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Table 4. AERIAL APPLICATION OF PESTICIDES AND DEFOLIANTS IN THE UNITED STATES 



A. Pesticide Application ; Airplane 



1954 31.5 million acres aggregate 



1955 45.5 million acres aggregate 



1956 48.0 million acres aggregate 



1957 57.0 million acres aggregate 



1958 60.0 million acres aggregate 



Reference 



B. Details for 1957t 



Activity 



Insect control: 



Crops, orchards, etc. 



Forests 



Towns 



Soils 



Total 



Plant disease control 

 Weed control 

 Brush control 

 Defoliation 



TOTAL 



Area 



Treated 



1.000 acres 



30,472 



10,338 



2,695 



2.652 



46,157 



1,048 



6,904 



585 



2.094 



56,788 



242,146 



93,542 



Reference: [57] 



