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] 



Cfiemicals used 



California 



Alameda 



Alpine 



Butte 



Calaveras 



Commercial fertilizer farms, 



acres on wtiich used, 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms, 



acres on which used, 



Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 



acres on which used. 



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. 

 1932. 

 1978- 



41 911 



39 177 



7 224 931 



7 390 126 



39 980 



38 025 



052 760 



183 651 



3 019 



2 708 



172 171 



206 475 



1 588 



2 176 

 84 929 



126 621 

 166 202 

 213 110 



30 460 



24 706 



5 337 361 



4 798 585 



3 526 



3 325 



435 661 



496 600 



15 280 



17 553 



1 593 497 



1 641 643 



28 192 



22 385 



4 900 248 



4 625 735 



5 483 



5 461 



1 491 841 



1 508 896 



96 

 140 



5 376 

 8 524 



94 



134 



(D) 



7 342 



3 



15 



(D) 



1 182 



5 

 1 

 13 

 (D) 

 13 

 (D) 



66 

 121 



3 990 



6 751 



12 



11 



453 



201 



40 



65 



1 843 



3 590 



88 



81 



5 027 



5 204 



13 



4 



101 



79 



2 

 2 



(D) 

 (D) 



1 



\i 



1 

 1 



(D) 

 (D) 



1 



(D) 



2 



(D) 



58 



64 



2 286 



4 116 



52 

 63 



2 268 



3 973 



6 



14 



18 



143 



1 

 6 

 (D) 

 418 

 (D) 

 227 



35 



26 



1 821 



840 



1 



1 



(D) 



(D) 



22 



24 



680 



431 



51 



24 



1 866 



1 440 



87 



57 



995 



1 387 



71 

 45 



835 

 1 211 



16 



17 



160 



176 



(D) 



26 



e 



413 

 20 



20 



17 



262 



485 



63 



20 



518 



757 



6 

 30 



Chemicals used 



Contra Costa 



Del Norte 



El Dorado 



Fresno 



Glenn 



Humboldt 



Commercial fertilizer farms, 



acres on which used. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland --farms, 



acres on which used, 



Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 



i 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. 



286 

 275 



22 198 



23 800 



281 



262 



22 187 



22 930 



11 



13 



11 



870 



15 



255 



646 



85 



1 775 



198 



160 



16 273 



20 883 



14 



13 



(D) 



515 



162 



181 



8 812 



7 292 



195 



225 



44 477 



35 642 



35 



30 



3 556 



657 



62 



56 



4 802 



6 749 



29 

 39 



2 300 



3 957 



44 



45 



2 502 



2 792 



15 



28 



339 



949 



1 033 



1 575 



5 



10 



155 



351 



6 



5 

 350 

 149 



7 



10 



161 



515 



19 



36 



1 047 



1 583 



7 

 416 



219 

 126 



2 743 



3 390 



179 



111 



2 435 



2 717 



66 



23 



308 



673 



22 

 153 

 197 



129 



57 



1 361 



1 047 



135 



121 



2 058 



2 854 



113 



46 



1 289 



1 832 



49 



45 



480 



633 



277 



255 



13 394 



13 779 



187 

 208 



5 283 



6 534 



127 



128 



8 111 



7 245 



65 



27 

 508 

 455 

 892 

 555 



29 



55 



350 



1 117 



15 



1 



113 



(D) 



50 



54 



727 



1 864 



54 

 1 911 

 3 554 



9 



5 



9 



800 



184 CALIFORNIA 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



