Table 9. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1987 and 1982-Con. 



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



Chemicals used 



Commercial fertilizer . 



-farms, 1987. 



1982_ 



acres on whicfi used, 1987. 



1982. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms, 



acres on wtiicti used, 



Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 



acres on wfiicfi used. 



Lime farms, 



acres on whicli 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. 



acres on which used. 



Chemicals used for defoliation or for growth 

 control of crops or thinning of fruit farms. 



acres on which used. 



724 



838 



120 995 



134 046 



897 



977 



156 204 



169 836 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987_ 

 1982- 



1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



260 

 217 

 9 599 

 5 706 

 32 450 

 17 725 



392 



255 



24 124 



18 161 



539 

 112 772 

 117 043 



7 094 

 10 411 

 17 464 

 26 773 



12 347 

 5 725 

 33 203 

 14 407 



377 

 56 578 

 64 712 



236 

 250 



8 006 



9 344 

 22 587 

 27 544 



323 

 398 



33 124 

 41 470 



334 



356 



82 193 



95 260 



340 

 79 987 

 91 815 



5 836 



4 911 



19 618 



14 892 



1 023 

 217 181 

 230 528 



1 006 

 215 931 

 228 392 



399 

 255 

 33 134 

 19 805 

 80 299 

 40 956 



512 



456 



84 888 



100 215 



485 

 108 703 

 141 103 



412 



518 



74 863 



850 



905 



146 770 



156 121 



225 



290 



65 781 



88 843 



818 



842 



294 152 



321 004 



503 

 77 974 

 77 716 



10 184 

 3 983 



20 521 

 9 909 



422 



456 



82 064 



88 489 



Chemicals used 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



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. 1987.. 



1982.. 

 , 1987-. 

 1982_ 



J 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. 



1 242 



1 293 



189 546 



218 308 



1 215 



1 293 



187 028 



215 039 



401 

 390 

 21 366 

 12 456 

 47 216 

 32 668 



554 



485 



62 763 



60 254 



375 



403 



104 020 



120 017 



375 



403 



103 262 



119 023 



17 195 



18 826 

 34 306 

 47 468 



263 



249 



51 373 



77 833 



283 

 20 322 

 18 058 

 56 065 

 46 592 



967 



955 



198 664 



217 739 



958 



197 821 

 216 175 



387 



213 

 25 598 

 19 358 

 54 691 

 36 118 



645 



617 



93 975 



117 925 



344 



449 



26 918 



48 586 



295 



444 



22 295 



46 070 



3 650 

 2 115 

 10 309 

 8 079 



139 

 9 842 

 9 228 



1 036 



1 135 



246 931 



266 302 



1 021 



1 117 



243 867 



265 891 



411 



397 



225 

 34 562 

 18 071 

 79 628 

 36 621 



332 

 65 384 

 75 173 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



Diseases in crops and orchards... farms, 



acres on which used. 



acres on which used, 1987,. 



Chemicals used for defoliation or for growth 

 control of crops or thinning of fruit farms. 



acres on which used, 1987. 



1 038 



1 118 



218 151 



265 871 



782 



819 



119 887 



140 965 



758 

 192 186 

 213 177 



255 



290 



33 612 



40 691 



857 



985 



320 946 



367 401 



265 



267 



56 512 



78 890 



240 



253 



55 440 



77 686 



3 605 

 3 821 

 11 040 

 10 131 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



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