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



[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text 1 



Chemicals used 



California 



Alpine 



Calaveras 



Commercial fertilizer . 



farms, 1987- 



1982. 



acres on whicfi used. 1987. 

 1982. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms, 1987. 



1982- 



acres on wtitch used. 1987. 

 1982. 



Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms. 1987. 



1982. 



acres on whichi used. 1987. 



1982. 



Lime farms, 



acres on wfiicfi used, 



tons, 



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

 control — 

 Insects on tiay and other crops farms. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982_ 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 



1982. 



acres on which used, 1987_ 

 1982- 



Nematodes in crops . 



farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres on which used, 1987- 



1982- 



Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 1987. 



1982. 

 acres on which used, 1987. 

 1982- 

 Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and 



pasture farms, 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. 



44 666 



41 911 



6 373 998 



7 224 931 



42 760 

 39 980 



6 224 841 



7 052 760 



2 598 



3 019 

 149 157 

 172 171 



1 668 



1 588 



73 436 



84 929 



145 394 



166 202 



32 959 

 30 460 



4 976 387 



5 337 361 



3 603 



3 526 



341 600 



435 661 



17 446 



15 280 



1 501 549 



1 593 497 



35 003 



28 192 



4 607 770 



4 900 248 



6 173 



5 483 



1 283 292 



1 491 841 



131 



96 



7 238 



5 376 



124 

 94 



6 538 



(D) 



7 



3 



700 



(D) 



3 

 5 

 (D) 

 13 

 (D) 

 13 



102 

 66 



4 187 

 3 990 



8 



12 



191 



453 



48 

 40 



1 175 

 1 843 



128 



86 



7 993 



5 027 



19 



13 



142 



101 



1 



2 



(D) 



(D) 



1 



1 



(D) 



(D) 



1 



(D) 



116 



58 



5 725 



2 286 



108 



52 



5 477 



2 268 



8 



6 



248 



18 



12 

 1 



95 

 (D) 

 80 

 (D) 



54 



35 



2 010 



1 821 



7 



1 



33 



(D) 



64 

 22 



1 268 

 680 



104 

 51 



2 973 

 1 866 



52 



87 



630 



995 



52 



71 



630 



835 



16 



160 



22 

 26 



274 

 413 



5 

 35 



30 

 20 



95 

 262 



63 



3 474 



518 



Chemicals used 



Contra Costa 



Del Norte 



El Dorado 



Fresno 



Glenn 



Humboldt 



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 -- - -„ --. farms. 



acres on which used. 



Chemicals used for defoliation or for growth 

 control of crops or thinning of fruit farms. 



acres on which used, 



1987. 

 1982- 

 1987- 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987- 

 1982- 



1987- 

 1982- 

 1987- 

 1982. 



1987- 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 

 1987- 

 1982- 



1987.. 

 1982.. 

 1987.. 

 1982-. 



1987.. 

 1982.. 

 1987.. 

 1982. 



1987-. 

 1982-. 

 1987-. 

 1982-. 



1987. 

 1982- 

 1987- 

 1982- 



1987. 

 1982- 

 1987- 

 1982. 



215 



286 



17 469 



22 198 



213 



281 



(D) 



22 187 



2 



11 

 (D) 

 11 



15 



9 



155 



255 



44 



62 



7 020 



4 802 



17 

 29 



1 968 



2 300 



31 

 44 



5 052 

 2 502 



8 



15 



366 



339 



1 074 



1 033 



13 



5 



205 



155 



4 



6 



347 



350 



12 



7 



173 



161 



6 



19 



536 



1 047 



203 



219 



2 307 



2 743 



179 



1 787 



2 435 



49 



66 



520 



308 



15 



87 



237 



113 



129 



1 137 



1 361 



12 

 18 



145 



135 



973 



2 058 



161 



113 



1 443 



1 289 



53 



49 



631 



480 



271 

 277 



12 753 



13 394 



198 



187 



5 827 



5 283 



119 

 127 



6 926 



8 111 



21 

 65 

 300 

 508 

 738 

 892 



81 



29 



805 

 350 



7 



15 



7 



113 



64 



50 



990 



727 



47 



66 



2 061 



1 911 



15 

 9 



699 

 9 



222 CALIFORNIA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



