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



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



Chemicals used 



Tennessee 



Bedford 



Bradley 



Commercial fertilizer . 



farms. 1987_. 



1982. 



acres on wfiich 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 . 



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. 



57 948 



63 955 



3 487 602 



3 794 244 



49 350 



57 803 



2 697 808 



3 169 803 



19 938 



18 239 



789 794 



624 441 



13 089 



13 835 



446 081 



389 865 



841 024 



742 439 



17 562 



19 869 



711 974 



672 999 



1 129 



1 923 



66 394 



102 689 



3 819 



5 207 



88 759 



128 208 



21 658 

 23 599 

 160 274 



3 541 



3 359 



306 832 



154 179 



341 



339 



8 467 



8 422 



256 



248 



4 030 



3 973 



152 



173 



4 437 



4 449 



57 



60 



1 817 



711 



3 684 



1 576 



73 



73 



350 



740 



2 



13 

 (D) 

 26 



15 

 14 

 59 

 38 



61 



2 203 



612 



705 



726 



51 287 



50 047 



592 



633 



37 512 



40 981 



247 



200 



13 775 



9 066 



108 



108 



2 821 



5 776 



6 325 

 11 767 



186 



169 



7 683 



5 998 



15 



1 



60 



(D) 



46 



16 



718 



28 



269 



363 



27 152 



32 228 



23 



3 



1 012 



425 



122 



141 



9 836 



11 377 



1 

 (D) 



346 



365 



19 364 



17 776 



253 

 323 



10 632 

 10 660 



186 



166 



8 832 



7 126 



99 



58 



3 552 



1 438 

 6 756 



2 187 



82 

 64 



1 966 



2 070 



6 



4 



435 



343 



30 



16 



787 



500 



105 



78 



4 378 



4 464 



17 



3 



409 



(D) 



Chemicals used 



Cannon 



Carroll 



Carter 



Clay 



Commercial fertilizer __ farms, 



acres on which used. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms, 



acres on which used. 



Pastureland and rangeland fertlized 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. 



630 



753 



6 852 



9 951 



597 

 687 



3 973 

 5 919 



156 



230 



2 879 



4 032 



84 

 120 

 666 

 641 

 1 123 

 871 



173 



153 



1 292 



1 042 



2 

 22 



(D) 

 42 



127 

 138 

 410 

 329 



194 



142 



1 288 



1 409 



27 



12 



166 



31 



434 



477 



12 882 



8 477 



375 



460 



6 916 



5 891 



191 



92 



5 967 



2 686 



110 

 131 



1 721 



2 326 



3 087 

 5 074 



223 

 305 



1 841 



2 406 



10 

 29 

 20 



141 



42 



24 



386 



163 



119 

 227 



3 672 



4 678 



3 

 21 

 (D) 

 61 



(D) 



3 



6 



441 



300 



190 

 231 



24 884 



25 680 



14 



12 



1 017 



755 



260 TENNESSEE 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



