Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Henderson 
Hertford 
Hoke 
Hyde 
Iredell 
Jackson 
Johnston 
Jones 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
260 
70 
86 
71 
641 
143 
619 
100 
2007 
364 
85 
131 
85 
640 
152 
765 
91 
acres treated, 2012 
13,763 
45,272 
30,318 
60,934 
58,003 
4,485 
91,008 
33,399 
2007 
16,398 
42,795 
26,214 
49,446 
57,728 
4,456 
108,557 
45,831 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
199 
68 
66 
71 
389 
104 
501 
73 
2007 
272 
81 
87 
78 
396 
114 
606 
71 
acres treated, 2012 
11,552 
45,211 
29,630 
(D) 
42,745 
2,740 
86,487 
32,482 
2007 
13,109 
42,606 
25,084 
49,205 
40,213 
3,127 
102,245 
44,846 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
103 
4 
30 
2 
419 
67 
201 
32 
2007 
139 
12 
63 
9 
400 
63 
279 
30 
acres treated, 2012 
2,211 
61 
688 
(D) 
15,258 
1,745 
4,521 
917 
2007 
3,289 
189 
1,130 
241 
17,515 
1,329 
6,312 
985 
Manure farms, 2012 
57 
23 
37 
7 
235 
31 
114 
31 
2007 
57 
32 
39 
3 
218 
34 
135 
28 
acres treated, 2012 
975 
1,774 
2,862 
3,129 
15,559 
503 
4,951 
4,745 
2007 
1,321 
4,834 
5,203 
320 
12,876 
119 
5,133 
3,422 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
156 
59 
48 
54 
130 
73 
350 
68 
2007 
199 
53 
67 
60 
94 
63 
342 
53 
acres, 2012 
8,915 
44,322 
20,082 
47,580 
21,891 
1,594 
71,002 
21,045 
2007 
9,974 
33,017 
15,249 
42,430 
8,316 
1,448 
62,402 
27,855 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
207 
69 
81 
73 
396 
115 
575 
94 
2007 
211 
67 
103 
56 
261 
96 
544 
53 
acres, 2012 
13,317 
50,516 
33,693 
73,511 
53,721 
2,963 
100,841 
38,204 
2007 
9,861 
43,771 
23,618 
47,970 
23,397 
2,643 
88,707 
29,172 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
36 
20 
18 
10 
11 
6 
137 
23 
2007 
53 
18 
14 
6 
6 
12 
126 
13 
acres, 2012 
1,179 
13,241 
9,505 
9,586 
507 
194 
32,738 
8,026 
2007 
3,768 
8,497 
5,471 
(D) 
178 
148 
17,029 
8,903 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
135 
28 
4 
13 
35 
21 
108 
19 
2007 
133 
12 
5 
17 
15 
13 
62 
12 
acres, 2012 
5,574 
11,440 
(D) 
1 1 ,394 
10,550 
325 
23,493 
6,960 
2007 
6,427 
6,158 
(D) 
17,010 
707 
88 
4,915 
2,091 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
54 
25 
18 
27 
12 
2 
58 
23 
2007 
46 
25 
17 
13 
11 
4 
79 
19 
acres on which used, 2012 
1,995 
16,898 
12,831 
17,378 
(D) 
(D) 
13,697 
9,597 
2007 
2,722 
13,115 
8,332 
10,064 
54 
80 
1 1 ,924 
12,672 
Item 
Lee 
Lenoir 
Lincoln 
McDowell 
Macon 
Madison 
Martin 
Mecklenburg 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
120 
217 
313 
167 
167 
273 
232 
126 
2007 
149 
269 
343 
221 
240 
394 
213 
130 
acres treated, 2012 
9,499 
73,010 
18,878 
4,765 
4,804 
4,891 
78,423 
5,049 
2007 
15,080 
98,015 
25,093 
5,718 
6,153 
9,293 
67,167 
6,424 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
69 
201 
205 
98 
105 
212 
230 
79 
2007 
104 
246 
217 
115 
133 
300 
202 
83 
acres treated, 2012 
7,201 
72,518 
13,451 
2,993 
1,975 
2,135 
78,191 
3,431 
2007 
12,097 
96,689 
18,965 
3,021 
2,190 
5,344 
65,993 
4,543 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
63 
27 
187 
99 
101 
107 
8 
77 
2007 
68 
45 
203 
146 
162 
151 
21 
77 
acres treated, 2012 
2,298 
492 
5,427 
1,772 
2,829 
2,756 
232 
1,618 
2007 
2,983 
1,326 
6,128 
2,697 
3,963 
3,949 
1,174 
1,881 
Manure farms, 2012 
42 
61 
138 
51 
24 
88 
14 
48 
2007 
80 
92 
96 
67 
43 
95 
10 
44 
acres treated, 2012 
2,405 
4,443 
7,517 
794 
471 
657 
889 
1,020 
2007 
2,623 
4,941 
3,837 
1,184 
610 
1,200 
746 
922 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
50 
180 
66 
36 
49 
109 
195 
48 
2007 
77 
200 
54 
28 
41 
97 
189 
39 
acres, 2012 
4,139 
55,254 
4,202 
1,637 
356 
967 
61,949 
1,833 
2007 
7,330 
72,310 
3,317 
502 
511 
1,191 
59,169 
874 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
96 
233 
229 
104 
105 
195 
228 
88 
2007 
113 
229 
155 
111 
99 
173 
177 
65 
acres, 2012 
9,331 
83,493 
17,014 
3,247 
2,106 
2,932 
82,140 
3,424 
2007 
11,817 
80,790 
18,231 
2,488 
1,660 
1,956 
61,418 
3,754 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
22 
74 
11 
5 
11 
21 
84 
4 
2007 
31 
77 
1 
1 
3 
13 
76 
4 
acres, 2012 
2,189 
19,206 
1,368 
13 
65 
92 
22,430 
(D) 
2007 
2,967 
19,724 
(D) 
(D) 
31 
47 
13,415 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
26 
60 
12 
9 
24 
40 
78 
20 
2007 
12 
38 
26 
10 
18 
40 
58 
11 
acres, 2012 
763 
13,303 
620 
1,079 
170 
173 
17,314 
707 
2007 
(D) 
9,493 
651 
191 
261 
278 
6,953 
181 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
20 
73 
10 
1 
1 
5 
126 
6 
2007 
10 
70 
3 
- 
- 
14 
107 
1 
acres on which used, 2012 
3,524 
23,702 
334 
(D) 
(D) 
19 
38,806 
303 
2007 
1,647 
33,013 
(D) 
60 
26,705 
(D) 
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