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



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



text] 



Cfiemicals used 



United States 



Alabama 



Alaska 



Arkansas 



California 



Colorado 



Commercial fertilizer . 



___ farms, 1987- 



1982. 



acres on whicfi used, 1987. 

 1982. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms. 1987. 



1982. 



acres on wfiicti used, 1 987. 



1982. 



Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres on wfiicti used. 1987. 



1982. 



Lime farms. 



acres on which used. 



tons. 



Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

 control — 

 Insects on hay and other crops farms. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



Nematodes in crops . 



1987. 

 1982. 

 on which used. 1 987. 

 1982. 



farms. 1987. 



1982. 



acres on which used, 1987. 



1982. 



Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 1987.. 



1982.. 

 acres on which used, 1987., 

 1982.. 

 Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and 



pasture farms. 1987., 



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. 1967., 



1982. 



1 379 259 



1 444 857 



211 072 699 



224 635 378 



1 242 649 



1 329 972 



195 134 813 



210 340 215 



279 056 



272 351 



15 937 886 



14 295 163 



264 234 

 269 960 

 12 585 961 

 11 607 206 

 23 503 799 

 19 966 509 



554 240 



529 595 



68 823 002 



72 848 009 



65 714 



76 678 



5 931 201 



7 532 515 



129 247 

 127 677 



10 467 053 



11 685 466 



913 914 



871 967 



171 287 964 



176 871 096 



75 158 



73 967 



9 497 102 



9 322 028 



27 132 

 30 372 



2 356 337 



3 172 496 



17 990 



23 279 



1 644 951 



2 517 162 



13 564 



13 057 



711 386 



655 334 



8 442 



9 409 

 462 764 

 552 600 

 532 467 

 643 448 



6 474 



7 069 

 724 268 

 934 374 



1 687 



2 129 

 169 872 

 235 173 



2 922 



2 536 



233 368 



227 971 



11 017 



10 965 



281 202 



1 592 



1 260 



285 552 



248 483 



337 



352 



30 853 



25 698 



318 



333 



29 163 



24 050 



61 

 67 



1 690 



35 



23 

 318 



(D) 

 183 



(D) 



47 



41 



653 



567 



3 074 



3 006 



814 565 



966 275 



2 845 



2 730 



799 467 



956 310 



329 



380 



15 098 



9 965 



(D) 



12 



16 

 (D) 

 79 



92 



80 



5 683 



4 432 



2 228 



1 866 



677 844 



788 261 



202 



150 



32 365 



38 037 



333 

 323 



61 965 



62 384 



1 770 



1 502 



538 181 



536 834 



1 120 



903 



311 847 



396 628 



25 268 



24 392 



4 649 832 



4 978 438 



17 921 



18 956 

 4 053 783 

 4 507 553 



9 566 



8 022 



596 049 



470 885 



2 661 



3 169 

 127 936 

 169 641 

 207 111 

 278 698 



5 456 



5 031 



1 119 884 



1 323 116 



499 



627 



106 517 



157 926 



2 638 



1 543 



438 892 



308 568 



14 652 



12 306 



377 135 



921 998 



2 285 



1 779 



496 873 



408 445 



44 666 



41 911 



6 373 998 



7 224 931 



42 760 

 39 980 



6 224 841 



7 052 760 



2 598 



3 019 

 149 157 

 172 171 



1 668 



1 588 



73 436 



64 929 



145 394 



166 202 



32 959 

 30 460 



4 976 387 



5 337 361 



3 603 



3 526 



341 600 



435 661 



17 446 



15 280 



1 501 549 



1 593 497 



35 003 



28 192 



4 607 770 



4 900 248 



6 173 



5 483 



1 283 292 



1 491 841 



12 005 



11 636 



3 261 217 



3 113 736 



11 560 



11 289 



198 016 



051 043 



1 024 



946 



63 201 



62 693 



7 569 

 5 497 



1 846 016 

 1 151 594 



423 



392 



61 056 



46 430 



1 317 



1 118 



158 727 



158 082 



8 605 

 7 186 



1 943 125 

 1 700 247 



530 



436 



56 315 



39 842 



Chemicals used 



Delaware 



Florida 



Georgia 



Hawaii 



Idaho 



Illinois 



Indiana 



Commercial fertilizer farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres on which used, 1987. 



