Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Pittsylvania 
Powhatan 
Prince Edward 
Prince George 
Prince William 
Pulaski 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
721 
73 
140 
71 
122 
174 
2007 
804 
97 
179 
89 
130 
176 
acres treated, 2012 
76,911 
5,186 
13,590 
13,886 
1 1 ,352 
23,912 
2007 
71,953 
5,330 
16,473 
16,964 
10,698 
14,149 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
516 
44 
90 
58 
80 
128 
2007 
574 
45 
132 
68 
87 
134 
acres treated, 2012 
47,838 
4,520 
7,167 
13,389 
9,821 
10,118 
2007 
40,446 
3,552 
7,943 
16,347 
8,878 
8,831 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
428 
36 
90 
24 
61 
88 
2007 
500 
62 
113 
34 
63 
92 
acres treated, 2012 
29,073 
666 
6,423 
497 
1,531 
13,794 
2007 
31,507 
1,778 
8,530 
617 
1,820 
5,318 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
128 
54 
44 
8 
65 
28 
2007 
128 
44 
53 
14 
53 
28 
acres treated, 2012 
10,655 
1,920 
3,030 
24 
2,326 
1,593 
2007 
9,994 
1,566 
2,499 
249 
1,269 
2,613 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
207 
7 
24 
30 
43 
9 
2007 
190 
18 
37 
34 
29 
12 
acres, 2012 
16,534 
38 
1,734 
7,028 
3,703 
1,635 
2007 
11,913 
668 
1,119 
8,222 
1,232 
1,335 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
360 
56 
63 
70 
92 
84 
2007 
268 
38 
67 
63 
53 
89 
acres, 2012 
37,946 
4,943 
3,523 
14,227 
7,646 
5,267 
2007 
18,684 
2,442 
3,902 
14,480 
6,347 
4,739 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
29 
6 
2 
10 
- 
1 
2007 
27 
- 
1 
10 
1 
- 
acres, 2012 
1,650 
16 
(D) 
892 
- 
(D) 
2007 
2,554 
- 
(D) 
1,622 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
50 
8 
4 
8 
9 
6 
2007 
27 
6 
7 
5 
16 
6 
acres, 2012 
1,957 
20 
(D) 
624 
259 
(D) 
2007 
473 
7 
39 
1,030 
89 
194 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
46 
2 
1 
2 
7 
3 
2007 
32 
3 
3 
- 
4 
2 
acres on which used, 2012 
2,691 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
42 
26 
2007 
2,063 
3 
22 
(D) 
(D) 
Item 
Rappahannock 
Richmond 
Roanoke 
Rockbridge 
Rockingham 
Russell 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
98 
58 
100 
286 
805 
433 
2007 
143 
88 
152 
331 
787 
525 
acres treated, 2012 
4,463 
18,094 
2,421 
21,300 
69,193 
20,404 
2007 
8,979 
23,307 
4,311 
26,491 
73,018 
21,235 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
74 
53 
77 
225 
686 
357 
2007 
114 
73 
95 
244 
655 
420 
acres treated, 2012 
2,997 
17,691 
1,820 
14,078 
56,270 
10,740 
2007 
5,858 
22,588 
2,456 
14,569 
58,787 
11,739 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
31 
13 
37 
116 
287 
157 
2007 
53 
29 
86 
172 
317 
205 
acres treated, 2012 
1,466 
403 
601 
7,222 
12,923 
9,664 
2007 
3,121 
719 
1,855 
1 1 ,922 
14,231 
9,496 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
41 
7 
14 
152 
753 
71 
2007 
37 
16 
34 
159 
779 
79 
acres treated, 2012 
1,106 
299 
238 
9,220 
61,599 
2,062 
2007 
1,706 
441 
569 
9,421 
60,275 
1,882 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
47 
34 
34 
53 
360 
23 
2007 
39 
44 
40 
33 
327 
44 
acres, 2012 
496 
11,489 
308 
2,488 
24,589 
457 
2007 
1,129 
12,904 
474 
2,274 
29,428 
3,546 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
74 
59 
46 
215 
770 
261 
2007 
78 
62 
67 
200 
673 
242 
acres, 2012 
3,356 
20,170 
819 
12,572 
62,297 
13,619 
2007 
2,766 
19,656 
1,312 
9,431 
55,682 
9,690 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
4 
1 
5 
4 
38 
3 
2007 
7 
6 
5 
2 
37 
3 
acres, 2012 
49 
(D) 
37 
(D) 
3,147 
26 
2007 
352 
2,124 
35 
(D) 
3,108 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
42 
13 
18 
28 
83 
7 
2007 
30 
16 
15 
8 
41 
11 
acres, 2012 
416 
2,235 
98 
664 
2,098 
16 
2007 
345 
480 
98 
145 
1,963 
107 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
15 
3 
6 
5 
19 
6 
2007 
16 
3 
7 
6 
23 
6 
acres on which used, 2012 
204 
(D) 
66 
49 
745 
20 
2007 
246 
101 
56 
(D) 
2,418 
35 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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