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] 



Ctwmicals used 



Maryland 



Allegany 



Anne Arundel 



Calvert 



Caroline 



Carroll 



Cecil 



Commercial fertilizer farms. 



acres on wtiich used, 



Cropland fertilized, except pasturelar>d farms. 



acres on wtilcti used, 



Pastureland and rangeland fertillzed fanns, 



acres on which used. 



Lime farms, 



acres on which used, 



tons. 



Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

 control— 

 Insects on fiay and ott>er 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. 

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1982. 

 1978.. 

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1982. 

 1978. 

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 1978. 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



1982. 

 1978. 

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1982., 

 1978.. 

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1982.. 

 1978.. 

 1982.. 

 1978.. 



11 860 



12 329 

 1 308 360 

 1 356 294 



11 306 



12 175 

 1 260 451 

 1 294 567 



1 945 



2 149 

 47 909 

 61 727 



5 331 

 5 973 

 287 331 

 338 367 

 328 561 

 370 155 



5 876 



5 577 



552 061 



467 022 



871 



934 



76 171 



65 907 



1 480 



1 050 



65 044 



54 938 



7 129 



7 933 



941 057 



901 648 



904 



775 



65 137 



31 877 



176 



164 



7 078 



6 094 



158 

 6 141 

 4 974 



53 



39 



937 



1 120 



69 



58 



1 201 



1 579 



2 028 



3 461 



31 



58 



2 042 



2 097 



2 



4 



(D) 



183 



9 



17 



422 



304 



90 



112 



2 440 



4 028 



4 



3 



699 



204 



481 



504 



15 904 



17 703 



464 

 499 



15 061 



16 796 



64 



46 



843 



907 



251 

 229 



7 928 

 5 985 



8 895 

 8 261 



262 



254 



6 807 



4 446 



81 



42 



1 193 



604 



130 



41 



1 597 



(D) 



191 



250 



9 881 



11 465 



41 



40 



1 052 



502 



605 



645 



52 340 



52 442 



538 



614 



48 680 



47 631 



146 

 193 



3 660 



4 811 



314 

 317 

 12 326 

 11 696 

 16 733 

 16 168 



244 



304 



17 072 



19 855 



31 



63 



1 871 



6 376 



116 



103 



1 465 



1 730 



278 



332 



32 013 



26 696 



36 



80 



3 058 



1 694 



619 



600 



15 121 



11 754 



611 



600 



14 990 



10 934 



31 



50 



131 



820 



215 

 211 

 4 478 

 4 330 

 4 471 

 3 937 



385 

 235 



5 891 

 2 625 



112 



104 



1 423 



923 



126 



63 



1 263 



519 



238 



209 



12 270 



6 483 



81 



72 



511 



458 



561 



611 



88 876 



92 435 



555 



611 



87 230 



91 440 



53 



35 



1 646 



995 



221 

 336 



21 537 



22 798 



21 625 



22 451 



285 



311 



39 169 



30 724 



39 



24 



5 912 



1 477 



52 



61 

 4 557 

 3 564 



411 



481 



69 491 



71 685 



26 



13 

 7 233 

 1 670 



101 544 

 87 604 



879 



973 



97 633 



83 573 



183 

 208 



3 911 



4 031 



393 

 478 

 18 764 

 18 792 

 27 847 

 26 035 



335 



342 



34 256 



24 876 



18 



10 



599 



528 



60 



44 

 2 941 

 1 774 



710 



665 



59 757 



48 073 



40 



32 



4 080 



859 



363 



360 



58 153 



44 575 



329 



354 



56 395 



41 666 



62 

 92 



1 758 



2 909 



154 

 230 

 11 437 

 11 955 

 11 646 

 13 790 



202 



116 



28 530 



11 698 



16 

 45 



1 645 



2 910 



32 



18 



1 142 



787 



205 



293 



36 867 



31 485 



21 

 19 



1 202 



2 178 



Ctiemicals used 



Charles 



Frederick 



Garrett 



Harford 



Howard 



Kent 



Montgomery 



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, 



Ume 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- 



654 



677 



28 472 



31 570 



644 



677 



27 971 



31 076 



50 



38 



501 



494 



259 



260 



8 353 



8 342 



7 312 



8 463 



343 

 270 



10 595 



11 367 



19 



79 



224 



2 615 



87 



59 



2 693 



614 



300 



306 



20 904 



18 921 



56 



77 



1 224 



1 995 



377 



415 



89 541 



94 620 



375 



414 



89 277 



94 399 



12 



25 



264 



221 



189 

 232 

 15 192 

 21 857 

 14 857 

 21 798 



186 



192 



26 554 



32 612 



44 

 36 



2 762 

 1 364 



71 

 73 



3 414 

 10 367 



321 



308 



88 545 



73 146 



20 

 32 



1 017 

 1 740 



1 049 



1 165 



129 789 



129 900 



1 003 



1 148 



119 160 



114 890 



371 



399 



10 629 



15 010 



472 

 603 

 24 349 

 35 248 

 28 057 

 37 638 



556 



577 



45 754 



33 940 



72 

 78 



5 450 



6 209 



72 



57 



3 533 



1 605 



574 



702 



56 894 



51 832 



104 

 59 



7 491 

 3 593 



510 



508 



23 500 



25 409 



496 

 508 



21 409 



22 285 



83 

 147 



2 091 



3 124 



256 



224 



6 031 



5 638 



12 230 



9 703 



92 



74 



3 840 



2 320 



1 



10 



(D) 



167 



2 



22 



(D) 



771 



251 

 362 



10 767 



11 630 



22 



11 

 237 

 140 



541 



581 



55 561 



59 895 



498 



570 



52 498 



54 337 



149 



175 



3 063 



5 558 



250 

 345 

 11 027 

 16 054 

 15 911 

 23 302 



220 



263 



22 936 



18 403 



22 



26 



5 710 



2 066 



21 

 51 



2 211 

 1 385 



328 



364 



34 694 



31 598 



37 

 25 



3 532 

 993 



264 

 260 



26 941 



27 857 



208 

 234 



24 271 



25 524 



100 



82 



2 670 



2 333 



156 



130 



9 430 



12 538 

 9 366 



13 110 



103 



325 



333 



96 663 



106 547 



312 



327 



94 662 



105 093 



40 



59 



2 001 



1 454 



210 

 229 

 26 327 

 31 696 

 29 964 

 33 282 



209 



192 



63 384 



47 110 



42 



4 



11 080 



1 908 



34 



2 



4 532 



(D) 



213 



246 



75 536 



81 388 



26 

 3 049 



456 



426 



49 773 



53 416 



406 



409 



45 924 



49 498 



138 



105 



3 849 



3 918 



216 



239 



18 073 



21 540 



22 638 

 18 873 



208 



184 



23 549 



18 480 



36 



25 



6 139 



1 012 



77 



61 



4 052 



544 



289 



314 

 35 087 

 34 969 



12 



21 



4 303 



4 272 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



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