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] 



Ctiemicals used 



Nevada 



Churchill 



Clark 



Douglas 



Elko 



Esmeralda 



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. 



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. 



858 



808 



180 960 



169 999 



766 



769 



171 668 



159 472 



150 



141 



9 292 



10 527 



79 

 82 



3 979 



4 400 



79 



77 



(D) 



4 113 



4 



14 



(D) 



287 



33 



35 



5 109 



4 194 



19 



33 



4 589 



3 754 



14 



11 



520 



440 



82 



144 



7 571 



13 360 



6 



9 

 16 

 51 

 40 



107 



71 

 8 503 

 2 768 



14 



19 



416 



1 345 



(D) 



3 

 6 



7 

 6 



18 



18 



636 



498 



1 

 3 



(D) 

 74 



4 



42 



1 595 



6 692 



30 



23 



735 



199 



2 

 2 



(D) 

 (D) 



10 



1 935 



2 623 



1 

 (D) 



22 



23 



2 004 



2 802 



1 



5 



(D) 



600 



12 



14 



5 949 



3 236 



12 

 14 

 (0) 

 (D) 



1 



1 



(D) 



(D) 



7 

 11 



1 130 



2 245 



4 



5 



(D) 



1 208 



Chemicals used 



Eureka 



Humboldt 



Lander 



Lincoln 



Lyon 



Mineral 



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. 



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. 



35 



30 



12 015 



8 879 



35 

 30 



(D) 

 8 509 



2 



4 



(D) 



370 



69 



66 



60 767 



50 895 



65 



60 690 

 50 785 



5 



3 



77 



110 



12 



21 



1 413 



8 083 



11 



21 

 (D) 



7 483 



1 



3 



M 



4 



10 

 680 



6 073 



16 



13 



2 531 



4 167 



2 



9 



(D) 

 2 358 



2 

 10 

 (D) 



2 156 



28 



23 



1 660 



4 842 



27 

 23 



(D) 

 4 727 



2 



4 

 (D) 

 115 



1 



5 



(D) 



2 342 



1 



4 



(D) 



246 



10 



6 



578 



817 



1 



(D) 



94 



154 



20 034 



28 052 



3 



6 



(D) 



(D) 



1 



4 



(D) 



316 



60 



34 



5 974 



2 665 



7 

 200 



8 



11 



(D) 



772 



8 

 11 

 (D) 

 (D) 



1 



1 



(D) 



(D) 



4 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



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