Table 14. Petroleum Products Expenses: 1987, 1982, and 1978 



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



Petroleum products farms 



$1,000 

 Average per farm dollars 



Gasoline and gasofiol farms 



$1,000 

 Average per farm dollars 



Farms witfi expenses of— 



$1 to $499 _ 



$500 to $999 - _ 



$1,000 10 $1,999 



$2,000 to $4,999 ._ _ 



$5,000 to $9,999 



$10,000 to $24,999 _ __ , 



$25,000 or more _ , 



Diesel fuel farms 



$1,000 

 Average per farm dollars. 



Farms witfi expenses of— 



$1 to $499 _ 



$500 to $999 



$1,000 to $1,999 _ 



$2,000 to $4,999 _._ 



$5,000 to $9,999 



$10,000 to $24,999 _ 



$25,000 or more _ __ 



Natural gas - ___ farms. 



$1,000. 

 Average per farm dollars. 



Farms with expenses of— 



$1 to $99 



$100 to $499 ___ 



$500 to $999 



$1,000 to $1,999 _ 



$2,000 to $4,999 _ 



$5,000 to $9,999 



$10,000 or more ___ 



LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil. grease, etc. farms. 



$1,000. 

 Average per farm dollars. 



Farms witti expenses of— 



$1 to $99 



$100 to $499 _ 



$500 to $999 



$1,000 to $1,999 ___ _. _ 



$2,000 to $4,999 



$5,000 to $9,999 



$10,000 or more 



> 



> 



> 



5 323 

 16 641 

 3 126 



5 034 



6 750 

 1 341 



2 581 

 726 

 729 

 726 

 199 



73 



2 028 

 2 465 

 1 216 



1 053 



370 



278 



234 



60 



33 



103 



872 

 8 469 



(NA) 



6 553 



(NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



4 900 

 11 733 

 2 394 



4 706 



4 641 



986 



486 

 834 

 766 

 507 

 76 



1 550 

 1 072 



971 

 302 

 153 

 100 

 16 



94 



165 

 1 755 



14 

 39 

 12 

 13 

 10 



(NA) 



5 854 



(NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



Table 15. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1987, 1982, 

 and 1978 



[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



Chemicals used 



1987 



1982 



1978 



Chemicals ^sed 



Any chemicals, fertilizer, or time 

 used -- _ farms.. 



Commercial fertilizer' farms.. 



acres on which used. 

 $1,000_. 



Lime farms. 



acres on which used.. 

 tons-. 



Farms by tons used: 



1 to 49 tons , 



50 to 99 tons 



100 to 199 tons 



200 to 499 tons 



500 to 999 tons 



1,000 tons or more 



Agricultural chemicals' farms.. 



$1,000. 



3 284 



138 567 



7 155 



1 464 

 27 222 

 44 149 



1 218 

 140 

 72 

 34 



2 456 

 4 885 



Any ctlemicals. fertilizer, or lime 

 used— Con. 



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. 



2 049 



49 252 



152 



5 212 



1 093 

 25 050 



1 690 

 57 337 



255 

 5 928 



1 760 



45 480 



166 



4 087 



832 

 20 104 



1 514 

 57 111 



239 

 6 463 



1 527 



39 772 



183 



4 797 



997 

 21 106 



1 740 

 59 379 



201 

 (0) 



^Data for 1987 include cost of custom applications: data for agricultural chemicals exclude the cost of lime for 1987 and 1982. 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



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