1982. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland .farms. 1987. 



1982. 



acres on which used. 1 987. 



1982. 



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. 



Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and 

 pasture farms, 



acres on which used. 



Chemicals used for defoliation or for growth 

 control of crops or thinning of fruit farms, 



acres on which used. 



1987. 

 1982., 

 1987., 

 1982., 



1987., 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982., 

 1987., 

 1982. 



1987.. 

 1982.. 

 1987.. 

 1982.. 



1987., 

 1982., 

 1987., 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982., 

 1987. 

 1982., 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987., 

 1982. 



1987., 

 1982. 

 1987., 

 1982. 



1 807 



2 191 

 368 068 

 408 758 



1 725 



2 107 

 363 365 

 400 710 



267 



212 

 4 703 

 8 048 



643 

 766 



66 386 

 58 639 



67 144 

 58 379 



837 



896 



150 686 



170 101 



12 225 

 23 010 



214 



214 



23 904 



16 975 



1 522 



1 768 



331 691 



381 813 



105 



95 



11 351 



8 664 



24 784 



25 689 



2 958 843 



3 487 328 



19 554 



21 399 



2 003 289 



2 417 354 



7 531 



7 481 



955 554 



1 069 974 



3 896 



4 743 

 373 361 

 478 992 

 404 247 

 483 183 



12 555 



12 544 



1 415 048 



1 673 348 



3 352 



3 433 



333 491 



382 161 



8 328 

 7 755 



866 082 

 989 565 



11 983 



9 141 

 1 456 684 



1 601 



1 362 



97 063 



95 076 



28 762 

 32 878 



3 207 919 



4 224 772 



21 993 

 26 600 



2 659 454 



3 686 176 



11 040 



12 319 

 548 465 

 538 596 



9 002 

 11 894 

 566 132 

 744 859 

 543 554 

 749 639 



11 459 



13 782 

 1 365 039 

 1 985 550 



3 494 



4 380 

 278 134 

 341 370 



5 217 

 4 912 



436 585 

 525 453 



14 402 

 13 447 



1 949 229 



2 531 089 



1 837 



1 669 



210 878 



214 531 



3 522 



3 158 

 225 457 

 228 984 



3 401 



3 046 



214 234 



220 045 



150 



151 



11 223 



8 939 



825 



525 



21 544 



9 547 

 23 220 

 10 423 



2 008 



1 702 



68 150 



45 671 



663 

 654 



15 792 

 9 638 



1 151 



1 067 



(D) 

 18 085 



2 887 

 2 385 



235 871 

 213 551 



212 



165 



57 481 



50 455 



13 108 



13 943 



3 314 974 



3 705 539 



12 409 



13 293 

 3 227 052 

 3 615 249 



2 085 



2 232 



87 922 



90 290 



18 

 364 

 485 



5 815 



4 700 



1 049 980 

 909 087 



901 



693 



137 818 



90 768 



1 582 



1 407 



285 955 



251 881 



11 505 

 10 746 



2 425 044 

 2 540 713 



1 357 



1 404 



215 271 



181 870 



71 348 

 75 634 



14 440 707 



15 850 943 



70 245 

 74 465 



14 246 772 



15 661 162 



5 183 



5 446 



193 935 



189 781 



23 350 



18 405 



1 588 801 



1 069 554 

 3 890 562 



2 685 911 



35 452 



33 416 



5 036 445 



5 899 183 



2 270 



2 439 



247 074 



373 233 



2 099 



2 141 



160 619 



256 913 



59 780 



63 978 



14 979 356 



16 823 932 



1 548 



2 266 

 171 002 

 262 585 



55 015 

 58 579 



8 797 078 



9 538 238 



53 488 



57 062 



8 637 910 



9 385 359 



5 659 



5 920 



159 168 



152 879 



14 424 



11 758 



809 321 



504 893 



1 779 039 



1 095 193 



22 202 



20 236 



2 554 975 



2 807 547 



1 863 



2 138 



(D) 

 247 550 



2 009 



2 042 



107 218 



151 307 



41 804 



44 440 



7 754 562 



1 609 



1 901 



103 173 



133 043 



214 UNITED STATES 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



