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] 



Cliemicals used 



Vermilion 



Washington 



West Baton 

 Rouge 



West 

 Feliciana 



Commercial fertilizer farms. 



acres on wfiich used. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland faiTns. 



acres on wfiicti used. 



Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms. 



acres on wtiicfi used. 



Lime farms, 



acres on wfiicfi 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 of 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. 



856 



1 040 



181 205 



208 120 



732 



967 



173 144 



202 517 



161 



124 



8 061 



5 603 



18 



63 



597 



5 107 



647 



4 509 



319 

 347 



81 186 

 80 988 



10 



21 



453 



3 400 



63 



100 



13 863 



15 487 



393 



692 



115 136 



146 067 



54 

 2 873 

 8 473 



448 



365 



12 340 



12 922 



334 



345 



6 576 



8 161 



197 

 164 

 764 

 771 



70 



1 845 

 3 269 



2 024 



3 691 



34 

 110 



1 



19 



(D) 



141 



74 



10 

 78 



1 162 



2 768 



2 

 (D) 

 (D) 



692 



602 



39 460 



47 241 



463 



525 



19 692 



26 961 



412 

 370 



19 758 



20 280 



248 

 303 

 9 607 

 11 439 

 11 549 

 16 107 



134 



261 



5 425 



11 437 



16 



62 



359 



1 215 



15 



86 



767 



2 636 



141 



277 



8 377 



14 538 



304 



347 



17 605 



31 751 



176 



292 



11 505 



11 042 



190 



237 



6 100 



20 709 



66 

 132 



1 450 

 3 877 



2 306 

 6 361 



16 



158 



2 676 



6 673 



15 



2 



370 



(D) 



52 

 114 



6 939 



7 077 



64 



67 



8 970 



14 641 



36 



52 



7 790 



13 421 



1 

 (D) 



23 

 31 

 180 

 120 



2 



7 

 (D) 



174 

 (D) 



228 



30 



19 

 20 732 

 18 533 



(D) 



3 

 10 



1 893 



2 091 



36 



47 



19 119 



21 677 



5 



6 



(D) 



2 708 



517 



603 



90 186 



80 062 



498 



585 



85 944 



76 389 



80 



63 



242 



673 



85 

 127 

 4 643 

 9 663 

 7 070 

 16 772 



348 



310 

 64 439 

 47 417 



20 



4 



4 100 



846 



10 



33 



11 



10 482 



311 



480 



76 008 



82 787 



162 



106 



24 243 



15 229 



128 



137 



19 959 



13 803 



71 



120 



12 067 



8 441 



70 



46 



7 902 



6 362 



27 

 42 



1 945 



2 493 

 2 214 

 2 563 



19 



35 



9 633 



5 609 



(D) 



7 



13 



1 000 



780 



24 



58 



12 451 



9 864 



3 



1 



2 600 



(D) 



119 



106 



6 150 



8 985 



54 



73 

 1 555 



3 320 



97 

 79 



4 595 



5 665 



17 



30 



225 



1 872 



210 



3 302 



26 

 36 



1 031 



2 298 



11 

 455 



129 



22 

 18 



446 

 1 574 



8 



11 



120 



287 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-PARISH DATA 



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