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] 



Cliemicals used 



Kentucky 



Adair 



Allen 



Commercial fertilizer farms, 



i on wfiicfi used. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms, 



acres on whicfi used, 



Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 



acres on wfiicfi used. 



Lime farms, 



acres on wfilcfi 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. 



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.. 



Chemicals used for defoliation or for growth 

 control of crops or thinning of fruit farms. 



1982. 

 1978. 



acres on which used. 1982. 

 1978- 



84 261 



89 552 



583 272 



533 186 



81 835 

 88 731 

 125 036 



12 959 



14 379 



458 236 



520 944 



24 336 



23 972 



580 072 



650 148 



1 195 724 



1 438 079 



31 991 



32 388 

 794 855 

 953 541 



2 316 



3 164 

 74 825 

 96 199 



9 420 



2 451 



103 144 



59 748 



27 052 



31 306 



2 367 734 



2 107 554 



7 058 



8 231 

 127 118 

 100 766 



691 



702 



11 594 



8 365 



677 



689 



7 560 



5 869 



88 

 67 



4 034 



2 496 



266 

 198 



3 520 

 2 163 

 7 275 



5 181 



307 



294 



3 810 



2 228 



28 



33 



380 



249 



62 



21 



473 



302 



176 

 191 



3 439 

 2 976 



71 



97 



717 

 536 



Chemicals used 



Boone 



Boyd 



Boyle 



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.. 



31 



31 



295 



606 



27 



30 



206 



348 



7 



10 



89 



258 



10 

 5 

 50 

 92 

 111 

 92 



(D) 



4 



5 



(D) 

 65 



12 



15 



57 



379 



1 



(D) 



745 



723 



12 521 



12 023 



738 



723 



11 739 



11 055 



59 



53 



782 



968 



242 



195 

 4 119 

 1 820 

 7 611 

 4 106 



158 



174 



3 187 



2 760 



34 



20 



1 059 



184 



62 



101 



1 084 



1 723 



171 

 171 



5 730 



6 041 



68 



76 



378 



517 



119 



107 



2 790 



1 609 



110 

 101 



2 282 

 1 381 



23 



12 



508 



228 



33 

 17 

 359 

 230 

 792 

 568 



IS 



27 



107 



288 



(D) 



5 



1 



41 



(D) 



36 



34 



1 292 



1 623 



687 



701 



15 120 



15 388 



678 



701 



11 846 



11 772 



87 



84 



3 274 



3 616 



197 



157 



3 991 



2 885 



10 121 



6 701 



288 

 262 



5 487 

 4 040 



20 



70 



1 176 



1 517 



147 



2 



920 



(D) 



216 



206 



8 767 



7 409 



103 



131 



1 552 



951 



681 



733 



7 625 



7 234 



673 



726 



6 900 



6 752 



28 



34 



725 



482 



301 

 223 



2 134 



1 406 



3 909 



2 506 



246 



330 



3 681 



2 650 



67 



30 



628 



346 



73 



23 



726 



422 



200 

 177 



2 613 



3 348 



90 

 137 

 623 

 725 



248 KENTUCKY 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DAT^ 



