Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lee 
Lexington 
McCormick 
Marion 
Marlboro 
Newberry 
Oconee 
Orangeburg 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
130 
379 
28 
122 
78 
247 
302 
446 
2007 
174 
442 
33 
153 
112 
333 
403 
459 
acres treated, 2012 
61,856 
33,267 
2,778 
30,036 
51,290 
21,072 
9,290 
120,544 
2007 
67,191 
28,879 
1,776 
32,901 
62,729 
28,658 
15,935 
107,421 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
116 
278 
9 
95 
66 
168 
147 
388 
2007 
154 
296 
11 
121 
96 
212 
197 
391 
acres treated, 2012 
60,796 
30,032 
961 
28,359 
50,539 
12,612 
2,699 
118,097 
2007 
66,330 
24,331 
291 
29,149 
60,519 
15,746 
4,901 
103,013 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
31 
185 
20 
46 
19 
158 
207 
95 
2007 
30 
222 
25 
70 
28 
215 
284 
117 
acres treated, 2012 
1,060 
3,235 
1,817 
1,677 
751 
8,460 
6,591 
2,447 
2007 
861 
4,548 
1,485 
3,752 
2,210 
12,912 
1 1 ,034 
4,408 
Manure farms, 2012 
74 
144 
5 
4 
21 
127 
233 
120 
2007 
62 
169 
8 
14 
18 
111 
193 
108 
acres treated, 2012 
26,703 
7,304 
(D) 
32 
2,289 
18,504 
12,509 
17,059 
2007 
17,562 
7,960 
796 
810 
2,890 
9,959 
12,604 
14,462 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
89 
177 
7 
81 
59 
68 
119 
260 
2007 
82 
162 
5 
59 
67 
55 
106 
198 
acres, 2012 
58,278 
17,144 
517 
19,363 
44,770 
3,770 
4,524 
82,494 
2007 
57,955 
16,013 
(D) 
15,262 
39,958 
2,301 
1,527 
78,893 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
149 
309 
22 
110 
82 
192 
267 
442 
2007 
119 
251 
22 
109 
85 
167 
244 
304 
acres, 2012 
77,267 
33,822 
1,649 
35,553 
56,919 
15,886 
11,888 
127,171 
2007 
67,006 
24,082 
923 
22,310 
51,018 
13,781 
11,213 
96,609 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
40 
34 
- 
31 
21 
8 
11 
144 
2007 
25 
37 
- 
16 
25 
3 
9 
53 
acres, 2012 
18,066 
7,029 
- 
12,222 
19,268 
28 
154 
48,872 
2007 
12,030 
7,668 
- 
7,463 
17,255 
(D) 
54 
22,472 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
30 
48 
_ 
29 
22 
18 
35 
132 
2007 
11 
35 
2 
12 
6 
13 
24 
48 
acres, 2012 
23,792 
9,783 
- 
6,550 
20,406 
938 
767 
34,753 
2007 
9,691 
5,628 
(D) 
3,571 
2,838 
(D) 
142 
14,923 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
26 
25 
- 
12 
28 
6 
10 
101 
2007 
29 
13 
1 
8 
23 
4 
8 
57 
acres on which used, 2012 
9,125 
5,242 
- 
3,776 
19,830 
(D) 
168 
36,563 
2007 
8,386 
1,662 
(D) 
1,793 
16,424 
(D) 
27 
16,708 
Item 
Pickens 
Richland 
Saluda 
Spartanburg 
Sumter 
Union 
Williamsburg 
York 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
273 
192 
257 
511 
185 
96 
304 
403 
2007 
387 
183 
288 
646 
245 
124 
432 
520 
acres treated, 2012 
10,254 
20,840 
21,268 
22,458 
47,936 
6,030 
57,890 
24,088 
2007 
14,890 
16,841 
28,498 
29,727 
61,918 
8,411 
73,927 
29,690 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
95 
131 
149 
291 
166 
45 
265 
212 
2007 
182 
130 
154 
349 
211 
48 
369 
274 
acres treated, 2012 
2,587 
19,066 
9,912 
11,977 
46,629 
1,355 
55,656 
12,968 
2007 
5,549 
15,495 
16,184 
13,438 
58,011 
1,927 
71,305 
12,421 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
210 
89 
172 
305 
45 
66 
71 
270 
2007 
256 
77 
206 
398 
68 
97 
107 
345 
acres treated, 2012 
7,667 
1,774 
11,356 
10,481 
1,307 
4,675 
2,234 
11,120 
2007 
9,341 
1,346 
12,314 
16,289 
3,907 
6,484 
2,622 
17,269 
Manure farms, 2012 
85 
60 
129 
93 
70 
28 
27 
107 
2007 
67 
35 
157 
93 
76 
11 
33 
109 
acres treated, 2012 
3,169 
2,286 
9,489 
2,977 
10,799 
1,760 
2,229 
7,176 
2007 
2,157 
2,019 
12,884 
3,385 
12,572 
496 
3,194 
3,982 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
90 
85 
66 
196 
98 
17 
169 
98 
2007 
71 
48 
53 
133 
110 
8 
156 
79 
acres, 2012 
2,149 
6,215 
6,425 
6,870 
38,727 
536 
41,413 
3,721 
2007 
1,662 
3,251 
7,149 
4,233 
40,861 
(D) 
41,979 
3,768 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
180 
148 
194 
359 
180 
48 
259 
258 
2007 
138 
99 
147 
327 
184 
55 
213 
216 
acres, 2012 
7,023 
24,171 
15,920 
14,113 
55,697 
1,831 
64,474 
18,644 
2007 
3,313 
8,428 
10,615 
10,926 
55,045 
3,149 
45,719 
10,039 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
12 
25 
9 
20 
21 
- 
83 
12 
2007 
5 
4 
3 
13 
18 
4 
50 
7 
acres, 2012 
147 
6,409 
506 
155 
12,252 
- 
25,271 
166 
2007 
19 
13 
(D) 
165 
7,330 
6 
15,680 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
23 
33 
20 
64 
32 
_ 
59 
28 
2007 
12 
10 
16 
51 
20 
2 
37 
14 
acres, 2012 
332 
4,342 
3,072 
1,149 
14,697 
- 
15,389 
713 
2007 
157 
414 
3,769 
916 
14,749 
(D) 
17,913 
1,810 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
6 
10 
16 
28 
15 
2 
65 
22 
2007 
6 
3 
4 
23 
13 
- 
19 
10 
acres on which used, 2012 
89 
91 
4,734 
1,191 
4,291 
(D) 
23,665 
2,124 
2007 
13 
(D) 
658 
123 
2,215 
9,664 
2,019 
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