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) 



Cfiemicals used 



Queen Anne's 



Commercial fertilizer . 



farms, 1987. 



1982- 



acres on wfiicti used, 1987. 



1982. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms, 



acres on wfiicti 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. 



1 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. 



1987. 

 1962. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



141 

 288 

 3 757 

 8 311 

 3 167 

 7 754 



427 

 101 973 

 122 199 



184 

 270 

 14 034 

 22 697 

 13 835 

 22 874 



879 

 23 532 

 29 668 



4 524 

 7 923 



5 260 

 7 499 



226 

 29 872 

 29 460 



208 



226 



(D) 



29 253 



667 

 65 397 

 59 706 



609 



630 



62 296 



55 585 



216 

 347 

 12 092 

 15 780 

 14 256 

 19 163 



422 

 23 783 

 26 509 



453 

 37 587 

 34 493 



466 

 45 899 

 60 794 



7 766 



8 463 



7 437 



8 594 



9 669 

 10 976 



9 765 

 10 324 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



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