Table 14. Petroleum Products Expenses: 1987, 1982, and 1978 



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



Farms 



1978 



Petroleum products ___ ,_ farms. 



$1,000. 

 Average per farm dollars. 



Gasoline and gasofiol farms. 



$1,000. 

 Average per farm dollars. 



Farms with expenses of— 



$1 to $499 __. 



$500 to $999 



$1,000 to $1,999 



$2,000 to $4.999 



$5,000 to $9,999 



$10,000 to $24,999 _ 



$25,000 or more _ 



Diesel fuel farms. 



$1,000. 

 Average per farm dollars. 



Farms witfi expenses of— 



$1 to $499 



$500 to $999 



$1,000 to $1,999 



$2,000 to $4,999 



$5,000 to $9,999 



$10,000 to $24,999 



$25,000 or more 



Natural gas _ farms. 



$1,000. 

 Average per farm dollars. 



Farms with expenses of— 



$1 to $99 



$100 to $499 



$500 to $999 _ 



$1,000 to $1,999 



$2,000 to $4,999 



$5,000 to $9,999 



$10,000 or more 



LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil. grease, etc, farms. 



$1,000. 

 Average per farm dollars. 



Farms with expenses of— 



$1 to $99 



$100 to $499 



$500 to $999 



$1,000 to $1,999 



$2,000 to $4,999 



$5,000 to $9,999 



$10,000 or more 



> 



Table 15. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1987, 1982, 

 and 1978 



[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symtwls, see introductory text] 



^Data for 1987 include cost of custom applications; data for agricultural chemicals exclude the cost of lime for 1987 and 1982. 



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