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 



Texas 



Angelina 



Aransas 



Archer 



Commercial fertilizer . 



farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres on wfiicfi used, 1987. 



1982. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms, 1967. 



1982. 



acres on wfiicfi used, 1987. 



1982. 



Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 1987_ 



1982_ 



acres on wfiicfi used, 1987. 



1982. 



Lime farms, 



acres on whicfi used, 



tons. 



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

 control — 

 Insects on tiay and other crops farms. 



1987- 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



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, 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.. 



98 114 

 91 882 



14 393 906 



15 149 701 



68 218 

 66 811 



11 138 183 



12 381 415 



42 623 



38 187 



3 255 723 



2 768 286 



5 641 

 4 628 

 252 304 

 207 537 

 283 334 

 231 197 



26 672 



25 023 



6 058 337 



6 534 421 



2 461 



2 275 



554 418 



538 200 



6 983 



5 540 



658 049 



806 663 



56 471 



39 448 



10 791 644 



10 387 633 



8 986 



5 911 



1 832 217 



1 291 479 



2 

 (D) 

 (D) 



18 



19 



15 747 



13 454 



2 



2 



(D) 



(D) 



12 



8 



36 



(D) 



45 



29 



19 954 



48 163 



12 



5 



10 638 



(D) 



20 



20 



2 021 



2 468 



11 



16 



(D) 



2 117 



9 



7 



(D) 



351 



5 



3 



(D) 

 (D) 



41 



1 



666 



(D) 



112 



62 



5 967 



2 463 



12 



1 



36 



(D) 



(D) 



8 



6 



(D) 



2 431 



2 



2 



(D) 



(D) 



247 



238 



55 436 



48 942 



208 



214 



48 364 



44 897 



55 



45 



7 082 



4 045 



7 



4 



825 



302 



1 202 



304 



81 



128 



17 024 



19 555 



56 



78 



84 



20 982 



14 901 



9 

 1 490 



Chemicals used 



Atascosa 



Bailey 



Bastrop 



Baylor 



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 famis, 



acres on which used. 



Chemicals used for defoliation or for growtti 

 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. 



682 



563 



101 910 



88 799 



509 



389 



57 935 



51 876 



343 



251 



43 975 



36 923 



60 



13 

 8 158 



426 

 8 337 



436 



164 



79 



22 344 



11 494 



26 



13 

 4 795 

 3 942 



100 



47 



10 526 



7 020 



323 



278 



42 321 



33 811 



1 

 2 



(D) 

 (D) 



34 

 52 



1 009 



790 



1 

 (P) 



18 



45 

 196 

 350 



63 



40 

 7 087 

 1 049 



B85 



754 



60 742 



54 263 



442 



357 



19 897 



14 032 



530 



557 



40 845 



40 231 



36 



21 



4 605 



1 556 

 8 708 



2 368 



117 

 97 



5 831 



6 144 



14 



5 



944 



65 



41 



21 



1 865 



(D) 



525 



361 



40 045 



25 213 



27 



7 



920 



880 



83 



176 



23 986 



55 547 



12 



472 TEXAS 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



