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 symt>ols, see introductory text] 



Cliemlcals used 



Connecticut 



Fairfield 



Litchfield 



Commercial fertilizer famis, 



acres on whicti used. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms, 



acres on wtiich used, 



Pastureland and rangeland fertilized fanns, 



acres on wtiicfi used, 



Ume farms, 



acres on wtiich used, 



tons. 



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

 control— 

 Insects on fwy and otfwr crops farms. 



acres on wtiich 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, 



Ctiemicals used for defoliation or for growth 

 control of crops or thinning of fruit farms. 



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.. 



acres on which used, 1982.. 

 1978.. 



171 



119 



3 760 



3 974 



149 



108 



3 289 



3 521 



35 



29 



471 



453 



116 

 60 

 1 346 

 1 161 

 1 973 

 1 299 



76 



64 



932 



1 036 



45 



56 



647 



894 



36 



83 



982 



1 791 



5 

 9 



n 



383 



370 



25 169 



24 469 



336 



365 



23 491 



22 519 



91 



74 



1 678 



1 970 



215 

 199 



4 381 



5 714 



6 827 



7 244 



126 

 122 



2 378 



5 371 



IS 



973 

 781 



188 

 218 



11 169 

 9 154 



29 

 19 



404 

 539 



147 

 105 



3 630 



4 000 



135 



101 



3 556 



3 837 



27 



15 



274 



163 



56 



61 



994 



1 968 



1 418 



3 244 



44 



38 



1 213 



1 528 



3 



4 



(D) 



300 



27 



40 



650 



1 459 



66 

 76 



1 361 



2 813 



9 



17 



(D) 



292 



Chemicals used 



New Haven 



New London 



Tolland 



Windham 



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, 



Liine farms, 



acres on which used, 



tons. 



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

 control— 

 Insects on hay and other crof>s farms, 



acres on which used. 



Nematodes in crops farms, 



acres on which used. 



Diseases in crops and orcfiards 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. 



aaes 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. 



326 

 350 



16 346 



17 023 



312 

 350 



14 807 



15 220 



75 



67 



1 539 



1 803 



179 

 160 

 4 244 

 4 249 

 4 865 

 6 481 



91 



79 



3 132 



3 432 



11 



28 



(D) 



869 



42 



47 



549 



789 



115 



217 



7 351 



9 187 



15 

 314 



195 



187 



16 993 



13 534 



173 



183 



15 592 



12 361 



56 



55 



1 401 



1 173 



94 



113 



4 150 



4 218 



5 878 

 4 843 



48 



71 



6062 



3 142 



9 



3 



980 



21 



26 



31 



2 061 



222 



64 



128 



10 129 



8 971 



15 



2 



(D) 



(D 



253 

 271 



18 033 



19 405 



251 

 264 



16 607 



17 720 



58 



61 



1 426 



1 685 



118 

 156 



2 667 



6 220 



3 847 



7 829 



110 



90 



6 501 



5 975 



37 



23 



2 921 



1 571 



48 



81 



581 



875 



199 



190 

 13 451 

 13 019 



16 



23 



209 



393 



136 CONNECTICUT 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



