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



(Data are based on a sample ol farms, fot meaning o( abbreviations and symbols, see inlroductory texl] 



Chemicals used 



Commercial lertlllzar . 



farms. 1987. 



1982- 



acres on which used. 1987.. 

 1982. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres on which used. 1987. 



1982. 



Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms. 1987. 



1982. 



acres on which used. 1967. 



.1982. 



1982- 



acres on which used, 1987.. 

 1982, 

 Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and 



pasture _-_ (arms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres on which used, 1987. 



1982. 



Chemicals used for defoliation or for growth 



control of crops or thinning of fruit farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres on which used, 1987. 



1982. 



476 

 24 913 

 29 468 



263 



396 



17 022 



21 820 



6 597 

 5 360 



7 615 



934 



926 



43 538 



49 637 



633 

 26 850 

 39 161 



545 



610 



36 380 



52 166 



390 



470 



25 826 



41 220 



263 

 10 554 

 10 946 



8 524 

 13 643 



7 565 



9 286 



249 

 11 026 

 26 508 



375 



362 



21 994 



33 806 



216 

 15 783 

 25 246 



326 



376 



37 967 



45 606 



260 



310 



29 935 



35 226 



5 100 

 5 840 



5 424 



6 684 



Chemicals used 



Commercial fertilizer farms, 1987.. 



1982.. 



acres on which used. 1987.. 



1982.. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms. 1987.. 



Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms. 



acres on which used. 



Lime farms, 19 



19 



acres on which used, 1 9 



19 



tons. 19 



19 



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



control — 



Insects on hay and other crops farms. 19 



19 

 acres on which used. 1 9 



840 

 43 408 

 59 733 



352 



462 



15 341 



17 570 



195 

 213 



4 410 

 6 798 



5 094 

 8 242 



203 



258 



34 214 



75 313 



205 

 24 164 

 61 935 



3 879 

 5 941 

 3 995 

 7 418 



207 



336 



21 322 



38 838 



306 

 16 761 

 35 781 



1 497 

 6 040 

 1 787 

 8 246 



Nematodes in crops farms. 



acres on which used. 



Diseases in crops and orchards farms. 



acres on which used. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



, 1987. 

 1982- 



acres on which used. 1987. 

 1982- 



1987. 

 1982- 



acres on which used. 1987. 

 1982. 



259 

 16 793 

 33 960 



348 



375 



28 626 



44 085 



11 472 

 13 502 

 11 545 

 13 792 



217 

 14 801 

 16 727 



356 



352 



17 353 



17 412 



209 



236 



11 859 



10 029 



2 460 



2 751 



3 212 

 3 936 



236 



208 



8 105 



11 484 



4 751 

 7 159 

 3 410 

 9 079 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



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