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 



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.. 



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.. 



North Carolina 



Chemicals used 



Commercial fertilizer _ farms, 



acres on which used. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland famns. 



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. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982.. 

 1987.. 

 1982-. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987., 

 1982., 

 1987., 

 1982., 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982., 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



3 653 



5 201 



137 014 



179 014 



Beaufort 



642 



740 



27 504 



30 430 



535 



666 



21 150 



24 977 



270 



204 



6 354 



5 453 



153 

 234 



3 372 



4 169 



5 268 

 5 503 



237 



246 



I 869 



I 121 



93 



165 



856 



' 101 



63 



72 



819 



472 



241 



333 



10 704 



14 307 



14 



50 



181 



704 



359 



486 



14 663 



14 280 



296 



419 

 9 621 

 9 020 



138 



234 



5 042 



5 260 



78 



121 



2 406 



1 277 



2 547 

 1 898 



112 



163 



3 963 



3 042 



17 



49 



350 



209 



32 



62 



801 



1 496 



208 



106 



6 440 



4 711 



Alleghany 



19 



25 



437 



436 



Bladen 



351 



449 



12 605 



10 900 



290 



411 

 8 264 

 6 299 



116 



192 



4 341 



4 601 



66 



111 



2 562 



2 307 



3 689 

 3 572 



97 

 51 



4 100 



1 526 



42 



14 



352 



(D) 



76 



34 



325 



405 



126 

 100 



5 775 



2 365 



Anson 



182 



265 



20 631 



45 275 



116 



218 



16 403 



40 163 



2 

 23 



(D) 



179 



Brunswick 



260 

 416 



12 760 

 21 832 



237 



410 



12 257 



21 354 



26 



23 



503 



478 



17 

 87 

 1 367 

 3 482 

 1 466 

 3 830 



160 



216 



5 291 



10 969 



91 

 115 



1 770 



2 484 



59 



48 



1 472 



904 



169 



214 



12 471 



17 778 



35 

 95 

 2 147 

 5 078 

 2 077 

 5 569 



26 



57 

 2 751 

 8 261 



1 



5 



(D) 



1 377 



10 



22 



667 



(D) 



114 



154 



15 779 



38 526 



1 



14 



(D) 



574 



23 



12 



264 



543 



1 026 



1 254 



22 691 



22 257 



914 



1 096 



13 706 



12 838 



375 

 456 



8 985 



9 419 



264 



368 



4 485 



4 080 

 6 849 



5 096 



380 

 377 



3 205 



4 320 



32 



84 



868 



984 



163 

 368 

 865 

 887 



307 



280 



9 323 



5 749 



68 

 97 

 154 



Ashe 



949 



1 130 

 12 489 

 10 592 



887 



1 030 

 6 664 

 5 106 



257 

 343 



5 825 

 5 486 



229 

 236 



1 840 



2 189 



2 573 



3 221 



286 



263 



1 418 



1 046 



41 



19 



497 



49 



215 

 324 



851 

 1 042 



342 



155 



6 912 



1 366 



33 



69 



142 



300 



Burke 



253 

 319 



8 129 



9 099 



158 



286 



4 705 



6 829 



129 



127 



3 424 



2 270 



90 



108 



1 382 



1 321 



2 165 

 2 480 



85 



76 



1 690 



1 078 



16 



9 



343 



1 150 



39 



57 



617 



360 



70 



147 



2 154 



218 

 156 



272 NORTH CAROLINA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE -COUNTY DATA 



