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] 



Cfiemicals used 



McCone 



Madison 



Meagher 



Mineral 



Missoula 



Musselsfiell 



Commercial fertilizer . 



farms. 1987_ 



1982_ 



acres on wfiicfi 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. 



278 



220 



187 346 



137 148 



271 



219 



186 116 



135 698 



1 230 

 1 450 



233 



213 



70 470 



70 051 



218 



198 



65 393 



65 439 



33 



39 



5 077 



4 612 



48 



54 



37 774 



45 448 



48 

 54 

 (D) 

 (D) 



1 



2 



(D) 



(D) 



23 



21 



1 321 



844 



20 



20 



1 110 



734 



8 



4 



211 



110 



191 



144 



12 548 



8 905 



152 



131 



10 973 



6 557 



97 

 35 



1 575 



2 348 



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. 



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. 



210 



47 



85 686 



19 471 



4 



13 



4 564 



13 639 



296 



229 



209 459 



148 020 



9 



1 



5 175 



(D) 



8 179 

 3 178 



4 



3 



(D) 



(D) 



(D) 



180 



103 



34 453 



22 013 



(D) 



75 



49 



33 740 



23 288 



4 



2 



166 



(D) 



3 



2 



(D) 



(D) 



1 



1 



(D) 



(D) 



15 



12 



517 



270 



1 

 (D) 



32 



10 



4 763 



(D) 



14 



16 



548 



30 



144 



101 



11 612 



6 244 



80 



113 



42 527 



55 634 



74 



112 



41 692 



(D) 



10 



3 



835 



(D) 



14 



40 420 



5 156 



1 



1 



(D) 



(D) 



(D) 



82 



50 



43 023 



34 714 



1 



1 



(D) 



(D) 



Chemicals used 





Phillips 



Pondera 



Powder River 



Prairie 



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. 



27 



23 



13 067 



7 366 



25 



23 



12 267 



7 366 



800 



388 



359 



299 064 



283 696 



387 



359 



296 882 



281 694 



47 



33 



2 182 



2 002 



74 

 34 270 

 30 381 



74 



(D) 



30 381 



1 

 (D) 



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 brush in crops and 

 pasture farms, 



acres on which used. 



1987. 

 1982., 

 1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982., 



1987.. 

 1982.. 

 1987.. 

 1982.. 



1987.. 

 1982-. 

 1987.. 

 1982.. 



1987.. 

 1982., 

 1987.. 

 1982.. 



1987.. 

 1982. 

 1987.. 

 1982.. 



44 



14 



8 689 



2 137 



Chemicals used for defoliation or for growth 



control of crops or thinning of fruit farms. 1987., 



1982. 



acres on which used. 1987., 



1982. 



(D) 



30 



32 



16 195 



6 133 



4 



4 



1 091 



340 



87 



17 



18 820 



4 505 



3 



6 



402 



(D) 



114 



82 



35 774 



26 253 



1 694 

 1 652 



(D) 



118 



48 



33 490 



4 713 



2 

 4 



(D) 

 470 



132 



110 



55 391 



50 313 



130 



110 



54 908 



50 042 



6 



5 



483 



271 



78 



19 



17 528 



4 612 



2 



5 



(D) 



314 



3 



3 



1 096 



756 



101 

 41 848 

 43 348 



3 



1 



(D) 



(D) 



222 MONTANA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



