Table 7. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1982 and 1978 



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



Chemicals used 



Michigan 



Alcona 



Alger 



Allegan 



Alpena 



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. 



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, 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978- 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



43 029 



47 573 



5 974 430 



5 632 416 



42 593 



47 475 



5 928 803 



5 584 239 



983 



1 



1 



45 627 

 48 177 



6 756 



7 505 

 252 990 

 239 591 

 508 841 

 520 529 



15 597 



16 857 

 1 811 518 

 1 514 374 



2 477 



2 561 



275 551 



223 506 



5 399 



7 015 



345 088 



408 601 



30 440 



31 861 

 4 288 784 

 3 629 396 



2 001 



1 986 



127 566 



89 418 



127 



138 



7 171 



5 442 



121 

 138 



6 719 

 4 964 



8 



22 



452 



478 



8 

 14 

 160 

 267 

 516 

 615 



23 



B 



(D) 



480 



10 



6 



6 



6 



233 



38 



70 

 3 114 

 2 691 



40 

 49 



1 717 



2 910 



39 

 49 



1 684 



2 839 



4 



3 

 33 

 71 



9 



6 



164 



95 



399 



172 



9 



11 

 251 

 201 



(D) 



4 



8 



16 



223 



24 



27 



822 



965 



325 



303 



22 119 



16 788 



317 



303 



21 485 



15 328 



36 



35 



634 



1 460 



1 

 10 

 (D) 



350 

 (D) 



350 



53 

 65 



3 990 



4 111 



7 



10 



267 



185 



23 



18 

 786 

 550 



133 



93 



10 784 



6 556 



10 



1 



(D) 



(0) 



Chemicals used 



Baraga 



Barry 



Bay 



Benzie 



Calhoun 



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. 



Weeds, grass, or t>rush 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. 



1982.. 

 1978., 

 1982.. 

 1978., 



1982., 

 1978.. 

 1982., 

 1978., 



1982., 

 1978., 

 1982. 

 1978. 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



1982.. 

 1978., 

 1982.. 

 1978.. 



1982.. 

 1978.. 

 1982.. 

 1978. 



1982. 

 1978.. 

 1982. 

 1978.. 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



35 



49 



1 041 



1 586 



35 

 48 



987 

 1 361 



5 



10 



54 



225 



10 



31 



97 



432 



289 



1 490 



6 



19 



77 



801 



(D) 



2 



12 



(D) 



192 



13 



30 



277 



830 



135 



116 



6 858 



6 401 



135 



114 



6 793 



6 309 



4 



6 



65 



92 



18 



31 



587 



955 



902 



2 700 



107 



37 



4 391 



1 643 



30 



16 



900 



194 



68 

 86 



3 142 



4 248 



62 

 4 750 

 2 961 



29 



35 



1 367 



651 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



MICHIGAN 209 



