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 



Rappahannock 



Roanoke 



Rockbridge 



Rockingham 



Russell 



Scott 



Commercial lertilizer farms. 



acres on whk:h 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 famis, 



acres on which used. 



Nematodes in crops farms, 



acres on whk:h used, 



Diseases in crops and orchards (arms. 



acres on which used. 



Weeds, grass, or brush In crops and 

 pasture 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. 



154 



174 



11 918 



11 860 



95 



157 



7 972 



7 891 



72 



66 



3 946 



3 969 



59 

 52 

 093 

 415 

 387 

 517 



180 



163 



22 750 



21 461 



180 

 163 



22 580 

 21 148 



17 



21 



170 



313 



73 

 112 

 3 735 

 7 103 

 3 904 

 7 559 



Chemicals used for defoliation or for growth 

 control of crops or thinning of fruit farms. 



1982. 

 1978.. 



acres on which used, 1982. 

 1978. 



37 



36 



5 466 



2 372 



1 



2 



(D) 



(D) 



50 



39 



1 760 



3 497 



45 

 78 



4 951 

 4 775 



17 



10 



827 



406 



60 

 55 



4 862 



5 903 



1 



5 



(D) 



976 



83 



146 



12 520 



19 548 



4 

 528 



181 



174 



6 372 



4 685 



164 



166 



4 255 



3 486 



48 



47 



2 117 



1 199 



43 

 45 



2 312 

 1 499 



4 277 

 1 842 



76 



47 



926 



951 



(D) 



46 



54 



425 



389 



37 



56 



653 



916 



3 



25 



(D) 



640 



413 

 446 



16 900 

 23 838 



374 



431 



13 291 



17 526 



137 



140 



3 609 



6 312 



153 

 1 049 

 3 377 

 1 866 

 5 552 



100 



188 



4 001 



4 672 



12 



13 



391 



523 



7 



25 



162 



1 020 



171 

 266 



5 905 

 9 646 



3 



17 



(D) 



648 



1 151 



1 166 



67 770 



61 386 



1 084 



1 133 



59 101 



51 572 



271 

 300 



8 669 



9 814 



311 



316 



10 135 



9 707 



17 640 



15 954 



525 



599 



28 123 



21 396 



71 



45 



3 891 



2 258 



64 



35 



2 904 



2 424 



722 

 858 



38 391 

 48 172 



51 



64 



4 093 



3 439 



Chemicals used 



Smyth 



Southampton 



Spotsylvania 



Stafford 



Surry 



Sussex 



Tazewell 



Commercial fertilizer farms. 



acres on which used. 



Cropland fertlized. except pastureland farms. 



acres on which used. 



Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms. 



acres on which used, 



Ume . 



. 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 (arms, 



acres on which used. 



Weeds, grass, or tKush 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- 



776 



778 



15 720 



18 987 



745 



773 



12 458 



12 650 



143 

 222 



3 262 

 6 337 



187 



134 



2 535 



2 362 



5 356 



4 884 



106 



52 



2 714 



1 318 



2 



17 

 (D) 

 58 



99 



25 



1 189 



1 597 



179 



277 



7 710 



7 769 



22 



33 

 678 

 368 



417 



503 



67 821 



76 081 



392 



499 



64 974 



73 102 



70 



74 



2 847 



2 979 



230 

 325 

 18 773 

 26 552 

 15 272 

 22 736 



331 



297 



46 051 



40 092 



219 



344 



27 113 



33 021 



150 



179 



13 163 



15 041 



355 

 382 



73 424 

 65 645 



113 



116 



9 356 



8 875 



185 



216 



23 645 



25 187 



166 

 210 



20 824 



21 485 



58 

 94 



2 821 



3 702 



93 

 93 



4 461 

 3 779 

 6 953 

 6 173 



62 



40 



9 261 



8 825 



14 

 26 



1 635 



2 455 



22 



12 



2 932 



745 



84 



107 



10 248 



12 943 



1 



1 



(D) 



(D) 



138 



121 



9 700 



7 092 



121 

 119 



8 197 

 5 942 



65 



36 



1 503 



1 150 



56 



50 



1 528 



1 168 



2 559 

 2 175 



30 



15 



1 959 



164 



2 

 2 



(D) 

 (D) 



8 



6 



16 



28 



47 

 65 



3 440 



4 127 



2 



1 

 (D) 

 (D) 



(D) 



32 



5 



60 



17 



112 



161 



185 



3 

 (0) 



230 VIRGINIA 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



