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



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



Cfiemicals used 



Rfiode Island 



Bristol 



Newport 



Providence 



Wasfiington 



Commercial fertilizer .farms, 



acres on whiicfi used, 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland-. farms, 



acres on wfiicfi used, 



Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 



acres on whicfi used, 



Ijme farms, 



acres on wfiicfi used, 



tons. 



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

 control — 

 Insects on hay and otfier crops farms, 



acres on wfiicfi used, 



Nematodes in crops farms, 



acres on wtiich used. 



Diseases in crops and orcfiards farms, 



acres on wfiicfi used. 



Weeds, grass, or brusfi in crops and 

 pasture farms, 



acres on wfiicfi used. 



Cfiemicals 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. 



446 



419 



15 880 

 17 715 



409 



412 



14 651 



16 466 



88 



67 



1 229 



1 249 



193 

 225 



5 110 



6 220 



6 940 



7 888 



184 



222 



8 078 



7 899 



12 



23 

 154 

 938 



95 



159 



3 226 



5 770 



177 



196 



7 692 



7 644 



20 



47 



587 



1 765 



27 

 22 



858 

 726 



25 



21 



780 



648 



3 



4 



78 



78 



11 

 11 

 136 

 202 

 239 

 271 



10 



14 



356 



300 



4 

 6 



(D) 

 222 



12 



19 



389 



570 



29 



31 



866 



929 



27 



30 



786 



870 



5 



5 



BO 



59 



11 

 17 



178 

 156 

 358 

 264 



17 



13 



372 



366 



(D) 



10 

 12 

 (D) 

 75 



11 



10 



479 



297 



1 

 (D) 



113 



101 



4 679 



4 947 



101 



99 



4 338 



4 591 



23 



12 



341 



356 



47 

 55 



1 597 



1 857 



2 263 

 2 358 



43 



47 



2 913 



2 249 



5 



4 



26 



827 



25 

 26 



1 336 



2 071 



61 



45 



2 837 



2 220 



5 



3 



(D) 



619 



137 

 158 



2 454 



3 883 



134 

 156 



2 257 



3 584 



16 



28 



197 



299 



34 



76 



423 



1 389 



449 



1 466 



64 

 113 



1 043 



2 509 



3 

 12 



?i 



30 



79 



534 



1 629 



50 



60 



598 



1 276 



12 



34 



208 



630 



140 



107 



7 023 



7 230 



122 



106 



6 490 



6 773 



39 



18 



533 



457 



90 



66 



2 776 



2 616 



3 631 

 3 529 



50 



35 



3 394 



2 475 



3 



4 



35 



20 



26 



36 



1 024 



1 573 



43 

 62 



3 389 

 3 281 



(D) 

 (D) 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



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