Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
New York 
Albany 
Allegany 
Bronx 
Broome 
Cattaraugus 
Cayuga 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
13,683 
140 
231 
- 
126 
359 
468 
2007 
15,055 
164 
295 
1 
162 
444 
491 
acres treated, 2012 
2,174,462 
7,708 
27,106 
- 
10,082 
43,561 
127,604 
2007 
2,161,648 
7,824 
23,997 
(D) 
13,831 
35,315 
129,625 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
13,025 
121 
228 
109 
336 
462 
2007 
14,135 
143 
268 
1 
149 
419 
466 
acres treated, 2012 
2,132,435 
7,474 
26,666 
- 
9,509 
42,033 
126,907 
2007 
2,098,639 
7,235 
22,084 
(D) 
12,961 
32,853 
128,349 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
1,723 
23 
23 
26 
56 
45 
2007 
2,223 
36 
54 
- 
37 
95 
64 
acres treated, 2012 
42,027 
234 
440 
- 
573 
1,528 
697 
2007 
63,009 
589 
1,913 
- 
870 
2,462 
1,276 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
8,902 
83 
220 
- 
97 
284 
290 
2007 
10,380 
113 
281 
- 
156 
366 
316 
acres treated, 2012 
970,813 
2,191 
15,145 
- 
10,720 
25,218 
38,789 
2007 
1,094,796 
4,751 
19,295 
- 
13,890 
26,392 
48,184 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
7,007 
66 
60 
- 
46 
131 
256 
2007 
5,720 
44 
35 
1 
49 
108 
178 
acres, 2012 
823,419 
1,634 
7,999 
- 
1,534 
13,865 
58,686 
2007 
685,021 
1,510 
2,203 
(D) 
2,163 
9,248 
40,278 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
1 1 ,942 
103 
183 
89 
283 
438 
2007 
9,325 
88 
141 
- 
70 
227 
317 
acres, 2012 
1,909,800 
5,139 
22,985 
- 
7,776 
32,797 
121,240 
2007 
1,357,542 
3,701 
8,274 
- 
6,242 
19,436 
86,483 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
1,056 
17 
8 
- 
11 
11 
34 
2007 
400 
5 
1 
- 
1 
5 
17 
acres, 2012 
81,518 
626 
1,441 
- 
95 
1,510 
4,078 
2007 
42,470 
268 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,466 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
3,141 
32 
13 
- 
23 
31 
81 
2007 
2,563 
20 
12 
1 
16 
28 
42 
acres, 2012 
224,993 
625 
200 
- 
152 
699 
10,918 
2007 
170,604 
394 
195 
(D) 
783 
721 
6,326 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
1,066 
8 
15 
- 
9 
8 
18 
2007 
928 
7 
4 
- 
2 
6 
18 
acres on which used, 2012 
91,399 
961 
(D) 
- 
105 
530 
(D) 
2007 
59,923 
168 
14 
- 
(D) 
92 
368 
Item 
Chautauqua 
Chemung 
Chenango 
Clinton 
Columbia 
Cortland 
Delaware 
Dutchess 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
708 
106 
270 
200 
179 
213 
179 
230 
2007 
872 
142 
355 
228 
241 
195 
248 
218 
acres treated, 2012 
67,967 
8,200 
25,762 
46,044 
28,402 
24,660 
12,907 
18,757 
2007 
72,271 
10,474 
31,899 
39,298 
30,792 
23,725 
17,434 
19,005 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
678 
97 
249 
194 
159 
196 
157 
191 
2007 
828 
132 
339 
218 
230 
186 
232 
174 
acres treated, 2012 
65,172 
7,430 
24,680 
45,151 
27,044 
23,734 
11,534 
17,221 
2007 
69,015 
9,932 
29,412 
37,142 
29,038 
22,248 
15,261 
16,439 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
93 
25 
53 
28 
37 
35 
43 
57 
2007 
102 
26 
66 
41 
36 
33 
57 
58 
acres treated, 2012 
2,795 
770 
1,082 
893 
1,358 
926 
1,373 
1,536 
2007 
3,256 
542 
2,487 
2,156 
1,754 
1,477 
2,173 
2,566 
Manure farms, 2012 
418 
80 
252 
161 
74 
145 
198 
94 
2007 
482 
105 
308 
179 
125 
192 
254 
126 
acres treated, 2012 
38,580 
4,394 
24,640 
33,155 
8,394 
17,673 
20,877 
5,103 
2007 
38,254 
7,093 
28,645 
29,605 
12,688 
21,230 
24,957 
4,907 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
493 
45 
98 
82 
95 
69 
54 
116 
2007 
585 
30 
69 
70 
86 
57 
43 
92 
acres, 2012 
28,081 
1,716 
5,945 
19,897 
8,656 
3,388 
970 
4,718 
2007 
31,645 
1,260 
5,341 
13,081 
9,215 
6,326 
1,723 
4,582 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
669 
82 
225 
140 
147 
149 
149 
175 
2007 
659 
67 
200 
120 
139 
121 
132 
126 
acres, 2012 
53,641 
7,002 
18,545 
28,661 
21,293 
18,046 
8,128 
14,111 
2007 
42,339 
5,173 
15,044 
19,896 
19,634 
12,435 
7,128 
10,828 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
53 
6 
18 
15 
16 
13 
14 
23 
2007 
46 
- 
3 
7 
7 
4 
2 
5 
acres, 2012 
4,535 
24 
195 
1,167 
306 
299 
353 
743 
2007 
2,276 
- 
354 
1,268 
501 
655 
(D) 
29 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
320 
20 
34 
37 
51 
32 
22 
58 
2007 
387 
10 
11 
18 
51 
14 
10 
53 
acres, 2012 
18,013 
595 
380 
2,833 
3,794 
753 
170 
1,814 
2007 
19,412 
89 
176 
3,412 
2,725 
742 
72 
1,002 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
68 
12 
12 
18 
29 
11 
8 
24 
2007 
47 
1 
1 
14 
28 
5 
3 
27 
acres on which used, 2012 
6,229 
159 
110 
2,772 
1,522 
238 
103 
742 
2007 
882 
(D) 
(D) 
2,622 
1,929 
95 
57 
453 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
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