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



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



Ctiemicals used 



North Carolina 



Alexander 



Alleghany 



Anson 



Avery 



Commercial fertilizer __ farms. 



acres on wtiich 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. 



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. 



1982. 

 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. 



1982.. 

 1978.. 

 1982.. 

 1978.. 



1982.. 

 1978.. 

 1982-. 

 1978.. 



1982.. 

 1978.. 

 1982-. 

 1978-. 



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 



486 



506 



14 280 



16 895 



419 



438 



9 020 



9 774 



234 



252 



5 260 



7 121 



121 

 147 



1 277 



2 937 

 1 898 

 5 289 



163 



141 



3 042 

 2 216 



49 



51 



209 



740 



62 



28 



1 496 



497 



106 

 219 



4 711 

 6 853 



25 



42 



436 



787 



449 



501 



10 900 



17 514 



411 

 470 



6 299 

 9 631 



192 



246 



4 601 



7 883 



111 

 170 



2 307 



4 259 



3 572 



5 993 



51 



66 



1 526 



1 518 



14 

 23 

 (D) 



500 



406 

 99 



100 



239 



2 365 



8 542 



23 



26 



179 



235 



232 

 273 



2 344 



3 347 



180 

 253 



1 371 



2 155 



68 



93 



973 



1 192 



28 

 62 

 (D) 

 248 

 261 

 542 



66 



1 024 

 472 



7 

 23 



8 

 73 



42 



54 



421 



458 



108 

 581 

 757 



2 



46 



(D) 

 302 



Chemicals used 



Beaufort 



Bertie 



Bladen 



Buncombe 



Burke 



Cabarrus 



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. 



Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and 

 pasture ___ (arms. 



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. 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982- 

 1978- 



1982- 

 1978- 

 1982. 

 1978. 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



1982. 

 1978.. 

 1982. 

 1978- 



416 



561 



21 832 



21 396 



410 



556 



21 354 



20 930 



23 



33 



478 



466 



87 

 155 



3 482 



4 107 



3 830 



4 633 



216 



262 



10 969 



10 753 



115 



144 



2 484 



2 372 



48 



60 



904 



728 



214 

 290 



17 778 

 13 464 



12 



39 



543 



313 



319 



334 



9 099 



11 131 



286 

 314 



6 829 



7 141 



127 

 182 



2 270 



3 990 



108 



87 



1 321 



1 599 



2 480 

 2 944 



76 

 50 



1 078 



2 432 



9 



14 



1 150 



535 



57 



58 



360 



354 



147 

 119 



3 821 

 3 869 



9 



64 



156 



446 



381 



430 



27 418 



42 965 



291 

 420 



23 119 

 34 514 



175 

 214 



4 299 

 8 451 



134 



185 



3 797 



5 389 

 3 966 

 7 013 



56 

 86 



1 436 

 6 242 



1 

 19 

 (D) 



2 103 



17 



32 



552 



453 



142 



226 



12 490 



18 627 



1 

 (D) 



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