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



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



Chemicals used 



Mifflin 



Monroe 



Montgomery 



Norlhampton 



Northumber- 

 land 



Perry 



Commercial fertilizer , 



farms. 1987_ 



1982. 



acres on whrch used. 1987. 



1932. 



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., 



493 



546 



35 574 



40 159 



492 



546 



33 265 



37 662 



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 . 



.farms, 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. 



240 

 248 

 5 221 

 5 959 

 7 705 

 9 121 



276 



294 

 12 331 



15 562 



26 



17 



825 



1 030 



37 



46 



452 



382 



352 



352 



14 988 



16 098 



26 



16 



545 



592 



122 

 149 



10 621 



11 919 



122 

 139 



10 207 



11 655 



24 



24 



414 



264 



69 

 95 

 2 415 

 4 166 

 4 925 

 8 178 



28 



32 



491 



1 917 



12 

 818 



24 

 3 



147 

 115 



88 



81 



6 645 



6 906 



2 



1 

 (D) 

 (D) 



408 



461 



30 137 



37 245 



391 



417 



29 128 



35 763 



44 



110 



1 009 



1 482 



142 



179 



3 049 



7 220 



3 811 



12 115 



215 



181 



8 857 



12 857 



24 



12 

 1 782 



1 462 



73 



57 



592 



2 348 



247 



301 



18 507 



26 234 



7 



2 



(D) 



(D) 



234 



226 



26 760 



22 639 



228 



226 



26 384 



22 467 



22 



20 



375 



172 



127 

 126 



5 241 

 4 140 



6 787 



7 155 



93 



75 



8 495 



4 484 



15 



6 



415 



578 



29 

 22 



1 204 

 862 



179 



156 



15 157 



11 216 



10 



3 



800 



985 



400 



419 



55 461 



70 748 



398 



419 



54 885 



70 170 



17 



34 



576 



578 



103 



182 



9 619 



11 237 



14 636 



22 111 



236 



173 



25 429 



27 949 



13 



26 



1 931 



3 646 



49 



66 



1 076 



1 977 



272 



296 



36 156 



39 817 



12 



50 



574 



3 622 



535 



649 



65 095 



68 908 



529 

 610 



64 052 



65 820 



73 



151 

 1 043 

 3 088 



232 

 332 

 14 910 

 17 345 

 22 009 

 27 327 



310 



289 



24 101 



29 085 



13 



53 



4 025 



2 777 



75 

 68 



1 574 



2 134 



431 



513 



44 618 



46 841 



51 



19 



1 436 



3 015 



397 



559 



39 308 



47 940 



388 



559 



37 062 



46 662 



2 246 

 1 278 



264 



261 



9 322 



11 397 



12 082 

 17 538 



178 



219 



8 769 



15 455 



7 



10 



551 



1 490 



35 



53 



221 



2 896 



286 



381 



21 277 



23 800 



35 



20 

 491 

 663 



Chemicals used 



Schuylkill 



Snyder 



Somerset 



Susquehanna 



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. 



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. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982.. 

 1987. 

 1982.. 



18 



21 



1 054 



(D) 



18 

 20 

 (D) 

 (D) 



2 



2 



(0) 



(D) 



5 

 7 

 316 

 (D) 

 (D) 

 (D) 



11 



6 



439 



(D) 



1 



(D) 



9 



3 



(D) 



(D) 



10 



13 



731 



513 



106 



104 



7 027 



5 950 



106 

 101 



6 740 

 5 833 



17 



12 



287 



117 



42 



45 



1 106 



1 606 



2 033 

 2 764 



22 



19 

 999 

 492 



1 

 (D) 



6 

 3 

 12 

 12 



59 



65 



138 



738 



462 



521 



30 399 



29 399 



461 



519 



28 682 



27 608 



62 



91 

 1 717 

 1 791 



215 



302 



5 467 



8 659 



8 962 



16 046 



112 



79 



3 124 



2 429 



16 



12 



640 



967 



14 



14 



325 



85 



358 



312 

 13 559 

 11 460 



9 



10 



90 



359 



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