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



[Data are based on a sample ot larms- For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text ] 



Chemicals used 



Commercial fertilizer -_, farms. 



acres on wtiicti used. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms, 



acres on which used. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 



1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms. 



acres on which used. 



Lime farms. 19 



1982. 

 1987- 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



acres on which used. 



tons, 



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

 control — 



Insects on hay and other crops .farms. 1987. 



1982. 

 acres on which used. 1987, 



Nematodes in crops farms. 



acres on which used. 



593 



556 



25 485 



32 407 



285 



397 



14 836 



20 237 



389 



294 



10 649 



12 170 



4 377 

 9 398 

 4 310 

 12 327 



1 760 



1 553 



2 710 



3 310 



Diseases in crops and orchards farms. 



acres on which used. 



1987.. 

 1982. 

 1987. 



acres on which used. 



, 1987. 

 1982. 



acres on which used, 1987. 

 1982. 



245 

 12 067 

 40 034 



279 



253 



33 932 



54 407 



352 



377 



68 536 



78 065 



203 



230 



26 552 



20 657 



21 009 

 19 432 



204 



238 



46 160 



48 712 



Chemicals used 



Commercial fertilizer farms, 



acres on which used. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms, 



acres on which used. 



1987.. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



828 



874 



66 210 



82 713 



Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 



acres on which used. 



Lime _ farms. 1987,. 



1982. 



acres on which used. 1987.. 



1982.. 



tons. 1987. 



1982. 



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



control — 



Insects on hay and other crops farms. 1987. 



1982. 

 acres on which used. 1987. 



Nematodes in crops farms. 



acres on which used. 



Diseases in crops and orchards farms. 



acres on which used. 



1987.. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982, 



acres on which used. 1987., 



Chemicals used for defoliation or for growth 

 control of crops or thinning of fruit farms. 



acres on which used. 



16 498 

 18 366 

 33 941 

 27 595 



243 



294 



12 556 



17 881 



254 

 7 609 

 13 990 



1 447 

 1 534 



1 639 



2 451 



768 



902 



78 168 



90 231 



537 



577 



57 317 



74 735 



377 



420 



20 851 



15 496 



218 

 238 



8 071 



9 292 



12 405 



13 911 



283 

 236 

 19 193 

 17 838 

 26 420 

 25 351 



1 765 

 4 222 



2 039 

 4 509 



478 



717 



85 800 



110 692 



275 



213 



9 833 



9 838 



222 



208 

 11 593 

 14 608 

 16 988 

 23 603 



314 

 335 



52 133 



53 653 



240 



269 



44 845 



56 265 



277 



259 



54 254 



67 487 



313 



466 



68 732 



88 Oil 



232 ALABAMA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



