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



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



Chemicals used 



Alabama 



Autauga 



Baldwin 



Bartjour 



Bibb 



Blount 



Bullock 



Commercial fertilizer farms. 



acres on wfiich used. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland .farms, 



acres on wfiich used, 



Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms. 



acres on wfiich 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 bnjsh 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.. 



30 372 

 34 622 



3 172 496 

 3 660 658 



23 279 



31 160 

 2 517 162 

 2 812 960 



13 057 



14 512 

 655 334 

 847 698 



9 409 



14 216 



552 600 



896 352 



643 448 



1 055 172 



7 069 



10 802 



934 374 



1 167 186 



2 129 



3 291 

 235 173 

 295 494 



2 536 



3 121 

 227 971 



223 115 



10 965 

 17 799 



1 814 368 



2 008 856 



1 260 



1 830 



248 483 



224 336 



380 



549 



49 964 



65 520 



287 



474 



37 452 



44 476 



188 



252 



12 512 



21 044 



174 

 327 

 12 553 

 20 756 

 11 761 

 20 795 



171 



254 



18 859 



22 276 



139 



185 



12 254 



15 160 



67 



99 



6 780 



9 714 



230 



284 



30 070 



28 748 



21 



17 



2 406 



776 



431 



1 



4 



(D) 



845 



28 



79 



3 870 



6 322 



3 



2 



809 



(D) 



Chemicals used 



Butler 



Calhoun 



Chambers 



Cherokee 



Chilton 



Choctaw 



Qarke 



Commercial fertilizer farms, 



acres on wtiich used. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms. 



acres on which used. 



Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms. 



acres on whk^h 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 whk^ used. 



Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 



acres on which used. 



Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and 

 pasture.. ._. famis, 



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. 



351 



420 



26 374 



34 363 



272 



382 



20 589 



24 165 



139 



236 



5 785 



10 198 



107 

 135 



2 877 

 5 753 



3 420 

 7 351 



79 



125 



9 223 



8 172 



25 

 48 



1 517 



2 314 



36 



35 



927 



1 218 



191 

 14 944 

 14 336 



5 

 757 

 204 



24 



29 



42 



347 



232 



101 



112 



14 343 



10 362 



14 



50 



369 



1 236 



236 



236 



17 117 



25 350 



137 



174 



6 205 



9 587 



141 



139 



10 912 



15 763 



78 

 77 

 6 789 

 4 959 

 8 089 

 4 326 



28 



59 



814 



4 119 



1 

 1 



18 



11 



228 



197 



18 



100 



2 078 



8 705 



4 



5 



(D) 



706 



389 



503 



58 001 



57 469 



344 



463 



52 854 



51 943 



124 

 167 

 147 

 526 



140 



244 



15 565 



17 034 



19 902 



20 816 



136 



165 



16 606 



20 463 



10 



21 



1 947 



1 472 



20 



18 



1 647 



1 205 



216 



294 



50 006 



39 224 



61 



162 



8 500 



13 811 



406 



1 

 12 

 (D) 

 12 



34 



105 



! 120 



i 759 



335 



315 



17 705 



19 076 



234 



255 



9 429 



8 214 



179 



185 



8 276 



10 862 



52 



98 



5 072 



5 005 

 4 946 



6 720 



41 



36 



879 



875 



7 

 (D) 



84 



107 

 8 649 

 6 607 



2 



14 



(D) 



1 040 



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