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 



Commercial fertilizer . 



-- farms. 1987.. 



1982.. 



acres on wflictl used. 1987.. 

 1982.. 



Cropland fertilized, except pastureland farms. 1987. 



1982.. 



acres on wfiicti 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.. 



Warren 



243 



408 



16 115 



16 763 



232 

 399 



12 740 



13 346 



70 



53 



3 375 



3 417 



60 



87 



1 918 



4 640 



2 438 



3 210 



160 



211 



4 292 



3 957 



105 



145 



2 458 



2 483 



29 



15 



697 



814 



146 



201 



7 094 



12 346 



15 



41 



242 



765 



Washington 



219 



254 



63 437 



71 616 



217 



254 



62 830 



70 786 



8 



33 

 607 

 830 



105 

 104 

 12 415 

 11 380 

 11 797 

 11 541 



151 



181 



31 553 



42 032 



23 

 24 



2 205 



3 433 



27 

 46 



1 859 



2 257 



165 



239 



57 758 



75 584 



20 

 2 



1 345 

 (D) 



Watauga 



654 



690 



6 661 



6 890 



600 



633 



3 140 



3 739 



153 



174 



3 521 



3 151 



126 

 154 

 1 024 

 1 063 

 1 678 

 1 491 



200 

 171 

 714 

 543 



1 

 14 

 (D) 

 35 



169 

 190 

 688 

 341 



205 



161 



2 910 



639 



34 



67 



103 



242 



Wayne 



881 



1 121 



89 146 



112 711 



879 



1 112 

 86 689 



110 791 



85 

 99 



2 457 

 1 920 



197 

 347 

 15 450 

 18 705 

 20 533 

 14 175 



595 



881 



42 291 



44 550 



435 



582 



18 623 



31 906 



155 



163 



6 060 



5 919 



591 



762 



60 363 



81 770 



134 



133 



2 220 



2 150 



Wilkes 



534 



615 



17 189 



14 540 



468 



498 



13 531 



10 586 



163 



222 



3 658 



3 954 



115 



159 



2 648 



2 757 



3 478 



4 154 



170 



165 



4 324 



2 776 



38 

 64 



1 785 



2 Oil 



65 



57 



1 600 



777 



297 



183 



10 879 



6 013 



35 



51 



923 



297 



Wilson 



593 



810 



67 849 



70 707 



587 



809 



67 566 



70 414 



21 



23 



284 



293 



115 



254 



7 669 



10 816 



5 635 



7 360 



460 



629 



35 210 



32 342 



336 



515 



12 939 



18 110 



105 



184 



3 578 



7 493 



397 



586 



46 657 



58 887 



80 



118 



3 211 



2 730 



Yadkin 



816 



1 105 



38 305 



43 623 



709 



1 037 



31 321 



37 019 



286 



331 



6 984 



6 604 



238 

 394 



7 622 

 11 542 

 10 528 

 15 024 



296 



506 



7 901 



13 104 



171 



334 



2 800 



5 954 



50 



760 



1 122 



384 



419 

 21 928 

 18 103 



48 



79 



530 



2 110 



Yancey 



659 



747 

 5 052 

 4 669 



640 

 728 



3 454 

 3 192 



95 

 140 

 598 

 477 



140 

 234 

 908 

 254 

 063 



351 

 180 

 831 

 622 



15 



35 



57 



139 



182 

 160 

 389 

 424 



180 



174 



1 397 



802 



62 

 30 

 139 

 126 



278 NORTH CAROLINA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE -COUNTY DATA 



