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



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



Chemicals used 



Coahoma 



Copiah 



Covington 



De Soto 



Forrest 



Franklin 



Commercial fertilizer farms. 



acres on which used, 



Cropland fertlized, 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. 



248 



274 



125 899 



131 574 



230 



274 



125 188 



(D) 



22 

 2 



711 

 (D) 



10 



77 



3 535 



15 616 



5 615 



27 215 



211 



191 



106 919 



1 10 008 



12 



7 



2 057 



12 588 



73 



57 



20 380 



17 197 



213 



260 



164 319 



169 762 



173 



193 



63 145 



84 428 



564 



429 



514 



32 031 



41 823 



293 



412 



20 516 



31 315 



202 



280 



11 515 



10 508 



143 

 196 

 6 555 

 10 498 

 6 667 

 9 595 



66 



170 



5 798 



11 225 



7 



10 



7 



149 



18 

 36 



2 783 

 2 895 



92 

 221 



12 148 

 21 844 



S 

 8 



(D) 



285 



362 



365 

 76 682 

 71 913 



267 



307 



69 851 



63 251 



149 



164 



6 831 



8 662 



74 

 161 



11 187 



12 344 

 15 503 

 18 546 



91 



110 



22 803 



46 343 



6 



28 



(D) 



7 107 



25 

 23 



12 700 

 9 063 



170 



223 



67 209 



80 814 



34 



76 



11 453 



13 973 



Chemicals used 



Greene 



Grenada 



Hancock 



Harrison 



Holmes 



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. 



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.. 



(D) 



9 



7 

 311 

 468 



24 



84 



2 452 



7 398 



6 

 1 380 



265 



198 



15 455 



9 890 



171 



191 



11 867 



8 687 



142 



71 



3 588 



1 203 



91 



84 



1 429 



3 818 

 1 390 



4 226 



34 



43 



490 



1 098 



9 



4 



14 



121 



24 



40 



380 



215 



33 



53 



5 191 



3 804 



4 

 4 



210 MISSISSIPPI 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



