UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE: chemical usage 1997 restricted use pesticides summary.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-21 December 1998-UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE: Agricultural chemical usage 1997 restricted use pesticides summary (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:201298 1997 agricultural chemical use estimates for restricted use pesticides Overview: The agricultural chemical use estimates in this report are based on data compiled from the Agricultural Resources Management Survey and the Fruit Chemical Use Survey which were conducted during the fall of 1997.

All results refer to on-farm use of restricted use pesticides on the targeted field crops and fruit crops for the 1997 crop year. Data were collected late in the growing season or after the farm operator had indicated that planned applications were completed. NASS enumerators personally...