Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Scott 
Shenandoah 
Smyth 
Southampton 
Spotsylvania 
Stafford 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
497 
376 
367 
193 
144 
82 
2007 
683 
423 
371 
206 
187 
108 
acres treated, 2012 
16,392 
30,182 
26,272 
80,828 
10,570 
3,761 
2007 
24,244 
31,362 
20,275 
73,800 
17,464 
6,976 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
406 
315 
284 
177 
104 
56 
2007 
533 
325 
275 
171 
143 
72 
acres treated, 2012 
10,295 
24,081 
14,970 
78,985 
8,611 
3,034 
2007 
12,516 
23,621 
11,550 
72,108 
13,853 
5,601 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
209 
138 
185 
37 
73 
51 
2007 
382 
167 
193 
61 
92 
62 
acres treated, 2012 
6,097 
6,101 
1 1 ,302 
1,843 
1,959 
727 
2007 
11,728 
7,741 
8,725 
1,692 
3,611 
1,375 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
86 
263 
82 
11 
70 
49 
2007 
100 
353 
76 
19 
82 
48 
acres treated, 2012 
1,922 
16,045 
3,379 
700 
4,251 
520 
2007 
1,545 
26,657 
4,287 
1,300 
4,374 
984 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
81 
105 
35 
156 
42 
17 
2007 
90 
90 
49 
134 
26 
9 
acres, 2012 
1,014 
6,620 
1,460 
67,377 
3,234 
105 
2007 
1,230 
10,260 
1,748 
57,109 
860 
342 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
301 
311 
252 
195 
90 
43 
2007 
301 
275 
177 
155 
67 
58 
acres, 2012 
7,399 
22,012 
24,598 
84,208 
8,772 
1,262 
2007 
6,463 
20,889 
10,116 
67,387 
5,463 
3,849 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
10 
8 
1 
58 
2 
4 
2007 
2 
7 
3 
64 
4 
4 
acres, 2012 
320 
324 
(D) 
21,873 
(D) 
34 
2007 
(D) 
734 
(D) 
14,835 
41 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
18 
26 
10 
59 
7 
6 
2007 
31 
14 
8 
50 
6 
7 
acres, 2012 
322 
1,560 
(D) 
17,728 
273 
40 
2007 
102 
(D) 
66 
8,085 
64 
(D) 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
18 
6 
3 
98 
5 
5 
2007 
9 
11 
7 
66 
- 
8 
acres on which used, 2012 
408 
(D) 
(D) 
34,093 
73 
15 
2007 
33 
(D) 
59 
19,527 
- 
70 
Item 
Surry 
Sussex 
Tazewell 
Warren 
Washington 
Westmoreland 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
73 
68 
226 
94 
616 
103 
2007 
80 
90 
255 
128 
756 
111 
acres treated, 2012 
21,688 
27,658 
14,805 
4,136 
32,331 
31,525 
2007 
24,588 
33,501 
13,354 
5,685 
36,273 
41,154 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
65 
63 
160 
63 
469 
97 
2007 
69 
85 
185 
83 
559 
108 
acres treated, 2012 
21,333 
27,400 
9,728 
2,845 
19,724 
31,000 
2007 
24,302 
32,310 
8,581 
3,253 
22,000 
40,177 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
20 
8 
115 
37 
303 
15 
2007 
15 
17 
123 
62 
399 
12 
acres treated, 2012 
355 
258 
5,077 
1,291 
12,607 
525 
2007 
286 
1,191 
4,773 
2,432 
14,273 
977 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
19 
6 
40 
50 
155 
14 
2007 
11 
11 
50 
51 
180 
15 
acres treated, 2012 
391 
61 
3,775 
2,516 
5,068 
436 
2007 
117 
(D) 
1,791 
1,976 
5,343 
899 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
51 
47 
23 
22 
106 
69 
2007 
36 
49 
14 
19 
110 
68 
acres, 2012 
20,845 
19,212 
310 
108 
2,971 
25,642 
2007 
16,864 
18,656 
163 
730 
4,469 
24,704 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
74 
65 
146 
65 
384 
104 
2007 
58 
60 
123 
60 
404 
96 
acres, 2012 
29,664 
29,463 
7,270 
1,408 
19,068 
33,342 
2007 
20,606 
29,711 
4,839 
2,958 
12,925 
38,597 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
15 
23 
6 
- 
9 
14 
2007 
15 
16 
- 
- 
9 
10 
acres, 2012 
2,933 
6,015 
12 
- 
286 
551 
2007 
2,771 
4,102 
- 
- 
535 
1,110 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
19 
18 
6 
12 
48 
43 
2007 
13 
19 
- 
6 
37 
26 
acres, 2012 
10,550 
3,848 
12 
62 
237 
10,118 
2007 
1,639 
5,744 
- 
(D) 
369 
7,370 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
4 
13 
5 
4 
11 
10 
2007 
9 
7 
1 
4 
18 
6 
acres on which used, 2012 
1,540 
4,721 
120 
51 
30 
225 
2007 
1,908 
2,127 
(D) 
12 
88 
276 
-continued 
696 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
