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 



Venango 



Washington 



Wayne 



Westmoreland 



Wyoming 



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 rangeiand 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 . 



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. 



315 



282 



14 822 



9 025 



301 



274 



14 215 



8 571 



46 



21 



607 



454 



110 



143 



2 577 



2 412 



3 531 

 3 916 



83 

 28 



3 200 

 711 



11 



8 



542 



315 



2 



9 



(D) 



27 



140 



116 



7 202 



4 268 



2 

 (D) 



363 



398 



21 176 



19 109 



363 



395 



18 896 



17 782 



61 



61 



2 281 



1 327 



124 

 233 



2 026 

 4 830 



3 145 

 7 816 



67 



67 



1 069 



884 



2 



2 



(D) 



(D) 



32 



36 



232 



146 



248 

 226 



7 125 



10 



14 



59 



411 



20 



30 



364 



798 



110 



179 



3 024 



6 318 



5 232 



10 444 



81 



77 



2 199 



2 791 



15 



35 



146 



1 053 



200 



223 



6 693 



9 097 



9 



8 



22 



236 



236 PENNSYLVANIA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



