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 symljols, see introductory text] 



Chemicals used 



Washington 



Westmoreland 



Wyihe 



York 



Chesapeake 



Suffolk 



Virginia Beach 



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 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 whk;h 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.. 



19B2-. 

 1978-. 

 1982. 

 1978-. 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



199 

 203 



33 456 



34 699 



199 

 203 



33 159 



34 101 



7 



14 



297 



598 



106 

 118 



6 464 

 10 408 



7 278 

 14 025 



96 



102 



6 758 



13 471 



16 



14 



215 



593 



18 



11 



257 



246 



115 



141 



22 531 



21 051 



12 



17 



(D) 



837 



46 



42 



1 193 



1 210 



44 



40 



(D) 



1 169 



3 



6 



(D) 



41 



13 

 12 

 125 

 346 

 101 

 272 



25 



30 



217 



806 



2 



3 

 (D) 

 86 



8 



17 



109 



289 



16 



19 



579 



589 



1 



4 



(D) 



35 



211 



221 



42 228 



31 887 



197 



210 



41 954 



31 673 



24 



15 



274 



214 



93 



99 



6 636 



8 364 



9 108 

 10 538 



130 



115 



21 563 



18 998 



22 



20 



2 311 



2 906 



11 

 15 

 (D) 



3 031 



202 



160 



36 381 



23 948 



15 



9 



71 



1 306 



312 



355 



47 696 



52 282 



300 



355 



47 098 



51 702 



28 



42 



598 



580 



153 

 228 



13 744 

 21 414 

 11 419 

 16 527 



222 



229 



26 039 

 32 732 



139 



121 



11 612 



9 559 



126 



78 



7 439 



7 984 



243 



305 



44 692 



49 819 



56 



41 



2 932 



1 936 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



VIRGINIA 231 



