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] 



Chemicals used 



Virginia 



Alleghany 



Amelia 



Amherst 



Appomattox 



Commercial lerlillzer 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 fnjit 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- 



1962. 

 1978. 

 1982.. 

 1978.. 



1982.. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978-. 



1982.. 

 1978.. 

 1982.. 

 1978-. 



95 



92 



2 272 



2 250 



80 



88 



1 694 



1 792 



42 



26 



678 



458 



38 

 25 



341 

 408 

 630 

 759 



8 

 15 

 82 



330 



(D) 



25 



40 



1 120 



695 



282 

 268 



10 726 



11 751 



225 



257 



7 809 



7 639 



116 



99 



2 916 



4 112 



91 



82 



1 864 



1 303 



2 296 

 2 456 



69 



64 

 1 803 

 1 347 



1 



8 



(D) 



133 



19 



13 



65 



272 



39 



61 



1 492 



911 



2 



(D) 



338 



398 



12 576 



17 016 



313 



398 



10 398 



12 822 



111 

 126 

 178 

 194 



130 

 124 

 2 410 

 2 118 

 4 717 

 4 223 



135 



181 



738 



1 127 



10 

 18 

 88 

 91 



6 



29 



81 



141 

 2 476 

 5 149 



26 



4 



367 



87 



Chemicals used 



Arlington 



Augusta 



Bath 



Bedford 



Bland 



Botetourt 



Brunswick 



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.. 

 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 

 (D) 

 (D) 



3 



2 



3 



(D) 



1 

 (D) 



1 



2 



(D) 



(D) 



1 

 (D) 



80 



89 



4 756 



3 479 



62 



75 



2 877 



2 264 



44 



39 



1 878 



1 215 



35 



40 



1 223 



879 



1 696 



1 873 



5 



17 



(D) 



479 



4 



4 



111 



22 



3 



16 



210 



142 



26 



47 



1 034 



1 552 



9 



16 



242 



586 



956 

 36 026 

 36 872 



805 



922 



26 632 



28 614 



345 



285 



8 394 



8 258 



270 

 292 



6 746 



7 812 

 11 758 

 13 683 



252 



285 



6 519 



5 170 



18 



75 



926 



1 123 



59 



72 



988 



1 077 



169 

 292 



6 794 



8 718 



15 



44 



604 



562 



265 

 274 



8 893 



9 348 



224 



263 



6 049 



5 888 



97 

 165 



2 844 



3 460 



79 

 94 



1 432 



2 418 



2 494 



3 304 



49 



57 



1 325 



1 569 



1 



1 



(D) 



(D) 



10 



1 



19 



(D) 



93 

 129 



2 648 



3 432 



28 

 652 



299 



368 



15 158 



17 230 



259 



357 



10 939 



12 446 



122 

 135 



4 219 

 4 784 



103 

 149 

 2 981 

 2 317 

 4 854 

 4 539 



111 



154 



4 796 



3 645 



2 



10 



(D) 



326 



14 

 34 



937 

 1 615 



77 

 134 



4 588 

 6 699 



15 



40 



284 



1 135 



507 



574 



25 529 



25 083 



478 



567 



22 191 



19 719 



87 

 94 



3 338 



5 364 



161 

 173 



4 065 



6 488 

 4 978 



7 073 



178 



274 



6 442 



5 935 



148 



278 



2 788 



5 262 



48 



16 



1 238 



1 300 



201 



226 



15 290 



13 181 



23 



67 



1 156 



912 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



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