Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Pennsylvania 
Adams 
Allegheny 
Armstrong 
Beaver 
Bedford 
Berks 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
26,149 
582 
111 
328 
192 
587 
1,097 
2007 
29,500 
683 
169 
399 
253 
590 
1,083 
acres treated, 2012 
2,612,426 
88,710 
3,627 
33,468 
13,806 
63,642 
134,015 
2007 
2,689,081 
88,560 
3,808 
34,907 
11,901 
66,953 
117,374 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
24,298 
537 
93 
300 
166 
553 
1,039 
2007 
27,198 
632 
140 
364 
229 
549 
1,015 
acres treated, 2012 
2,496,340 
85,715 
2,987 
31,901 
13,097 
59,623 
130,727 
2007 
2,547,105 
82,660 
3,122 
32,232 
11,199 
61,826 
114,112 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
6,524 
158 
40 
89 
52 
160 
226 
2007 
7,338 
144 
43 
112 
48 
167 
211 
acres treated, 2012 
116,086 
2,995 
640 
1,567 
709 
4,019 
3,288 
2007 
141,976 
5,900 
686 
2,675 
702 
5,127 
3,262 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
19,373 
365 
86 
252 
164 
490 
787 
2007 
20,449 
382 
77 
262 
207 
488 
706 
acres treated, 2012 
1,248,975 
29,353 
2,392 
9,984 
7,905 
31,852 
62,664 
2007 
1,230,558 
32,422 
1,315 
9,770 
6,926 
39,668 
58,691 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
12,158 
266 
58 
81 
71 
290 
682 
2007 
12,125 
282 
71 
76 
73 
281 
646 
acres, 2012 
1,000,265 
35,170 
970 
9,824 
2,660 
23,154 
48,769 
2007 
947,953 
34,762 
1,081 
4,960 
1,910 
25,423 
50,959 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
23,669 
572 
79 
264 
169 
481 
1,099 
2007 
20,940 
554 
90 
227 
156 
448 
940 
acres, 2012 
2,354,445 
78,437 
3,168 
26,860 
9,822 
43,234 
125,217 
2007 
1,965,712 
68,853 
1,503 
16,901 
7,664 
41,038 
95,817 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
1,552 
49 
11 
17 
10 
30 
95 
2007 
790 
15 
6 
2 
2 
15 
51 
acres, 2012 
88,584 
5,604 
171 
71 
91 
1,293 
5,260 
2007 
52,654 
791 
30 
(D) 
(D) 
1,180 
3,289 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
4,234 
161 
25 
32 
34 
64 
207 
2007 
3,470 
155 
42 
24 
31 
48 
173 
acres, 2012 
198,642 
19,145 
384 
1,265 
290 
1,757 
6,385 
2007 
116,591 
16,342 
457 
202 
372 
1,499 
4,087 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
1,538 
104 
16 
13 
3 
31 
48 
2007 
1,102 
112 
14 
11 
7 
23 
44 
acres on which used, 2012 
49,008 
10,902 
229 
395 
(D) 
1,959 
1,116 
2007 
34,937 
9,457 
100 
268 
69 
1,135 
1,076 
Item 
Blair 
Bradford 
Bucks 
Butler 
Cambria 
Cameron 
Carbon 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
286 
522 
334 
492 
247 
12 
100 
2007 
292 
490 
467 
567 
309 
23 
99 
acres treated, 2012 
41,200 
49,793 
31,278 
40,283 
23,775 
1,056 
7,774 
2007 
42,007 
46,727 
42,513 
38,028 
26,199 
883 
7,245 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
279 
494 
280 
460 
238 
9 
97 
2007 
282 
456 
380 
503 
299 
19 
97 
acres treated, 2012 
40,329 
48,212 
29,395 
38,249 
23,239 
966 
7,654 
2007 
40,953 
43,550 
40,958 
35,738 
25,482 
711 
7,103 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
49 
86 
93 
139 
33 
4 
12 
2007 
56 
86 
130 
135 
57 
11 
17 
acres treated, 2012 
871 
1,581 
1,883 
2,034 
536 
90 
120 
2007 
1,054 
3,177 
1,555 
2,290 
717 
172 
142 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
192 
455 
188 
363 
172 
17 
38 
2007 
213 
449 
233 
389 
229 
18 
44 
acres treated, 2012 
22,869 
44,920 
8,645 
10,484 
6,862 
434 
742 
2007 
27,208 
38,991 
7,628 
1 1 ,080 
7,228 
321 
1,074 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
200 
142 
140 
137 
85 
1 
53 
2007 
192 
77 
196 
155 
96 
3 
52 
acres, 2012 
27,356 
10,881 
1 1 ,872 
8,090 
8,002 
(D) 
3,533 
2007 
23,192 
6,481 
10,439 
10,204 
5,790 
(D) 
2,965 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
262 
458 
315 
403 
220 
12 
102 
2007 
228 
309 
309 
398 
226 
12 
84 
acres, 2012 
36,761 
37,133 
31,870 
38,624 
21,564 
477 
6,535 
2007 
25,363 
23,902 
31,959 
27,407 
16,873 
298 
6,118 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
22 
17 
33 
11 
6 
- 
2 
2007 
10 
9 
17 
13 
5 
- 
6 
acres, 2012 
1,709 
1,562 
1,374 
80 
270 
- 
(D) 
2007 
720 
134 
695 
603 
(D) 
- 
479 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
48 
36 
65 
46 
38 
_ 
29 
2007 
38 
18 
86 
70 
30 
1 
26 
acres, 2012 
2,807 
1,139 
7,000 
689 
1,680 
- 
1,547 
2007 
701 
141 
1,948 
1,103 
2,500 
(D) 
1,451 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
17 
10 
17 
21 
17 
- 
1 
2007 
8 
18 
27 
19 
15 
- 
3 
acres on which used, 2012 
796 
114 
270 
218 
861 
- 
(D) 
2007 
429 
791 
1,157 
104 
1,651 
- 
9 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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