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 ] 



Chemicals used 



Caldwell 



Camden 



Carteret 



Caswell 



Catawba 



Chatham 



Commercial fertilizer . 



.- -_ farms, 19B7_ 



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., 



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. 



1962. 



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.. 



(D) 



67 

 67 



30 736 



31 811 



100 



129 



25 428 



(D) 



123 



(D) 



31 284 



2 

 16 

 (D) 

 (D) 



22 



33 



(D) 



1 186 



(D) 



923 



69 



97 



22 960 



17 127 



20 

 55 



1 783 



2 282 



19 



19 



1 209 



426 



78 



84 



26 236 



16 685 



9 



15 

 188 

 360 



612 



789 



19 706 



18 158 



586 



761 



15 455 



15 139 



145 

 178 

 251 

 019 



486 



542 



21 207 



42 880 



388 



384 



14 916 



31 775 



232 



260 

 6 291 

 11 105 



115 

 122 



3 264 



1 559 



4 233 



2 111 



398 

 392 



6 264 



4 776 



138 



264 



1 685 



3 342 



78 



71 



1 340 



745 



218 

 265 



7 227 



5 597 



42 



37 



594 



497 



183 



173 

 957 

 578 

 546 

 387 



66 



59 



2 687 



973 



29 



33 



56 



287 



171 



215 



6 591 



21 012 



3 



13 



241 



234 



560 



510 



26 163 



26 429 



345 



434 



13 136 



21 795 



271 



140 



13 027 



4 634 



135 



135 



3 292 

 2 530 

 5 047 



4 178 



125 



139 



4 429 



3 705 



32 



52 



702 



816 



27 



39 



348 



482 



243 



257 



9 978 



20 



20 



337 



375 



28 



26 

 104 

 124 



78 

 68 



1 475 

 1 383 



8 

 13 



8 

 37 



Chemicals used 



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. 



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- 



Chowan 



Clay 



144 



185 



4 824 



4 515 



107 

 138 



1 706 



2 416 



72 

 108 



3 118 

 2 099 



61 



60 



1 130 



543 



1 700 



1 066 



30 



49 



222 



232 



6 

 15 

 (D) 

 22 



10 

 13 

 55 

 20 



62 



73 



1 173 



1 661 



5 



35 



50 



600 



Cleveland 



532 



661 



31 840 



53 682 



316 



528 



16 767 



42 608 



319 



279 



15 073 



11 074 



163 

 249 



5 333 

 10 084 



6 681 

 13 278 



105 

 129 



5 039 



6 082 



4 



11 



(D) 



1 834 



44 

 47 



548 

 1 463 



207 



275 



15 504 



36 876 



25 



19 



1 045 



952 



1 193 



1 446 



74 833 



87 373 



1 176 



1 442 



73 525 



85 737 



71 



87 



1 308 



1 636 



199 

 338 

 8 417 

 11 856 

 6 993 

 10 938 



781 



891 



39 644 



44 776 



543 



663 



15 384 



22 661 



266 

 328 



5 719 



6 679 



801 



809 



55 484 



62 927 



Craven 



370 



480 



42 014 



40 650 



364 

 468 



41 533 

 39 730 



12 



28 



481 



920 



72 



137 



5 048 



7 196 

 4 532 



8 633 



270 



342 



21 393 



23 497 



163 



202 



8 358 



7 354 



75 



60 



784 



766 



276 



267 



34 602 



30 926 



30 



14 



790 



904 



Cumberland 



Currituck 



80 



118 



(D) 



31 048 



80 

 118 

 (D) 

 (D) 



2 

 2 



(D) 

 (D) 



17 

 44 

 2 275 

 5 067 

 2 115 

 5 137 



64 



70 



20 018 



19 783 



13 



13 



1 484 



(D) 



10 



17 



238 



(D) 



69 



94 



25 121 



30 662 



1 



2 



(D) 



(D) 



4 



4 



(D) 



(D) 



4 



4 



(D) 



(D) 



1 

 (D) 

 (D) 



2 



3 



(D) 



(0) 



(0) 



4 



1 



(D) 



(D) 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



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