Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Highland 
Isle of Wight 
James City 
King and Queen 
King George 
King William 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
50 
107 
40 
50 
54 
68 
2007 
70 
131 
44 
100 
92 
78 
acres treated, 2012 
3,457 
36,112 
2,210 
24,075 
4,888 
17,779 
2007 
4,505 
45,974 
2,220 
26,513 
9,539 
22,225 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
35 
94 
32 
41 
45 
51 
2007 
36 
104 
25 
79 
76 
60 
acres treated, 2012 
1,181 
35,571 
2,105 
23,828 
4,134 
17,225 
2007 
1,609 
44,225 
1,886 
25,967 
8,418 
21,500 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
32 
27 
14 
13 
14 
24 
2007 
44 
49 
23 
33 
30 
27 
acres treated, 2012 
2,276 
541 
105 
247 
754 
554 
2007 
2,896 
1,749 
334 
546 
1,121 
725 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
63 
14 
18 
12 
21 
21 
2007 
70 
24 
15 
15 
18 
14 
acres treated, 2012 
2,666 
480 
216 
228 
326 
1,219 
2007 
3,721 
679 
55 
534 
670 
530 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
8 
72 
18 
32 
24 
37 
2007 
9 
70 
12 
42 
18 
29 
acres, 2012 
103 
26,909 
(D) 
13,144 
2,053 
13,307 
2007 
115 
33,220 
1,538 
13,727 
3,280 
9,967 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
58 
99 
32 
49 
46 
57 
2007 
42 
81 
23 
82 
36 
42 
acres, 2012 
2,960 
44,192 
1,773 
27,475 
4,649 
23,013 
2007 
1,583 
33,751 
1,545 
25,827 
5,506 
19,258 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
1 
22 
2 
5 
5 
9 
2007 
1 
25 
- 
1 
1 
4 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
8,785 
(D) 
3,221 
(D) 
4,173 
2007 
(D) 
10,329 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
5 
29 
6 
9 
11 
11 
2007 
- 
11 
6 
12 
7 
5 
acres, 2012 
36 
10,320 
(D) 
4,680 
410 
3,647 
2007 
- 
1,591 
71 
1,507 
(D) 
(D) 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
3 
30 
1 
1 
6 
5 
2007 
- 
29 
- 
- 
- 
2 
acres on which used, 2012 
20 
13,775 
(D) 
(□) 
372 
2,191 
2007 
- 
11,535 
- 
(D) 
Item 
Lancaster 
Lee 
Loudoun 
Louisa 
Lunenburg 
Madison 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
34 
426 
384 
207 
140 
231 
2007 
42 
579 
427 
234 
176 
258 
acres treated, 2012 
6,554 
14,910 
23,944 
13,067 
13,066 
26,109 
2007 
8,634 
25,972 
33,109 
17,625 
16,947 
30,641 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
31 
328 
211 
161 
83 
168 
2007 
33 
475 
256 
177 
134 
198 
acres treated, 2012 
6,384 
8,220 
18,458 
9,330 
8,086 
18,198 
2007 
8,461 
13,915 
24,796 
11,577 
9,643 
20,988 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
7 
208 
228 
97 
70 
125 
2007 
11 
310 
210 
120 
101 
153 
acres treated, 2012 
170 
6,690 
5,486 
3,737 
4,980 
7,911 
2007 
173 
12,057 
8,313 
6,048 
7,304 
9,653 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
2 
85 
183 
82 
28 
77 
2007 
9 
115 
203 
79 
30 
81 
acres treated, 2012 
(D) 
1,296 
5,028 
3,525 
2,466 
5,507 
2007 
677 
1,744 
5,414 
2,548 
1,631 
5,893 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
19 
51 
139 
47 
47 
64 
2007 
27 
64 
113 
31 
39 
44 
acres, 2012 
5,635 
1,114 
19,644 
1,345 
4,765 
9,642 
2007 
5,613 
1,363 
6,637 
1,705 
2,870 
7,459 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
33 
260 
297 
110 
82 
111 
2007 
33 
246 
247 
94 
57 
116 
acres, 2012 
6,409 
5,971 
28,886 
10,223 
9,383 
14,248 
2007 
8,970 
5,670 
17,681 
5,732 
3,260 
16,309 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
6 
9 
11 
9 
10 
12 
2007 
6 
3 
12 
- 
9 
9 
acres, 2012 
548 
57 
578 
359 
1,034 
2,551 
2007 
123 
15 
77 
- 
309 
3,023 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
7 
22 
64 
18 
10 
30 
2007 
12 
12 
53 
5 
4 
19 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
148 
1,478 
215 
(D) 
3,434 
2007 
2,478 
386 
733 
(D) 
24 
1,418 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
6 
12 
21 
4 
15 
11 
2007 
- 
12 
26 
5 
12 
2 
acres on which used, 2012 
(D) 
157 
4,213 
(D) 
1,857 
265 
2007 
49 
263 
124 
731 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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