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] 



Cfiemicals used 



Iowa 



Appanoose 



Audubon 



Commercial fertilizer farms. 



acres on wfiicfi 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. 



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.. 



86 653 

 93 317 



14 661 266 



15 184 915 



85 398 



92 907 



14 181 267 



14 620 714 



8 855 



10 443 

 479 999 

 564 201 



11 172 

 14 577 



588 678 



810 259 



1 389 986 



1 942 275 



41 193 



44 090 



6 062 166 



6 640 743 



3 419 



4 561 

 415 428 

 517 125 



1 331 



1 886 



177 125 



219 621 



73 116 



73 497 



16 269 261 



14 215 869 



1 726 



1 412 



242 520 



169 928 



828 



953 



92 808 



88 226 



805 

 949 



89 891 

 84 267 



85 

 145 



2 917 



3 959 



251 



278 



9 784 



8 548 



23 745 



20 125 



587 



614 



59 254 



51 178 



103 



60 



7 410 



4 959 



7 



5 



385 



425 



620 



526 



59 756 



39 124 



37 



21 



2 880 



2 070 



572 



547 



49 371 



52 126 



518 



536 



40 598 



39 403 



117 



200 



8 773 



12 723 



100 

 111 

 3 137 

 3 717 

 6 182 

 8 933 



204 

 294 



21 242 



22 159 



1 



12 



(D) 



2 532 



1 



3 



(D) 



381 



427 



43 525 



43 817 



12 

 1 644 



674 



757 



143 064 



136 189 



660 



748 



131 076 



127 148 



93 



100 



11 988 



9 041 



96 



132 



4 931 



10 474 



9 056 



20 572 



399 



441 



81 434 



86 167 



30 



66 



2 564 



4 683 



10 



12 



1 598 



1 825 



529 



539 



142 738 



95 058 



10 

 11 



2 750 



3 315 



Chemicals used 



Black Hawk 



Boone 



Bremer 



Buchanan 



Buena Vista 



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 whrch 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-, 



1 017 



1 062 



173 064 



181 091 



1 017 



1 062 



171 690 



179 910 



85 



56 



1 374 



1 181 



136 

 154 



7 950 



8 470 

 18 468 

 22 936 



420 



451 



59 634 



76 935 



53 

 62 



2 898 

 4 664 



13 

 31 

 188 



3 426 



935 



878 



199 979 



181 450 



17 



7 



1 685 



56 



1 163 



1 199 



201 181 



195 469 



1 142 



1 199 

 198 516 

 193 621 



77 

 79 



2 665 



1 848 



189 



279 



8 055 



14 582 



22 205 



42 612 



530 



460 



81 442 



68 770 



29 



60 



4 381 



6 953 



4 



24 



1 030 



1 400 



988 



933 



187 697 



178 853 



15 



23 



820 



1 785 



981 



1 078 



183 502 



187 987 



981 

 1 066 



182 379 



183 596 



37 



68 



123 



391 



80 



5 175 



6 315 

 10 365 

 10 055 



398 



436 



61 057 



88 463 



15 

 73 



2 414 



4 630 



25 

 21 



1 910 



3 166 



961 



870 



258 196 



210 566 



35 

 16 



5 718 



2 625 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



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