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



(Data are based on a sample ol farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text ] 



Chemicals used 



Lyon 



Madison 



Mahaska 



Mahon 



Marshall 



Mills 



Mitchell 



Commercial fertilizer . 



-.farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres on which used, 1987_ 



1982. 



Cropland lenillzed, except pastureland farms, 1987. 



1982- 



acres on which used, 1987. 



1982. 



Pastureland and rangetand 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. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 

 1987- 

 1982. 



1987- 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982- 



Nematodes In crops . 



farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres on which used. 1987. 

 1982- 



Dlseases 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. 



1 017 



1 081 



162 688 



171 432 



1 017 



1 081 



160 951 



166 515 



50 



77 



1 737 



4 917 



81 



54 



6 177 



3 498 



11 363 



6 716 



472 



378 



59 045 



50 822 



17 



11 



2 550 



1 819 



13 



16 



861 



5 400 



840 



901 



178 188 



195 602 



8 



21 



1 028 



4 497 



674 

 698 



87 385 

 91 240 



648 

 674 



78 082 



79 025 



113 



135 



9 303 



12 215 



175 



96 



11 230 



2 352 



27 281 



5 356 



276 



238 

 23 096 

 30 340 



49 

 42 



3 544 

 3 964 



25 

 2 



3 168 

 (0) 



603 



662 



106 497 



115 485 



1 023 

 883 



127 438 

 135 530 



990 



864 



125 267 



130 668 



73 

 100 



2 171 

 4 862 



328 

 146 

 29 705 

 10 060 

 68 672 

 24 259 



517 



629 



58 820 



78 841 



34 



28 



3 567 



3 846 



1 



10 



(D) 



2 235 



818 



734 



157 875 



142 671 



16 

 606 



2 



9 



(D) 



181 



840 

 761 



93 127 

 92 854 



825 



741 



87 691 



89 725 



99 

 94 



5 436 

 3 129 



239 



101 



15 128 



6 640 

 36 258 

 12 065 



386 



386 



34 025 



39 482 



29 



36 



2 954 



5 314 



1 



7 

 (D) 

 (D) 



664 



645 



99 191 



108 404 



11 



38 



1 120 



1 419 



781 



897 



141 828 



162 632 



765 



891 



139 140 



158 808 



44 

 59 



2 688 



3 824 



269 



93 



24 432 



7 092 



60 136 



17 061 



463 



606 



64 925 



94 552 



24 

 20 



1 987 



2 130 



18 



19 



1 604 



1 812 



746 



741 



163 851 



182 790 



2 



29 



(D) 



1 874 



551 



524 



100 172 



109 394 



522 



519 

 97 513 

 104 320 



62 

 78 



2 659 



5 074 



54 



13 



3 059 



1 029 



6 307 



2 391 



266 



213 



36 494 



47 804 



20 



19 



984 



2 880 



20 



14 



1 186 



4 861 



517 



472 



134 890 



167 304 



21 



11 



1 749 



4 146 



663 

 792 



127 633 

 133 098 



654 

 785 



127 101 

 132 188 



23 



18 



532 



910 



138 



81 



7 139 



5 295 



21 661 



14 305 



353 



339 



45 088 



49 362 



7 



44 



2 280 



4 026 



17 

 26 



760 

 4 072 



630 



680 



146 246 



157 916 



1 



3 



(D) 



1 402 



Chemicals used 



Monroe 



Montgomery 



O'Brien 



Osceola 



Page 



Palo Alto 



Commercial fertilizer . 



famis, 1987, 



1982. 



acres on which used, 1987. 



1982. 



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. 



488 



414 

 66 927 

 44 059 



485 



376 



54 414 



36 153 



95 



102 



12 513 



7 906 



160 



69 



9 237 



3 268 



22 922 



8 166 



183 



178 



13 832 



11 597 



16 



37 



3 696 



3 150 



28 



453 



363 



52 415 



38 154 



16 



33 



320 



2 067 



572 



514 



97 104 



100 118 



553 



493 



87 877 



91 577 



117 



134 



9 227 



8 541 



165 



96 



15 727 



5 291 



30 825 



11 216 



233 



314 

 34 626 

 43 848 



15 



6 



1 711 



1 004 



1 



16 



(0) 



1 286 



504 



442 



112 813 



122 345 



3 

 11 

 (D) 

 (D) 



671 



786 



108 102 



129 609 



671 



786 



106 907 



126 484 



36 



70 



1 195 



3 125 



124 



106 



10 536 



5 204 



25 021 



12 575 



449 



538 



52 035 



74 979 



33 



62 



3 824 



5 715 



56 



32 



3 326 



2 065 



546 



554 



96 672 



101 251 



9 



35 



1 435 



1 367 



1 016 



1 039 



174 268 



165 279 



1 012 



1 014 



174 182 



162 460 



76 

 86 



2 819 



280 



113 



24 089 



9 749 



38 485 



17 922 



376 



310 



57 224 



46 403 



27 



10 

 3 675 

 1 910 



28 



10 



3 613 



(D) 



893 



962 



212 408 



232 875 



10 



11 



2 059 



1 447 



639 



673 



102 880 



121 640 



627 



672 



102 182 



121 204 



37 



20 



698 



436 



77 



33 



10 154 



1 010 



12 073 



1 376 



133 



127 



17 138 



20 220 



1 

 15 

 (D) 



1 612 



17 

 1 



2 726 



(D) 



598 



547 



149 156 



151 122 



17 



34 



1 810 



5 666 



809 



750 



117 562 



115 732 



782 



717 



104 470 



99 993 



175 



243 



13 092 



15 739 



201 



115 



15 801 



6 609 



31 737 



15 323 



348 



324 



29 675 



34 704 



8 



13 



141 



4 881 



7 



6 



852 



1 623 



796 



659 



144 863 



147 981 



1 

 (D) 



845 



805 



145 989 



148 389 



845 

 796 



144 888 

 147 729 



56 



37 



1 101 



660 



73 

 12 

 3 875 

 1 059 

 6 355 

 1 539 



226 



252 



37 694 



34 217 



4 

 10 



1 730 



2 915 



8 

 8 



(D) 



3 685 



742 



693 



188 100 



206 757 



14 

 25 



3 092 



4 730 



274 IOWA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



