Table 11. Potato acreage in the two agricultural reporting regions

Region Acres
1 52,600
2 24,400
State 77,000

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Table 12. Fertilizer usage on potatoes

Fertilizer Region Percent areas treated Average number of treatments Rate per treatment (lbs/acre) Total amount applied (lbs)
Nitrogen
(N = 127)
1 100.00 1.87 40.33 3,854,600
2 100.00 1.86 71.05 3,145,400
State 100.00 1.87 55.70 7,000,000
Phosphate
(N = 124)
1 97.14 1.42 52.44 3,786,600
2 100.00 1.09 76.08 2,013,400
State 98.57 1.26 64.26 5,800,000
Potash
(N = 99)
1 73.33 1.18 70.94 3,024,100
2 100.00 1.59 178.40 6,475,900
State 86.67 1.39 124.67 9,500,000

1 N, number of survey reports for the whole State.

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Table 13. Insecticide usage on potatoes

Insecticide Region Percent acres treated Rate per crop year (lbs AI/acre) Total amount applied (lbs Al)
Carbofuran
(N = 5)
1 _2 _2 _2
2 _2 _2 _2
State 39.00 0.63 19.00
Endosulfan
(N = 3)
1 _2 _2 _2
2 _2 _2 _2
State 25.00 0.62 12.00
Esfenvalerate
(N = 4)
1 29.52 0.05 0.7
2 45.45 0.03 0.3
State 37.49 0.04 1.00
Phorate
(N = 5)
1 30.48 2.66 42.7
2 81.82 2.07 41.3
State 45.00 2.37 84.00
Phosphamidon
(N = 5)
1 _2 _2 _2
2 _2 _2 _2
State 35.00 0.87 24.00

1 N, number of survey reports for the whole State.
2 Insufficient reports to publish data on this insecticide.

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Table 14. Herbicide usage on potatoes

Herbicide Region Percent acres treated Rate per crop year (lbs AI/acre) Total amount applied (lbs AI)
EPTC
(N = 8)
1 _2 _2 _2
2 _2 _2 _2
State 6.00 4.16 18,000
Metolachlor
(N = 1)
1 7.62 1.87 7,500
2 50.00 1.60 19,500
State 28.81 1.74 27,000
Metribuzin
(N = 2)
1 8.57 0.20 900
2 81.82 0.41 8,100
State 45.19 0.31 9,000
Pendimethalin
(N = 8)
1 5.71 0.80 2,400
2 9.09 0.72 1,600
State 7.40 0.76 4,000

1 N, number of survey reports for the whole State.
2 Insufficient reports to publish data for this herbicide.

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Table 15. Fungicide usage on potatoes

Fungicide Region Percent acres treated Rate per crop year (lbs AI/acre) Total amount applied (lbs)
Chlorothalonil
(N = 1)
1 4.76 2.84 7,100
2 59.09 3.32 47,900
State 31.93 3.08 55,000
Mancozeb
(N = 3)
1 23.81 2.65 33,200
2 27.27 5.83 38,800
State 25.54 4.24 72,000
Maneb
(N = 4)
1 36.19 1.50 28,600
2 13.64 1.62 5,400
State 24.92 1.56 34,000
Metiram
(N = 9)
1 _2 _2 _2
2 _2 _2 _2
State 6.00 0.88 4,000
Triphenyltin hydroxide
(N = 1)
1 12.38 0.37 2,400
2 9.09 0.27 600
State 10.73 0.32 3,000

1 N, number of survey reports for the whole State.
2 Insufficient reports to publish data for this fungicide.

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Table 16. Diquat and sulfuric acid usage on potatoes

Chemical Region Percent acres treated Rate per crop year (lbs AI/acre) Total amount applied (lbs AI)
Diquat
(N = 42)
1 35.24 0.36 6,600
2 22.73 0.25 1,400
State 28.99 0.31 8,000
Sulfuric acid
(N = 10)
1 _2 _2 _2
2 _2 _2 _2
State 13.00 143.70 1,388,000

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1 N, number of survey reports for the whole State.
2 Insufficient reports to publish data for sulfuric acid.