Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Mitchell 
Montgomery 
Moore 
Nash 
New Hanover 
Northampton 
Onslow 
Orange 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
134 
92 
297 
197 
25 
177 
143 
305 
2007 
182 
129 
369 
263 
36 
200 
214 
340 
acres treated, 2012 
2,819 
6,732 
12,105 
58,817 
735 
89,436 
29,907 
14,867 
2007 
3,426 
6,311 
14,748 
73,180 
1,900 
90,633 
29,914 
19,643 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
106 
57 
181 
158 
22 
173 
115 
236 
2007 
155 
79 
211 
210 
32 
186 
160 
231 
acres treated, 2012 
1,140 
5,145 
8,616 
55,578 
695 
89,261 
29,167 
9,822 
2007 
2,015 
4,008 
10,893 
68,781 
1,844 
90,298 
28,411 
12,682 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
49 
45 
162 
62 
3 
6 
38 
150 
2007 
56 
66 
213 
80 
4 
17 
73 
195 
acres treated, 2012 
1,679 
1,587 
3,489 
3,239 
40 
175 
740 
5,045 
2007 
1,411 
2,303 
3,855 
4,399 
56 
335 
1,503 
6,961 
Manure farms, 2012 
37 
68 
178 
65 
7 
31 
38 
104 
2007 
37 
76 
219 
61 
4 
28 
80 
119 
acres treated, 2012 
464 
4,204 
9,781 
5,686 
292 
2,335 
3,085 
2,316 
2007 
398 
5,543 
9,597 
5,000 
56 
2,759 
5,924 
2,602 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
80 
35 
113 
106 
18 
142 
100 
97 
2007 
82 
41 
132 
139 
18 
155 
96 
42 
acres, 2012 
927 
3,269 
7,129 
44,000 
345 
66,548 
22,634 
2,150 
2007 
969 
1,978 
4,816 
45,260 
951 
80,608 
18,229 
1,094 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
116 
90 
265 
194 
21 
191 
150 
195 
2007 
111 
94 
245 
188 
20 
147 
162 
136 
acres, 2012 
1,903 
8,100 
14,042 
70,841 
1,024 
98,054 
33,664 
10,289 
2007 
1,541 
4,934 
12,663 
57,462 
411 
86,294 
26,766 
6,965 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
6 
7 
26 
57 
3 
49 
35 
12 
2007 
4 
4 
19 
56 
2 
36 
26 
5 
acres, 2012 
27 
813 
1,244 
20,034 
18 
26,478 
10,969 
230 
2007 
20 
1,050 
989 
12,396 
(D) 
16,218 
4,840 
88 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
15 
14 
37 
42 
3 
65 
18 
30 
2007 
28 
14 
23 
28 
1 
38 
12 
14 
acres, 2012 
146 
1,643 
1,865 
12,775 
19 
22,132 
2,703 
314 
2007 
212 
461 
1,043 
4,245 
(D) 
10,169 
2,459 
173 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
5 
7 
6 
45 
2 
81 
14 
12 
2007 
3 
7 
10 
34 
6 
96 
7 
6 
acres on which used, 2012 
43 
1,093 
237 
22,181 
(D) 
33,310 
6,270 
83 
2007 
7 
361 
497 
11,932 
6 
37,492 
4,037 
52 
Item 
Pamlico 
Pasquotank 
Pender 
Perquimans 
Person 
Pitt 
Polk 
Randolph 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
52 
104 
155 
137 
214 
220 
134 
590 
2007 
42 
113 
176 
130 
213 
270 
178 
741 
acres treated, 2012 
35,599 
55,232 
17,846 
61,266 
33,650 
101,361 
5,478 
36,196 
2007 
38,445 
73,779 
26,109 
60,967 
29,293 
116,214 
5,417 
40,379 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
43 
88 
129 
130 
162 
199 
79 
351 
2007 
37 
103 
141 
126 
152 
221 
85 
391 
acres treated, 2012 
35,509 
55,029 
16,983 
60,695 
28,501 
100,455 
2,558 
25,396 
2007 
38,411 
73,692 
25,154 
60,613 
24,094 
114,707 
2,362 
25,231 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
10 
17 
42 
17 
101 
34 
92 
348 
2007 
5 
12 
47 
15 
112 
59 
119 
499 
acres treated, 2012 
90 
203 
863 
571 
5,149 
906 
2,920 
10,800 
2007 
34 
87 
955 
354 
5,199 
1,507 
3,055 
15,148 
Manure farms, 2012 
4 
4 
37 
19 
28 
35 
52 
331 
2007 
1 
9 
68 
27 
27 
57 
71 
419 
acres treated, 2012 
54 
(D) 
1,959 
2,932 
855 
2,100 
1,490 
20,677 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
3,113 
5,323 
1,536 
5,010 
1,027 
22,262 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
42 
70 
77 
114 
92 
156 
45 
113 
2007 
31 
63 
75 
87 
76 
170 
33 
86 
acres, 2012 
31,484 
49,707 
19,668 
54,303 
14,929 
79,073 
1,055 
7,022 
2007 
28,010 
31,124 
17,281 
49,108 
6,783 
76,370 
570 
4,301 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
52 
88 
129 
142 
141 
230 
79 
452 
2007 
38 
81 
148 
109 
98 
223 
88 
378 
acres, 2012 
38,971 
63,827 
24,659 
69,931 
29,336 
113,694 
2,630 
36,982 
2007 
35,495 
47,810 
25,640 
55,422 
17,493 
94,878 
1,916 
22,363 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
7 
12 
18 
25 
26 
53 
2 
12 
2007 
2 
5 
19 
21 
18 
57 
4 
6 
acres, 2012 
1,598 
4,532 
1,330 
6,951 
2,841 
29,267 
(D) 
378 
2007 
(D) 
357 
1,820 
5,509 
748 
12,823 
14 
296 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
24 
25 
21 
40 
23 
49 
15 
28 
2007 
12 
17 
16 
23 
13 
29 
17 
13 
acres, 2012 
17,173 
18,129 
1,323 
16,783 
3,468 
21,981 
192 
596 
2007 
9,342 
1,914 
4,575 
10,745 
902 
7,063 
326 
257 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
6 
4 
6 
48 
22 
52 
5 
8 
2007 
5 
5 
9 
42 
18 
57 
4 
4 
acres on which used, 2012 
1,676 
1,784 
1,472 
14,640 
1,978 
23,475 
83 
53 
2007 
2,029 
1,201 
(D) 
12,630 
987 
17,502 
(D) 
(D) 
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630 North Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
