Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Oregon 
Baker 
Benton 
Clackamas 
Clatsop 
Columbia 
Coos 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
13,093 
203 
336 
1,373 
36 
131 
194 
2007 
16,903 
228 
424 
1,958 
62 
220 
275 
acres treated, 2012 
2,326,669 
56,835 
50,720 
50,541 
885 
3,821 
10,147 
2007 
2,701,415 
45,817 
60,696 
65,854 
1,429 
5,060 
13,561 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
10,115 
160 
244 
987 
24 
84 
151 
2007 
12,707 
178 
318 
1,436 
30 
146 
195 
acres treated, 2012 
2,152,294 
39,269 
43,784 
43,273 
(D) 
2,846 
4,014 
2007 
2,419,221 
37,825 
56,438 
56,439 
254 
2,997 
5,402 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
4,472 
87 
123 
533 
16 
67 
63 
2007 
5,944 
84 
143 
671 
32 
101 
100 
acres treated, 2012 
174,375 
17,566 
6,936 
7,268 
(D) 
975 
6,133 
2007 
282,194 
7,992 
4,258 
9,415 
1,175 
2,063 
8,159 
Manure farms, 2012 
3,891 
68 
105 
460 
22 
79 
44 
2007 
4,531 
83 
124 
533 
42 
99 
70 
acres treated, 2012 
131,418 
6,026 
1,627 
7,067 
772 
1,927 
2,453 
2007 
172,658 
6,396 
4,280 
10,535 
1,926 
2,283 
2,933 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
5,070 
45 
115 
600 
10 
34 
117 
2007 
5,607 
37 
132 
736 
6 
45 
119 
acres, 2012 
719,308 
13,494 
1 1 ,936 
30,744 
180 
598 
1,976 
2007 
704,040 
7,502 
14,464 
34,009 
64 
712 
2,052 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
13,207 
234 
314 
1,522 
55 
172 
198 
2007 
13,386 
233 
298 
1,720 
59 
184 
213 
acres, 2012 
2,558,077 
37,616 
52,392 
50,989 
1,103 
4,141 
5,371 
2007 
2,222,673 
30,181 
51,736 
58,998 
1,575 
4,990 
3,415 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
758 
6 
18 
79 
- 
2 
18 
2007 
565 
5 
10 
57 
- 
1 
18 
acres, 2012 
122,141 
4,181 
2,080 
3,067 
- 
(D) 
195 
2007 
68,835 
1,590 
2,489 
3,029 
- 
(D) 
143 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
3,776 
26 
105 
361 
6 
24 
72 
2007 
3,648 
13 
92 
422 
7 
27 
71 
acres, 2012 
696,611 
11,464 
15,944 
18,774 
108 
1,062 
1,063 
2007 
463,280 
4,315 
20,007 
19,131 
30 
577 
1,105 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
1,446 
2 
33 
98 
4 
5 
13 
2007 
1,298 
4 
25 
84 
2 
3 
9 
acres on which used, 2012 
182,323 
(D) 
5,949 
4,559 
17 
5 
196 
2007 
195,226 
12 
8,113 
3,496 
(D) 
7 
29 
Item 
Crook 
Curry 
Deschutes 
Douglas 
Gilliam 
Grant 
Harney 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
256 
83 
648 
499 
75 
86 
87 
2007 
300 
79 
759 
731 
72 
96 
116 
acres treated, 2012 
18,649 
9,569 
23,781 
32,443 
145,348 
9,909 
37,650 
2007 
30,937 
8,967 
36,442 
67,254 
121,340 
11,501 
43,339 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
199 
64 
423 
288 
70 
65 
81 
2007 
236 
60 
423 
458 
65 
65 
104 
acres treated, 2012 
15,088 
1,943 
17,386 
13,786 
140,998 
8,578 
36,356 
2007 
21,861 
1,886 
16,555 
21,510 
119,076 
9,487 
40,269 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
115 
27 
388 
278 
8 
30 
16 
2007 
139 
28 
487 
370 
11 
39 
17 
acres treated, 2012 
3,561 
7,626 
6,395 
18,657 
4,350 
1,331 
1,294 
2007 
9,076 
7,081 
19,887 
45,744 
2,264 
2,014 
3,070 
Manure farms, 2012 
81 
13 
231 
134 
7 
31 
24 
2007 
89 
13 
240 
175 
5 
42 
33 
acres treated, 2012 
2,508 
42 
4,465 
2,955 
123 
3,208 
1,541 
2007 
2,413 
159 
3,026 
2,370 
94 
17,620 
7,167 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
26 
49 
38 
143 
12 
9 
3 
2007 
30 
39 
54 
155 
14 
9 
6 
acres, 2012 
2,558 
1,162 
1,411 
2,647 
9,470 
442 
1,250 
2007 
6,678 
1,219 
1,189 
4,087 
32,728 
215 
2,050 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
178 
54 
383 
537 
99 
103 
91 
2007 
155 
49 
345 
559 
72 
81 
67 
acres, 2012 
10,238 
1,424 
10,073 
21,031 
213,398 
7,753 
21,263 
2007 
14,851 
2,299 
6,440 
24,126 
163,660 
5,023 
11,331 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
5 
12 
5 
9 
2 
1 
1 
2007 
4 
8 
3 
8 
1 
2 
2 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
181 
15 
229 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
150 
34 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
5 
30 
13 
99 
20 
1 
4 
2007 
2 
18 
15 
110 
1 
1 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
716 
891 
1,735 
32,191 
(D) 
7 
2007 
(D) 
388 
685 
2,064 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
1 
15 
4 
36 
1 
- 
- 
2007 
3 
- 
8 
17 
5 
2 
2 
acres on which used, 2012 
(D) 
282 
10 
570 
(D) 
- 
- 
2007 
69 
- 
122 
324 
1,880 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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