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 



Monroe 



Morgan 



Pocahontas 



Commercial fertilizer . 



farms, 1987., 



1962. 



acres on which used, 1987_ 



1982. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms, 1967. 



1982. 



acres on which used, 1987, 



1982. 



Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres on which used, 1987. 



1982. 



Lime farms. 



acres on whicn 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. 1 987 . , 

 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, 19B7. 



1982. 



acres on which used, 1987. 



1982. 



89 

 102 



3 112 



4 690 



85 

 92 



2 500 



3 670 



21 



35 



612 



920 



41 



38 



751 



880 



1 172 



1 583 



16 



21 



595 



1 590 



2 

 2 



(D) 

 (D) 



10 



16 



354 



360 



46 



31 



946 



1 752 



10 



5 



(D) 



890 



187 



164 



4 572 



2 994 



150 



164 



2 855 



2 351 



95 



52 



1 717 



643 



77 



90 



917 



1 172 



1 843 



1 584 



30 



12 



502 



171 



1 



7 



(D) 



48 



40 



40 



463 



740 



74 



80 



1 844 



1 506 



77 

 1 757 

 1 375 



13 

 87 



131 



44 



44 



512 



400 



1 005 



779 



458 

 264 



3 



1 



42 



(D) 



4 



3 



14 



(D) 



43 



51 



936 



999 



329 



284 



9 602 



9 542 



299 

 256 



7 628 

 7 590 



89 



76 



1 974 



1 952 



105 



80 



1 296 



1 273 



2 925 

 2 829 



49 



64 



1 154 



1 759 



2 



(D) 



97 



7 

 14 



7 

 56 



119 

 112 

 798 



44 



1 084 



934 



35 



41 



812 



797 



13 



10 



272 



137 



14 

 17 

 315 

 392 

 767 

 805 



(D) 



17 



17 



368 



457 



1 

 (D) 



211 



219 



7 618 



5 188 



196 

 207 



6 146 

 4 766 



50 



20 



1 472 



422 



74 

 62 



1 306 



2 105 

 2 936 

 4 266 



25 



18 



450 



410 



1 

 8 



(D) 

 121 



6 



1 

 (D) 

 (D) 



73 

 120 



1 860 



2 369 



2 



8 



(D) 



48 



Chemicals used 



Putnam 



Raleigh 



Randolph 



Ritchie 



Summers 



Taylor 



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. 



1982. 



Lime farms, 



acres on which used. 



Ions, 



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. 



Diseases in crops and orchards .farms, 



acres on which used. 



Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and 

 pasture farms. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



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. 



360 



385 



6 236 



4 655 



340 



345 



4 960 



3 726 



58 



79 



1 276 



929 



116 

 157 



1 141 

 710 



2 077 

 1 174 



53 



55 



2 491 



334 



1 



(D) 



20 

 23 

 72 

 137 



118 



80 



2 974 



1 853 



14 



36 



46 



229 



167 



143 



3 773 



1 941 



150 

 131 



2 588 

 1 615 



51 



33 



1 185 



326 



39 



43 



484 



538 



1 344 



11 



1 



36 



(D) 



1 



6 



(D) 



6 



22 



21 



109 



216 



215 



154 



7 118 



3 875 



186 



127 



5 078 



3 066 



62 



44 



2 040 



809 



83 

 66 



1 391 

 713 



2 894 

 1 730 



32 



16 



1 104 



254 



13 



14 



2 



125 



(D) 



71 



79 



179 



940 



149 



118 



4 195 



1 844 



125 

 110 



2 607 

 1 310 



42 



39 



1 588 



534 



57 



34 



1 745 



305 



4 259 



691 



16 



8 



231 



12 



7 

 42 



63 



63 



2 270 



1 843 



251 



189 



4 450 



2 984 



235 

 158 



3 414 

 2 114 



67 



69 



1 036 



870 



66 



98 



720 



1 952 



2 043 



4 501 



16 



35 



15 



348 



1 



(D) 



4 

 18 

 40 

 38 



68 

 72 

 145 



218 



189 



3 941 



3 161 



200 



167 



3 230 



2 651 



52 



38 



711 



610 



30 



64 



425 



1 141 

 659 



2 959 



39 



40 



397 



707 



1 



(D) 



13 



40 



157 



479 



70 



88 



863 



880 



13 



17 



301 



273 



82 

 3 353 

 1 692 



91 



58 



1 854 



35 



49 



1 499 



706 



16 



37 



668 



357 



1 474 



923 



4 



9 



162 



60 



2 

 (D) 



24 

 448 

 642 



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1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



