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 



Androscoggin 



Franklin 



Commercial (ertjlizer faims. 



acres on which used. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland fanris. 



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. 



1962.. 

 1978.. 

 1982.. 

 1978. 



1982.. 

 1978. 

 1982.. 

 1978. 



1982.. 

 1978. 

 1982-. 

 1978.. 



1982. 

 1978. 

 1982. 

 1978. 



3 351 



3 969 



252 282 



275 065 



3 194 



3 929 



240 935 



263 213 



536 



563 



11 347 



11 852 



1 510 



2 119 

 72 502 

 87 395 

 76 650 

 98 267 



1 948 



1 878 



139 550 



135 617 



150 

 195 



8 800 



9 697 



1 094 



1 279 



80 281 



95 176 



1 690 



2 252 

 145 312 

 164 530 



565 



694 



53 611 



57 608 



176 



227 



14 430 



12 903 



170 

 222 



13 406 

 11 341 



46 



54 



024 



562 



49 



111 



1 575 



2 400 

 1 696 



3 925 



54 



71 



3 453 



2 406 



8 



9 



210 



291 



S3 

 51 



3 004 



1 912 



98 



119 



7 107 



5 493 



18 

 30 



2 224 

 1 208 



121 



143 



5 215 



5 714 



115 

 138 



4 582 



5 194 



32 



31 



633 



520 



41 



58 



669 



1 283 



704 



1 843 



365 

 349 



(D) 



3 



44 



(D) 



1 194 



40 



60 



1 763 



1 807 



4 

 15 

 97 

 85 



Chemicals used 



Knox 



Lincoln 



Oxford 



Penobscot 



Commercial ferttizer 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 fnjit 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. 



114 



87 



447 



830 



114 



83 



437 



768 



13 

 10 

 62 



20 



54 



79 



371 



145 



801 



2 253 

 2 334 



1 

 17 

 (D) 



152 



48 



41 



242 



330 



47 



39 



825 



992 



20 



11 

 788 

 561 



232 

 294 



16 118 

 19 567 



222 



283 



14 699 



17 877 



52 

 68 



1 419 

 1 690 



93 

 116 

 892 

 741 

 169 



83 



76 

 3 039 

 3 225 



5 



16 



204 



224 



36 



44 



1 069 



1 491 



119 



169 



5 044 



8 559 



11 

 22 



909 



951 



53 



70 



1 242 



1 923 



52 



70 



1 153 



1 848 



6 



9 



89 



75 



21 



54 



127 



568 



196 

 846 



60 



54 

 1 679 

 1 924 



15 



32 



105 



796 



30 



1 114 

 891 



(D) 



57 



95 



2 009 



2 290 



56 



94 



(D) 



2 054 



3 



15 



(0) 



236 



43 



42 



288 



802 



414 



1 328 



55 



30 



904 



434 



14 



e 



560 

 (D) 



28 



34 



332 



461 



35 



33 



859 



526 



13 



12 



345 

 309 



289 



407 



21 315 



21 683 



284 



407 



20 005 



19 877 



29 



77 



1 310 



1 806 



114 

 216 



4 693 

 6 403 



5 923 

 9 360 



132 



106 



5 588 



4 728 



19 



27 



522 



100 



59 

 67 



2 872 



3 509 



158 



225 



11 606 



11 750 



19 



36 



2 110 



2 719 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



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