TABLE 1. SCOPE OF IPM IN 1980 



Crops 



Percent 

 of Acres 

 Planted 



Acres 

 In IPM 

 (1,000)1 



Acres 



per 

 Scout 



Number 



of 

 Scouts 



Grower 



Costs 



Dollar/ 

 Acre 



Dollars 

 (Million) 



Cotton 



75 



5,625 



1,200 



4,690 



3.50 



19.7 



Com 



15 



11,685 



1,500 



7,790 



2.00 



23.4 



Peanuts 



40 



612 



600 



1,020 



10.00 



6.0 



Tobacco 



30 



325 



100 



3,250 



15.00 



4.9 



Sugarbeets 



5 



80 



1,000 



80 



4.00 



.3 



Sugarcane 



2 



15 



1,500 



100 



1.50 



.2 



Soybeans 



5 



2,728 



1,000 



2,728 



3.50 



9.5 



Potatoes 



10 



129 



400 



320 



6.00 



7,7 



Vegetables 



10 



338 



300 



1,130 



15.00 



5.1 



Fruits and Nuts 



40 



11,172 



200 



5,860 



20.00 



23.4 



Rice 



1 



28 



1,000 



28 



3.00 



.1 



Wheat 



1 



751 



2,500 



300 



1.50 



1.1 



Grain Sorghum 



10 



1,827 



2,000 



910 



1.50 



2.7 



Alfalfa 



10 



2,706 



1,000 



2,706 



4.00 



10.8 



TOTALS 





38,021 





30,912 





114.9 



Ifiased on USDA Agricultural Statistics, 1976. 



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