Year N fertilizer Use NO3-N mg/l 1955 0.8 0.9 1956 0.88 0.82 1957 0.96 0.74 1958 1.04 0.66 1959 1.12 0.58 1960 1.2 0.5 1961 1.42 0.5 1962 1.64 0.5 1963 1.86 0.5 1964 2.08 0.5 1965 2.3 0.5 1966 2.7 0.57 1967 3.1 0.64 1968 3.5 0.71 1969 3.9 0.78 1970 4.3 0.85 1971 4.44 0.92 1972 4.58 0.99 1973 4.72 1.06 1974 4.86 1.13 1975 5 1.2 1976 5.38 1.22 1977 5.76 1.24 1978 6.14 1.26 1979 6.52 1.28 1980 6.9 1.3 1981 6.9 1.38 1982 6.9 1.46 1983 6.9 1.54 1984 6.9 1.62 1985 6.9 1.7 1986 6.94 1.66 1987 6.98 1.62 1988 7.02 1.58 1989 7.06 1.54 1990 7.1 1.5 1991 7.08 1.48 1992 7.06 1.46 1993 7.04 1.44 1994 7.02 1.42 1995 7 1.4 1996 7.05 1.46 1997 7.02 1.44 1998 7.08 1.5 1999 7 1.68 2000 7.01 1.56 2001