Agricultural Chemical Use, Montana, USA, 1996 1/
|
Crop/ Chemical |
Area Applied 1/ |
Application |
Rate Per Application |
Rate Per Crop Year |
Total Applied |
| Percent | Number | Pounds per Acre | Pounds per Acre | (000) Lbs. | |
| Fertilizers: | |||||
|
Nitrogen Phosphate Potash |
83 78 9 |
1.6 1.0 1.0 |
32 27 9 |
50 27 9 |
173,500 89,600 3,600 |
| Herbicides: | |||||
|
2,4-D Dicamba MCPA Glyphosate Mtusulfuron- methyl Triallate Trialsulfuron |
58 35 16 11 17 12 9 |
1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 |
.35 .06 .34 .36 .003 1.19 .009 |
.35 .06 .35 .36 .003 1.19 .009 |
864 94 232 169 2 597 4 |
| 1/ Spring wheat area planted in 1996 for Montana was 4.2 million acres. Refers to acres receiving one or more applications of a specific agricultural chemical. NOTE: Data may not multiply across due to rounding. | |||||