Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Richmond 
Robeson 
Rockingham 
Rowan 
Rutherford 
Sampson 
Scotland 
Stanly 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
75 
540 
461 
577 
250 
576 
63 
295 
2007 
89 
672 
503 
636 
352 
709 
88 
323 
acres treated, 2012 
9,845 
132,750 
25,049 
47,254 
10,142 
131,557 
21,144 
43,994 
2007 
9,860 
181,165 
27,887 
55,069 
16,024 
152,936 
26,401 
51,197 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
50 
443 
366 
352 
134 
487 
53 
175 
2007 
65 
570 
387 
402 
174 
609 
63 
185 
acres treated, 2012 
9,307 
129,606 
19,046 
35,727 
4,114 
125,089 
20,572 
36,778 
2007 
8,385 
177,333 
21,517 
42,127 
5,107 
145,043 
25,324 
39,954 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
28 
137 
247 
353 
148 
149 
14 
181 
2007 
45 
172 
227 
402 
249 
185 
41 
203 
acres treated, 2012 
538 
3,144 
6,003 
11,527 
6,028 
6,468 
572 
7,216 
2007 
1,475 
3,832 
6,370 
12,942 
10,917 
7,893 
1,077 
1 1 ,243 
Manure farms, 2012 
61 
109 
61 
174 
115 
210 
28 
75 
2007 
60 
113 
95 
155 
84 
304 
45 
119 
acres treated, 2012 
6,791 
12,302 
2,046 
5,418 
5,184 
25,841 
2,101 
6,970 
2007 
4,594 
14,764 
2,613 
5,336 
2,269 
32,814 
5,863 
8,974 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
60 
338 
142 
127 
83 
434 
42 
86 
2007 
43 
336 
159 
79 
51 
437 
41 
65 
acres, 2012 
3,786 
117,692 
6,784 
17,513 
1,306 
110,818 
15,788 
12,228 
2007 
7,993 
101,269 
7,744 
7,037 
861 
109,158 
15,673 
20,821 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
90 
513 
291 
370 
177 
633 
65 
234 
2007 
78 
453 
241 
300 
140 
586 
65 
213 
acres, 2012 
14,012 
172,711 
18,097 
46,783 
5,028 
155,515 
26,861 
43,534 
2007 
9,948 
136,260 
15,280 
38,818 
5,262 
123,790 
27,013 
39,815 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
9 
102 
26 
11 
8 
136 
7 
10 
2007 
6 
74 
27 
7 
4 
106 
4 
5 
acres, 2012 
2,251 
25,605 
1,443 
1,209 
37 
36,011 
7,788 
4,407 
2007 
285 
25,286 
1,252 
228 
34 
27,229 
3,776 
344 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
14 
95 
50 
58 
18 
133 
12 
11 
2007 
8 
55 
29 
29 
19 
48 
7 
7 
acres, 2012 
2,017 
35,736 
698 
10,326 
179 
27,090 
8,804 
1,782 
2007 
360 
10,679 
750 
2,349 
59 
14,235 
460 
533 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
10 
49 
37 
13 
7 
98 
17 
19 
2007 
2 
71 
32 
5 
4 
76 
9 
31 
acres on which used, 2012 
3,732 
16,612 
1,692 
1,008 
548 
22,328 
7,650 
12,922 
2007 
(D) 
27,210 
1,439 
(D) 
(D) 
24,164 
7,863 
9,553 
Item 
Stokes 
Surry 
Swain 
Transylvania 
Tyrrell 
Union 
Vance 
Wake 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
471 
616 
41 
117 
62 
417 
109 
412 
2007 
606 
717 
58 
194 
49 
479 
125 
449 
acres treated, 2012 
17,764 
45,784 
(D) 
5,137 
37,415 
82,160 
9,466 
28,075 
2007 
21,223 
42,330 
981 
5,969 
40,012 
92,815 
11,578 
27,858 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
355 
423 
29 
88 
59 
235 
77 
315 
2007 
463 
486 
36 
125 
47 
255 
87 
334 
acres treated, 2012 
10,620 
34,721 
(D) 
3,696 
37,328 
71,856 
8,058 
24,580 
2007 
12,851 
26,833 
379 
3,575 
39,945 
78,667 
9,906 
24,592 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
253 
359 
23 
62 
6 
226 
54 
149 
2007 
336 
431 
34 
98 
5 
286 
73 
154 
acres treated, 2012 
7,144 
11,063 
(D) 
1,441 
87 
10,304 
1,408 
3,495 
2007 
8,372 
15,497 
602 
2,394 
67 
14,148 
1,672 
3,266 
Manure farms, 2012 
87 
201 
15 
28 
6 
194 
18 
66 
2007 
122 
198 
9 
56 
4 
220 
11 
72 
acres treated, 2012 
2,216 
12,115 
102 
310 
(D) 
22,921 
344 
1,106 
2007 
2,367 
11,396 
41 
579 
482 
31,947 
185 
984 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
112 
174 
12 
41 
39 
197 
45 
212 
2007 
167 
213 
10 
51 
33 
122 
28 
174 
acres, 2012 
3,514 
12,890 
(D) 
2,181 
38,602 
74,278 
6,437 
18,357 
2007 
3,513 
12,942 
87 
1,664 
32,577 
33,283 
4,010 
9,236 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
274 
419 
32 
95 
58 
378 
98 
338 
2007 
269 
354 
25 
111 
46 
328 
70 
290 
acres, 2012 
8,409 
38,444 
(D) 
3,851 
52,289 
135,699 
11,515 
32,680 
2007 
7,097 
21,198 
316 
3,476 
46,236 
81,535 
8,337 
24,281 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
15 
23 
4 
5 
14 
20 
10 
69 
2007 
27 
41 
- 
4 
9 
3 
11 
52 
acres, 2012 
181 
892 
8 
15 
5,357 
4,234 
1,101 
6,161 
2007 
505 
1,794 
- 
39 
(D) 
29 
1,109 
5,270 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
27 
70 
11 
20 
11 
55 
12 
67 
2007 
34 
61 
- 
27 
7 
14 
7 
41 
acres, 2012 
166 
1,579 
22 
270 
11,414 
29,996 
1,169 
3,860 
2007 
237 
2,257 
- 
353 
5,450 
1,139 
330 
1,730 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
24 
28 
- 
- 
5 
15 
6 
25 
2007 
16 
33 
- 
3 
- 
22 
4 
19 
acres on which used, 2012 
400 
1,362 
- 
- 
2,169 
9,320 
430 
2,668 
2007 
601 
1,229 
- 
3 
- 
3,310 
569 
483 
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