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) 



Chemicals used 



Lyon 



Marion 



Marsfiall 



Mills 



Mitchell 



Commercial fertilizer farms. 



acres on which used. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland famns, 



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. 



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. 



1 081 



1 044 



171 432 



164 124 



1 081 



1 044 



166 515 



160 926 



54 

 45 

 3 498 

 3 778 

 6 716 

 6 342 



1982. 

 1978. 



acres on which used, 1982.. 

 1978. 



378 



563 



50 822 



73 214 



11 



57 



1 819 



4 939 



16 

 6 



5 400 

 780 



901 



851 



195 602 



151 670 



21 



9 



4 497 



999 



698 



766 



91 240 



93 318 



674 



760 



79 025 



83 651 



135 

 132 



12 215 

 9 667 



96 



234 



2 352 



13 856 

 5 356 



31 312 



238 



404 



30 340 



49 339 



42 



67 



3 964 



2 234 



2 



16 



(D) 



1 342 



662 



696 



115 485 



87 461 



16 

 13 



606 

 1 387 



883 

 1 018 



135 530 

 140 495 



864 



1 001 

 130 668 



136 867 



100 



86 



4 862 



3 628 



146 

 208 

 10 060 

 13 160 

 24 259 

 33 101 



629 



524 



78 841 



68 303 



28 

 44 



3 846 

 5 870 



10 



28 



2 235 



4 518 



734 



828 



142 671 



140 264 



761 



869 



92 854 



105 523 



741 



869 



89 725 



102 298 



94 



82 



129 



225 



6 

 181 

 430 



101 



142 



6 640 



9 609 



12 065 



22 113 



386 



418 



39 482 



46 146 



36 

 68 



5 314 



6 318 



7 



25 



(D) 



1 008 



645 



752 



108 404 



103 858 



38 



9 



1 419 



299 



897 



927 



162 632 



158 687 



891 



918 



158 808 



154 140 



59 

 92 



3 824 



4 547 



93 

 152 



7 092 



8 253 

 17 061 

 19 543 



606 



503 



94 552 



76 817 



20 



84 



2 130 



8 855 



19 



31 



1 812 



5 355 



741 



801 



182 790 



175 184 



29 



13 



1 874 



1 810 



524 



581 

 109 394 

 111 477 



519 



575 



104 320 



107 896 



78 



103 



5 074 



3 581 



13 

 42 



1 029 

 3 392 



2 391 

 8 094 



213 



307 



47 804 



63 594 



19 



11 



2 880 



1 731 



14 



16 



4 861 



1 050 



472 



561 



167 304 



129 350 



11 



9 



4 146 



1 634 



792 



832 



133 098 



157 628 



785 



832 



132 188 



156 420 



18 



44 



910 



1 208 



81 



279 



5 295 



14 143 



14 305 



45 192 



339 



347 



49 362 



58 371 



44 



8 



4 026 



332 



26 



10 

 4 072 

 1 484 



680 



739 



157 916 



155 561 



3 



1 



1 402 



(D) 



Chemicals used 



Monroe 



Montgomery 



Muscatine 



O'Brien 



Osceola 



Page 



Palo Alto 



Commercial fertilizer farms, 



acres on which used. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms, 



acres on which used. 



Pastureland and rangeland fertlized 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. 



414 



466 



44 059 



57 713 



376 



450 



36 153 



49 283 



102 

 152 



7 906 



8 430 



69 



151 



3 268 



7 028 



8 166 

 19 328 



178 



226 



11 597 



22 225 



37 



6 



3 150 



1 250 



6 

 15 

 28 



1 141 



363 



397 



38 154 



48 888 



33 



8 



2 067 



172 



514 



591 



100 118 



110 490 



493 



591 



91 577 



102 759 



134 



143 



8 541 



7 731 



96 

 88 



5 291 



6 563 

 11 216 

 13 749 



314 



327 



43 848 



50 408 



6 



45 

 1 004 

 5 951 



16 

 14 



1 286 



2 750 



442 



502 



122 345 



109 814 



11 



2 



(D) 



(D) 



786 



801 



129 609 



106 367 



786 



796 



126 484 



104 522 



70 



47 



3 125 



1 845 



106 



109 



5 204 



5 393 



12 575 



14 141 



538 



363 



74 979 



48 868 



62 



50 



5 715 



3 704 



32 



14 



2 065 



476 



554 



620 



101 251 



100 994 



35 



5 



1 367 



380 



1 039 



1 146 



165 279 



195 184 



1 014 



1 144 

 162 460 

 193 550 



76 

 64 



2 819 

 1 634 



113 



138 



9 749 



12 055 



17 922 



18 777 



310 



381 



46 403 



60 406 



10 



42 



1 910 



4 380 



10 



15 



(D) 



1 069 



962 



1 016 



232 875 



224 637 



11 



7 



1 447 



1 926 



673 



697 



121 640 



131 478 



672 



697 



121 204 



129 779 



20 



53 



436 



1 699 



33 

 49 



1 010 



2 243 

 1 376 



3 204 



127 



226 



20 220 



40 069 



15 



17 



1 612 



1 994 



1 



10 



(D) 



3 940 



547 



582 



151 122 



130 758 



34 



11 



5 666 



1 732 



750 



841 



115 732 



119 584 



717 



836 



99 993 



109 755 



243 



168 



15 739 



9 829 



115 

 93 

 6 609 

 6 968 

 15 323 

 14 286 



324 



373 



34 704 



42 870 



13 



37 



4 881 



3 809 



7 



1 623 



300 



659 



743 



147 981 



133 246 



805 



879 



148 389 



180 357 



796 



879 



147 729 



178 377 



37 



62 



660 



1 980 



12 

 35 



1 «59 



2 245 

 1 539 



3 955 



252 



267 

 34 217 

 54 319 



10 

 14 



2 915 

 1 863 



8 

 3 



3 685 

 948 



693 



722 



206 757 



192 952 



25 

 11 



4 730 

 1 525 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



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