Table 41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Washington 
Adams 
Asotin 
Benton 
Chelan 
Clallam 
Clark 
Columbia 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
12,017 
353 
69 
506 
491 
102 
468 
145 
2007 
14,769 
386 
58 
658 
719 
118 
610 
134 
acres treated, 2012 
3,547,373 
300,170 
34,605 
217,279 
17,546 
3,561 
10,345 
82,032 
2007 
3,984,358 
363,717 
37,354 
222,107 
22,197 
3,336 
10,184 
120,917 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
10,098 
339 
57 
342 
466 
82 
326 
130 
2007 
12,078 
342 
49 
493 
690 
103 
370 
109 
acres treated, 2012 
3,479,796 
299,097 
31,868 
215,931 
17,312 
3,017 
8,181 
79,696 
2007 
3,838,654 
358,784 
34,460 
219,095 
21,751 
2,547 
7,398 
113,857 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
2,677 
28 
14 
192 
33 
32 
189 
42 
2007 
3,587 
60 
17 
201 
40 
32 
292 
40 
acres treated, 2012 
67,577 
1,073 
2,737 
1,348 
234 
544 
2,164 
2,336 
2007 
145,704 
4,933 
2,894 
3,012 
446 
789 
2,786 
7,060 
Manure farms, 2012 
4,167 
33 
24 
174 
63 
60 
245 
21 
2007 
4,665 
48 
13 
130 
57 
78 
319 
13 
acres treated, 2012 
215,683 
4,527 
365 
18,818 
323 
1,041 
3,673 
316 
2007 
226,588 
6,851 
132 
5,531 
1,110 
1,757 
3,256 
128 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
6,052 
141 
19 
296 
509 
31 
163 
48 
2007 
6,456 
134 
14 
398 
690 
19 
151 
33 
acres, 2012 
1,289,791 
103,320 
2,933 
145,098 
17,641 
366 
2,333 
17,042 
2007 
1,286,462 
90,932 
(D) 
146,784 
22,249 
367 
4,467 
19,645 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
13,002 
406 
101 
546 
509 
73 
567 
162 
2007 
12,114 
358 
70 
498 
555 
44 
652 
144 
acres, 2012 
4,469,109 
461,131 
48,288 
310,849 
17,048 
2,272 
12,619 
110,331 
2007 
3,816,454 
374,027 
40,446 
216,247 
16,789 
1,319 
11,306 
130,409 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
1,081 
43 
- 
52 
80 
11 
32 
9 
2007 
655 
17 
- 
29 
64 
4 
14 
3 
acres, 2012 
348,374 
56,245 
- 
54,901 
1,352 
137 
543 
672 
2007 
142,248 
18,087 
22,849 
2,390 
19 
144 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
4,312 
139 
22 
175 
320 
27 
108 
53 
2007 
3,403 
51 
9 
206 
443 
17 
80 
4 
acres, 2012 
1,613,635 
184,840 
15,342 
128,212 
11,476 
309 
1,140 
41,846 
2007 
543,911 
33,892 
(D) 
80,433 
13,880 
141 
655 
1,555 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
2,560 
42 
2 
164 
354 
4 
17 
4 
2007 
2,489 
37 
5 
146 
424 
2 
36 
2 
acres on which used, 2012 
389,684 
12,684 
(D) 
54,078 
13,597 
(D) 
222 
622 
2007 
252,324 
10,216 
(D) 
23,918 
13,603 
(D) 
230 
(D) 
Item 
Cowlitz 
Douglas 
Ferry 
Franklin 
Garfield 
Grant 
Grays Harbor 
Island 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners farms, 2012 
94 
428 
48 
515 
99 
931 
112 
88 
2007 
104 
507 
57 
580 
105 
1,111 
169 
135 
acres treated, 2012 
15,438 
163,363 
2,565 
214,608 
90,809 
466,036 
12,887 
2,942 
2007 
4,933 
214,512 
4,482 
248,635 
97,705 
521,165 
8,379 
3,441 
Cropland fertilized, except cropland pasture farms, 2012 
58 
418 
31 
452 
95 
852 
84 
72 
2007 
66 
486 
43 
514 
94 
1,006 
119 
106 
acres treated, 2012 
14,016 
(D) 
1,874 
213,068 
86,263 
459,979 
12,249 
2,637 
2007 
4,207 
(D) 
2,518 
239,768 
95,740 
511,970 
7,358 
3,039 
Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 2012 
44 
14 
19 
91 
11 
140 
38 
23 
2007 
46 
33 
17 
109 
17 
183 
57 
39 
acres treated, 2012 
1,422 
(D) 
691 
1,540 
4,546 
6,057 
638 
305 
2007 
726 
(D) 
1,964 
8,867 
1,965 
9,195 
1,021 
402 
Manure farms, 2012 
69 
39 
24 
65 
5 
159 
66 
66 
2007 
77 
39 
20 
84 
13 
194 
91 
92 
acres treated, 2012 
1,823 
1,442 
314 
9,363 
(D) 
42,890 
3,007 
1,265 
2007 
1,955 
889 
(D) 
8,096 
246 
33,217 
2,665 
1,522 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects farms, 2012 
50 
314 
10 
336 
19 
606 
55 
31 
2007 
28 
359 
7 
358 
9 
627 
54 
16 
acres, 2012 
8,286 
21,955 
333 
121,676 
10,321 
246,637 
6,952 
259 
2007 
1,760 
31,903 
621 
131,089 
16,051 
255,069 
2,566 
257 
Weeds, grass, or brush farms, 2012 
142 
474 
76 
525 
120 
916 
135 
83 
2007 
134 
423 
43 
471 
113 
905 
120 
61 
acres, 2012 
14,925 
254,791 
3,605 
275,467 
113,367 
498,355 
12,550 
1,971 
2007 
4,615 
179,347 
3,445 
237,495 
113,339 
447,587 
6,366 
1,763 
Nematodes farms, 2012 
11 
42 
5 
86 
2 
147 
12 
10 
2007 
6 
47 
- 
50 
- 
104 
13 
5 
acres, 2012 
405 
4,163 
176 
46,351 
(D) 
70,090 
1,157 
109 
2007 
588 
2,670 
- 
22,914 
37,811 
1,963 
5 
Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 2012 
37 
193 
5 
244 
59 
415 
36 
26 
2007 
17 
228 
- 
189 
5 
324 
21 
25 
acres, 2012 
6,972 
34,230 
173 
94,504 
48,191 
183,142 
2,530 
139 
2007 
2,019 
28,873 
- 
48,012 
4,456 
106,031 
618 
269 
Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit, 
ripen, or defoliate farms, 2012 
7 
208 
3 
168 
2 
315 
12 
4 
2007 
4 
228 
1 
130 
1 
272 
7 
7 
acres on which used, 2012 
(D) 
12,517 
150 
31,131 
(D) 
86,952 
2,065 
13 
2007 
(D) 
11,956 
(D) 
18,848 
(D) 
51,034 
27 
(D) 
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412 Washington 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
