Agricultural Chemical Use, Montana, USA, 1997 1/
| Agricultural Chemical 2/ | Area Applied 3/ |
Applications | Rate Per Application |
Rate Per Crop Year |
Total Applied |
| Fertilizers: | Percent | Number | Pounds Per Acre | Pounds Per Acre | Million Lbs. |
| Nitrogen Phosphate Potash |
79 66 15 |
1.6 1.0 1.0 |
28 23 16 |
45 24 16 |
153.5 68.2 10.2 |
| Herbicides: | Thousand Lbs. | ||||
| 2,4-D Dicamba Glyphosate MCPA Triallate Trialsulfuron Tribenuron-methyl |
83 31 23 17 23 9 14 |
1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 |
.34 .09 .24 .30 1.18 .008 .01 |
.34 .10 .27 .32 1.18 .008 .01 |
1,239 131 272 237 1,156 3 6 |
| 1/ Area planted in 1997 for Montana was 4.25 million acres. 2/ Insufficient reports to publish data for all agricultural chemicals applied. 3/ Refers to acres receiving one or more applications of a specific agricultural chemical. -- Insufficient reports to publish data. Note: Data may not multiply across due to rounding. |
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