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



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



Ctiemicats used 



Middlesex 



Montgomery 



Nelson 



New Kent 



Northampton 



Northumber- 

 land 



Nottoway 



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. 



94 



105 



12 750 



11 256 



93 

 104 



12 424 

 10 705 



12 



17 



326 



551 



53 

 52 



3 047 



4 010 



3 581 



4 611 



30 



26 



2 275 



1 928 



331 

 714 



2 



5 



(D) 



237 



66 



77 



10 838 



8 496 



2 

 2 



(D) 

 (D) 



307 



356 



15 162 



17 884 



275 

 344 



12 271 



13 175 



113 

 135 



2 891 



4 709 



89 



108 



3 251 



4 551 



5 491 



5 605 



135 



144 



5 815 



3 639 



9 



5 



590 



824 



15 



6 



601 



554 



143 

 147 



5 807 



6 204 



17 

 124 

 609 



230 



245 



14 220 



11 366 



214 



240 



11 185 



8 903 



66 



86 



3 035 



82 



56 

 874 

 978 

 531 



38 

 74 



2 362 

 1 869 



7 



2 



268 



(D) 



33 

 51 



1 841 



3 564 



50 

 61 



4 163 



2 262 



11 



15 



482 



191 



72 



74 



12 362 



12 095 



71 



74 

 11 904 

 11 280 



14 



23 



458 



815 



35 



42 



3 494 



3 708 



3 259 



4 309 



26 



26 



4 959 



4 957 



1 



5 



(D) 



478 



5 



7 

 29 

 118 



41 



48 



9 577 



8 686 



4 



1 



706 



(D) 



222 



214 



36 513 



37 114 



222 



214 

 36 311 

 36 387 



16 



20 



202 



727 



122 

 118 

 11 532 

 14 385 

 11 685 

 13 788 



191 



167 



28 302 



33 539 



12 

 10 



1 554 



2 244 



63 



49 



4 673 



8 042 



169 



156 



33 777 



35 835 



178 



196 



28 090 



27 533 



178 



196 



27 621 



27 260 



22 



6 



469 



273 



100 



118 



7 403 



7 715 



8 266 

 8 733 



336 



286 



15 769 



17 583 



322 

 285 



12 576 



13 030 



78 

 103 

 193 

 553 



102 

 95 

 941 

 833 

 987 

 872 



27 



611 

 402 



113 



117 



10 933 



10 925 



48 



18 



2 608 



2 008 



2 



14 



(D) 



294 



163 



146 



24 625 



19 892 



(D) 

 787 



121 

 110 



1 718 



2 961 



74 



61 



1 296 



514 



18 



4 



133 



321 



135 



120 



7 438 



5 576 



17 



17 



375 



140 



Chemicals used 



Page 



Patrick 



Pittsylvania 



Powhatan 



Prince 

 Edward 



Prince 

 George 



Prince William 



Commercial fertilizer famis. 



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 tor 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. 



667 



729 



18 348 



23 314 



596 



728 



11 526 



15 028 



265 



270 



6 822 



8 286 



143 



207 



3 322 



3 633 



6 181 



7 168 



171 

 286 



2 613 



3 804 



70 



112 



1 034 



1 382 



93 

 133 



1 346 



2 143 



221 



245 

 5 263 

 5 434 



54 



48 



938 



406 



1 766 



1 936 

 59 340 

 57 286 



1 668 



1 905 



48 900 



46 164 



423 

 354 



10 440 



11 122 



506 

 482 

 11 004 

 9 724 

 16 640 

 15 035 



829 



885 



13 632 



11 856 



576 



944 



9 542 



12 612 



144 



125 



2 993 



2 275 



512 



405 



22 288 



16 292 



112 



172 



2 144 



2 533 



152 



148 



15 807 



12 854 



138 



145 



12 957 



9 041 



70 

 48 



2 850 



3 813 



78 

 63 



2 531 



3 277 



4 959 

 7 415 



45 



54 



1 911 



1 708 



88 



2 



7 



(D) 



98 



61 



60 



6 481 



4 730 



3 



7 



198 



238 



363 



374 



25 104 



19 303 



337 



365 

 19 034 

 13 455 



93 

 6 070 

 5 848 



80 

 93 



1 927 



2 501 



3 554 



4 510 



154 



164 



2 455 



1 879 



37 



44 



301 



1 311 



36 



2 



212 



(D) 



89 



129 



10 864 



7 255 



21 



1 



336 



(D) 



158 



181 



17 818 



20 150 



152 



175 



17 721 



19 671 



8 

 26 



97 

 479 



68 

 69 



2 937 



3 753 

 3 068 

 3 680 



47 



71 



6 522 



8 306 



32 



37 



2 026 



2 064 



13 



19 



1 378 



1 124 



95 



91 



18 111 



10 516 



7 



20 



240 



1 778 



157 



165 



17 866 



12 486 



145 



162 



16 368 



10 720 



39 



58 



498 



766 



68 

 73 

 4 663 

 2 765 

 6 763 

 4 206 



67 



51 



6 661 



2 320 



4 



3 



823 



206 



15 



3 



(D) 



707 



36 



103 



8 971 



5 633 



10 



19 



(D) 



534 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



VIRGINIA 229 



