Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Piscataquis 
Sagadahoc 
Somerset 
Waldo 
Washington 
York 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
59 
46 
135 
227 
215 
270 
2007 
65 
59 
157 
142 
286 
255 
acres treated, 2012 
4,980 
1,034 
9,718 
5,558 
29,604 
8,984 
2007 
3,616 
793 
12,565 
6,552 
23,251 
7,538 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
58 
46 
115 
209 
211 
244 
2007 
62 
44 
138 
124 
281 
226 
acres treated, 2012 
4,626 
998 
9,414 
5,159 
29,547 
8,497 
2007 
3,558 
491 
11,913 
6,203 
23,244 
6,882 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
8 
5 
31 
33 
8 
49 
2007 
9 
17 
38 
27 
5 
61 
acres treated, 2012 
354 
36 
304 
399 
57 
487 
2007 
58 
302 
652 
349 
7 
656 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
47 
32 
153 
168 
66 
215 
2007 
29 
52 
134 
115 
41 
148 
acres treated, 2012 
1,560 
833 
10,349 
7,596 
314 
3,639 
2007 
774 
2,023 
12,624 
7,116 
288 
3,849 
Acres treated to control-- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
41 
30 
73 
132 
193 
149 
2007 
28 
18 
39 
61 
175 
102 
acres, 2012 
2,066 
192 
3,528 
1,429 
29,268 
2,394 
2007 
1,697 
118 
2,145 
2,162 
27,743 
1,706 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
38 
33 
97 
133 
186 
154 
2007 
28 
15 
62 
42 
136 
81 
acres, 2012 
3,481 
321 
6,790 
4,086 
29,505 
2,835 
2007 
1,567 
140 
5,896 
2,043 
3,885 
2,210 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
6 
10 
13 
35 
60 
25 
2007 
2 
2 
6 
2 
8 
4 
acres, 2012 
566 
23 
160 
313 
2,906 
461 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
393 
64 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
19 
10 
36 
55 
116 
88 
2007 
8 
10 
13 
22 
82 
48 
acres, 2012 
852 
86 
316 
419 
20,061 
852 
2007 
388 
36 
60 
123 
2,425 
622 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
8 
10 
17 
17 
43 
22 
2007 
6 
6 
10 
7 
22 
20 
acres on which used, 2012 
740 
21 
185 
203 
2,358 
318 
2007 
190 
21 
81 
28 
240 
132 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
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