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 symbols, see introductory te)Ct] 



Chemicals used 



Pennsylvania 



Adams 



Allegheny 



Armstrong 



Beaver 



Berks 



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, 



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. 



Chemicals 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. 



39 890 



40 797 

 3 049 803 

 2 925 425 



39 078 



40 525 

 2 932 344 

 2 805 033 



6 042 



6 318 



117 459 



120 392 



20 343 



19 535 



732 921 



614 277 



1 201 645 



1 016 796 



15 695 



16 355 

 962 753 

 822 560 



t 831 



1 999 



123 311 



111 557 



4 258 



4 395 



135 556 



166 251 



26 966 



27 963 

 1 741 114 

 1 465 716 



1 739 



1 353 



75 703 



52 743 



232 

 315 



6 631 



7 939 



224 



309 



5 517 



7 330 



52 

 58 



1 114 

 609 



133 



159 



1 958 



4 378 



4 074 



5 511 



93 

 135 



1 833 



2 380 



8 



17 



72 



262 



61 



88 



446 



1 369 



149 

 182 



3 900 



4 765 



2 



34 

 (D) 

 349 



440 



380 



17 166 



14 501 



433 



375 



16 848 



14 091 



46 



32 



318 



410 



245 



249 

 4 617 

 4 249 



7 996 



8 827 



114 



119 



3 399 



3 204 



15 



20 



111 



204 



53 



77 



327 



1 718 



220 



234 



8 163 



7 094 



11 



24 



(D) 



906 



Chemicals used 



Blair 



Bradford 



Cambria 



Cameron 



Cartwn 



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, 



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. 



Chemicals 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-. 



443 

 453 



25 862 



26 745 



431 

 453 



25 424 



26 257 



40 



58 



438 



486 



179 

 220 



5 986 



6 305 

 12 009 

 11 987 



159 



103 



8 596 



5 917 



11 



24 



947 



548 



1 665 



16 



13 



322 



(D) 



15 



13 



289 



(D) 



5 



3 



33 



33 



8 

 7 

 116 

 49 

 139 

 139 



2 

 4 



(D) 

 (D) 



2 



(D) 



4 



10 



(D) 



156 



1 

 (D) 



154 



139 



9 697 



6 994 



150 



139 



9 520 



6 953 



16 



7 



177 



41 



79 



66 



3 515 



1 565 

 5 828 



2 686 



43 



28 



1 753 



1 820 



9 



7 



156 



73 



22 



15 

 523 

 162 



79 



97 



6 142 



3 083 



12 

 24 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



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