Table 14. Petroleum Products Expenses: 1987, 1982, and 1978 



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



Petroleum products farms. 



$1,000. 

 Average per farm... dollars. 



Gasoline and gasohol farms. 



$1,000. 

 Average per farm dollars. 



Farms with expenses of— 



$1 to $499 



$500 to $999 - - 



S1,000 to $1,999 - 



$2,000 to $4,999 _ _ 



$5,000 to $9,999 



$10,000 to $24,999 



$25,000 or more - 



Diesel fuel farms. 



$1,000. 

 Average per farm dollars. 



Farms witti expenses of— 



$1 to $499 



$500 to $999 - -- : 



$1,000 to $1,999 - 



$2,000 to $4,999 



$5,000 to $9,999 ___ 



$10,000 to $24.999. _ 



$25,000 or more 



Natural gas farms. 



$1,000. 

 Average per farm dollars. 



Farms with expenses of— 



$1 to $99 - - 



$100 to $499 _ 



$500 to $999 _ 



$1,000 to $1.999 



$2,000 to $4.999 



$5,000 to $9.999 



$10,000 or more 



LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. farms. 



$1,000. 

 Average per farm _ dollars. 



Farms with expenses of- 



$1 to $99 



$100 to $499 __ _. 



$500 to $999 _ _ 



$1,000 to $1,999 _. 



$2,000 to $4,999 



$5,000 to $9,999 



$10,000 or more 



6 156 

 2 332 

 1 718 



3 740 

 1 568 

 1 205 

 1 045 

 442 

 145 



20 



14 790 

 18 858 

 1 275 



6 836 

 2 911 

 2 250 

 2 036 



8 238 

 16 316 

 1 981 



205 



615 



3 001 



558 



732 



1 026 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



15 425 

 28 140 

 1 824 



14 778 



13 501 



914 



7 941 

 2 649 

 2 420 

 1 422 



3 354 

 1 379 

 1 220 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



Table 15. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 

 and 1978 



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



1987, 1982, 



Chemicals used 



Chemicals used 



Any chemicals, fertilizer, or lime 

 used farms. 



Commercial fertilizer^ farms. 



acres on which used. 

 SI. 000. 



Lime _ farms. 



acres on which used, 

 tons. 



Farms by tons used: 



1 to 49 tons - 



50 to 99 tons 



100 to 199 tons 



200 to 499 tons 



500 to 999 tons _. 



1,000 tons or more 



Agricultural chemicals'" _.. farms. 



SI ,000. 



10 292 

 135 625 

 50 516 



3 784 

 195 677 

 225 992 



11 855 



1 308 360 



72 146 



5 331 

 287 331 

 328 561 



3 549 

 929 

 502 



12 557 

 1 356 294 



51 748 



5 973 

 338 367 

 370 155 



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 tor defoliation 

 or for growth control of crops 



or thinning of fruit farms. 



acres on which used,. 



'Data for 1987 include cost of custom applications; data for agncultural chemicals exclude the cost of lime for 1987 and 1982, 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



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