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



[Data are based on a sample ot farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text ] 



Cfiemicals used 



Commercial ferttizer farms, 1987.. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms, 



acres on wfiich used, 



Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 



acres on wfiich used, 



Lime farms, 



acres on wfiicfi used, 



tons, 



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

 control— 

 Insects on fiay and otfier crops farms, 



acres on wfitcfi used, 



Nematodes in crops . 



farms, 



acres on wfiicfi used. 



Diseases in crops and orcfiards farms, 



acres on wfiicfi used. 



acres on wfiich used. 



Cfiemicals used for defoliation or for growtfi 

 control of crops or tfiinning of fruit farms. 



acres on wfiicfi used. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1982. 

 1967. 

 1982. 



1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



3 047 

 1 274 

 3 581 



368 

 307 



14 330 



15 162 



308 



275 



10 494 



12 271 



6 325 



3 251 



11 673 



5 491 



212 



230 



11 886 



14 220 



214 

 8 267 

 11 185 



4 586 

 2 674 

 6 273 



5 531 



222 

 26 808 

 36 513 



222 

 26 573 

 36 311 



1 412 

 3 494 

 1 296 

 3 259 



4 183 



7 403 

 4 315 



8 266 



336 

 13 218 

 15 769 



322 

 9 186 

 12 576 



1 941 

 3 377 



2 987 



Cfiemicals used 



Commercial fertilizer . 



farms, 1987. 



1982. 

 1 wfitcfi used, 1987. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms, 



acres on wfiicfi used, 



Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 



acres on wfiicfi used, 



Lime farms, 



acres on wfiicfi used, 



tons. 



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

 control — 

 Insects on fiay and otfier crops farms, 



acres on wfiicfi used, 



Nematodes in crops farms, 



acres on wfiicfi used. 



Diseases in crops and orcfiards 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. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1962. 



1987. 

 1962. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



2 096 



3 040 



3 666 



4 404 



487 



667 



16 655 



18 348 



596 

 9 984 

 11 526 



2 992 



3 322 



5 272 



6 161 



1 245 

 1 766 

 51 487 

 59 340 



363 



15 173 

 25 104 



278 

 506 

 9 222 

 11 004 

 17 663 

 16 640 



829 

 10 739 

 13 632 



576 

 6 464 

 9 542 



1 565 



2 531 

 2 094 

 4 959 



1 927 

 5 039 

 3 554 



3 286 



2 937 



3 029 

 3 068 



274 VIRGINIA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



