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 



Mitchell 



Montgomery 



Moore 



Nash 



New Hanover 



Northampton 



Commercial fertilizer . 



farms, 19B7_ 



1982. 



acres on which used, 1987_ 



1982. 



Cropland fertilized, except paslureland 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. 



295 



387 



2 264 



2 138 



288 



382 



1 662 



1 454 



57 



46 



602 



684 



72 



94 



(D) 



1 067 



612 



1 381 



179 

 111 

 897 

 708 



Nematodes In crops . 



farms. 1987. 



1982. 



acres on which used, 1987. 



1982. 



J 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.. 



12 

 48 



58 

 130 

 398 



707 



65 



75 



245 



773 



15 

 29 

 86 

 109 



144 



190 



6 593 



12 301 



117 



189 



5 533 



10 656 



35 



30 



1 060 



1 645 



57 

 74 



2 473 



2 013 



3 136 

 2 601 



59 

 47 



1 798 



2 247 



14 



16 



206 



705 



21 



18 



724 



743 



58 

 96 



3 079 

 8 089 



508 



579 



13 489 



27 276 



429 



562 



11 118 



26 318 



92 

 74 



2 371 

 958 



164 

 145 



2 769 

 4 180 



3 568 



4 787 



267 

 222 



3 749 



4 967 



123 

 171 



2 260 



3 403 



61 



56 



888 



1 327 



245 



282 



6 406 



15 435 



10 



7 



87 



151 



15 



25 



238 



395 



518 



838 



67 654 



84 312 



491 

 822 



64 794 

 79 235 



55 



58 



2 860 



5 077 



136 

 175 

 14 102 

 12 278 

 8 300 

 10 352 



335 



576 



33 824 



35 588 



207 



436 



11 740 



15 676 



94 



190 



8 888 



11 528 



377 



484 



45 967 



57 023 



84 



179 



4 476 



7 654 



45 

 49 



2 159 



3 333 



43 



48 



2 071 



(D) 



4 



2 



88 



(D) 



7 

 10 

 127 

 265 

 (D) 

 371 



22 



31 

 350 

 772 



4 



11 



(D) 



181 



12 

 88 



116 



23 

 25 



1 349 



2 702 



2 



6 



(D) 



71 



Chemicals used 



Pamlico 



Pasquotank 



Pender 



Perquimans 



Commercial fertlizer 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. 



67 



113 



25 632 



25 088 



67 



113 



25 583 



25 038 



49 

 SO 



30 



35 



6 066 



4 642 



5 342 

 3 923 



55 



79 



16 697 



16 583 



10 

 16 



917 

 1 867 



12 

 22 



1 174 



2 377 



59 



79 



22 815 



21 613 



10 



7 



233 



209 



197 



228 



56 798 



55 461 



191 

 228 



56 450 

 55 296 



24 



7 



346 



165 



103 



76 



9 668 



4 789 



10 543 



10 694 



170 



157 



40 391 



37 198 



21 



39 



3 209 



6 929 



21 

 16 



1 049 



2 773 



164 



182 



55 474 



49 033 



14 



7 



713 



407 



316 



420 



21 449 



39 381 



313 



420 



21 283 



39 131 



7 



28 



166 



250 



28 



44 



2 318 



2 418 



2 517 



3 994 



212 



233 



12 128 



22 210 



90 



4 766 



5 607 



39 



49 



1 543 



1 154 



221 



286 



15 800 



32 315 



7 



31 



32 



727 



233 



265 

 48 860 

 55 046 



233 



260 



47 301 



54 851 



40 



15 



1 559 



195 



91 



94 



521 



911 



716 



181 



221 



27 950 



40 328 



63 



58 



3 884 



12 057 



60 

 58 



2 558 



3 853 



185 



226 



37 445 



45 600 



27 



26 



1 229 



1 026 



106 



113 



8 996 



15 102 



Polk 



145 



166 



6 002 



8 832 



93 



141 

 3 064 

 5 956 



83 



75 



2 938 



2 876 



71 

 68 

 2 251 

 2 024 

 2 578 

 2 677 



47 



50 



834 



1 454 



1 



20 



(0) 



656 



37 



34 



350 



968 



55 

 60 



1 154 



2 940 



37 



8 



615 



35 



276 NORTH CAROLINA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



