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



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



Chemicals used 



Iowa 



Appanoose 



Commercial fertilizer . 



farms. 1987. 



1982. 



acres on wfiich 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 in 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 fmit farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres on which used, 1987. 



1982. 



83 051 

 86 653 



13 313 702 



14 661 266 



81 879 



85 398 



12 882 998 



14 181 267 



7 286 



8 855 

 430 704 

 479 999 



17 823 

 11 172 



1 219 181 

 588 678 



2 846 408 

 1 389 986 



41 361 



41 193 



4 910 343 



6 062 166 



2 548 



3 419 

 267 277 

 415 428 



1 330 



1 331 



112 420 



177 125 



70 486 



73 116 



14 709 093 



16 269 261 



1 066 



1 726 



120 779 



242 520 



360 



457 



446 



76 358 



89 380 



1 



22 



(D) 



1 389 



856 



828 



89 385 



92 808 



845 



805 



85 922 



89 891 



73 



85 



3 463 



2 917 



276 



251 



13 171 



9 784 



35 812 



23 745 



664 



587 

 51 260 

 59 254 



16 



103 



1 213 



7 410 



14 



7 



630 



385 



610 



620 



45 488 



59 756 



7 



37 



140 



2 880 



497 



572 



57 485 



49 371 



480 



518 



47 017 



40 598 



129 



117 



10 468 



8 773 



168 

 100 



9 267 

 3 137 



23 301 

 6 182 



209 



204 



19 513 



21 242 



16 



1 



1 335 



(D) 



16 



1 



44 



(D) 



408 



381 



41 630 



43 525 



1 



12 



(D) 



1 644 



Chemicals used 



Bremer 



Buchanan 



Buena Vista 



Butler 



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. 



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. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



975 



1 017 



139 343 



173 064 



971 



1 017 

 136 822 

 171 690 



50 

 85 



2 521 

 1 374 



198 



136 



12 305 



7 950 



31 345 



18 468 



535 



420 



55 654 



59 634 



21 



53 



2 140 



2 898 



8 



13 



235 



188 



813 



935 



166 138 



199 979 



17 



17 



(D) 



1 685 



1 116 



1 163 



180 933 



201 181 



1 115 



1 142 



179 463 



198 516 



42 

 77 



1 470 



2 665 



288 



189 



19 408 



8 055 



57 209 



22 205 



681 



530 



85 665 



81 442 



83 

 29 



5 466 

 4 381 



28 



4 



1 432 



1 030 



931 

 981 



143 671 

 183 502 



919 



981 



142 826 



182 379 



15 



37 



845 



1 123 



165 

 80 

 10 590 

 5 175 

 15 273 

 10 365 



274 



398 



37 895 



61 057 



9 



15 

 718 

 414 



15 



25 



260 



910 



950 



162 863 

 187 697 



30 



15 



3 250 



820 



830 



961 



203 984 



258 196 



7 



35 



3 149 



5 718 



(O) 



905 



983 



180 036 



185 947 



7 

 12 



1 722 



2 642 



270 IOWA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE -COUNTY DATA 



