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



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



Chemicals used 



Montana 



Big Horn 



Carbon 



Commercial fertilizer . 



farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres on wfitch used. 1987. 

 1982. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres on wfiich used. 1987, 



1982. 



Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres on wtiicfi used, 1987. 



1982. 



12 271 



10 984 

 5 686 900 

 5 084 039 



11 731 

 10 684 



5 552 894 

 4 974 012 



1 543 



1 369 



134 006 



110 027 



179 



153 



75 739 



86 567 



166 



151 



72 691 



74 503 



24 



28 



3 048 



12 064 



134 



94 



47 842 



46 687 



127 

 94 



45 601 



46 352 



9 



5 



2 241 



335 



Lime farms, 



acres on wfiicfi used, 



tons. 



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

 control — 

 Insects on hay and other crops farms, 



acres on which used. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



Nematodes in crops . 



farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres on which used, 1987. 

 1982. 



Diseases in crops and orchards farms, 1987. 



1982. 

 acres on which used, 1987. 

 1982. 

 Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and 



pasture farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres on which used, 1987. 



1982. 



Chemicals used for defoliation or for growth 



control of crops or thinning of fruit farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres on which used, 1987. 



1982. 



48 

 24 



11 594 

 9 276 



10 



4 000 



1 



3 



(D) 



2 324 



83 



37 



25 598 



24 800 



8 

 4 



324 

 625 



157 

 57 



43 576 

 18 073 



20 

 1 739 

 1 229 



5 

 11 

 49 

 (D) 



222 



248 

 102 133 

 133 176 



167 



6 



86 700 



5 842 



13 

 15 944 



14 



14 



9 932 



18 097 



229 



197 



138 266 



172 809 



9 



9 



3 469 



6 750 



1 



(D) 



(D) 



136 



92 



50 709 



37 166 



1 



1 



(D) 



(0) 



3 



1 



(0) 



(D) 



2 

 2 



(D) 

 (D) 



181 

 39 



17 461 

 12 803 



10 



8 



617 



729 



17 



6 



1 152 



1 831 



321 



327 



52 471 



52 469 



20 



5 



367 



385 



Chemicals used 



Chouteau 



Dawson 



Deer Lodge 



Commercial fertilizer . 



farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres on which used. 1987. 

 1982. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms. 1987. 



1982. 



acres on which used. 1987. 



1982. 



Pastureland and rangeland fertilized farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres on which used, 1987, 



1982. 



601 



576 



592 728 



501 325 



600 



576 



591 808 



500 545 



6 

 6 



920 

 780 



171 



144 



83 025 



77 256 



168 



139 



82 485 



77 211 



5 



540 



45 



301 



297 



173 895 



166 236 



301 



296 



172 414 



165 115 



20 



15 

 1 481 

 1 121 



29 



18 



6 678 



3 342 



28 

 18 

 (D) 

 (D) 



1 



2 



(D) 



(D) 



Lime farms, 



acres on which used, 



tons. 



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

 control — 

 Insects on hay and other crops farms. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987, 

 1982- 

 1987- 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 



acres on which used, 1987. 

 1982. 



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. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987- 

 1982, 

 1987, 

 1982, 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



Chemicals used for defoliation or for growth 

 control of crops or thinning of fruit farms. 



1987., 

 1982, 



acres on which used, 1987,. 

 1982. 



379 



49 



165 723 



34 843 



16 541 

 8 467 



133 



36 



24 888 



5 661 



(D) 



10 



3 



2 352 



(D) 



159 



123 



58 635 



45 531 



5 



3 



599 



4 047 



231 



28 



63 345 



6 644 



2 



(D) 



18 



4 



2 833 



501 



1 

 (D) 



220 MONTANA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE -COUNTY DATA 



