Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Mathews 
Mecklenburg 
Middlesex 
Montgomery 
Nelson 
New Kent 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
26 
273 
38 
282 
155 
54 
2007 
32 
335 
44 
288 
186 
82 
acres treated, 2012 
1,963 
31,451 
11,260 
20,168 
9,727 
7,251 
2007 
2,683 
46,838 
12,422 
20,019 
12,039 
1 1 ,464 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
23 
212 
30 
208 
122 
43 
2007 
27 
257 
43 
217 
140 
37 
acres treated, 2012 
1,895 
22,864 
10,802 
14,216 
7,006 
6,904 
2007 
2,510 
30,276 
11,985 
12,449 
8,220 
10,537 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
4 
152 
16 
134 
62 
20 
2007 
9 
207 
11 
145 
79 
55 
acres treated, 2012 
68 
8,587 
458 
5,952 
2,721 
347 
2007 
173 
16,562 
437 
7,570 
3,819 
927 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
6 
39 
7 
69 
65 
18 
2007 
7 
61 
6 
78 
38 
38 
acres treated, 2012 
29 
1,846 
655 
3,408 
2,473 
128 
2007 
(D) 
2,696 
167 
2,698 
1,701 
483 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
11 
85 
15 
40 
49 
18 
2007 
7 
76 
19 
32 
44 
13 
acres, 2012 
1,347 
8,338 
8,490 
2,931 
2,832 
5,587 
2007 
1,004 
7,335 
8,392 
2,058 
1,832 
6,826 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
17 
162 
31 
157 
81 
45 
2007 
17 
122 
38 
132 
86 
41 
acres, 2012 
2,624 
22,429 
12,575 
10,901 
3,826 
8,501 
2007 
2,490 
12,500 
1 1 ,726 
6,133 
3,309 
9,534 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
1 
21 
7 
3 
6 
4 
2007 
- 
27 
3 
2 
- 
2 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
1,794 
1,696 
(D) 
211 
(D) 
2007 
2,011 
225 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
2 
24 
7 
13 
31 
4 
2007 
2 
11 
9 
11 
29 
5 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
696 
2,734 
1,191 
858 
481 
2007 
(D) 
616 
1,478 
(D) 
1,280 
131 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
- 
26 
1 
1 
18 
4 
2007 
1 
11 
2 
2 
7 
- 
acres on which used, 2012 
- 
2,174 
(D) 
(D) 
964 
51 
2007 
(D) 
570 
(D) 
(□) 
470 
- 
Item 
Northampton 
Northumberland 
Nottoway 
Orange 
Page 
Patrick 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
80 
60 
145 
182 
169 
301 
2007 
90 
80 
194 
209 
160 
393 
acres treated, 2012 
35,201 
29,625 
14,379 
21,167 
13,890 
17,983 
2007 
51,704 
30,991 
15,487 
29,195 
13,945 
21,977 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
80 
57 
104 
121 
129 
230 
2007 
90 
78 
127 
154 
126 
276 
acres treated, 2012 
35,201 
29,458 
10,865 
17,683 
1 1 ,245 
9,495 
2007 
51,690 
30,905 
8,994 
20,173 
10,486 
11,853 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
- 
8 
82 
91 
77 
191 
2007 
4 
7 
128 
108 
67 
261 
acres treated, 2012 
- 
167 
3,514 
3,484 
2,645 
8,488 
2007 
14 
86 
6,493 
9,022 
3,459 
10,124 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
8 
5 
54 
78 
163 
68 
2007 
8 
15 
60 
82 
179 
47 
acres treated, 2012 
907 
(D) 
4,637 
6,519 
13,236 
2,032 
2007 
641 
1,501 
2,777 
5,490 
15,339 
1,652 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
70 
53 
32 
48 
49 
66 
2007 
66 
58 
32 
56 
47 
65 
acres, 2012 
29,860 
26,379 
3,852 
9,486 
2,301 
1,799 
2007 
25,165 
24,990 
926 
6,056 
4,803 
3,769 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
82 
67 
89 
108 
180 
149 
2007 
80 
73 
77 
86 
130 
116 
acres, 2012 
39,649 
32,355 
10,034 
16,467 
13,871 
6,803 
2007 
46,869 
32,221 
3,486 
13,032 
10,756 
4,531 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
15 
6 
2 
10 
3 
3 
2007 
6 
5 
1 
17 
2 
7 
acres, 2012 
3,961 
2,916 
(D) 
552 
(D) 
160 
2007 
927 
1,290 
(D) 
544 
(D) 
231 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
32 
23 
6 
22 
13 
31 
2007 
39 
18 
4 
18 
2 
28 
acres, 2012 
14,901 
9,210 
13 
1,178 
111 
355 
2007 
12,155 
6,362 
17 
1,320 
(D) 
931 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
7 
2 
2 
4 
4 
29 
2007 
11 
- 
5 
10 
- 
16 
acres on which used, 2012 
4,408 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
637 
2007 
1,623 
21 
139 
168 
-continued 
694 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
