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 



Commercial fertilizer . 



farms. 1987_ 



1982. 



acres on wfiicti used. 1987- 



1982. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms, 



acres on wfiicfi used, 



Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms. 



acres on wfiicfi used, 



Lime farms, 



acres on wtiicfi used. 



tons. 



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

 control — 

 Insects on tiay and ottier crops farms, 



acres on wfiich used. 



Nematodes in crops . 



farms, 



acres on wtiicfi used. 



Diseases in crops and orcfiards farms, 



acres on wtiicfi used. 



acres on wtiicfi used. 



acres on wtiicfi used. 



1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 



1987- 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982- 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1982. 

 1987- 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982- 

 1987- 



1982- 

 1987- 

 1982- 



6 645 



12 059 



7 038 

 10 967 



526 



530 



54 588 



62 484 



405 



446 



40 472 



48 449 



234 

 14 116 

 14 035 



195 

 202 

 7 412 

 13 959 

 11 875 

 21 615 



4 083 

 1 933 

 6 113 



260 



206 



25 537 



29 758 



797 



887 



38 619 



31 613 



430 



392 



19 177 



11 567 



6 496 

 5 715 

 11 914 

 11 000 



325 



400 



10 231 



12 593 



296 



257 



14 600 



12 917 



296 

 349 



20 886 



21 119 



2 753 

 4 266 

 4 126 

 6 906 



Cfiemicals used 



Commercial fertilizer farms. 



acres on whicti used. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms. 



acres on wtiicfi used. 



1987. 

 1982- 

 1987- 



236 



223 



8 522 



5 756 



210 



204 



4 903 



4 236 



Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms. 



acres on wtiicfi used. 



farms. 



acres on wfiicfi used, 

 tons. 



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

 control — 



Insects on tiay and ottier crops farms. 1987. 



1982. 

 acres on wtiicti used. 1987. 



3 2S4 



3 624 

 3 105 

 3 552 



1 771 



1 329 



2 862 

 2 003 



225 

 24 649 

 32 762 



225 

 24 124 

 31 465 



5 717 

 10 089 



6 430 



7 819 



1 150 



1 436 



35 646 



41 557 



1 092 



1 402 



26 741 



33 594 



206 



226 



8 905 



7 963 



1 070 

 4 695 



6 069 



7 985 



Nematodes in crops farms. 



acres on wtiicfi used, 



1982- 

 1987- 

 1982. 



Diseases in crops and orcfiards farms. 



acres on whicfi used. 



. 1987- 

 1982. 



acres on wfiicfi used. 1987. 

 1982. 



Cfiemicals used for defoliation or for growtti 

 control of crops or ttiinning of fruit farms. 



s on wtiicti used. 1987. 



410 



515 



48 059 



41 624 



342 

 458 



42 556 

 35 583 



8 644 

 8 142 



11 768 



12 280 



272 VIRGINIA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



