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{"definition": "Choropleth map showing acres treated with chemicals to control growth, thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate as percent of total cropland acreage in 2017. There are 5 categories. Darker colors represent higher percentages. The darkest category is 30 percent or more. Counties with higher values are in the Mississippi Delta and South Atlantic seaboard states, West Texas, and Central Valley of California. United States: 3.7 percent.", "availableYears": "2017", "name": "Acres of Crops Treated with Chemicals to Control Growth, Thin Fruit, Ripen, or Defoliate as Percent of Total Cropland Acreage: 2017", "nationalValueUnits": "Percent", "nationalValueTxt": "3.7", "shortName": "y17_M082", "geographicLevel": "County/County-equivalent", "dataSources": "NASS"} |