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] 



Chemicals used 



Anne Arundel 



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, fumlgants. 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. 



acres on which used. 



acres on which used. 



1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982., 



1987., 

 1982.. 

 1987. 

 1982.. 



10 292 



11 860 

 1 135 625 

 1 308 360 



9 618 



11 306 



1 092 627 



1 260 451 



1 873 

 1 945 

 42 998 



3 784 

 5 331 

 195 677 

 287 331 

 225 992 

 328 561 



5 122 



5 876 



418 327 



552 061 



1 261 



1 480 



39 094 



65 044 



6 627 



7 129 

 840 439 



941 057 



565 



605 



48 335 



52 340 



379 

 619 



10 545 

 15 121 



438 



464 



15 380 



15 061 



10 769 

 12 326 

 16 989 

 16 733 



2 529 



4 478 



3 320 



4 471 



280 



262 



6 249 



6 807 



374 



278 



32 771 



32 013 



212 



238 



8 519 



12 270 



Chemicals used 



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, 



acres on which used. 



Chemicals used for defoliation or for growth 

 control of crops or thinning of fruit farms. 



acres on which used. 



1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 



459 



654 



16 522 



28 472 



443 



644 



16 013 



27 971 



138 

 259 



4 977 

 8 353 



5 539 

 7 312 



212 



343 



3 470 



10 595 



11 799 

 15 192 

 10 955 

 14 857 



1 067 



1 049 



118 819 



129 789 



1 003 

 110 529 

 119 160 



472 

 19 783 

 24 349 

 22 101 

 28 057 



510 

 24 429 

 23 500 



496 

 22 265 

 21 409 



6 438 

 6 031 

 9 917 

 12 230 



208 



250 



9 149 



11 027 



12 037 

 15 911 



270 



220 



14 946 



22 936 



5 923 

 9 430 

 5 914 

 9 366 



300 

 11 240 

 20 904 



108 

 210 

 12 421 

 26 327 

 12 610 

 29 964 



209 

 31 272 

 63 384 



232 



213 



52 239 



75 536 



170 MARYLAND 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



