Table 41 . Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Texas 
Anderson 
Andrews 
Angelina 
Aransas 
Archer 
Armstrong 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
75,746 
756 
30 
274 
33 
192 
64 
2007 
90,502 
856 
41 
390 
30 
236 
97 
acres treated, 2012 
16,670,293 
52,634 
14,079 
12,027 
1,179 
94,491 
50,984 
2007 
19,305,532 
66,372 
21,336 
18,916 
1,505 
113,951 
64,497 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
44,745 
349 
28 
134 
12 
164 
59 
2007 
54,161 
400 
30 
174 
14 
188 
92 
acres treated, 2012 
12,568,753 
16,018 
(D) 
3,623 
472 
58,446 
(D) 
2007 
14,337,221 
21,280 
20,274 
6,396 
145 
55,788 
61,689 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
40,262 
529 
2 
161 
26 
67 
8 
2007 
48,595 
596 
13 
244 
17 
108 
13 
acres treated, 2012 
4,101,540 
36,616 
(D) 
8,404 
707 
36,045 
(D) 
2007 
4,968,311 
45,092 
1,062 
12,520 
1,360 
58,163 
2,808 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
10,644 
121 
4 
83 
4 
56 
9 
2007 
9,715 
50 
3 
100 
4 
46 
5 
acres treated, 2012 
1,061,624 
7,247 
22 
6,449 
31 
5,700 
4,112 
2007 
885,395 
3,575 
3 
5,785 
4 
3,936 
2,770 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
22,179 
221 
11 
85 
13 
90 
13 
2007 
24,801 
185 
21 
95 
7 
121 
15 
acres, 2012 
6,506,975 
14,180 
3,782 
1,873 
245 
32,559 
7,123 
2007 
9,088,663 
9,912 
16,724 
2,813 
146 
45,172 
10,121 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
67,918 
550 
29 
232 
19 
174 
92 
2007 
59,964 
483 
21 
203 
16 
137 
94 
acres, 2012 
20,007,797 
50,402 
17,024 
9,569 
283 
91,464 
95,975 
2007 
14,866,848 
46,327 
14,592 
9,252 
1,422 
54,385 
60,199 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
3,774 
16 
12 
12 
- 
7 
- 
2007 
1,618 
5 
1 
4 
- 
6 
1 
acres, 2012 
1,260,084 
(D) 
5,963 
271 
- 
1,232 
- 
2007 
586,668 
(D) 
(D) 
22 
- 
1,850 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
4,314 
25 
3 
20 
2 
10 
3 
2007 
3,561 
14 
2 
9 
1 
4 
5 
acres, 2012 
1,062,998 
2,330 
(D) 
170 
(D) 
2,663 
470 
2007 
850,576 
76 
(D) 
47 
(D) 
101 
1,424 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
6,495 
15 
10 
15 
- 
3 
3 
2007 
6,040 
16 
13 
5 
- 
4 
6 
acres on which used, 2012 
2,851,621 
1,157 
7,492 
137 
- 
(D) 
774 
2007 
3,307,383 
1,045 
17,879 
18 
- 
959 
949 
Item 
Atascosa 
Austin 
Bailey 
Bandera 
Bastrop 
Baylor 
Bee 
Bell 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
490 
651 
144 
125 
130 
205 
807 
2007 
466 
773 
195 
173 
162 
241 
903 
acres treated, 2012 
68,175 
61,010 
88,059 
5,831 
66,018 
49,875 
147,431 
2007 
55,807 
64,959 
120,501 
6,463 
86,647 
81,843 
156,818 
158,559 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
260 
368 
134 
77 
350 
111 
88 
500 
2007 
258 
374 
178 
103 
481 
141 
89 
545 
acres treated, 2012 
31,070 
24,015 
87,171 
2,433 
17,066 
54,478 
35,350 
112,193 
2007 
24,942 
24,010 
110,396 
3,195 
21,554 
70,070 
54,798 
117,131 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
303 
394 
10 
63 
484 
44 
139 
453 
2007 
292 
489 
29 
83 
685 
43 
168 
528 
acres treated, 2012 
37,105 
36,995 
888 
3,398 
46,495 
11,540 
14,525 
35,238 
2007 
30,865 
40,949 
10,105 
3,268 
65,093 
11,773 
102,020 
41,428 
Manure farms, 2012 
53 
40 
30 
30 
93 
3 
14 
120 
2007 
32 
45 
24 
38 
91 
6 
13 
102 
acres treated, 2012 
7,028 
11,805 
1,172 
3,074 
(D) 
952 
3,948 
2007 
1,763 
14,729 
482 
2,669 
375 
1,131 
2,934 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
136 
125 
67 
42 
111 
42 
38 
194 
2007 
98 
134 
118 
54 
169 
68 
46 
235 
acres, 2012 
17,024 
9,438 
34,829 
1,019 
7,610 
37,993 
3,439 
46,030 
2007 
11,712 
1 1 ,843 
73,244 
848 
8,216 
40,945 
41,087 
44,117 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
471 
493 
184 
113 
650 
157 
215 
762 
2007 
376 
481 
148 
115 
744 
83 
248 
650 
acres, 2012 
61,829 
56,750 
115,940 
8,149 
72,171 
126,855 
48,672 
158,139 
2007 
37,976 
46,501 
99,232 
4,262 
74,256 
43,369 
77,214 
109,626 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
5 
11 
49 
5 
10 
18 
4 
28 
2007 
5 
4 
12 
4 
8 
- 
2 
9 
acres, 2012 
460 
832 
19,456 
45 
627 
2,419 
1,098 
6,285 
2007 
37 
2,768 
6,060 
8 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
29 
31 
14 
10 
15 
8 
12 
67 
2007 
21 
9 
6 
11 
18 
3 
10 
45 
acres, 2012 
3,490 
1,182 
6,069 
82 
968 
2,316 
(D) 
14,102 
2007 
2,742 
141 
1,619 
43 
480 
(D) 
5,867 
3,988 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit. 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
16 
18 
40 
7 
24 
20 
15 
47 
2007 
19 
10 
43 
8 
9 
13 
22 
6 
acres on which used, 2012 
2,589 
1,986 
20,250 
81 
1,877 
3,408 
2,699 
8,290 
2007 
2,651 
1,756 
21,654 
60 
260 
3,325 
19,010 
(D) 
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1104 Texas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
