Geographic Area Series, North Carolina

							Table 14.

Petroleum Products Expenses: 1997, 1992, and 1987
1997 Item Farms Expenses ($1,000) (X) 198 201 4 287 (X) 48 543 1 437 3 3 5 10 8 8 7 340 583 656 647 794 731 793

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

1992 49 736 184 299 3 706 37 917 50 303 1 327 19 6 5 4 1 443 612 032 567 525 635 103

1987 56 379 143 686 2 549 44 085 45 983 1 043 24 7 5 4 1 631 670 695 355 218 455 61

Petroleum products Average per farm Gasoline and gasohol Average per farm Farms with 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 Diesel fuel Average per farm Farms with 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 Average per farm 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. Average per farm 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

farms $1,000 dollars farms $1,000 dollars

46 229 (X) (X) 33 780 (X) (X) 17 5 4 3 1 958 582 386 679 378 654 143

farms $1,000 dollars

36 763 (X) (X) 21 5 3 3 1 1 672 767 514 162 381 021 246

(X) 58 965 1 604 4 3 4 9 9 14 13 232 718 495 264 031 593 632

37 578 57 685 1 535 21 5 3 3 1 550 898 789 512 625 982 222

38 029 47 450 1 248 22 5 4 3 1 324 822 089 590 441 666 97

farms $1,000 dollars

1 820 (X) (X) 86 308 329 241 406 236 214

(X) 11 170 6 137 4 80 221 313 1 169 1 651 7 731 (X) 79 523 2 587 502 831 448 659 948 306 830

2 530 9 108 3 600 91 406 499 429 616 293 196 34 049 67 203 1 974 11 9 2 2 3 2 1 208 914 786 757 504 069 811

2 708 6 027 2 226 172 537 447 661 634 184 73 36 065 44 226 1 226 12 10 3 3 3 1 065 370 981 629 709 645 666

farms $1,000 dollars

30 744 (X) (X) 10 9 2 1 2 1 2 838 156 174 998 627 826 125

1 1 2 7 12 52

Table 15.

Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer: 1997, 1992, and 1987
Chemicals used 1997 farms farms acres on which used $1,000 farms $1,000 farms acres on which used farms acres on which used farms acres on which used farms acres on which used farms acres on which used 38 612 36 3 670 243 25 188 14 1 819 5 424 5 361 16 2 458 387 634 960 671 784 391 373 606 873 525 169 194 604 1992 42 892 40 3 741 233 30 151 18 1 531 7 445 6 317 18 2 493 585 135 479 449 341 367 775 805 562 379 908 064 561 1987 50 391 46 3 362 179 39 107 24 1 451 10 404 7 243 24 2 254 980 202 396 867 655 458 995 839 368 505 372 298 489

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

Any chemicals or fertilizer Commercial fertilizer Agricultural chemicals

used1

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to control Insects on hay and other crops Nematodes in crops Diseases in crops and orchards Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture Chemicals used on crops to control growth, thin fruit, or defoliate
1Data

2 629 507 568

3 702 329 505

3 653 137 014

for 1987 include farms on which lime was applied alone or together with fertilizer and/or chemicals.

1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE STATE DATA
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

NORTH CAROLINA

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