Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Franklin 
Frederick 
Giles 
Gloucester 
Goochland 
Grayson 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
570 
192 
194 
62 
117 
362 
2007 
634 
250 
169 
80 
141 
466 
acres treated, 2012 
53,076 
14,162 
7,825 
11,872 
11,892 
19,889 
2007 
57,897 
17,804 
8,701 
14,587 
16,711 
27,212 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
443 
139 
152 
47 
64 
242 
2007 
472 
192 
114 
47 
85 
335 
acres treated, 2012 
35,325 
11,150 
4,705 
11,532 
10,352 
9,871 
2007 
36,614 
13,085 
4,863 
14,175 
13,705 
14,047 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
344 
77 
78 
25 
70 
171 
2007 
432 
99 
98 
42 
89 
255 
acres treated, 2012 
17,751 
3,012 
3,120 
340 
1,540 
10,018 
2007 
21,283 
4,719 
3,838 
412 
3,006 
13,165 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
153 
93 
36 
13 
68 
75 
2007 
172 
109 
32 
22 
57 
67 
acres treated, 2012 
12,945 
5,725 
1,163 
380 
3,495 
2,577 
2007 
12,589 
5,743 
754 
240 
2,866 
3,030 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
106 
54 
23 
35 
29 
77 
2007 
105 
80 
17 
44 
27 
83 
acres, 2012 
8,681 
6,690 
153 
8,540 
9,378 
2,419 
2007 
9,877 
8,312 
647 
8,870 
4,688 
3,412 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
254 
130 
145 
58 
72 
141 
2007 
219 
119 
111 
53 
71 
184 
acres, 2012 
23,265 
9,998 
4,705 
12,591 
13,825 
4,348 
2007 
18,838 
9,512 
4,530 
13,151 
11,030 
6,930 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
9 
5 
7 
8 
5 
4 
2007 
12 
4 
1 
3 
1 
9 
acres, 2012 
1,965 
(D) 
19 
492 
450 
172 
2007 
1,239 
(□) 
(D) 
84 
(D) 
176 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
24 
30 
9 
12 
11 
15 
2007 
24 
33 
7 
7 
3 
22 
acres, 2012 
1,661 
4,692 
23 
1,629 
(D) 
512 
2007 
1,055 
7,026 
117 
(D) 
(D) 
1,030 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
15 
16 
6 
1 
4 
4 
2007 
11 
25 
1 
2 
3 
2 
acres on which used, 2012 
498 
4,494 
60 
(D) 
59 
(D) 
2007 
380 
4,213 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
Item 
Greene 
Greensville 
Halifax 
Hanover 
Henrico 
Henry 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
67 
62 
430 
269 
44 
129 
2007 
100 
72 
458 
328 
77 
187 
acres treated, 2012 
4,039 
23,425 
35,661 
42,477 
3,539 
6,167 
2007 
5,532 
22,156 
32,723 
47,149 
9,221 
10,886 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
42 
52 
338 
208 
37 
88 
2007 
71 
63 
355 
225 
49 
121 
acres treated, 2012 
1,921 
23,105 
21,467 
39,624 
3,443 
2,721 
2007 
3,827 
21,941 
19,449 
40,683 
8,657 
5,247 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
39 
13 
233 
105 
9 
69 
2007 
45 
17 
245 
165 
34 
145 
acres treated, 2012 
2,118 
320 
14,194 
2,853 
96 
3,446 
2007 
1,705 
215 
13,274 
6,466 
564 
5,639 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
33 
4 
70 
72 
11 
18 
2007 
48 
7 
67 
84 
21 
36 
acres treated, 2012 
2,870 
113 
2,321 
1,993 
201 
613 
2007 
4,711 
164 
2,103 
3,382 
401 
562 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
23 
36 
146 
89 
20 
29 
2007 
15 
39 
106 
92 
27 
30 
acres, 2012 
697 
11,756 
6,508 
28,794 
4,746 
248 
2007 
417 
13,787 
4,463 
20,965 
7,662 
303 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
38 
52 
252 
191 
33 
49 
2007 
32 
54 
185 
165 
38 
54 
acres, 2012 
1,036 
23,647 
19,861 
43,293 
6,450 
901 
2007 
1,085 
15,641 
8,932 
34,849 
8,339 
1,155 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
5 
18 
23 
22 
2 
5 
2007 
4 
12 
22 
8 
5 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
9,696 
399 
3,939 
(D) 
10 
2007 
(D) 
4,940 
444 
1,587 
(D) 
- 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
10 
16 
36 
41 
10 
10 
2007 
9 
9 
28 
25 
13 
10 
acres, 2012 
38 
6,837 
1,437 
12,223 
2,643 
53 
2007 
47 
2,380 
640 
4,045 
1,288 
104 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
5 
13 
24 
10 
2 
5 
2007 
2 
12 
21 
13 
7 
4 
acres on which used, 2012 
15 
9,601 
768 
428 
(D) 
8 
2007 
(D) 
5,229 
596 
217 
122 
(D) 
-continued 
692 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
