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



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



Chemicals used 



Louisiana 



Assumption 



Avoyelles 



Beauregard 



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. 



19 181 



20 386 

 164 934 

 386 409 



14 219 



17 900 



2 843 571 



2 955 994 



7 016 



7 208 



321 363 



430 415 



2 835 

 4 594 

 157 200 

 309 750 

 202 844 

 396 693 



8 813 

 10 004 



2 594 616 



2 305 328 



450 



898 



107 897 



139 425 



1 407 



2 056 

 320 408 

 363 476 



9 280 

 12 436 



3 264 967 

 3 304 408 



1 979 



2 806 

 500 057 

 535 200 



154 



143 



20 083 



14 916 



97 



102 



17 368 



13 941 



86 



54 



2 715 



975 



26 

 327 

 657 



44 



56 



17 156 



10 473 



1 



8 



(D) 



12 



5 



8 



607 



596 



64 



83 



20 972 



16 570 



3 



12 



(D) 



2 352 



105 



129 



39 948 



39 403 



97 



127 



39 470 



39 179 



16 



7 



478 



224 



2 

 (D) 

 (D) 



69 



91 



28 208 



32 178 



1 



4 



(D) 



1 779 



3 



15 



(D) 



5 005 



70 

 92 



33 419 

 33 930 



2 208 

 679 



594 



668 



59 820 



80 394 



376 



562 



51 705 



69 619 



317 



275 



8 115 



10 775 



182 



266 



8 250 



25 053 



7 894 



27 783 



144 



200 



33 597 



19 599 



10 

 6 



4 592 

 291 



17 



50 



2 604 



4 823 



123 



322 



39 932 



50 251 



5 



18 



5 



2 410 



Chemicals used 



Bienville 



Bossier 



Calcasieu 



Caldwell 



Cameron 



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 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-, 



274 



218 



8 206 



12 282 



192 

 196 



3 705 



5 610 



130 

 119 



4 501 



6 672 



36 



38 



661 



988 



963 



1 286 



1 228 



2 799 



1 



8 



(D) 



452 



18 

 (D) 

 408 



32 



98 



2 007 



4 669 



459 

 462 



138 652 

 158 073 



305 



394 



133 318 



143 111 



208 



187 



5 334 



14 962 



53 

 65 

 2 038 

 9 321 

 1 551 

 9 504 



201 



196 



83 295 



75 395 



9 



11 



916 



3 484 



43 

 28 



6 670 



7 073 



232 



280 



130 172 



109 568 



14 



36 



5 167 



2 215 



1 591 



279 



231 



82 776 



42 335 



250 



209 



79 753 



37 069 



44 



51 



3 023 



5 266 



35 

 83 



2 523 

 9 611 



3 895 

 17 038 



274 



195 



124 276 



91 792 



10 



3 



4 298 



4 267 



28 

 42 



8 330 

 11 112 



308 



331 



170 647 



127 992 



75 



76 



23 839 



22 549 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE- PARISH DATA 



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