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



[Data are based on a sample of farms. For mear^ing of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text ] 



Chemicals used 



Cirig and 

 Cjueen 



King George 



Commercial fertilizer . 



farms. 1987. 



1982- 



acres on wtiicri 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. 



1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1 330 



3 063 

 1 375 



4 267 



1 251 

 480 



2 485 

 895 



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 faims, 1987. 



12 252 

 12 348 

 10 260 

 10 914 



230 

 30 299 

 37 138 



t 042 

 2 499 

 1 172 

 1 990 



4 718 

 6 650 



5 503 



6 922 



1 crops and orchards farms. 1987. 



1982. 



acres on which used. 1987. 

 1982. 

 Weeds, grass, or brush tn 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. 



1 632 

 3 795 



2 002 



3 839 



Chemicals used 



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.. 



Ume 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. 



1 326 

 1 310 



18 701 



19 418 



1 265 

 12 546 

 11 418 



228 



245 



6 155 



8 000 



867 

 2 356 



867 

 2 226 



458 



436 



53 987 



62 157 



359 



350 



47 727 



52 556 



161 

 239 

 8 800 

 13 914 

 11 168 

 19 087 



226 

 17 550 

 29 502 



296 



319 



17 504 



19 581 



302 

 12 460 

 16 742 



2 550 



3 770 



4 535 



5 347 



329 



382 



34 825 



34 317 



276 



329 



23 525 



25 622 



3 618 

 3 487 



5 618 



6 791 



Nematodes in crops famis. 



acres on which used. 



Diseases in crops and orchards .farms. 



acres on which used. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



. 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. 



368 



242 



35 755 



37 874 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



VIRGINIA 273 



