Agricultural Chemical Use, Montana, USA, 1994 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 79 17 |
1.5 1.0 1.1 |
38 29 10 |
59 30 11 |
90,800 44,200 3,400 |
| Herbicides: | |||||
|
2,4-D Dicamba Glyphosate Metsulfuron-methyl Trisulfuron |
86 45 8 23 13 |
1.1 1.0 1.7 1.0 1.1 |
.35 .08 1.37 .004 .009 |
.38 .08 2.34 .004 .010 |
597 70 353 2 2 |
| 1/ Winter wheat area harvested for Montana was 1.85 million acres in 1994. Refers to acres receiving one or more applications of a specific agricultural chemical. NOTE: Data may not multiply across due to rounding. | |||||