Table 7. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1982 and 1978 



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



Chemicals used 



Delaware 



New Castle 



Sussex 



Commercial fertilizer farms, 



acres on which used, 



Cropland fertilized, except pasturetand 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, 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982- 

 1978. 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



2 191 

 2 425 



408 758 



409 509 



2 107 



2 406 



400 710 



403 268 



212 



273 



8 048 



6 241 



766 



1 148 



58 639 



107 529 



58 379 



112 992 



896 



1 102 



170 101 



186 476 



188 

 118 



23 010 

 16 925 



214 



123 



16 975 



15 769 



1 768 



1 956 



381 813 



359 005 



95 



75 



8 664 



3 280 



358 



338 



69 555 



65 365 



330 



338 



68 315 



63 332 



43 

 62 



1 240 



2 033 



189 



227 

 12 697 

 16 634 

 12 189 

 19 482 



165 



171 



34 509 



28 079 



71 



8 



10 153 



692 



23 



5 301 



218 



230 



244 



52 311 



47 855 



18 



6 



1 993 



265 



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