Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Virginia 
Accomack 
Albemarle 
Alleghany 
Amelia 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
18,826 
91 
309 
69 
159 
2007 
22,563 
117 
382 
87 
197 
acres treated, 2012 
1,920,603 
42,473 
18,294 
2,359 
14,392 
2007 
2,264,507 
52,323 
23,814 
2,965 
21,281 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
14,400 
90 
210 
56 
126 
2007 
16,694 
110 
232 
74 
155 
acres treated, 2012 
1,509,409 
(D) 
12,985 
1,647 
12,183 
2007 
1,704,169 
51,702 
14,953 
2,084 
16,367 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
8,630 
2 
148 
27 
60 
2007 
11,602 
14 
226 
44 
94 
acres treated, 2012 
411,194 
(D) 
5,309 
712 
2,209 
2007 
560,338 
621 
8,861 
881 
4,914 
Manure farms, 2012 
6,318 
27 
109 
28 
78 
2007 
7,009 
42 
110 
30 
101 
acres treated, 2012 
363,237 
8,305 
6,411 
612 
5,707 
2007 
388,988 
13,205 
4,766 
1,051 
7,421 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
5,003 
75 
68 
4 
44 
2007 
4,711 
71 
49 
5 
32 
acres, 2012 
786,176 
33,555 
6,385 
(D) 
3,605 
2007 
748,282 
36,003 
5,034 
506 
4,639 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
12,129 
115 
153 
38 
113 
2007 
10,790 
103 
128 
37 
109 
acres, 2012 
1,514,896 
52,094 
9,689 
1,361 
13,702 
2007 
1,242,555 
47,989 
6,195 
1,218 
13,031 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
783 
10 
5 
- 
9 
2007 
632 
4 
7 
2 
6 
acres, 2012 
131,121 
2,756 
(D) 
- 
338 
2007 
101,115 
(D) 
62 
(D) 
232 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
1,855 
31 
38 
4 
11 
2007 
1,366 
21 
29 
- 
6 
acres, 2012 
245,417 
15,065 
5,096 
26 
277 
2007 
128,557 
8,283 
1,336 
- 
119 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
886 
10 
20 
1 
7 
2007 
730 
10 
5 
4 
4 
acres on which used, 2012 
129,075 
2,537 
1,112 
(D) 
240 
2007 
79,628 
2,073 
(D) 
76 
(D) 
item 
Amherst 
Appomattox 
Arlington 
Augusta 
Bath 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
157 
204 
2 
666 
33 
2007 
209 
193 
- 
798 
50 
acres treated, 2012 
10,295 
19,796 
(D) 
63,052 
1,905 
2007 
13,898 
21,417 
75,091 
5,938 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
119 
169 
2 
535 
26 
2007 
166 
161 
- 
625 
36 
acres treated, 2012 
5,138 
13,052 
(D) 
46,057 
1,564 
2007 
9,230 
13,377 
56,020 
3,282 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
71 
99 
- 
301 
12 
2007 
98 
114 
- 
364 
19 
acres treated, 2012 
5,157 
6,744 
- 
16,995 
341 
2007 
4,668 
8,040 
- 
19,071 
2,656 
Manure farms, 2012 
43 
49 
- 
471 
26 
2007 
49 
28 
- 
520 
23 
acres treated, 2012 
1,547 
4,872 
- 
35,124 
1,078 
2007 
2,799 
1,672 
- 
42,563 
1,508 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
21 
38 
- 
162 
8 
2007 
19 
21 
1 
154 
11 
acres, 2012 
499 
1,175 
- 
10,773 
(D) 
2007 
999 
307 
(D) 
22,824 
1,473 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
58 
107 
508 
23 
2007 
58 
62 
1 
417 
19 
acres, 2012 
3,949 
7,290 
- 
42,509 
1,068 
2007 
2,327 
2,733 
(D) 
43,271 
1,735 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
2 
- 
15 
- 
2007 
3 
1 
- 
7 
2 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
- 
- 
1,441 
- 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
859 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
19 
5 
- 
42 
2 
2007 
12 
7 
1 
31 
2 
acres, 2012 
414 
139 
- 
1,126 
(D) 
2007 
175 
31 
(D) 
2,118 
(D) 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
4 
2 
- 
6 
4 
2007 
5 
4 
- 
15 
- 
acres on which used, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
34 
2007 
158 
186 
- 
1,059 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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