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 



Hyde 



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. 



141 



174 



38 083 



34 219 



136 



153 



37 665 



33 914 



20 



25 



418 



305 



47 

 43 

 4 492 

 4 851 

 4 383 

 4 913 



92 



123 



22 825 



28 022 



38 

 48 



2 695 

 7 134 



26 



24 



1 457 



3 948 



86 



93 



27 244 



30 613 



43 



32 



3 951 



3 473 



209 

 217 



2 747 



3 064 



173 



180 



1 833 



1 998 



85 



94 



914 



1 066 



55 

 113 

 425 



1 047 

 388 



1 612 



64 



62 



280 



756 



17 

 12 

 39 

 24 



33 

 29 

 67 

 47 



90 



64 



1 528 



1 025 



1 487 



1 924 



97 299 



124 081 



1 409 



1 B62 



91 689 



119 102 



212 



244 



5 610 



4 979 



305 



596 

 12 481 

 17 312 

 10 738 

 15 684 



978 



1 257 



37 485 



55 270 



667 



945 



23 098 



32 649 



159 

 221 



6 527 



7 204 



945 



1 106 



63 678 



82 904 



141 



192 



3 283 



3 484 



239 



287 



31 262 



33 439 



239 



280 



31 052 



33 299 



11 



7 



210 



140 



64 



99 



6 306 



3 384 



2 982 



3 299 



159 

 255 



16 645 



17 728 



107 



161 



7 195 



15 816 



42 



92 



3 200 



5 698 



168 



186 



26 715 



25 593 



24 



118 



1 130 



5 610 



Chemicals used 



Lincoln 



Macon 



Martin 



Mecklenburg 



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 wtiich 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. 

 19B7. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987.. 

 1982.. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



366 



499 



22 819 



28 609 



298 



418 



17 491 



22 397 



125 

 216 



5 328 



6 212 



190 

 214 



5 155 



6 974 



6 903 



7 881 



150 



140 



S 369 



5 339 



1 



7 



(D) 



64 



58 



36 



1 003 



1 389 



148 



208 



8 596 



13 189 



15 



18 



480 



1 379 



167 



206 



4 603 



4 903 



140 



138 



3 449 



3 265 



101 

 1 354 

 1 638 



65 



51 



1 257 



810 



1 425 



1 080 



71 



65 



938 



1 713 



2 



6 

 (D) 

 174 



36 

 36 

 198 



1 140 



100 

 52 



2 405 

 1 286 



6 



15 



6 



425 



195 



338 



4 159 



7 190 



167 

 275 



2 489 



3 903 



93 



161 



1 670 



3 287 



80 



128 



934 



953 



1 344 



1 193 



92 



81 



834 



395 



6 



22 



36 



403 



23 



73 



276 



220 



72 



113 



716 



1 834 



1 183 

 1 268 

 9 256 

 8 703 



1 165 



1 226 

 6 268 

 5 822 



166 

 236 



2 988 



2 881 



254 



394 



1 817 



1 878 



3 532 

 3 417 



571 



456 



1 668 



1 562 



54 

 121 

 214 

 375 



313 



398 



1 072 



1 014 



354 



369 



3 746 



1 505 



91 

 154 

 253 

 356 



531 



637 



63 905 



73 354 



531 



637 



62 623 



72 148 



60 



52 



282 



206 



150 

 160 

 10 525 

 8 038 

 8 149 

 6 332 



407 



522 



38 004 



46 342 



288 



294 



12 917 



12 221 



187 



190 



8 801 



8 419 



429 



570 



50 960 



70 923 



52 



81 



2 608 



2 160 



223 



324 



8 967 



20 876 



163 



250 



6 628 



14 984 



109 



189 



2 339 



5 892 



106 

 2 344 



2 658 



3 078 

 2 931 



49 



53 



1 383 



I 838 



11 



11 



333 



560 



3 

 27 

 <D) 



102 



137 



5 725 



10 719 



3 

 (D) 



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