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



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



Chemicals used 



Centre 



Chester 



Clarion 



Clearfield 



Clinton 



Columbia 



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. 



1962.. 

 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. 



636 



709 



62 448 



62 698 



629 

 703 



59 667 



60 400 



130 



81 



2 781 



2 298 



357 



262 



14 069 



8 617 



21 926 



12 997 



328 



361 

 22 465 

 24 416 



39 



40 



1 761 



1 683 



54 

 55 



2 415 

 4 857 



425 



471 



32 069 



29 963 



34 



12 



2 591 



1 503 



453 



432 



26 872 



21 916 



426 



423 



24 809 



20 286 



114 



95 



2 063 



1 630 



151 

 167 

 5 153 

 4 345 

 9 768 

 8 547 



63 



101 

 3 337 

 2 797 



8 



24 



838 



200 



2 



17 

 (D) 

 296 



246 



288 



18 180 



10 846 



42 



11 



1 019 



284 



270 



295 



10 265 



10 091 



262 



295 



10 023 



9 357 



23 



34 

 242 

 734 



168 

 105 



4 338 

 1 944 

 7 323 



5 124 



82 

 96 



2 082 



3 070 



(D) 



2 



30 



(D) 



414 



189 



162 



7 324 



5 305 



2 



1 



(D) 



(D) 



(D) 



713 



731 



59 286 



53 078 



705 



731 



58 274 



52 005 



63 



98 

 1 012 

 1 073 



301 

 342 

 12 342 

 11 568 

 17 400 

 15 731 



189 



192 



10 692 



10 769 



23 



10 

 934 

 796 



86 

 126 

 520 

 491 



487 



586 



38 961 



28 053 



13 



34 



777 



619 



Chemicals used 



Cumberland 



Dauphin 



Delaware 



Elk 



Fayette 



Commercial fertilizer farms. 



acres on which used. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms, 



acres on which used, 



Pastureland and rangeland fertilized famis, 



acres on which used. 



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 bnjsh 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., 



878 



911 



82 823 



79 938 



872 



911 



79 108 



75 842 



136 

 142 



3 715 



4 096 



469 



367 



17 495 



9 635 



30 158 



14 800 



349 



579 



25 564 



27 993 



57 



69 



6 016 



4 398 



92 

 51 



3 700 

 1 382 



677 



627 



47 721 



39 080 



75 

 19 



4 393 

 1 321 



47 

 52 



2 077 



3 528 



44 



50 



1 984 



3 236 



7 



13 



93 



292 



18 



24 



666 



780 



672 



1 261 



35 



16 



695 



965 



1 



12 



(D) 



608 



16 



24 



347 



381 



29 



29 



1 129 



1 438 



4 



1 



(D) 



(D) 



107 

 117 



3 009 



4 146 



102 

 115 



2 711 



3 910 



15 



16 



298 



236 



41 



61 



622 



1 213 



1 131 



2 400 



23 



38 



581 



714 



2 



5 

 (D) 

 15 



9 



9 



37 



82 



49 



66 



1 429 



1 762 



194 PENNSYLVANIA 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



