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



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



Ctiemjcals used 



Delaware 



Des Moines 



Dickinson 



Dubuque 



Emmet 



Fayette 



Floyd 



Commercial fertilizer farms, 



acres on wfiicti used. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms, 



acres on wfiicti used, 



Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 



acres on wfiicfi used. 



Lime farms, 



acres on wfiicfi used, 



tons. 



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

 control — 

 Insects on fiay and otfier crops farms, 



acres on wfiicfi used. 



Nematodes in crops farms, 



acres on wfiicfi used. 



Diseases in crops and orcfiards... farms, 



acres on whicfi used. 



Weeds, grass, or brusfi in crops and 

 pasture farms, 



acres on wfiicfi used, 



Cfiemicals used for defoliation or for growtfi 

 control of crops or thinning of fruit farms. 



acres on wfiicti used. 



1982- 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



1982. 

 1976. 

 1982- 

 1978- 



1982.. 

 1978- 

 1982- 

 1978.. 



1982-. 

 1978- 

 1982.. 

 1978. 

 1982.. 

 1978-. 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978.. 



1962. 

 1978- 

 1982- 

 1978.. 



1982.. 

 1978.. 

 1982.. 

 1978-. 



1982.. 

 1978.. 

 1982.. 

 1978-. 



1982.. 

 1978.. 

 1982.. 

 1978.. 



1 159 



1 245 



206 308 



198 508 



1 148 



1 245 



204 368 



195 912 



78 

 84 



1 940 



2 596 



219 



319 



11 182 



12 047 

 31 801 

 36 817 



731 



690 



116 350 



91 984 



48 



89 



4 826 



11 515 



2 



13 



(D) 



1 593 



809 



880 



141 446 



141 541 



26 



23 



3 319 



2 062 



594 



658 



102 246 



116 658 



577 



657 



99 704 



114 389 



58 



60 



2 542 



2 269 



133 



110 



8 750 



17 889 



23 814 



41 278 



390 



333 



59 196 



61 168 



30 

 21 



1 504 



2 883 



10 



12 



462 



286 



456 



530 



106 430 



111 246 



21 



24 



2 399 



1 474 



525 



514 



102 884 



100 544 



524 



514 



100 779 



97 431 



21 

 42 



1 711 

 4 342 



2 248 

 4 507 



125 



171 



23 462 



40 112 



1 



14 



(D) 



2 372 



2 585 



503 



431 



136 407 



117 260 



4 



5 



296 



425 



1 322 



1 419 

 147 585 

 139 884 



1 290 



1 407 

 143 003 

 136 900 



123 



129 



4 582 



2 984 



393 



299 



16 548 



7 880 



44 215 



25 376 



898 



843 



85 383 



74 641 



92 



102 



8 403 



7 732 



36 

 72 



1 501 



2 564 



942 



829 



89 085 



67 120 



38 



SO 



2 815 



4 017 



696 



656 



119 550 



127 464 



592 



656 



116 737 



125 241 



22 



28 



484 



4 236 



1 372 



4 349 



157 



194 



18 268 



40 909 



17 



13 



I 489 



3 701 



8 



16 



240 



5 582 



596 



474 



178 320 



126 842 



14 



13 



1 841 



1 647 



1 343 



1 456 



230 000 



229 261 



1 325 



1 456 



226 036 



225 638 



102 



93 



3 964 



3 623 



196 



419 



7 921 



19 782 



21 048 



57 673 



679 



639 



103 239 



80 815 



84 



49 



6 687 



5 171 



15 

 12 



3 115 

 1 945 



1 018 



1 089 



199 886 



178 620 



15 



26 



1 226 



1 826 



876 



887 



161 183 



143 655 



876 



887 



160 789 



142 902 



20 



20 



394 



753 



80 



150 



3 662 



8 674 



11 825 



23 946 



216 



255 



43 795 



38 361 



16 



11 



2 060 



1 364 



1 



16 



(D) 



5 646 



796 



809 



197 524 



157 328 



1 



12 



(D) 



3 178 



Cfiemicals used 



Fremont 



Greene 



Grundy 



Guttirie 



Hamilton 



Hancock 



Hardin 



Commercial fertilizer -farms, 



acres on wfiicfi used. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms. 



acres on wfiicti used. 



Pastureland and rangeland fertilized ---farms. 



acres on wfiicfi used, 



Lime farms. 



acres on wfiicfi used. 



tons. 



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

 control — 

 Insects on fiay and otfier crops farms, 



acres on wtiicfi used. 



Nematodes in crops farms, 



acres on wfiicfi 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. 



600 



629 



106 382 



134 153 



575 



629 



100 910 



126 808 



143 



132 



5 472 



7 345 



68 



89 



5 703 



8 799 



9 604 

 19 558 



172 



321 



32 155 



71 416 



6 



22 



696 



4 558 



10 



17 



920 



4 544 



568 



474 



171 568 



141 970 



17 



15 



4 064 



3 195 



815 



945 



160 377 



183 131 



796 



944 



158 142 



180 007 



53 

 95 



2 235 



3 124 



37 

 40 

 1 756 

 3 470 

 3 643 

 6 417 



157 



464 



26 182 



89 134 



41 

 1 313 

 4 944 



2 

 26 



(D) 

 3 788 



743 



741 



216 812 



208 844 



8 



11 



2 773 



1 780 



906 



1 005 



160 671 



175 376 



894 



1 005 



159 132 



172 466 



38 

 44 



1 539 



2 910 



113 



251 



7 472 



17 327 



16 196 



40 757 



428 



476 



65 802 



76 054 



29 

 25 



2 010 



6 361 



22 

 13 



7 655 

 1 092 



822 



842 



197 844 



200 222 



7 



13 



(0) 



1 426 



744 



822 



122 404 



125 817 



710 



816 



112 885 



114 305 



159 



151 



9 519 



11 512 



146 



128 



6 547 



6 322 



12 757 

 12 062 



417 



388 



54 599 



57 734 



9 

 38 



2 061 



3 551 



10 

 4 



4 078 



24 



653 



673 



130 155 



112 124 



5 466 

 (D) 



943 



1 047 



190 343 



196 470 



943 



1 047 

 190 135 

 196 335 



16 



3 



208 



135 



24 

 30 



2 360 



2 057 



3 325 



4 838 



165 



318 



34 344 



66 737 



22 



48 



485 



361 



2 



12 



(D) 



1 269 



820 



794 



230 633 



229 633 



19 



11 



4 821 



663 



955 



1 119 



173 502 



208 125 



949 



1 119 



172 163 



206 133 



54 



37 



1 339 



1 992 



9 



68 



722 



2 995 



2 136 

 5 983 



233 



364 



34 764 



68 298 



2 



26 



(D) 



4 058 



6 



16 



12 



1 700 



837 



896 



221 460 



218 129 



1 824 



2 597 



915 



1 031 



189 383 



186 478 



905 

 1 025 



187 461 

 180 840 



53 



74 



1 922 

 5 638 



53 

 127 



2 868 

 7 087 

 7 949 



15 756 



331 



382 



58 899 



74 428 



14 

 36 



1 049 



5 513 



14 



29 



536 



6 204 



851 



839 



224 751 



192 388 



15 

 13 



2 134 

 2 195 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



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