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 tejct] 



Chemicals used 



Connecticut 



Hartford 



Litcfifield 



Middlesex 



Commercial fertilizer . 



farms, 1987_. 



1982_. 



acres on wfiich used. 1987. 



1982., 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms, 1987., 



1982. 



acres on whicti used, 1987., 



1982., 



Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 1987., 



1982., 



acres on whicfi used, 1987., 



1982., 



Lime farms, 



acres on whicfi used, 



tons. 



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

 control — 

 Insects on hay and other crops farms, 



acres on which used. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



Nematodes in crops . 



farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres on which used, 1987. 



1982. 



1 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, 1987., 



1982. 



2 137 



2 259 



107 868 



120 995 



2 030 



2 098 



101 314 



111 683 



360 



463 



6 554 



9 312 



853 

 1 157 

 23 278 

 28 141 

 32 019 

 37 841 



985 



1 024 



38 934 



37 876 



90 



162 



7 339 



11 312 



500 

 542 



12 378 



13 684 



1 028 



1 053 



51 981 



60 260 



110 

 145 



3 227 



4 867 



149 



171 



3 205 



3 760 



142 

 149 



2 945 



3 289 



10 



35 



260 



471 



80 

 116 

 924 



1 346 

 1 026 

 1 973 



77 



76 



1 389 



932 



(D) 



65 



45 



989 



647 



84 



36 



1 577 



7 



5 



396 



(D) 



435 



523 



21 161 



26 604 



421 



500 



20 299 



25 309 



66 



73 

 862 



1 295 



193 

 264 



6 006 



7 772 

 7 497 

 9 282 



267 

 357 



12 365 



13 290 



36 



73 

 2 759 



4 014 



135 

 176 



5 855 



6 106 



200 



264 



9 344 



12 036 



66 



49 



1 818 



1 035 



405 



383 



23 635 



25 169 



365 



336 



21 286 



23 491 



98 



91 



2 349 



1 678 



182 

 215 



5 730 

 4 381 

 9 380 



6 827 



120 



126 



2 403 



2 378 



13 



15 



126 



973 



67 



69 



643 



983 



187 



188 



9 441 



11 169 



2 



29 



(D) 



404 



96 

 147 



84 



135 



4 818 



3 556 



14 



27 



70 



274 



34 



56 



816 



994 



1 020 



1 418 



55 



44 



4 071 



1 213 



2 



3 

 (D) 

 (D) 



12 

 27 



1 085 

 550 



51 

 66 



2 500 

 1 361 



1 



9 



(D) 



(D) 



Chemicals used 



New London 



Tolland 



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, 



Ljme 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. 



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. 



1987., 

 1982. 



acres on which used, 1987., 

 1982., 



Chemicals used for defoliation or for growth 

 control of crops or thinning of fruit farms, 



acres on which used. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



295 

 261 



8 609 

 10 260 



281 



242 



7 779 



9 032 



38 



48 



830 



1 228 



83 

 115 



1 909 



2 587 



2 456 



3 751 



146 

 172 



2 837 

 4 368 



6 



34 



358 



1 169 



92 



89 



1 690 



2 197 



124 



121 



3 714 

 3 781 



5 



7 



493 



771 



339 



326 



17 102 



16 346 



329 



312 



16 342 



14 807 



46 



75 



760 



1 539 



103 

 179 



2 240 

 4 244 



3 160 



4 865 



136 



91 



3 387 



3 132 



11 



11 



852 



(D) 



60 



42 



368 



549 



191 



115 

 8 548 

 7 351 



2 



IS 

 (D) 

 314 



214 

 253 



17 614 



18 033 



204 



251 



17 006 



16 607 



31 

 58 



92 



118 



2 483 



2 667 



3 781 

 3 847 



87 



110 



6 477 



6 501 



9 

 37 



1 683 



2 921 



29 



48 



541 



591 



102 



199 



8 955 



13 451 



10 



16 



235 



209 



150 CONNECTICUT 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE -COUNTY DATA 



