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



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



Chemicals used 



De Soto 



Dixie 



Duval 



Flagler 



Commercial fertilizer . 



farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres on which used, 1987. 

 1982. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres on which used. 1987. 



1982. 



Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres on which 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. 



1987. 

 1982. 



acres on which used, 1987. 

 1982. 



Nematodes rn crops . 



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, 1987. 



1982. 



49 

 49 



1 429 



2 470 



27 

 22 



431 

 931 



9 

 531 

 531 



16 



8 



307 



370 



3 



7 



(D) 



172 



16 



4 



283 



(D) 



6 



7 



807 



191 



5 

 2 

 17 



(D) 



173 



226 



5 023 



8 540 



95 



180 



2 419 



4 979 



91 

 79 



2 604 



3 561 



24 

 63 

 199 

 595 

 218 

 555 



81 

 114 

 539 

 732 



9 

 (D) 



27 

 52 



366 



131 



73 



43 



2 867 



1 218 



349 



414 



36 586 



34 571 



285 



379 

 34 070 

 31 050 



123 

 109 



2 516 



3 521 



94 

 183 



7 558 



8 997 

 6 476 



9 315 



196 

 273 



24 064 

 21 804 



85 



70 



9 691 



6 373 



82 



52 



1 752 



4 696 



195 

 179 



25 645 

 18 276 



47 



5 



1 978 



10 



(D) 

 959 



3 



2 



(D) 



(D) 



3 

 2 



(D) 

 (D) 



266 



231 



14 838 



24 252 



216 



204 



11 650 



20 530 



95 



84 



188 



722 



73 

 80 

 1 713 

 4 599 

 1 796 

 4 026 



105 



126 



6 147 



11 749 



55 

 90 



3 102 

 5 328 



51 



49 



2 595 



2 236 



89 

 59 



4 088 



5 626 



9 



28 



263 



191 



Chemicals used 



Gilchrist 



Glades 



Gulf 



Hamilton 



Hendry 



Hernando 



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, 



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. 



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. 



22 

 22 



2 384 

 20 171 



11 

 16 

 (D) 

 (D) 



11 

 10 

 (D) 

 (D) 



4 

 3 

 17 

 738 

 11 

 960 



5 



10 



(D) 



12 458 



1 



(D) 



1 



5 

 (D) 



(D) 



2 



11 



(D) 



15 920 



1 



(D) 



214 

 230 



10 116 

 17 984 



136 

 205 



3 504 



11 270 



104 



42 



6 612 



6 714 



7 

 90 

 105 



4 357 

 210 



4 075 



74 



87 



1 799 



5 643 



18 



7 



197 



7 



80 

 788 

 138 



99 

 57 



126 

 574 



23 



19 



420 



866 



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