Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Davidson 
Davie 
Duplin 
Durham 
Edgecombe 
Forsyth 
Franklin 
Gaston 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
590 
325 
465 
96 
119 
345 
239 
251 
2007 
636 
360 
626 
128 
168 
401 
267 
250 
acres treated, 2012 
30,322 
23,275 
104,518 
4,787 
70,460 
14,724 
31,905 
9,060 
2007 
30,762 
26,816 
122,359 
6,288 
88,115 
16,339 
32,064 
1 1 ,246 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
472 
195 
402 
67 
114 
252 
168 
149 
2007 
492 
224 
515 
82 
143 
289 
177 
143 
acres treated, 2012 
23,251 
15,331 
100,261 
3,119 
69,595 
11,418 
25,780 
5,385 
2007 
23,069 
15,988 
114,941 
3,327 
86,783 
12,545 
26,095 
5,921 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
285 
209 
111 
51 
20 
171 
106 
145 
2007 
325 
229 
180 
69 
40 
208 
130 
168 
acres treated, 2012 
7,071 
7,944 
4,257 
1,668 
865 
3,306 
6,125 
3,675 
2007 
7,693 
10,828 
7,418 
2,961 
1,332 
3,794 
5,969 
5,325 
Manure farms, 2012 
167 
68 
231 
35 
26 
105 
63 
88 
2007 
213 
99 
295 
27 
36 
132 
60 
116 
acres treated, 2012 
3,942 
1,586 
30,156 
384 
3,545 
1,334 
2,311 
3,523 
2007 
5,420 
5,168 
26,102 
221 
5,796 
1,798 
1,623 
2,957 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
138 
50 
299 
44 
105 
89 
109 
70 
2007 
154 
46 
291 
49 
107 
102 
93 
47 
acres, 2012 
7,790 
7,408 
73,359 
1,475 
54,421 
4,982 
20,950 
1,602 
2007 
3,818 
2,946 
64,576 
1,525 
67,398 
6,399 
9,127 
204 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
342 
184 
475 
79 
121 
196 
186 
165 
2007 
275 
144 
531 
69 
131 
184 
171 
105 
acres, 2012 
21,914 
16,963 
133,177 
3,356 
73,214 
9,525 
34,007 
6,926 
2007 
18,395 
11,638 
100,861 
3,208 
79,316 
10,218 
22,912 
4,998 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
20 
6 
69 
7 
34 
9 
23 
6 
2007 
12 
2 
76 
5 
34 
18 
28 
4 
acres, 2012 
234 
182 
24,404 
19 
14,252 
217 
3,728 
(D) 
2007 
182 
(D) 
10,048 
62 
10,203 
547 
2,198 
8 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
42 
14 
64 
11 
36 
30 
35 
15 
2007 
23 
14 
32 
13 
26 
23 
17 
25 
acres, 2012 
637 
597 
15,274 
(D) 
16,269 
605 
10,920 
326 
2007 
350 
69 
3,640 
768 
13,059 
66 
1,761 
80 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
10 
14 
41 
7 
53 
11 
24 
2 
2007 
27 
5 
19 
7 
53 
11 
15 
3 
acres on which used, 2012 
130 
929 
12,952 
112 
29,017 
166 
3,009 
(D) 
2007 
344 
49 
5,029 
167 
23,575 
346 
1,075 
30 
Item 
Gates 
Graham 
Granville 
Greene 
Guilford 
Halifax 
Harnett 
Haywood 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
69 
43 
233 
124 
500 
164 
355 
302 
2007 
69 
57 
301 
165 
599 
158 
428 
419 
acres treated, 2012 
32,933 
631 
17,142 
53,733 
30,581 
96,343 
57,759 
8,110 
2007 
46,439 
1,105 
17,738 
59,614 
35,761 
1 1 1 ,644 
55,448 
14,148 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
56 
19 
159 
115 
343 
149 
274 
199 
2007 
55 
38 
218 
156 
400 
146 
319 
289 
acres treated, 2012 
32,692 
270 
11,588 
53,452 
22,917 
94,214 
55,335 
4,196 
2007 
46,256 
558 
12,613 
59,141 
25,921 
107,646 
51,807 
6,668 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
15 
29 
122 
15 
291 
30 
132 
170 
2007 
17 
30 
148 
30 
351 
37 
189 
262 
acres treated, 2012 
241 
361 
5,554 
281 
7,664 
2,129 
2,424 
3,914 
2007 
183 
547 
5,125 
473 
9,840 
3,998 
3,641 
7,480 
Manure farms, 2012 
27 
9 
37 
38 
145 
22 
117 
92 
2007 
28 
11 
48 
43 
139 
31 
145 
132 
acres treated, 2012 
2,120 
23 
739 
4,033 
3,932 
1,868 
7,201 
1,241 
2007 
4,305 
195 
657 
3,427 
3,304 
2,693 
9,280 
1,929 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
63 
11 
78 
112 
127 
122 
206 
90 
2007 
48 
11 
91 
100 
146 
108 
177 
99 
acres, 2012 
31,893 
370 
6,255 
49,831 
7,422 
64,851 
30,615 
1,660 
2007 
39,051 
107 
5,433 
39,489 
9,930 
82,758 
31,833 
1,867 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
82 
31 
155 
141 
370 
155 
345 
235 
2007 
57 
16 
136 
126 
321 
118 
308 
250 
acres, 2012 
38,578 
556 
1 1 ,284 
62,081 
24,715 
99,120 
64,771 
6,443 
2007 
39,505 
141 
8,304 
46,958 
21,918 
89,238 
47,396 
4,408 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
19 
1 
24 
39 
22 
41 
88 
16 
2007 
12 
- 
23 
41 
27 
29 
65 
20 
acres, 2012 
5,574 
(D) 
1,515 
17,438 
805 
28,708 
24,388 
305 
2007 
4,041 
1,155 
9,390 
312 
15,401 
9,754 
347 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
25 
6 
34 
29 
62 
50 
59 
40 
2007 
14 
2 
14 
17 
32 
38 
26 
48 
acres, 2012 
13,320 
16 
1,606 
18,424 
3,367 
20,255 
8,275 
539 
2007 
6,906 
(D) 
534 
5,112 
175 
12,533 
2,562 
600 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
24 
- 
22 
28 
19 
70 
68 
4 
2007 
20 
2 
15 
40 
32 
72 
50 
4 
acres on which used, 2012 
8,024 
- 
2,454 
17,475 
807 
38,400 
21,557 
(D) 
2007 
11,301 
(D) 
724 
12,984 
1,350 
46,562 
13,943 
108 
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628 North Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
