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



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



Cfiemtcals used 



West Virginia 



Barbour 



Berkeley 



Brooke 



Cabell 



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. 1967. 



1982. 



Lime farms. 



acres on which used, 



tons. 



Sprays, dusts, granules, fumjgants. etc.. to 

 control — 

 Insects on hay and other crops .farms. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987., 

 1982. 



acres on which used, 1987.. 

 1982. 



Nematodes in crops . 



farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres on which used, 1967. 



1982- 



Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 1987.. 



1962.. 

 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- 



9 630 



9 128 



335 575 



278 314 



8 664 



8 370 



260 960 



232 810 



2 668 



2 115 

 74 615 

 45 504 



3 255 

 3 386 



67 494 



59 470 



134 409 



112 617 



1 707 



1 573 



64 005 



67 831 



169 



189 



11 940 



10 048 



580 

 593 



16 111 

 21 615 



3 289 



3 579 



128 734 



126 918 



294 

 526 



10 843 

 16 019 



211 



238 



5 154 



3 483 



185 



223 



3 720 



3 190 



59 



28 



1 434 



293 



57 



86 



770 



1 193 



1 656 



2 265 



17 



17 



141 



91 



23 



59 



732 



236 



25 



16 



148 



53 



22 



15 

 (D) 

 (D) 



4 



1 

 (D) 

 (D) 



4 

 3 

 34 

 (D) 

 (D) 

 (D) 



2 



3 



(D) 



3 



7 



6 



53 



(D) 



14B 



96 



5 952 



2 076 



110 

 91 



3 968 

 1 761 



70 



28 



1 984 



315 



43 



48 



1 827 



324 



4 962 



739 



1 

 15 

 (D) 

 44 



50 



31 



1 700 



579 



4 

 140 



37 



40 



1 111 



1 079 



34 



38 



922 



958 



8 



7 



189 



121 



16 

 17 

 249 

 299 

 489 

 692 



7 



8 



106 



133 



(D) 



32 



28 



807 



633 



1 



1 



(D) 



(D) 



286 

 318 



1 641 



2 374 



286 



304 



1 536 



1 837 



9 



38 



105 



537 



46 



43 

 260 

 305 

 292 

 393 



69 

 968 

 242 



17 

 17 



36 



44 

 79 



71 



70 



50 



1 261 



877 



15 



25 



150 



258 



Chemicals used 



Clay 



Doddndge 



Fayette 



Gilmer 



Grant 



Greenbrier 



Hampshire 



Commercial fertilizer - 



famis, 1987. 



1982- 



acres on which used, 1987. 

 1982. 



Cropland lertilized, 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, 1967. 

 1982. 

 Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and 



pasture farms. 1987. 



1962. 



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. 



47 



48 



1 157 



634 



39 



44 



450 



455 



13 



11 



707 



179 



16 

 22 

 168 

 155 

 387 

 371 



2 



9 

 (0) 

 22 



102 



62 



1 637 



632 



88 



47 



1 501 



559 



25 



15 



136 



73 



34 

 45 

 188 

 230 

 368 

 380 



(D) 



12 



18 



471 



267 



2 



(D) 



38 

 28 



1 147 

 125 



130 



122 



6 280 



2 172 



108 

 83 



2 732 

 1 660 



62 

 48 



3 548 



512 



38 



51 



272 



666 



538 



1 459 



17 

 113 



7 

 70 



8 



16 



62 



46 



603 



405 



85 



117 



1 777 



1 324 



78 



111 



1 461 



1 074 



14 

 316 

 250 



14 

 31 

 201 

 770 

 553 

 872 



29 



54 

 478 

 464 



169 



165 



5 887 



5 155 



166 



153 



4 945 



4 864 



38 



21 



942 



291 



40 



58 



713 



2 278 



1 521 



2 945 



8 



18 



240 



270 



1 



1 



(D) 



(D) 



2 



3 

 (D) 



(D) 



38 



79 



2 524 



2 408 



397 



457 



18 886 



15 184 



357 



390 



11 505 



11 533 



137 

 149 



7 381 



3 651 



131 

 205 



4 863 

 3 428 



8 436 

 6 516 



2 



1 

 (D) 

 (0) 



115 



37 



191 



376 



2 



3 

 (D) 

 (D) 



9 



353 

 76 



128 



150 



3 805 



6 104 



9 

 24 



299 

 182 



298 



306 



17 661 



16 818 



251 

 291 



12 841 



13 883 



122 

 85 



4 820 



2 935 



138 

 115 



3 843 

 2 644 

 7 456 



5 344 



59 

 53 



4 040 



5 970 



21 



18 



352 



1 636 



49 

 47 



3 318 



4 686 



106 



131 



3 812 



12 



17 



786 



1 981 



210 WEST VIRGINIA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



