Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
South Carolina 
Abbeville 
Aiken 
Allendale 
Anderson 
Bamberg 
Barnwell 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
10,097 
248 
502 
46 
556 
142 
169 
2007 
12,344 
295 
601 
72 
767 
159 
191 
acres treated, 2012 
1,350,452 
14,355 
29,256 
26,779 
33,752 
28,632 
27,094 
2007 
1,547,684 
23,279 
34,844 
38,206 
51,247 
31,196 
29,391 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
6,731 
105 
292 
39 
279 
134 
137 
2007 
7,975 
125 
399 
63 
367 
124 
145 
acres treated, 2012 
1,163,519 
5,339 
20,386 
26,008 
15,288 
27,008 
25,350 
2007 
1,251,314 
5,976 
25,032 
33,620 
19,131 
27,385 
27,475 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
4,939 
190 
296 
10 
389 
35 
57 
2007 
6,287 
213 
305 
21 
554 
60 
72 
acres treated, 2012 
186,933 
9,016 
8,870 
771 
18,464 
1,624 
1,744 
2007 
296,370 
17,303 
9,812 
4,586 
32,116 
3,811 
1,916 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
3,115 
74 
195 
8 
171 
31 
44 
2007 
3,088 
99 
223 
14 
214 
21 
36 
acres treated, 2012 
264,113 
5,784 
9,421 
6,108 
10,631 
4,420 
8,720 
2007 
254,269 
8,636 
14,996 
6,803 
13,585 
4,704 
3,586 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
4,384 
58 
224 
27 
184 
92 
87 
2007 
3,747 
46 
199 
33 
117 
70 
75 
acres, 2012 
815,337 
1,763 
11,516 
14,742 
6,357 
18,160 
17,020 
2007 
746,890 
1,056 
12,978 
16,929 
3,792 
16,326 
16,608 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
8,135 
164 
391 
45 
457 
136 
142 
2007 
6,618 
135 
308 
49 
340 
90 
112 
acres, 2012 
1,367,766 
7,651 
24,682 
29,733 
25,974 
27,221 
27,159 
2007 
1,087,492 
6,394 
21,527 
30,231 
17,938 
23,509 
22,861 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
1,272 
6 
36 
12 
34 
28 
38 
2007 
749 
1 
22 
8 
7 
22 
21 
acres, 2012 
364,138 
11 
4,005 
3,324 
516 
5,474 
7,018 
2007 
222,707 
(D) 
2,619 
2,755 
63 
10,273 
8,053 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
1,484 
21 
41 
15 
59 
53 
44 
2007 
789 
13 
34 
13 
24 
23 
14 
acres, 2012 
319,570 
123 
1,626 
4,995 
888 
9,457 
8,825 
2007 
175,644 
24 
2,318 
4,620 
386 
8,273 
2,060 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
902 
5 
27 
14 
21 
26 
37 
2007 
587 
8 
19 
9 
12 
12 
17 
acres on which used, 2012 
258,308 
242 
3,984 
3,856 
268 
5,558 
9,460 
2007 
151,629 
186 
1,750 
969 
336 
5,856 
1,845 
Item 
Beaufort 
Berkeley 
Calhoun 
Charleston 
Cherokee 
Chester 
Chesterfield 
Clarendon 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
55 
175 
185 
141 
199 
177 
214 
197 
2007 
68 
168 
155 
169 
207 
217 
297 
204 
acres treated, 2012 
3,591 
9,850 
54,677 
5,037 
9,694 
12,446 
22,805 
75,612 
2007 
3,298 
5,687 
48,819 
5,397 
13,784 
20,078 
21,358 
79,859 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
45 
146 
156 
98 
82 
100 
142 
178 
2007 
49 
115 
115 
125 
68 
105 
210 
171 
acres treated, 2012 
3,408 
8,673 
53,766 
3,188 
2,879 
5,216 
18,372 
74,368 
2007 
2,856 
4,442 
46,582 
3,935 
3,476 
7,375 
13,819 
77,305 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
15 
51 
38 
58 
151 
113 
100 
48 
2007 
24 
75 
56 
56 
172 
150 
139 
63 
acres treated, 2012 
183 
1,177 
911 
1,849 
6,815 
7,230 
4,433 
1,244 
2007 
442 
1,245 
2,237 
1,462 
10,308 
12,703 
7,539 
2,554 
Manure farms, 2012 
15 
30 
47 
47 
54 
64 
93 
36 
2007 
10 
36 
32 
40 
36 
73 
113 
44 
acres treated, 2012 
47 
713 
2,031 
793 
1,516 
6,126 
11,155 
6,547 
2007 
46 
518 
3,198 
(D) 
1,555 
7,467 
8,446 
4,995 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
32 
87 
115 
76 
38 
47 
91 
133 
2007 
21 
42 
83 
75 
29 
38 
94 
138 
acres, 2012 
2,881 
3,231 
33,097 
1,359 
902 
2,099 
10,569 
60,034 
2007 
2,912 
1,779 
34,120 
1,857 
533 
4,589 
6,314 
50,945 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
47 
150 
156 
117 
101 
114 
170 
175 
2007 
29 
84 
111 
72 
77 
90 
166 
170 
acres, 2012 
4,204 
8,322 
53,967 
4,189 
4,813 
9,594 
22,389 
80,471 
2007 
2,417 
3,114 
41,482 
2,602 
3,087 
9,405 
11,957 
63,912 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
12 
5 
55 
31 
3 
11 
19 
64 
2007 
9 
5 
22 
4 
6 
6 
6 
60 
acres, 2012 
1,871 
244 
27,752 
711 
(D) 
(D) 
3,350 
28,451 
2007 
1,354 
206 
16,338 
277 
82 
(D) 
207 
17,057 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
16 
7 
66 
30 
13 
16 
24 
56 
2007 
13 
8 
21 
23 
11 
8 
14 
32 
acres, 2012 
2,033 
545 
19,943 
769 
(D) 
444 
(D) 
23,973 
2007 
742 
460 
7,728 
397 
92 
230 
566 
20,347 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
4 
11 
42 
7 
7 
8 
9 
31 
2007 
3 
4 
29 
1 
2 
5 
6 
11 
acres on which used, 2012 
(D) 
870 
15,179 
185 
(D) 
1,928 
3,382 
1 1 ,233 
2007 
4 
(D) 
17,046 
(D) 
(D) 
1,150 
136 
765 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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