Table 9. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1987 and 1982-Con. 



[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text ] 



Cfiemicals used 



Commercial fertilizer . 



___ farms, 1987. 



1982- 



acres on which used, 1987. 



1982. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms, 



acres on which used, 



Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 



acres on which used, 



Lime farms, 



acres on which used, 



tons. 



Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc, to 

 control — 

 Insects on hay and other crops farms, 



acres on which used. 



Nematodes in crops . 



farms, 



acres on which used. 



Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 



acres on which used. 



acres on which used. 



acres on which used 



374 



325 



231 217 



241 385 



432 



234 719 

 189 130 



430 

 234 199 

 187 265 



633 

 72 243 

 78 658 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



2 451 

 4 090 

 6 720 

 11 864 



238 

 38 560 

 38 292 



237 

 33 766 

 37 852 



368 



2 245 



1 248 



(D) 



237 

 97 945 

 117 450 



1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



489 



267 



164 224 



57 637 



487 



514 



88 091 



72 065 



379 

 136 901 

 120 482 



Chemicals used 



Commercial fertilizer farms, 



acres on which used, 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms, 



acres on which used, 



Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 



acres on which used. 



Lime farms. 



acres on which used, 



tons. 



Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc, to 

 control — 

 Insects on hay and other crops farms, 



acres on which used. 



Nematodes in crops farms, 



acres on which used. 



Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 



acres on which used. 



429 



376 



219 685 



247 420 



429 



375 



216 777 



246 642 



288 



336 



42 402 



49 432 



1 871 



262 



4 241 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1982. 



acres on which used, 1987, 

 1982. 



Chemicals used for defoliation or for growth 



control of crops or thinning of fruit farms, 1987. 



1982. 

 acres on which used, 1987. 



693 

 191 539 

 182 287 



3 916 

 3 854 

 9 372 

 8 519 



487 



424 



108 154 



67 552 



282 KANSAS 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



