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



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



Chemicals used 



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 bnjsh in crops and 

 pasture farms, 



acres on which used. 



Chemicals used tor 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- 



Piscataquis 



83 

 88 



4 934 



5 068 



76 



88 



4 536 



4 343 



22 



27 



398 



725 



30 

 44 



930 

 1 630 

 1 432 

 3 137 



21 



43 



730 



2 035 



(D) 



16 



18 



633 



537 



23 

 42 



1 817 



2 112 



6 



1 



355 



(D) 



Sagadahoc 



41 



45 



1 619 



1 647 



41 



45 



(D) 



1 534 



2 



9 



(D) 



113 



19 

 34 

 223 

 577 

 342 

 893 



13 



19 



227 



471 



161 



8 



18 



(D) 



297 



16 



27 



607 



771 



4 

 (D) 



283 



299 



13 667 



19 775 



243 



299 



12 375 



17 438 



79 

 72 



1 292 



2 337 



80 

 197 



1 602 



6 013 



2 380 

 9 327 



57 



100 



1 237 



4 436 



3 



8 



(D) 



525 



25 

 30 



402 

 1 185 



88 

 207 



5 535 

 8 657 



3 

 (D) 



Waldo 



164 



165 



7 292 



6 381 



153 



164 



6 860 



5 943 



29 



25 



432 



438 



40 



71 



1 190 



1 789 



1 509 



2 813 



61 

 62 



1 573 



2 361 



17 



1 



329 



(D) 



21 



28 



505 



606 



66 

 109 



2 789 



3 587 



9 



12 

 325 

 128 



Washington 



147 



124 



7 524 



9 474 



147 



124 



(D) 



9 301 



8 



21 

 (D) 

 173 



40 

 31 

 132 

 248 

 123 

 530 



171 

 173 



8 341 



9 313 



1 



7 



(D) 



1 072 



22 



36 



1 146 



4 012 



66 



44 



4 550 



4 644 



14 



14 



(D) 



3 496 



York 



282 



269 



9 147 



7 289 



251 

 261 



8 248 

 6 894 



76 



39 



899 



395 



116 



148 



1 563 



1 383 



2 458 

 2 279 



104 



72 



2 867 



2 023 



(D) 

 596 



56 



46 



1 462 



1 745 



100 



105 



3 410 



2 989 



7 



15 



744 



342 



146 MAINE 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



