Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Caldwell 
Camden 
Carteret 
Caswell 
Catawba 
Chatham 
Cherokee 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
208 
38 
50 
253 
342 
429 
85 
2007 
231 
56 
66 
344 
400 
465 
125 
acres treated, 2012 
8,874 
38,359 
44,431 
12,802 
27,219 
21,784 
4,684 
2007 
7,792 
46,202 
29,094 
17,406 
32,381 
23,483 
4,373 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
132 
36 
41 
176 
198 
211 
52 
2007 
142 
48 
46 
263 
222 
227 
68 
acres treated, 2012 
5,654 
38,337 
44,252 
9,240 
17,047 
9,490 
3,257 
2007 
5,148 
46,137 
28,876 
12,499 
21,743 
10,896 
2,055 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
144 
4 
13 
126 
230 
279 
47 
2007 
131 
8 
22 
149 
283 
322 
81 
acres treated, 2012 
3,220 
22 
179 
3,562 
10,172 
12,294 
1,427 
2007 
2,644 
65 
218 
4,907 
10,638 
12,587 
2,318 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
68 
2 
11 
54 
94 
200 
40 
2007 
50 
7 
19 
45 
90 
283 
37 
acres treated, 2012 
3,416 
(D) 
150 
2,776 
6,290 
1 1 ,024 
1,609 
2007 
1,794 
198 
137 
1,477 
3,725 
15,222 
1,070 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
61 
35 
40 
92 
78 
96 
28 
2007 
63 
28 
29 
133 
42 
65 
24 
acres, 2012 
4,865 
29,733 
42,921 
5,467 
7,436 
3,829 
1,613 
2007 
2,116 
28,135 
11,001 
4,364 
3,529 
3,134 
493 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
155 
38 
51 
157 
232 
322 
55 
2007 
118 
42 
41 
162 
193 
296 
72 
acres, 2012 
7,981 
45,228 
44,611 
10,099 
20,679 
17,217 
2,940 
2007 
4,411 
41,974 
25,781 
6,239 
18,898 
14,329 
1,886 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
5 
11 
6 
22 
3 
16 
6 
2007 
5 
- 
6 
5 
11 
6 
1 
acres, 2012 
515 
2,103 
69 
630 
238 
639 
1,020 
2007 
52 
(D) 
106 
(D) 
482 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
18 
14 
12 
24 
31 
36 
17 
2007 
25 
5 
6 
15 
23 
12 
14 
acres, 2012 
912 
6,827 
408 
739 
4,368 
820 
1,039 
2007 
385 
1,742 
(D) 
366 
496 
100 
135 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
- 
5 
8 
19 
7 
6 
7 
2007 
2 
3 
2 
21 
1 
5 
2 
acres on which used, 2012 
- 
572 
5,929 
1,355 
37 
84 
1,021 
2007 
(D) 
895 
(D) 
678 
(D) 
132 
(D) 
Item 
Chowan 
Clay 
Cleveland 
Columbus 
Craven 
Cumberland 
Currituck 
Dare 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
mm 
conditioners farms, 2012 
103 
56 
440 
428 
169 
47 
6 
2007 
148 
72 
503 
528 
248 
49 
3 
acres treated, 2012 
41,567 
2,522 
38,601 
83,463 
34,356 
27,840 
(D) 
2007 
50,618 
2,286 
37,554 
87,672 
41,614 
36,481 
21,482 
1,794 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
97 
33 
248 
375 
104 
134 
45 
6 
2007 
138 
37 
296 
458 
140 
210 
40 
3 
acres treated, 2012 
41,483 
1,384 
24,975 
81,349 
41,075 
32,912 
27,794 
(D) 
2007 
50,145 
1,028 
23,236 
84,146 
41,027 
34,223 
21,378 
1,794 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
6 
44 
274 
95 
28 
52 
4 
- 
2007 
19 
47 
307 
128 
30 
67 
10 
- 
acres treated, 2012 
84 
1,138 
13,626 
2,114 
632 
1,444 
46 
- 
2007 
473 
1,258 
14,318 
3,526 
587 
2,258 
104 
- 
Manure farms, 2012 
15 
28 
212 
58 
22 
46 
7 
- 
2007 
15 
22 
147 
49 
22 
50 
9 
- 
acres treated, 2012 
810 
723 
13,408 
2,937 
1,118 
4,030 
59 
- 
2007 
870 
612 
6,848 
2,710 
830 
3,047 
(D) 
- 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
84 
5 
109 
267 
95 
104 
40 
3 
2007 
106 
6 
132 
274 
102 
114 
39 
3 
acres, 2012 
35,935 
207 
16,791 
61,743 
34,380 
22,287 
23,889 
(D) 
2007 
36,349 
(D) 
7,243 
48,452 
29,076 
21,415 
15,481 
(D) 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
97 
48 
362 
403 
119 
159 
53 
4 
2007 
91 
41 
290 
359 
131 
183 
48 
7 
acres, 2012 
44,941 
1,915 
36,448 
97,668 
46,105 
37,114 
31,554 
(D) 
2007 
36,275 
1,635 
23,136 
66,293 
41,635 
27,727 
20,309 
2,649 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
45 
2 
18 
80 
23 
21 
4 
- 
2007 
40 
- 
12 
110 
25 
21 
5 
- 
acres, 2012 
11,556 
(D) 
786 
22,079 
10,314 
6,059 
1,014 
- 
2007 
8,932 
795 
14,435 
4,939 
2,669 
3,640 
- 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
46 
7 
31 
75 
19 
27 
19 
2 
2007 
40 
- 
26 
59 
17 
17 
14 
- 
acres, 2012 
11,106 
202 
2,886 
13,969 
4,760 
4,347 
10,358 
(D) 
2007 
8,528 
- 
1,167 
3,583 
1,893 
1,110 
7,094 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
37 
- 
18 
25 
13 
20 
- 
2 
2007 
57 
- 
16 
32 
16 
17 
1 
- 
acres on which used, 2012 
12,506 
- 
2,420 
6,647 
4,828 
5,850 
- 
(D) 
2007 
10,557 
- 
2,286 
5,301 
3,350 
4,475 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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