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] 



Cfiemicals used 



Commercial fertilizer farms, 



acres on wfiicfi used. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms, 



acres on wfiicfi used. 



Pastureland and rangeiand fertilized farms, 



acres on wfiicti 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. 



1 crops and orchards farms. 



acres on which used. 



acres on which used. 



Chemicals used for defoliation or for growth 

 control of crops or thinning of fruit farms. 



acres on which used, 



1967. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982- 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



32 186 

 36 864 



2 032 835 

 2 226 798 



28 853 



33 991 

 1 646 711 

 1 898 780 



10 060 

 9 878 



366 124 

 328 018 



9 154 



11 149 

 346 270 

 447 130 

 501 566 

 614 629 



3 141 

 3 602 



134 215 

 163 290 



3 921 



4 311 



135 909 

 143 271 



13 779 



13 813 



1 153 803 



1 276 528 



11 996 

 7 349 

 11 821 



214 

 32 923 



45 555 



410 



419 



30 631 



30 898 



285 



345 



17 966 



22 921 



5 802 

 4 995 

 11 272 

 9 250 



299 

 53 980 

 51 792 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 



1 658 



2 152 

 55 322 

 87 325 



2 079 



3 886 

 3 350 

 6 259 



315 



282 



13 106 



10 725 



249 



225 



8 004 



Chemicals used 



Commercial fertilizer farms, 



acres on which used. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms, 



acres on which used. 



Pastureland and rangeiand 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. 1987. 



1962. 

 acres on which used. 1987. 



1982. 

 1967. 

 1982. 



1 043 

 67 470 

 64 366 



806 



933 



53 912 



50 407 



355 

 13 558 

 13 981 



301 



376 



8 827 



11 643 

 16 579 

 22 360 



366 



284 



22 406 



16 520 



815 

 1 223 

 1 019 



805 

 31 350 

 26 632 



299 

 345 



12 392 

 8 394 



233 



270 



6 800 



5 746 



13 025 

 11 756 



328 



252 



8 400 



6 519 



1987.. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



Nematodes in crops farms, 



acres on which used. 



Diseases in crops and orchards farms. 



acres on which used. 



, 1987. 

 1982. 



acres on which used. 1987. 

 1982. 



235 



265 



9 766 



8 893 



1 343 



1 432 



2 676 

 2 494 



506 

 37 577 

 31 737 



. 1987. 

 1982. 

 acres on which used. 1987, 



357 

 299 



15 314 



296 



259 



10 477 



10 939 



270 VIRGINIA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



