Table 14. Petroleum Products Expenses: 1987, 1982, and 1978 



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



Hem 



Farms 



Expenses 

 ($1,000) 



Petroleum products farms. 



$1,000. 

 Average per farm... dollars. 



Gasoline and gasotiol farms. 



$1,000. 

 Average per farm dollars. 



Farms witti expenses of — 



$1 to $499 



$500 to $999 



$1,000 to $1,999 __ 



$2,000 to $4.999 _. 



$5,000 to $9.999 - - 



$10,000 to $24.999 



$26,000 or more _ 



Diesel fuel ___ farms. 



$1,000. 

 Average per farm dollars. 



Farms witfi expenses of— 



$1 to $499 -. 



$500 to $999 -_- - 



$1,000 to $1.999 - 



$2,000 to $4.999 



$5,000 to $9.999 



$10,000 to $24,999 _ 



$25,000 or more ._ _ 



Natural gas farms. 



$1,000. 

 Average per farm dollars. 



Farms with expenses of— 



$1 to $99 _ 



$100 to $499 



$500 to $999 



$1,000 to $1.999 - 



$2,000 to $4.999 



$5,000 to $9.999 



$10,000 or more 



LP gas. fuel oil. kerosene, motor oil. grease, etc. farms. 



$1,000. 

 Average per farm dollars. 



Farms with expenses of — 



$1 to $99 



$100 to $499 



$500 to $999 _ 



$1,000 to $1.999 



$2,000 to $4.999 



$5,000 to $9.999 



$10,000 or more 



3 278 

 (X) 

 (X) 



2 983 

 (X) 

 (X) 



1 575 



493 



444 



340 



95 



22 



14 



1 445 

 (X) 

 (X) 



760 



206 



199 



179 



68 



25 



8 



9 

 21 



8 



7 

 14 

 14 



9 



144 

 (X) 

 (X) 



715 



906 



237 



121 



98 



22 



45 



(X) 

 9 300 



2 837 



(X) 



3 704 

 1 242 



320 

 322 

 569 

 964 

 638 

 297 

 594 



(X) 

 2 431 

 1 682 



157 

 127 

 253 

 497 

 462 

 379 

 554 



(X) 



516 



6 296 



(Z) 

 6 

 (D) 

 (D) 

 33 



(X) 

 2 650 

 1 236 



33 

 189 

 148 

 156 

 298 

 131 

 1 696 



> 



> 



> 



3 736 

 14 669 

 3 900 



3 489 



5 391 

 1 645 



1 894 

 484 

 438 

 411 

 191 



71 



1 475 



2 599 

 1 762 



659 

 268 

 227 

 202 

 84 



35 



534 



15 256 



(NA) 



6 045 



(NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



3 486 

 9 514 



2 730 



3 336 

 3 946 



1 183 



1 790 



641 



423 



365 



83 



34 



1 199 

 1 230 

 1 026 



644 

 227 

 143 

 146 

 23 



83 

 1 203 



7 



40 



14 



1 



2 



(NA) 

 4 255 



(NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



Table 15. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1987, 1982, 

 and 1978 



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



Chemicals used 



1978 



Chemicals used 



Any chemicals, fertilizer, or lime 

 used farms- 



Commercial fertilizer' , farms. 



acres on which used. 

 SI. 000. 



Lime farms. 



acres on which used, 

 tons. 



Farms by tons used: 



1 to 49 tons 



50 to 99 tons _ 



100 to 199 tons 



200 to 499 tons 



500 to 999 tons 



1,000 tons or more 



Agricultural chemicals' farms. 



$1,000. 



Any chemicals, fertilizer, or lime 

 used— Con. 



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.. 



985 



38 934 



90 



7 339 



500 

 12 378 



1 028 

 51 981 



110 

 3 227 



1 024 



37 876 



182 



11 312 



542 

 13 684 



1 053 

 60 260 



145 

 4 867 



913 



36 191 



140 



7 399 



603 

 17 030 



1 283 

 61 160 



103 

 3 888 



'Data for 1987 include cost of custom applications; data for agricultural chemicals exclude the cost of lime for 1987 and 1982. 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



CONNECTICUT 19 



