
4,839 
425 
325 
687 
2007 
(D) 
1,693 
- 
3,694 
638 
309 
1,400 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
2 
148 
- 
162 
64 
66 
172 
2007 
4 
169 
- 
163 
66 
61 
177 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
12,645 
- 
7,495 
1,655 
2,464 
9,067 
2007 
6 
17,755 
- 
8,905 
2,038 
2,885 
8,195 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
5 
220 
- 
337 
103 
89 
270 
2007 
4 
178 
- 
267 
78 
73 
208 
acres, 2012 
17 
24,649 
- 
26,204 
7,943 
9,179 
16,067 
2007 
6 
19,205 
- 
20,390 
8,588 
8,315 
14,220 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
- 
37 
- 
23 
11 
12 
33 
2007 
- 
10 
- 
14 
6 
4 
16 
acres, 2012 
- 
2,676 
- 
227 
205 
286 
1,630 
2007 
- 
580 
- 
946 
250 
(D) 
477 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
_ 
82 
_ 
74 
34 
42 
82 
2007 
2 
85 
- 
87 
33 
24 
56 
acres, 2012 
- 
5,978 
- 
1,218 
702 
2,052 
2,085 
2007 
(D) 
7,906 
- 
1,146 
761 
780 
2,202 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
- 
22 
- 
38 
13 
13 
30 
2007 
- 
20 
- 
23 
9 
5 
16 
acres on which used, 2012 
- 
2,638 
- 
746 
545 
170 
284 
2007 
- 
689 
- 
330 
69 
49 
325 
-continued 
332 New Jersey 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
