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 



Duplin 



Durham 



Edgecombe 



Forsyth 



Commercial fertilizer . 



farms, 19B7_ 



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. 



1967. 

 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. 



589 



712 



15 348 



14 243 



519 

 655 



10 304 



11 365 



196 



192 



5 044 



2 878 



205 

 202 



3 323 

 2 863 

 5 349 



4 351 



176 

 267 



2 250 



3 693 



64 



130 



757 



1 429 



70 

 124 

 424 

 944 



226 

 279 



3 391 



4 991 



30 



73 



241 



812 



Chemicals used 



Gates 



Graham 



Granville 



Greene 



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. 



135 



182 



776 



1 023 



130 

 168 

 402 

 556 



14 



57 



374 



467 



22 

 70 

 153 

 336 

 273 

 526 



54 



87 



(D) 



215 



1 

 27 

 (D) 

 32 



16 

 79 

 35 

 111 



24 

 56 

 (D) 

 (D) 



436 



611 



53 912 



55 748 



436 



611 



53 614 



55 097 



14 



33 



298 



651 



145 



176 



10 029 



12 736 



6 697 



7 604 



324 



415 



22 567 



20 831 



309 



392 



12 478 



19 041 



92 

 162 

 272 

 241 



310 



443 



38 541 



46 496 



44 



68 



2 361 



1 B96 



4 243 

 2 480 



274 NORTH CAROLINA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



