Table 41 . Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Centre 
Chester 
Clarion 
Clearfield 
Clinton 
Columbia 
Crawford 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
546 
713 
274 
238 
218 
423 
552 
2007 
593 
857 
351 
251 
264 
426 
684 
acres treated, 2012 
52,813 
73,827 
31,043 
1 1 ,596 
16,487 
51,993 
76,098 
2007 
51,650 
81,539 
27,050 
11,440 
20,134 
55,855 
79,485 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
519 
601 
245 
220 
201 
397 
532 
2007 
529 
730 
329 
236 
232 
397 
646 
acres treated, 2012 
49,858 
68,884 
28,913 
10,730 
15,349 
50,989 
74,183 
2007 
48,052 
74,390 
24,948 
10,432 
18,411 
54,395 
76,475 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
154 
268 
87 
61 
71 
85 
97 
2007 
199 
316 
92 
57 
107 
90 
146 
acres treated, 2012 
2,955 
4,943 
2,130 
866 
1,138 
1,004 
1,915 
2007 
7,149 
2,102 
1,008 
1,723 
1,460 
3,010 
Manure farms, 2012 
445 
197 
147 
194 
243 
459 
2007 
458 
270 
149 
193 
240 
573 
acres treated, 2012 
21,500 
25,986 
8,621 
5,905 
9,627 
9,839 
28,385 
2007 
24,435 
27,684 
8,961 
6,074 
9,550 
12,802 
31,259 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
254 
439 
50 
62 
108 
181 
156 
2007 
242 
476 
45 
52 
114 
168 
133 
acres, 2012 
18,720 
36,638 
2,736 
2,918 
6,351 
28,762 
22,445 
2007 
19,167 
34,698 
6,162 
2,434 
7,969 
18,931 
1 1 ,032 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
488 
648 
228 
182 
178 
433 
485 
2007 
423 
559 
199 
144 
177 
346 
450 
acres, 2012 
43,318 
61,912 
24,546 
8,336 
14,539 
53,042 
67,794 
2007 
36,057 
56,776 
13,149 
5,322 
13,546 
43,874 
56,194 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
42 
56 
6 
3 
19 
26 
21 
2007 
16 
42 
- 
7 
7 
16 
5 
acres, 2012 
2,176 
1,792 
53 
(D) 
140 
1,734 
608 
2007 
766 
1,757 
- 
232 
665 
1,548 
178 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
74 
169 
18 
20 
40 
99 
44 
2007 
80 
129 
13 
15 
21 
57 
30 
acres, 2012 
2,372 
4,313 
584 
180 
2,121 
11,677 
2,288 
2007 
2,179 
2,394 
55 
175 
876 
5,357 
907 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
22 
76 
8 
4 
18 
21 
19 
2007 
22 
23 
2 
6 
14 
10 
13 
acres on which used, 2012 
127 
796 
420 
134 
137 
544 
548 
2007 
257 
211 
(D) 
84 
216 
269 
225 
Item 
Cumberland 
Dauphin 
Delaware 
Elk 
Erie 
Fayette 
Forest 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
730 
383 
23 
105 
580 
258 
22 
2007 
725 
413 
25 
183 
703 
436 
42 
acres treated, 2012 
80,501 
41,945 
313 
3,350 
56,060 
16,680 
1,095 
2007 
78,297 
45,570 
544 
5,372 
54,820 
25,744 
1,613 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
691 
351 
18 
98 
560 
233 
21 
2007 
688 
370 
23 
165 
675 
388 
36 
acres treated, 2012 
77,819 
40,491 
(D) 
2,939 
55,207 
15,039 
924 
2007 
74,284 
44,149 
467 
4,792 
53,174 
22,831 
1,396 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
163 
118 
5 
28 
63 
81 
8 
2007 
167 
114 
7 
49 
82 
120 
18 
acres treated, 2012 
2,682 
1,454 
(D) 
411 
853 
1,641 
171 
2007 
4,013 
1,421 
77 
580 
1,646 
2,913 
217 
Manure farms, 2012 
556 
258 
7 
71 
308 
192 
15 
2007 
553 
292 
3 
106 
340 
274 
35 
acres treated, 2012 
44,365 
15,401 
96 
1,515 
12,422 
5,111 
450 
2007 
44,206 
16,107 
28 
2,481 
13,999 
9,023 
695 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
367 
165 
11 
20 
305 
45 
7 
2007 
348 
192 
9 
36 
339 
101 
15 
acres, 2012 
30,155 
13,581 
120 
814 
23,601 
4,112 
307 
2007 
28,094 
14,279 
154 
233 
24,232 
9,012 
95 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
707 
366 
15 
72 
563 
159 
18 
2007 
591 
328 
15 
67 
507 
208 
27 
acres, 2012 
75,577 
41,926 
(D) 
1,823 
55,903 
1 1 ,534 
745 
2007 
61,951 
36,913 
(D) 
1,223 
45,451 
16,010 
795 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
31 
20 
1 
6 
43 
12 
- 
2007 
25 
18 
- 
3 
39 
19 
- 
acres, 2012 
2,195 
1,777 
(D) 
21 
3,307 
541 
- 
2007 
2,204 
801 
13 
1,438 
1,115 
- 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
118 
65 
6 
11 
187 
13 
4 
2007 
85 
45 
3 
13 
213 
26 
5 
acres, 2012 
4,327 
3,178 
144 
91 
13,992 
133 
(D) 
2007 
2,883 
1,864 
(D) 
(D) 
12,514 
767 
6 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
23 
14 
3 
6 
65 
6 
- 
2007 
18 
19 
2 
8 
32 
6 
2 
acres on which used, 2012 
1,079 
1,174 
20 
18 
4,828 
(D) 
- 
2007 
700 
442 
(D) 
41 
1,265 
29 
(D) 
-continued 
518 Pennsylvania 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
