Table 7. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1982 and 1978 



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



Chemicals used 



United States 



Commercial fertilizer ,, .-farms, 



acres on wfiich used, 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms. 



acres on wfiicfi used, 



Pastureland and rangeland fertitized farms, 



acres on which used, 



Ume farms, 



acres on which used, 



tons. 



Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

 control— 

 Insects on hay and other crops farms. 



1982_ 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978_ 



1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



1978., 

 1982. 

 1978-, 



1982. 

 1978. 



acres on which used, 1982. 

 1978. 



Nematodes in crops .-farms, 



acres on which used. 



Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 



acres on which used. 



1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978- 



1978-, 



acres on which used, 1982-, 

 1978-, 



acres on which used, 1982.- 



1 444 857 



1 546 971 



224 635 378 



226 347 510 



1 329 972 



1 494 489 



210 340 215 



209 071 740 



272 351 



299 999 



14 295 163 



17 275 770 



269 960 

 338 447 

 11 607 206 

 16 493 592 

 19 966 509 

 28 490 969 



529 595 



584 007 



72 848 009 



75 868 060 



76 678 

 103 835 



7 532 515 



8 804 521 



127 677 



129 026 



11 685 466 



11 414 860 



871 967 



959 557 



176 871 096 



164 617 114 



73 967 



82 152 



9 322 028 



9 267 485 



30 372 

 34 622 



3 172 496 

 3 660 658 



23 279 



31 160 

 2 517 162 

 2 812 960 



13 057 



14 512 

 655 334 

 847 698 



9 409 

 14 216 

 552 600 

 896 352 

 643 448 

 1 055 172 



10 802 

 934 374 

 167 186 



2 129 



3 291 

 235 173 

 295 494 



2 536 



3 121 

 227 971 

 223 115 



1 260 



1 830 



248 483 



224 336 



352 



252 



25 698 



19 645 



333 



250 



24 050 



17 903 



3 006 



2 859 



966 275 



1 039 793 



2 730 



2 710 



956 310 



1 030 019 



1 866 



1 887 



788 261 



768 585 



220 

 38 037 

 52 636 



1 502 



1 591 



536 834 



633 707 



903 



1 027 



396 628 



428 535 



24 392 

 30 350 



4 978 438 



5 239 237 



18 956 



26 860 



4 507 553 



4 520 633 



8 022 

 11 642 

 470 885 

 718 604 



3 169 

 6 007 

 169 641 

 306 295 

 278 698 

 546 986 



1 719 

 157 926 

 330 790 



1 543 



2 119 

 308 568 

 237 304 



12 306 



17 237 



4 921 998 



4 919 101 



1 779 



3 231 

 408 445 

 592 855 



41 911 



39 177 



7 224 931 



7 390 126 



39 980 



38 025 



7 052 760 



7 183 651 



3 019 



2 708 



172 171 



206 475 



1 588 



2 176 

 84 929 



126 621 

 166 202 

 213 110 



30 460 



24 706 



5 337 361 



4 798 585 



3 526 



3 325 



435 661 



496 600 



15 280 



17 553 



1 593 497 



1 641 643 



28 192 



22 385 



4 900 248 



4 625 735 



5 483 



5 461 



1 491 841 



1 508 896 



11 636 



11 351 



3 113 736 



2 481 005 



11 289 

 11 187 



3 051 043 

 2 412 355 



946 

 1 016 

 62 693 

 68 650 



5 497 



6 373 

 1 151 594 

 1 102 940 



1 118 



1 196 



158 082 



130 727 



Chemicals used 



Georgia 



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, 



acres on which used, 



Chemicals used for defoliation or for growth 

 control of crops or thinning of fruit farms, 



acres on which used, 



1982- 

 1978- 

 1982- 

 1978. 



1978. 

 1982- 

 1978- 



1978. 

 1982- 

 1978. 



1978- 

 1982- 

 1978- 

 1982. 

 1978. 



1982-. 

 1978.. 

 1982.. 

 1978.. 



1982-. 

 1978- 

 1982.. 

 1978.. 



1982- 

 1978.. 

 1982.. 

 1978.. 



1982.. 

 1978.. 

 1982.. 

 1978- 



1982- 

 1978.. 

 1982.. 

 1978. 



2 191 

 2 425 



408 758 



409 509 



2 107 



2 406 



400 710 



403 268 



212 



273 



8 048 



6 241 



766 

 1 148 

 58 639 

 107 529 

 58 379 

 112 992 



896 



1 102 



170 101 



186 476 



1 768 



1 956 



381 813 



359 005 



25 689 



27 075 



3 487 328 



3 875 775 



21 399 



23 723 



2 417 354 



2 558 143 



7 481 



7 874 



1 069 974 



1 317 632 



4 743 



7 905 



478 992 



858 075 



483 183 



888 734 



12 544 



12 949 



1 673 348 



1 486 503 



3 433 



4 079 

 382 161 

 322 244 



7 755 

 10 292 



989 565 

 1 096 174 



9 141 



8 719 

 1 608 602 

 1 449 474 



1 362 

 1 072 

 95 076 



121 714 



32 878 



32 415 



4 224 772 



4 499 246 



26 600 



30 144 



3 686 176 



3 900 469 



12 319 

 11 079 

 538 596 

 598 777 



11 894 

 15 444 

 744 859 

 1 332 261 

 749 639 

 1 351 528 



13 782 



14 900 

 1 985 550 



1 748 878 



4 380 



6 162 



341 370 



478 243 



4 912 



5 473 

 525 453 

 486 777 



13 447 

 17 374 



2 531 089 

 2 476 319 



1 737 

 214 531 

 140 691 



3 158 



3 080 



228 984 



284 452 



3 046 



2 974 



220 045 



265 860 



9 547 

 12 488 

 10 423 

 12 Oil 



1 067 

 912 



18 085 

 12 310 



2 385 

 2 325 



213 551 

 269 801 



13 943 



15 241 



3 705 539 



3 458 134 



13 293 



14 946 

 3 615 249 

 3 371 882 



2 232 

 2 409 

 90 290 

 86 252 



4 700 



6 390 



909 087 



1 004 564 



1 407 



1 301 



251 881 



205 204 



10 746 



10 714 



2 540 713 



1 936 161 



1 404 



1 412 



181 870 



135 535 



75 634 



71 058 



15 850 943 



14 366 641 



74 465 

 70 706 



15 661 162 

 14 138 504 



5 446 



5 925 



189 781 



228 137 



18 405 



21 460 



1 069 554 



1 253 647 



2 685 91 1 



3 269 368 



33 416 

 32 587 



5 899 183 



6 044 833 



2 439 



3 361 

 373 233 

 457 577 



2 141 



2 654 



256 913 



302 271 



63 978 



56 649 



16 823 932 



13 723 938 



2 266 



1 399 



262 585 



132 339 



58 579 



65 771 



9 538 238 



9 997 971 



57 062 



65 268 



9 385 359 



9 783 947 



5 920 



7 428 



152 879 



214 024 



11 758 



14 333 



504 893 



663 152 



1 095 193 



1 547 225 



20 236 



22 579 



2 807 547 



2 926 938 



2 138 



3 737 

 247 550 

 452 158 



2 042 



2 249 



151 307 



176 423 



44 440 



49 012 



8 781 984 



8 138 624 



1 901 



1 797 



133 043 



111 878 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



UNITED STATES 191 



