Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Vermont 
Addison 
Bennington 
Caledonia 
Chittenden 
Essex 
Franklin 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners 
farms, 2012 
2,058 
264 
80 
163 
142 
30 
239 
2007 
2,346 
274 
106 
161 
196 
44 
281 
acres treated, 2012 
198,600 
57,370 
4,485 
9,981 
7,853 
2,791 
44,369 
2007 
228,040 
57,632 
5,516 
9,299 
10,924 
5,626 
51,153 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture 
farms, 2012 
1,887 
252 
79 
133 
138 
30 
232 
2007 
2,135 
259 
92 
150 
187 
41 
266 
acres treated, 2012 
189,025 
55,826 
(D) 
9,161 
7,723 
2,513 
42,791 
2007 
214,009 
55,887 
5,081 
8,638 
10,413 
(D) 
48,310 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized 
farms, 2012 
399 
29 
2 
47 
12 
8 
39 
2007 
518 
42 
22 
32 
22 
9 
68 
acres treated, 2012 
9,575 
1,544 
(D) 
820 
130 
278 
1,578 
2007 
14,031 
1,745 
435 
661 
511 
(D) 
2,843 
Manure 
farms, 2012 
1,932 
206 
69 
181 
95 
30 
219 
2007 
1,941 
217 
64 
164 
110 
32 
275 
acres treated, 2012 
211,664 
59,781 
3,851 
15,540 
8,166 
2,794 
39,789 
2007 
216,025 
51,934 
3,945 
14,480 
8,276 
3,901 
48,346 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms, 2012 
766 
90 
32 
56 
101 
14 
53 
2007 
521 
81 
22 
23 
58 
11 
62 
acres, 2012 
28,278 
8,737 
580 
773 
1,505 
432 
5,578 
2007 
37,597 
9,515 
1,026 
1,019 
2,120 
613 
9,256 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms, 2012 
1,281 
183 
52 
87 
105 
29 
162 
2007 
871 
152 
35 
45 
85 
21 
137 
acres, 2012 
103,502 
30,494 
2,137 
3,727 
5,036 
1,547 
25,642 
2007 
86,442 
22,103 
2,272 
2,636 
4,786 
1,853 
20,397 
Nematodes 
farms, 2012 
156 
4 
4 
7 
33 
5 
9 
2007 
26 
5 
1 
- 
4 
- 
5 
acres, 2012 
2,938 
(D) 
(D) 
36 
379 
10 
806 
2007 
1,819 
169 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
" 
269 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms, 2012 
411 
43 
12 
24 
72 
7 
24 
2007 
219 
42 
13 
4 
24 
2 
16 
acres, 2012 
5,585 
1,158 
434 
62 
687 
50 
554 
2007 
4,096 
1,051 
295 
16 
486 
(D) 
385 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate 
farms, 2012 
96 
10 
4 
2 
6 
1 
8 
2007 
79 
26 
5 
5 
6 
2 
9 
acres on which used, 2012 
3,175 
641 
(D) 
(D) 
43 
(D) 
385 
2007 
2,042 
840 
225 
46 
28 
(D) 
67 
Item 
Grand Isle 
Lamoille 
Orange 
Orleans 
Rutland 
Washington 
Windham 
Windsor 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
33 
90 
202 
167 
160 
160 
145 
183 
2007 
34 
92 
229 
192 
217 
153 
141 
226 
acres treated, 2012 
5,090 
3,118 
11,912 
23,348 
9,102 
6,429 
5,587 
7,165 
2007 
5,444 
6,099 
12,084 
26,151 
14,635 
7,244 
7,502 
8,731 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
33 
80 
185 
153 
140 
142 
132 
158 
2007 
34 
89 
203 
175 
198 
132 
116 
193 
acres treated, 2012 
(D) 
3,002 
11,084 
22,086 
7,973 
5,669 
5,303 
6,424 
2007 
(D) 
5,702 
10,294 
24,684 
13,897 
6,266 
6,802 
7,377 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
2 
13 
50 
35 
45 
36 
33 
48 
2007 
2 
17 
67 
50 
42 
33 
43 
69 
acres treated, 2012 
(D) 
116 
828 
1,262 
1,129 
760 
284 
741 
2007 
(D) 
397 
1,790 
1,467 
738 
978 
700 
1,354 
Manure farms, 2012 
41 
83 
183 
198 
122 
169 
138 
198 
2007 
24 
69 
202 
194 
165 
118 
113 
194 
acres treated, 2012 
6,208 
4,848 
11,303 
26,553 
10,685 
8,639 
5,634 
7,873 
2007 
4,836 
5,198 
14,450 
28,791 
13,151 
5,534 
5,983 
7,200 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
19 
23 
59 
68 
49 
69 
60 
73 
2007 
16 
8 
40 
35 
63 
37 
42 
23 
acres, 2012 
969 
121 
591 
4,544 
1,264 
819 
1,263 
1,102 
2007 
1,030 
240 
1,641 
6,677 
2,300 
505 
1,270 
385 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
35 
43 
125 
102 
111 
79 
66 
102 
2007 
17 
27 
77 
53 
103 
39 
36 
44 
acres, 2012 
3,320 
1,868 
5,296 
10,423 
4,804 
3,261 
3,098 
2,849 
2007 
2,879 
1,493 
5,147 
10,128 
5,987 
1,884 
2,642 
2,235 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
4 
4 
7 
14 
15 
18 
13 
19 
2007 
- 
1 
1 
- 
4 
- 
- 
5 
acres, 2012 
62 
14 
197 
59 
85 
88 
608 
103 
2007 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
324 
" 
- 
127 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
13 
13 
29 
30 
30 
37 
31 
46 
2007 
8 
3 
20 
14 
33 
13 
16 
11 
acres, 2012 
385 
51 
293 
157 
364 
168 
917 
305 
2007 
123 
(D) 
314 
48 
598 
28 
544 
119 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
4 
3 
11 
7 
7 
7 
10 
16 
2007 
6 
- 
4 
2 
4 
4 
5 
1 
acres on which used, 2012 
74 
10 
249 
369 
115 
29 
743 
38 
2007 
123 
- 
106 
(D) 
56 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
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