Table 9. 



Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1987 and 1982-Con. 



(Data are based on a sample of (arms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory le)itl 



Chemicals used 



Ck>mmercial fertilizer . 



_ farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres on whicfi used. 1987. 



1982- 



Crooland 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. 



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, 1967.. 

 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. 



79 



92 



963 



2 



9 



(D) 



172 



Stokes 



997 



1 444 

 15 721 

 20 599 



963 



1 416 

 10 858 

 15 922 



214 



247 



4 863 



4 677 



224 

 323 



2 368 



4 819 



3 560 



5 825 



559 



793 



4 448 



5 080 



356 

 555 



2 507 



3 323 



111 



315 



634 



2 015 



393 

 566 



4 172 

 7 465 



46 

 129 

 284 

 560 



798 



756 



91 592 



107 517 



108 



106 



8 626 



6 659 



Surry 



1 088 



1 301 



35 287 



39 679 



1 004 



1 220 



26 025 



32 153 



287 



319 



9 262 



7 526 



288 

 338 



7 160 

 6 209 



11 608 



8 655 



Rockingham 



205 



200 



3 893 



3 219 



188 

 266 

 192 

 365 

 455 



582 



581 



7 295 



7 970 



267 

 447 



4 137 



5 339 



111 



158 



1 131 



1 762 



366 



468 



14 427 



11 771 



62 



155 



601 



1 440 



Rowan 



Swain 



63 



66 



1 024 



889 



51 



59 



628 



561 



23 



19 



396 



328 



16 

 26 

 155 

 192 

 222 

 (D) 



24 

 24 



244 

 (D) 



3 



2 



(D) 



(D) 



14 



8 

 84 

 41 



20 



33 



267 



397 



595 



759 



38 796 



61 832 



450 



670 



26 447 



51 386 



395 



319 



12 349 



10 446 



260 

 311 

 6 069 

 12 404 

 8 973 

 17 191 



139 

 104 



4 203 



5 699 



10 



11 



227 



774 



50 

 10 



512 

 983 



163 



297 



12 147 



33 866 



8 



8 



32 



641 



Transylvania 



2 



4 

 (D) 

 11 



149 

 172 



4 599 



5 672 



120 



132 



3 159 



3 062 



71 

 115 



1 440 



2 610 



76 

 84 



1 629 



2 860 



2 488 



3 525 



62 



37 



510 



1 572 



378 



455 



14 994 



19 707 



246 



333 



8 717 



11 046 



194 



221 



6 277 



8 661 



138 

 146 



3 088 



2 219 



4 506 



3 436 



1 



7 



(D) 



140 



28 



7 



332 



7 



110 



119 



: 820 



I 771 



Sampson 



Tyrrell 



(D) 



33 



20 



601 



69 



74 

 70 

 100 



2 



3 



(D) 



3 



94 

 108 



39 724 



40 683 



94 

 108 



39 596 



40 551 



13 



4 



128 



132 



44 

 27 

 7 016 

 3 368 

 7 295 

 3 233 



1 263 



1 420 

 121 403 

 127 283 



1 221 



1 396 



119 443 



124 944 



111 

 102 



1 960 



2 339 



215 

 375 



14 083 



15 720 

 14 513 



16 005 



886 



1 004 



61 529 



67 000 



410 



551 



20 527 



24 655 



210 



239 



10 256 



12 248 



769 



879 



69 374 



90 293 



155 



101 



6 671 



4 571 



Union 



556 



787 



86 239 



137 059 



470 



672 



82 692 



130 621 



158 



228 



3 547 



6 438 



164 

 218 



11 488 

 14 939 



12 230 

 21 996 



19 



30 



1 869 



5 419 



6 



10 

 657 

 911 



67 



69 



21 319 



29 541 



34 



30 



7 307 



9 893 



Vance 



327 



459 



10 149 



15 283 



321 



445 



9 117 



13 032 



32 

 52 



1 032 



2 251 



69 

 93 



1 638 



2 486 

 1 617 



3 536 



191 

 268 



4 009 

 4 211 



83 



225 



2 045 



4 270 



55 

 137 



1 238 



2 192 



140 

 257 

 943 



22 



82 



632 



1 050 



511 



546 



14 459 



17 314 



320 



436 



8 503 



11 311 



170 

 180 



3 933 



4 968 



420 



454 



17 954 



24 133 



84 



99 



1 592 



3 046 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE -COUNTY DATA 



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