Table 9. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1987 and 1982 



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



Ctiemicals used 



Pennsylvania 



Allegtieny 



Armstrong 



Beaver 



Bedford 



Commercial fertilizer . 



farms. 1987. 



1982. 



acres on which used. 1987. 

 1982. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms. 1987. 



1982. 



acres on which used. 1987. 



1982- 



Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms. 1987. 



1982. 



acres on which used. 1987. 



1982_ 



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. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



Nematodes in crops . 



___ (arms. 1987. 



1982. 



acres on which used. 1987. 

 1982. 



Diseases in crops and orchards farms. 1987. 



1982. 

 acres on which used. 1987. 

 1982. 

 Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and 



pasture farms. 1987. 



1982. 



acres on which used, 1987. 



1982. 



Chemicals used for defoliation or for growth 



control of crops or thinning of fruit farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres on which used, 1987. 



1982. 



37 209 

 39 890 



2 885 071 



3 049 803 



36 346 



39 078 



2 773 304 



2 932 344 



6 772 



6 042 



111 767 



117 459 



17 151 



20 343 



566 541 



732 921 



917 079 



1 201 645 



17 426 



15 695 



958 205 



962 753 



1 923 



1 831 



107 576 



123 311 



4 553 



4 258 



132 346 



135 556 



26 545 



26 966 



1 643 561 



1 741 114 



1 859 



1 739 



62 543 



75 703 



254 



232 



7 579 



6 631 



230 

 224 



399 

 517 



36 



52 



180 



1 114 



101 

 133 



2 174 

 1 968 

 4 757 

 4 074 



87 



93 



2 682 

 1 833 



2 



8 



(D) 



72 



60 



61 



477 



446 



167 



149 



5 359 



3 900 



2 

 2 



(D) 

 (D) 



393 



440 



14 644 



17 166 



393 

 433 



14 231 

 16 848 



55 



46 



413 



318 



231 

 245 

 4 966 

 4 617 

 8 357 

 7 996 



129 



114 



4 270 



3 399 



80 



53 



720 



327 



296 



220 



10 155 



8 163 



14 



11 



145 



<D) 



823 



827 



67 559 



62 461 



789 

 817 



63 429 

 58 073 



139 



142 



4 130 



4 388 



363 

 436 

 12 633 

 17 408 

 21 100 

 28 137 



441 



311 



25 464 



25 063 



43 



39 



2 403 



1 958 



45 

 49 



1 382 



2 524 



566 



597 



32 377 



28 574 



30 



26 



957 



1 397 



Chemicals used 



Bradford 



Bucks 



Cambria 



Commercial fertilizer farms, 



acres on which used. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastu.'etand 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 terms, 



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 (or defoliation or for growth 

 control of crops or thinning of fruit farms, 



acres on which used, 



1987. 

 1982.. 

 1987.. 

 1982.. 



1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987.. 

 1982.. 

 1987.. 

 1982- 



1987.. 

 1982. 

 1987.. 

 1982. 



1987- 

 1982- 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987- 

 1982- 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



438 



443 



23 774 



25 862 



438 



431 



23 448 



25 424 



46 



40 



326 



438 



230 



179 



6 200 



5 986 



11 072 



12 009 



156 

 159 



7 127 



8 596 



12 



11 



797 



947 



51 



38 



2 966 



1 665 



390 



290 



19 627 



18 Oil 



22 

 33 



1 563 



2 665 



16 



16 



410 



322 



15 



15 



374 



289 



7 



5 



36 



33 



2 

 8 

 (D) 

 116 

 (D) 

 139 



(D) 



4 



4 



(D) 



(0) 



232 PENNSYLVANIA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



