Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
New York 
Niagara 
Oneida 
Onondaga 
Ontario 
Orange 
Orleans 
Oswego 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
- 
333 
443 
302 
409 
240 
219 
219 
2007 
- 
403 
382 
329 
430 
270 
273 
235 
acres treated, 2012 
- 
75,733 
60,245 
64,768 
97,943 
18,774 
86,435 
16,928 
2007 
- 
66,719 
49,971 
62,240 
102,395 
25,563 
76,281 
17,263 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
- 
328 
425 
292 
399 
226 
211 
210 
2007 
- 
388 
372 
315 
411 
246 
247 
216 
acres treated, 2012 
- 
75,503 
59,173 
64,171 
97,459 
18,247 
86,174 
16,182 
2007 
- 
65,950 
49,031 
61,624 
101,415 
23,787 
75,484 
16,394 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
- 
15 
61 
25 
31 
21 
23 
30 
2007 
- 
34 
34 
32 
45 
37 
46 
38 
acres treated, 2012 
- 
230 
1,072 
597 
484 
527 
261 
746 
2007 
- 
769 
940 
616 
980 
1,776 
797 
869 
Manure farms, 2012 
- 
154 
317 
155 
189 
99 
105 
141 
2007 
- 
190 
300 
216 
234 
114 
124 
168 
acres treated, 2012 
- 
12,806 
30,829 
17,916 
28,446 
7,165 
7,455 
8,626 
2007 
- 
18,487 
30,094 
26,539 
29,981 
9,768 
6,313 
8,564 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
- 
260 
141 
170 
245 
178 
141 
102 
2007 
- 
235 
102 
126 
184 
148 
141 
84 
acres, 2012 
- 
38,203 
12,707 
18,608 
39,595 
10,332 
55,830 
5,281 
2007 
- 
26,653 
11,746 
18,012 
31,974 
11,997 
38,453 
6,255 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
- 
319 
384 
285 
415 
230 
191 
197 
2007 
- 
270 
255 
229 
330 
173 
169 
138 
acres, 2012 
- 
77,607 
51,618 
55,984 
96,912 
17,575 
84,891 
14,225 
2007 
- 
45,449 
32,794 
42,110 
82,320 
12,709 
51,648 
12,166 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
- 
31 
15 
31 
20 
49 
24 
19 
2007 
- 
15 
10 
11 
11 
24 
15 
8 
acres, 2012 
- 
3,625 
237 
1,764 
2,860 
4,303 
5,598 
895 
2007 
- 
696 
343 
1,813 
1,269 
959 
3,230 
160 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
_ 
128 
39 
67 
95 
104 
85 
52 
2007 
- 
126 
29 
53 
86 
78 
90 
37 
acres, 2012 
- 
8,278 
4,000 
4,869 
7,790 
5,852 
18,486 
2,945 
2007 
- 
7,430 
3,091 
2,804 
5,379 
4,885 
16,034 
2,961 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
- 
40 
14 
15 
16 
31 
47 
19 
2007 
- 
50 
10 
20 
12 
27 
71 
16 
acres on which used, 2012 
- 
5,390 
193 
980 
2,140 
1,359 
10,275 
1,155 
2007 
- 
3,628 
288 
719 
1,360 
1,227 
4,858 
826 
Item 
Otsego 
Putnam 
Queens 
Rensselaer 
Richmond 
Rockland 
St. Lawrence 
Saratoga 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
302 
11 
5 
193 
- 
5 
400 
202 
2007 
341 
18 
4 
212 
5 
6 
436 
241 
acres treated, 2012 
26,452 
195 
19 
27,209 
- 
149 
61,372 
23,499 
2007 
26,109 
271 
17 
18,895 
(D) 
(D) 
63,898 
22,087 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
297 
11 
5 
182 
5 
370 
177 
2007 
321 
15 
4 
199 
5 
6 
405 
215 
acres treated, 2012 
25,925 
195 
19 
26,463 
- 
149 
60,141 
22,334 
2007 
24,296 
265 
17 
18,316 
(D) 
(D) 
60,862 
21,347 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
22 
- 
- 
27 
72 
38 
2007 
49 
3 
- 
34 
- 
- 
85 
56 
acres treated, 2012 
527 
- 
- 
746 
- 
- 
1,231 
1,165 
2007 
1,813 
6 
- 
579 
- 
- 
3,036 
740 
Manure farms, 2012 
241 
7 
3 
113 
- 
2 
338 
134 
2007 
323 
7 
1 
143 
- 
- 
398 
142 
acres treated, 2012 
23,283 
112 
(D) 
6,375 
- 
(D) 
47,539 
11,905 
2007 
26,297 
134 
(D) 
8,305 
- 
55,816 
12,176 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
90 
13 
6 
76 
- 
6 
124 
85 
2007 
57 
8 
2 
55 
3 
7 
92 
81 
acres, 2012 
2,363 
247 
20 
8,244 
- 
134 
10,795 
6,007 
2007 
3,791 
232 
(D) 
4,216 
(D) 
103 
1 1 ,384 
3,891 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
255 
11 
6 
149 
1 
9 
284 
165 
2007 
198 
8 
2 
111 
2 
5 
217 
110 
acres, 2012 
22,513 
227 
(D) 
22,199 
(D) 
141 
49,840 
15,636 
2007 
13,826 
93 
(D) 
9,314 
(D) 
(D) 
31,038 
11,000 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
16 
4 
4 
11 
2 
38 
11 
2007 
6 
- 
- 
5 
- 
- 
1 
9 
acres, 2012 
927 
(D) 
8 
592 
- 
(D) 
1,969 
108 
2007 
310 
- 
234 
- 
(D) 
1,831 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
34 
6 
4 
40 
_ 
5 
44 
42 
2007 
15 
3 
- 
27 
2 
6 
26 
32 
acres, 2012 
525 
139 
8 
2,183 
- 
132 
1,230 
595 
2007 
213 
168 
- 
500 
(D) 
(D) 
310 
749 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
9 
- 
- 
6 
- 
3 
19 
14 
2007 
5 
3 
- 
7 
- 
2 
5 
16 
acres on which used, 2012 
77 
- 
- 
75 
- 
144 
141 
251 
2007 
63 
45 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
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