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



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



Chemicals used 



Commercial fertili2er 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. 



1 crops and orchards farms. 



acres on which used. 



acres on which used. 



acres on which used. 



1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



1982- 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



49 648 



52 494 



14 569 402 



14 127 330 



47 596 



51 609 



14 023 310 



13 462 616 



6 837 



8 588 



546 092 



664 714 



2 514 



3 662 

 148 897 

 215 038 

 375 467 

 527 020 



14 733 



16 035 



2 861 551 



2 980 702 



1 292 



130 368 

 167 310 



925 

 1 429 



131 390 

 221 875 



28 058 

 33 257 



5 907 509 



6 070 765 



606 

 95 589 

 64 314 



84 261 



89 552 



3 583 272 



3 533 186 



81 835 



88 731 



3 125 036 



3 012 242 



12 959 

 14 379 

 458 236 

 520 944 



24 336 

 23 972 

 580 072 

 650 148 

 1 195 724 

 1 438 079 



31 991 



32 388 

 794 855 

 953 541 



2 316 



3 164 

 74 825 

 96 199 



27 052 



31 306 



2 367 734 



2 107 554 



7 058 



8 231 

 127 118 

 100 766 



19 181 



20 386 

 3 164 934 

 3 386 409 



14 219 



17 900 



2 843 571 



2 955 994 



7 016 



7 208 



321 363 



430 415 



2 835 

 4 594 

 157 200 

 309 750 

 202 844 

 396 693 



8 813 



10 004 



2 594 616 



2 305 328 



1 407 



2 056 

 320 408 

 363 476 



9 280 



12 436 



3 264 967 



3 304 408 



1 979 



2 806 

 500 057 

 535 200 



3 351 



3 969 



252 282 



275 065 



3 194 



3 929 



240 935 



263 213 



1 510 



2 119 

 72 502 

 87 395 

 76 650 

 98 267 



1 878 

 139 550 

 135 617 



1 094 

 1 279 

 80 281 

 95 176 



2 252 

 145 312 

 164 530 



12 329 

 1 308 360 

 1 356 294 



11 306 



12 175 

 1 260 451 

 1 294 567 



1 945 



2 149 

 47 909 

 61 727 



5 331 

 5 973 

 287 331 

 338 367 

 328 561 

 370 155 



5 876 



5 577 



552 061 



467 022 



1 050 

 65 044 

 54 938 



7 129 



7 933 



941 057 



901 648 



Massachusetts 



3 293 



3 420 



138 567 



149 706 



3 144 



3 364 



126 747 



134 135 



599 



602 



11 820 



15 571 



1 464 

 1 543 

 27 222 

 37 781 

 44 149 

 60 032 



1 760 

 1 527 

 45 480 

 39 772 



832 

 997 



20 104 



21 106 



1 514 

 1 740 

 57 111 

 59 379 



Chemicals used 



Commercial fertlizer farms, 



acres on which used. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms, 



acres on which used. 



Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 



acres on which used. 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982., 

 1978. 



1982- 

 1978. 

 1982- 

 1978- 



1978. 

 1982. 

 1978- 



Ume farms, 1982.. 



1978. 

 , 1982.. 

 1978. 



acres on which used. ' 

 tons. 



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

 control— 



Insects on hay and other crops farms, 1982.. 



1978- 



acres on which used, 1962. 



1978. 



Nematodes in crops farms. 



acres on which used, 



1 crops and orchards farms, 



acres on which used. 



1978- 

 1982.. 

 1978.. 



1982-. 

 1978. 

 1982.. 

 1978. 



. 1982., 

 1978. 



acres on which used, 1982. 

 1978- 



Chemicals used for defoliation or for growth 



control of crops or thinning of fruit -..farms. 1982 



1978. 



acres on which used. 1982. 



1978. 



66 165 

 74 431 



12 800 063 



13 314 628 



65 820 

 74 308 



12 710 295 



13 199 305 



2 690 



3 544 

 89 768 



115 323 



4 168 



5 252 

 162 255 

 234 202 

 388 055 

 612 066 



18 131 

 22 803 



2 496 835 



3 502 124 



3 104 

 232 199 

 383 001 



2 256 



2 354 



468 165 



382 674 



55 125 



58 118 



12 948 024 



1 1 509 076 



1 323 

 1 686 



215 064 



216 095 



28 008 



30 177 



4 168 222 



4 419 247 



21 835 



27 509 



3 586 150 



3 729 680 



10 667 



11 402 

 582 072 

 689 567 



7 799 



12 469 

 482 078 

 976 291 

 556 879 



1 268 879 



6 854 



10 269 



1 961 825 



2 015 738 



576 



855 



148 092 



136 512 



1 615 



1 951 

 371 913 

 255 436 



11 400 

 18 128 



3 891 535 



4 170 007 



2 615 

 4 087 



896 327 

 1 035 624 



63 251 



71 761 



8 327 224 



8 815 073 



54 511 



68 313 



6 874 821 



6 956 345 



21 129 



25 837 



1 452 403 



1 858 728 



13 475 



23 540 



616 020 



1 143 980 



1 515 547 



2 975 588 



15 666 

 24 011 



1 695 285 



2 242 284 



2 035 

 141 514 

 188 552 



1 279 



2 045 

 149 135 

 136 916 



37 069 



46 278 



7 267 819 



6 854 149 



1 887 



2 061 

 199 032 

 178 900 



10 984 



12 419 



5 084 039 



4 633 724 



10 684 



12 252 



4 974 012 



4 514 805 



1 369 



1 637 



110 027 



118 919 



1 615 



2 574 

 477 659 



330 

 87 454 

 50 642 



730 

 508 258 

 313 691 



10 399 



10 348 



5 455 847 



4 767 774 



42 932 



46 697 



11 535 057 



11 478 570 



42 148 



46 398 



11 127 290 



11 055 659 



6 132 



7 215 

 407 767 

 422 911 



1 015 

 1 325 

 72 137 

 93 368 

 124 533 

 152 123 



21 095 



24 325 



4 759 313 



4 944 394 



2 886 

 352 949 

 433 868 



1 076 



1 327 



203 434 



195 346 



29 742 



32 637 



7 667 601 



6 987 160 



697 



718 



129 668 



97 557 



766 



769 



171 668 



159 472 



354 



600 



81 476 



154 654 



332 

 79 317 

 94 285 



192 UNITED STATES 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



