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 



Delaware 



Des Moines 



Dickinson 



Dubuque 



Emmet 



Fayette 



Floyd 



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 fanns. 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- 



1 209 



1 159 



180 421 



206 308 



1 203 



1 148 



178 422 



204 368 



48 



78 



1 999 



1 940 



416 

 219 

 23 743 

 11 182 

 71 569 

 31 801 



842 



731 



109 821 



116 350 



57 



48 



7 172 



4 826 



2 

 2 



(D) 

 (D) 



905 



809 



129 452 



141 446 



29 



26 



1 930 



3 319 



617 



594 



95 066 



102 246 



611 



577 



91 408 



99 704 



69 



58 



3 658 



2 542 



183 



133 



11 047 



8 750 



28 998 



23 814 



357 



390 



38 729 



59 196 



23 



30 

 1 727 

 1 504 



14 



10 



899 



462 



506 



456 



82 584 



106 430 



3 



21 



(D) 



2 399 



485 



525 



85 279 



102 884 



485 



524 



84 684 



100 779 



17 



35 



595 



2 105 



24 



21 



775 



1 711 



1 307 



2 248 



185 



125 



16 506 



23 462 



9 



1 

 36 

 (D) 



437 



503 



114 490 



136 407 



1 



4 



(D) 



296 



1 295 



1 322 



139 482 



147 585 



1 278 



1 290 



134 939 



143 003 



125 



123 



4 543 



4 582 



525 

 393 

 20 019 

 16 548 

 62 830 

 44 215 



897 



898 



71 310 



85 383 



146 



92 

 9 013 

 8 403 



39 



36 

 815 

 501 



894 



942 



75 498 



89 085 



20 



38 



2 375 



2 815 



539 



596 



100 583 



119 550 



539 



592 



100 223 



116 737 



5 



51 



360 



2 813 



7 



22 



780 



484 



1 520 



1 372 



142 



157 



19 752 



18 268 



7 



17 



1 152 



1 489 



240 



478 



596 



140 331 



178 320 



9 



14 



923 



1 841 



1 253 



1 343 



199 597 



230 000 



1 221 



1 325 

 196 820 

 226 036 



90 

 102 



2 777 



3 964 



330 



196 



16 115 



7 921 



41 684 



21 048 



697 



679 



87 243 



103 239 



84 

 7 310 

 6 687 



21 



15 

 1 915 

 3 115 



930 



1 018 



162 871 



199 886 



13 



15 



1 381 



1 226 



771 



876 



126 585 



161 183 



762 



876 



125 989 



160 789 



30 



20 



596 



394 



122 



80 



8 371 



3 662 



20 248 



11 825 



296 



216 

 31 262 

 43 795 



20 



16 



691 



2 060 



6 



1 

 337 

 (D) 



700 



796 



149 641 



197 524 



7 



1 



1 127 



(D) 



Chemicals used 



Fremont 



Greene 



Grundy 



Hamilton 



Hancock 



Hardin 



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. 



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. 



acres on which used. 1987. 

 1982. 



Ch3micals used for defoliation or for growth 



control of crops or thinning of fruit ___ farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres on which used, 1987. 



1982. 



612 



600 



116 851 



106 382 



602 



575 



113 738 



100 910 



79 

 143 



3 113 

 5 472 



67 

 68 



4 222 



5 703 



8 469 



9 604 



276 



172 



39 499 



32 155 



12 



6 



1 220 



696 



13 



10 



971 



920 



563 



568 

 169 812 

 171 568 



2 



17 



(D) 



4 064 



786 



815 



156 120 



160 377 



786 



796 



154 911 



158 142 



14 

 53 



1 209 



2 235 



71 



37 



9 711 



1 756 



19 913 



3 643 



131 



157 



18 568 



26 182 



3 

 9 



281 

 1 313 



11 



2 



506 



(D) 



775 



743 

 227 446 

 216 812 



1 



8 



(D) 



2 773 



879 

 906 



159 353 



160 671 



879 



894 



156 852 



159 132 



69 



38 



2 501 



1 539 



289 



113 



22 292 



7 472 



49 076 



16 196 



495 



428 



70 060 



65 802 



16 

 29 



171 

 010 



15 



22 



1 810 



7 655 



788 



822 



190 282 



197 844 



11 



7 



1 114 



(D) 



712 



744 



107 726 



122 404 



679 



710 



101 294 



112 885 



80 



159 



6 432 



9 519 



234 



146 



18 871 



6 547 



33 915 



12 757 



190 



417 



20 813 



54 599 



9 



2 061 



19 

 10 



3 868 



4 078 



698 



653 



138 245 



130 155 



3 



16 



(D) 



5 466 



884 



943 



166 401 



190 343 



884 



943 



165 974 



190 135 



28 



16 



427 



208 



65 



24 



4 753 



2 360 

 9 586 



3 325 



222 



165 

 35 562 

 34 344 



11 



22 



244 



3 485 



20 



2 



2 535 



(D) 



782 



820 



209 924 



230 633 



1 



19 



(D) 



4 821 



902 



955 



170 668 



173 502 



890 



949 



170 242 



172 163 



20 



54 



426 



1 339 



60 



9 



4 291 



722 



15 343 



2 136 



337 



233 



35 434 



34 764 



9 



2 



531 



(D) 



2 



6 

 (D) 

 12 



819 



837 



217 512 



221 160 



9 



8 



1 478 



1 824 



869 



915 



165 200 



189 383 



869 



905 



163 498 



187 461 



58 



53 



1 702 



1 922 



148 



53 



10 872 



2 868 

 20 574 



7 949 



378 

 331 



49 639 

 58 899 



19 



14 



1 960 



1 049 



14 



14 



1 128 



536 



728 



851 



202 215 



224 751 



3 



15 



(D) 



2 134 



272 IOWA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



