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 ] 



Chemicals used 



Nevada 



Cliurcfiiii 



Clark 



Douglas 



Elko 



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, 1987. 



1982. 



acres on which used, 1987, 



1982. 



tons, 1987. 



1982. 



Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 



control — 



insects on hay and other crops farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres on which used, 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, 1967. 



1982. 



Chemicals used for defoliation or for growth 



control of crops or thinning of fruit farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres on which used, 1987. 



1982. 



806 



858 



172 574 



180 960 



728 



766 



161 576 



171 668 



147 



150 



10 998 



9 292 



85 



79 



8 831 



3 979 



63 



79 



8 042 



(D) 



33 



4 



789 



(D) 



121 

 82 



12 594 

 7 571 



1 



6 



(D) 



162 



1 



9 



(D) 



51 



107 



107 

 8 297 

 8 503 



33 



14 



4 436 



416 



1 



(D) 



25 



7 



36 



18 



3 912 



636 



1 

 (D) 



33 



33 



6 086 



5 109 



24 



19 



308 



589 



15 



14 



1 778 



520 



20 



4 



3 746 



1 596 



26 

 30 



1 685 



2 735 



62 



68 



34 697 



23 641 



61 

 66 

 (0) 

 (D) 



3 



2 



(D) 



(D) 



3 133 

 1 935 



(D) 



17 



22 



4 680 



2 004 



Chemicals used 



Eureka 



Lyon 



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. 



1967. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987.. 

 1982.. 

 1987., 

 1982.. 



1987.. 

 1982., 

 1987., 

 1982., 



1987., 

 1982., 

 1987.. 

 1982., 



1987., 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1962. 



38 



35 



10 498 



12 015 



38 



35 



10 498 



(D) 



2 



33 559 

 60 767 



64 



65 



33 329 



60 690 



5 



5 



230 



77 



24 



12 



7 117 



1 413 



23 

 11 

 (D) 

 (D) 



1 



1 



(D) 



(D) 



19 



4 



5 967 



680 



1 



(D) 



31 



16 



9 957 



2 531 



10 



2 



1 810 



(D) 



22 



5 



3 708 



293 



33 



28 



3 022 



1 660 



33 



27 



3 022 



(D) 



1 

 139 

 (D) 



(D) 



10 



1 607 



578 



96 



94 



20 546 



20 034 



5 



3 



506 



(D) 



14 



1 



1 425 



(D) 



97 



60 



6 148 



5 974 



9 



7 



(D) 



200 



160 NEVADA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



