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



[Data are based on a sample of famis. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory \ex\.] 



Chemicals used 



Conway 



Craighead 



Cross 



Commercial fertilizer . 



_- farms. 1987, 



1982, 



acres on wtiicfi used. 1987. 

 1982. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms. 1967. 



1982. 



acres on whicfi used. 1987. 



1982. 



Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms. 1987. 



1982- 



acres on wtiich used. 1987. 



1982. 



Lime -- farms. 



acres on whicfi 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. 



246 

 242 



12 185 

 12 462 



168 



184 



6 047 



4 129 



135 



119 



6 138 



8 333 



23 



21 



264 



1 258 



448 

 3 079 



25 



24 



254 



250 



1 



m 



11 



1 



78 



(D) 



121 

 66 



4 379 

 6 649 



12 



1 



17 



(D) 



142 



88 



31 753 



15 248 



1 

 (D) 



355 



269 



19 207 



18 886 



234 



176 



11 956 



10 207 



171 

 123 



7 251 



8 679 



65 

 42 



1 690 

 3 072 



2 601 

 2 424 



102 



67 



4 508 



3 012 



7 



12 



582 



942 



30 



5 



1 205 



(D) 



221 



60 

 22 631 

 13 805 



(D) 

 150 



15 



4 334 

 9 839 



Chemicals used 



Desha 



Drew 



Faulkner 



Franklin 



Fulton 



Garland 



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 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. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987., 

 1982- 

 1987- 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982- 



Chemicals used for defoliation or for growth 

 control of crops or thinning of fruit farms. 



1987- 

 1982. 



acres on which used. 1967. 

 1982. 



36 942 

 27 630 



52 



75 



942 



5 381 



88 



95 



2 941 



2 083 



63 



61 



900 



1 271 



40 

 35 



2 041 

 812 



16 



37 



935 



895 



1 866 



1 930 



49 



15 



860 



423 



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