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 |
82 80 12 |
1.6 1.0 1.1 |
32 30 16 |
53 30 17 |
84,700 46,900 4,300 |
| Herbicides: | |||||
|
2,4-D Bromoxynil Dicamba Glyphosate MCPA Metsulfuron- methyl Triallate |
72 19 34 30 22 64 7 |
1.1 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 |
.41 .22 .10 .50 .23 .004 1.46 |
.44 .22 .12 .52 .23 .004 1.46 |
626 82 79 310 97 5 203 |
| 1/ Winter wheat area harvested in 1996 for Montana was 1.98 million acres. Refers to acres receiving one or more applications of a specific agricultural chemical. NOTE: Data may not multiply across due to rounding. | |||||