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 



Polk 



Pottawattamie 



Powestiiel< 



Ringgold 



Sac 



Scott 



Shelby 



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. 



1982- 

 1978. 

 1982- 

 1978- 



1982- 

 1978- 

 1982-, 

 1978., 



1982.. 

 1978-. 

 1982.. 

 1978.. 



1982-. 

 1978-. 

 19B2-. 

 1978.. 

 1982.. 

 1978-. 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



1982. 

 1978- 

 1982- 

 1978- 



1982.. 

 1978.. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



1982. 

 1978- 

 1982- 

 1978- 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



921 



993 



163 919 



169 934 



921 



993 



(D) 



169 315 



2 



16 

 (D) 

 619 



34 

 70 



1 140 

 3 909 



2 098 

 5 335 



732 



756 



101 556 



114 580 



714 



756 



100 094 



110 346 



63 

 93 



1 462 

 4 234 



52 

 34 



3 761 



2 199 

 9 445 



4 366 



199 



278 



43 650 



59 723 



5 

 19 



1 013 

 989 



1 



1 



(D) 



(D) 



857 



828 



249 407 



205 866 



17 

 9 



2 434 

 424 



221 



367 



25 018 



53 494 



20 



24 



506 



3 383 



19 



29 



2 258 



2 153 



669 



642 



157 628 



116 303 



18 



22 



966 



1 615 



1 340 



1 435 



278 866 



284 191 



1 322 



1 430 



270 904 



272 321 



233 



217 



7 962 



11 870 



132 



133 



9 199 



9 504 



19 865 



20 490 



837 



716 



136 012 



144 483 



46 



64 



6 990 



6 251 



20 



21 

 4 615 

 2 113 



1 078 



1 135 

 310 986 

 250 690 



18 



12 



4 163 



2 350 



897 



931 



137 863 



146 124 



884 



931 



130 988 



137 519 



132 



174 



6 875 



8 605 



141 



212 



6 445 



8 384 



15 465 



20 496 



457 



446 



59 774 



63 721 



27 

 59 



2 Oil 

 7 431 



31 

 9 



3 872 

 858 



780 



834 



161 595 



141 111 



14 



13 



6 160 



1 580 



569 



597 

 98 890 

 112 425 



559 



582 



81 235 



88 593 



217 

 203 



17 655 

 23 832 



155 



189 



7 158 



12 022 



18 113 

 31 659 



310 



309 



36 150 



45 139 



7 



55 



1 848 



5 897 



15 

 8 



1 711 



88 



469 



478 



78 724 



87 022 



19 

 11 



2 513 

 1 648 



867 



937 



177 881 



172 710 



867 



937 



175 308 



169 376 



62 

 90 



2 573 



3 334 



174 

 131 



11 995 



8 773 



21 596 



15 087 



399 



362 



73 824 



70 300 



22 



27 



6 354 



6 009 



13 



14 



4 484 



2 719 



746 



809 



226 065 



183 527 



858 



958 



160 666 



140 860 



830 



953 



158 256 



137 878 



78 



86 



2 410 



2 982 



125 



127 



7 528 



5 623 



17 238 



15 003 



592 



514 



111 582 



74 206 



71 



63 



9 620 



8 908 



11 

 21 



1 840 



2 555 



659 



724 



132 922 



114 595 



8 



22 



720 



1 346 



Chemicals used 



Sioux 



Story 



Tama 



Taylor 



Union 



Van Buren 



Wapello 



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, 



g 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.. 



1 512 



1 679 



256 376 



269 297 



1 505 



1 673 



252 191 



265 398 



67 



107 



4 185 



3 899 



115 



162 



7 721 



11 378 



13 242 



18 336 



888 



928 



127 481 



135 848 



47 



79 



8 037 



8 571 



37 



33 



4 320 



3 458 



1 234 



1 264 

 238 926 

 201 440 



35 



31 



3 636 



2 925 



931 



984 



161 609 



189 569 



922 



980 

 160 459 

 187 767 



31 



47 



1 150 



1 802 



47 

 44 



3 412 



4 729 

 8 759 



14 920 



250 



372 



39 527 



83 339 



13 

 46 



2 015 

 5 526 



6 



1 



(D) 



(D) 



868 



887 



227 780 



216 837 



13 

 10 



3 265 

 195 



1 142 



1 252 



179 791 



189 689 



1 118 



1 251 



173 951 



184 617 



150 



106 



5 840 



5 072 



162 



218 



9 249 



11 474 



22 843 



27 552 



586 



694 



86 410 



103 379 



68 



61 

 3 902 

 6 536 



6 



30 



858 



2 703 



958 



995 



205 894 



188 371 



24 



30 



355 



3 399 



537 



526 



63 096 



67 580 



513 



521 



51 057 



55 814 



141 

 136 



12 039 

 11 766 



156 



135 



6 047 



8 533 



13 530 

 16 035 



292 



275 



22 809 



24 517 



6 



23 



775 



3 192 



22 



5 



858 



372 



531 



471 



78 167 



62 787 



627 



658 



79 669 



90 575 



615 



658 



75 467 



78 261 



85 

 134 



4 202 



12 314 



110 



144 



3 409 



5 246 

 8 730 



13 442 



239 



310 



38 630 



29 568 



8 



3 



759 



56 



27 



2 698 

 470 



2 356 

 889 



491 



581 



84 317 



76 055 



2 200 

 104 



230 IOWA 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



