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 



North Carolina 



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, 



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. 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982_ 

 1978. 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



1978. 

 1982. 

 1978-. 



1982. 

 1978.. 

 1982.. 

 1978.. 



5 377 



5 766 

 463 388 

 475 873 



6 128 

 5 634 



448 721 

 456 119 



786 

 14 667 

 19 754 



2 538 

 2 749 

 123 143 

 139 384 

 149 278 

 171 404 



2 882 



2 772 



184 059 



168 437 



363 

 19 781 

 13 894 



1 209 

 1 463 

 68 449 

 60 202 



3 359 

 313 749 

 305 600 



237 

 15 875 

 10 773 



3 783 



4 030 

 577 127 

 658 086 



3 509 



3 863 



553 652 



606 845 



1 769 



1 962 



316 490 



345 911 



365 



509 



28 040 



24 795 



2 078 

 358 570 

 567 760 



27 016 



27 246 



2 682 776 



2 479 579 



26 615 



27 138 

 2 618 143 

 2 411 341 



2 299 



2 487 



64 633 



68 238 



10 152 



9 631 



333 624 



280 432 



630 530 



561 167 



9 262 



8 807 



749 816 



611 275 



1 032 

 86 315 

 60 502 



4 358 



4 532 



254 563 



268 200 



18 483 



19 347 

 1 667 203 

 1 481 419 



1 569 

 1 477 

 93 955 

 76 095 



57 999 



69 721 



4 049 074 



4 220 452 



54 186 



68 095 



3 725 327 



3 845 568 



11 983 



13 558 



323 747 



374 884 



16 934 

 22 500 

 668 166 

 913 655 

 687 741 

 989 942 



27 808 

 29 958 



1 670 485 



1 498 494 



15 696 

 22 851 

 615 848 

 753 045 



9 313 



5 921 



300 927 



217 069 



28 005 

 34 894 



2 823 213 

 2 618 750 



5 201 



6 006 

 179 014 

 148 636 



20 997 



25 031 



11 381 701 



1 1 070 369 



20 913 



24 995 



11 337 965 



10 989 877 



443 



924 



43 736 



80 492 



20 414 

 65 454 

 38 010 

 131 416 



4 457 



5 885 



1 489 287 



2 077 605 



2 104 



1 822 



801 651 



637 183 



22 432 



25 081 

 12 242 293 

 10 917 968 



940 

 243 717 

 196 069 



65 404 



70 005 



7 986 538 



7 976 043 



64 194 



69 654 



7 849 420 



7 809 418 



5 847 



6 672 

 137 118 

 166 625 



15 676 

 17 641 

 464 881 

 577 021 

 984 458 

 1 291 977 



19 546 



20 225 

 1 857 524 

 1 807 205 



2 107 



3 034 

 213 979 

 253 183 



4 221 

 4 378 



187 799 

 228 677 



47 970 



51 229 



6 702 823 



6 131 605 



2 589 



2 208 



131 839 



97 567 



Chemicals used 



Rhode Island 



South Carolina 



South Dakota 



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. 



1982.. 

 1978.. 

 1982.. 

 1978.. 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



Lime farms, 19 



19 

 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, 1982. 



1978. 



1978. 

 1982. 

 1978., 



Nematodes in crops farms, 



acres on which used, 



1 crops and orchards farms, 



acres on which used. 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978- 



1978. 



acres on which used, 1982. 



1978. 



, 1982.. 



1978. 



acres on which used, 1982.. 



1978.. 



17 792 



16 544 



2 611 937 



2 540 524 



14 862 



15 346 

 2 449 412 

 2 312 313 



5 658 



5 159 



162 525 



228 211 



1 634 



2 310 

 49 853 

 77 390 

 87 066 



151 592 



5 844 



5 262 



550 716 



517 043 



853 



674 



55 550 



43 951 



3 818 



4 090 

 309 182 

 278 825 



11 894 



10 811 



1 893 676 



1 670 397 



1 349 

 1 378 

 77 275 

 82 430 



39 890 



40 797 

 3 049 803 

 2 925 425 



39 078 



40 525 

 2 932 344 

 2 805 033 



6 042 



6 318 



117 459 



120 392 



20 343 



19 535 



732 921 



614 277 



1 201 645 



1 016 796 



15 695 



16 355 

 962 753 

 822 560 



4 258 



4 395 



135 556 



166 251 



26 966 



27 963 

 1 741 114 

 1 465 716 



1 739 

 1 353 

 75 703 

 52 743 



446 

 419 



15 880 

 17 715 



409 



412 



14 651 



16 466 



225 



5 110 



6 220 

 6 940 



18 370 



21 703 



2 133 542 



2 531 316 



15 470 

 20 370 



1 899 339 



2 234 171 



5 381 



6 119 

 234 203 

 297 145 



5 603 



8 822 



346 245 



730 949 



342 267 



7 475 



9 301 



1 035 621 



1 045 611 



3 684 



4 515 

 485 142 

 445 768 



8 170 



11 404 



1 463 675 



1 591 722 



1 213 

 122 278 

 111 403 



19 287 



19 553 



5 701 718 



5 127 866 



19 012 



19 510 



5 550 869 



4 969 496 



108 

 258 

 11 713 

 30 233 

 13 416 

 36 991 



362 

 45 326 

 59 825 



17 464 



18 694 

 5 577 936 

 5 290 373 



280 



329 



70 057 



53 542 



63 955 



67 694 



3 794 244 



3 959 107 



57 803 



65 304 



3 169 803 



3 197 202 



18 239 



19 086 

 624 441 

 761 905 



13 835 

 16 600 

 389 865 

 610 371 

 742 439 

 1 189 654 



19 869 



20 308 

 672 999 

 781 964 



1 923 



2 877 

 102 689 

 149 388 



5 207 



2 625 

 128 208 

 100 491 



23 599 



25 395 



2 601 508 



2 435 976 



3 359 

 2 942 



154 179 

 112 353 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



UNITED STATES 193 



