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



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



Chemicals used 



Arkansas 



Arkansas 



Ashley 



Baxter 



Benton 



Boone 



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. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 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 fruit farms. 1987. 



1982. 



acres on which used. 1987. 



1982. 



25 268 



24 392 



4 649 832 



4 978 438 



17 921 



18 956 

 4 053 783 

 4 507 553 



9 566 



8 022 



596 049 



470 885 



2 661 



3 169 

 127 936 

 169 641 

 207 111 

 278 698 



5 456 



5 031 



1 119 884 



1 323 116 



499 



627 



106 517 



157 926 



2 638 



1 543 



433 892 



308 568 



14 652 



12 306 



4 377 135 



4 921 998 



2 285 



1 779 

 496 873 

 408 445 



522 



602 



267 412 



309 398 



511 



597 



266 843 



309 149 



15 



7 



569 



249 



22 



54 



2 691 

 5 560 



3 967 

 8 061 



186 



143 



43 937 



49 166 



17 



34 



7 201 



11 306 



207 



103 



39 891 



23 916 



439 



474 



203 615 



255 718 



33 



2 



7 501 

 (D) 



265 



185 



15 066 



8 894 



133 



135 



5 481 



4 931 



160 

 78 



9 585 

 3 963 



10 



20 



555 



195 



1 100 



407 



1 

 17 

 (D) 

 80 



1 



8 



(D) 



8 



11 



22 



128 



1 582 



937 



746 



68 928 



49 867 



556 



487 



30 048 



25 555 



562 



427 

 38 880 

 24 312 



94 



138 



415 

 183 

 987 



140 



106 



6 280 



3 379 



11 

 13 

 11 

 13 



26 



71 



798 



3 463 



314 



129 



16 005 



9 587 



4 



19 



(D) 



133 



546 



530 



41 108 



32 704 



219 

 329 



7 400 

 10 380 



406 

 298 



33 708 

 22 324 



66 



95 



2 863 

 1 603 

 5 646 



3 073 



33 



47 



759 



1 298 



14 

 584 



19 



30 



121 



252 



102 



127 



4 346 



4 826 



1 



7 

 (D) 

 168 



Chemicals used 



Calhoun 



Can-oil 



Chicot 



Clark 



Clay 



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. 



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. 



87 



2 979 



3 474 



57 



64 



1 268 



1 760 



48 



36 

 1 711 

 1 714 



7 



4 



280 



42 



459 



75 



2 



(D) 



(D) 



19 



15 



804 



575 



(D) 



916 

 12 



17 



22 



957 



(D) 



107 



84 



31 623 



28 733 



342 

 260 



17 004 

 11 051 



205 



136 



9 256 



5 986 



161 



161 



7 748 



5 065 



53 



48 



2 468 



1 076 



4 154 

 1 675 



41 



20 



460 



283 



18 



7 



332 



70 



240 ARKANSAS 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



