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



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



Cfiemicals used 



Vermont 



Bennington 



Essex 



Commercial fertilizer . 



farms. 1987. 



1982- 



acres on which used. 1987. 



1982. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms. 1987.. 



1982. 



acres on whicfi 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. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 



acres on which used. 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. 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. 



3 418 



3 605 



284 133 



310 956 



3 124 



3 464 



244 240 



271 479 



1 131 



1 142 



39 893 



39 477 



1 345 

 1 546 

 43 638 

 50 809 

 73 269 

 87 860 



560 

 662 



22 170 



23 925 



115 

 5 063 

 8 519 



238 



236 



7 366 



7 920 



1 534 



1 498 



74 766 



78 374 



67 



112 



3 912 



6 726 



457 



515 



53 204 



63 264 



437 



512 



50 836 



60 596 



64 



65 



368 



668 



192 



241 



6 952 



12 516 



12 187 



24 013 



102 



111 



5 708 



7 630 



20 

 36 



1 533 



2 965 



49 



47 



2 441 



2 882 



278 



297 



17 405 



21 612 



12 



22 



850 



2 115 



92 

 104 

 567 

 756 



89 

 100 

 184 

 771 



11 



28 



383 



985 



40 

 64 

 994 

 503 

 154 

 784 



15 



27 



600 



698 



2 



3 



(D) 



90 



7 



15 



184 



485 



44 

 61 



1 542 



2 586 



6 



3 



(D) 



270 



330 



271 



21 146 



20 357 



294 



249 



18 009 



16 085 



141 

 127 



3 137 



4 272 



127 

 115 

 2 772 

 2 955 

 4 773 

 4 786 



32 



30 

 980 

 457 



4 



4 



396 



(D) 



11 

 11 



215 



11 



109 



60 



3 470 



2 691 



46 



43 



4 000 



6 026 



45 



41 



3 596 



4 093 



12 



16 



404 



933 



19 



25 



563 



969 



903 



1 583 



8 



11 



386 



502 



3 



1 



85 



(D) 



2 



2 



(D) 



(D) 



26 

 22 



1 254 



1 

 (D) 



670 

 334 



Chemicals used 



Orange 



Rutland Washington 



Windsor 



Commercial fertilizer farms, 



acres on which used. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms. 



acres on which used. 



Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms. 



acres on which used. 



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. 



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, 



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. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987.. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982.. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



71 



80 



5 813 



7 478 



69 



75 



5 713 



7 061 



100 



417 



13 

 21 

 200 

 608 

 355 

 690 



18 



15 



622 



486 



15 



10 



310 



221 



54 

 42 

 105 



421 



50 



43 



2 211 



2 185 



1 



4 



(D) 



(D) 



(D) 



36 



13 



576 



84 



140 



159 



4 065 



4 871 



2 



8 



(D) 



116 



260 



293 



20 461 



23 264 



239 



278 



18 136 



20 956 



71 



77 



325 



298 



114 

 145 



2 769 



3 805 



5 034 



6 966 



49 

 60 



1 627 



2 020 



3 



17 



352 



798 



15 



31 



175 



372 



159 



170 



9 215 



7 706 



7 



9 



457 



272 



202 



151 



10 353 



9 003 



170 



137 



8 726 



8 127 



67 

 38 



1 627 

 876 



77 

 64 



2 939 



1 555 

 6 539 



2 646 



19 



36 



717 



332 



2 

 2 



(D) 

 (D) 



10 

 11 

 38 



45 



72 



67 



2 215 



2 307 



145 

 165 



10 149 



11 308 



141 

 162 



8 693 



9 804 



46 



39 



1 456 



1 504 



91 

 74 



1 821 



2 709 

 2 983 

 5 075 



21 



54 



1 652 



1 961 



5 



5 



296 



754 



13 



14 



727 



859 



49 



64 



3 788 



3 270 



6 



12 

 550 

 551 



254 



351 



13 190 



13 777 



238 

 331 



11 668 



12 120 



67 



89 



622 



657 



111 

 112 

 042 

 814 

 149 



49 

 40 



1 128 

 611 



6 



3 



210 



(D) 



7 



28 



234 



241 



96 

 90 



2 984 

 2 504 



7 

 17 

 (D) 



150 VERMONT 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



