Table 10. Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrlgated Farms: 1987 and 1982 



[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



Nonirrlgated farms 



Land In farms _ — - acres-. 



Value of land and buildings^; 



Average per farm dollars-. 



Average per acre dollars.. 



Irrigated land ._ acres.. 



Land in farms according to use: 

 Total cropland farms.. 



Harvested cropland farms.. 



Pastureland. excluding woodland pastured _ farms.. 



acres.. 



Land set aside in federal fami programs farms.. 



Owned and rented land in farms: 

 Owned land in farms farms.. 



Rented or leased land in farms farms.. 



acres.. 



liiarket value of agricultural products sold $1.000.. 



Average per farm dollars.. 



Crops, Including nursery and greentiouse crops farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Livestock, poultry, and tfielr products farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Total farm production expenses' $1,000.. 



Average per farm dollars- 

 Livestock and poultry purcfiased farms.. 



$1,000_. 

 Feed for livestock and poultry farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 Commercial fertilizer^ farms.. 



$1.000.. 



Agricultural cfiemicals^ ._ farms.. 



$1,000-. 

 Petroleum products farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 Electricity farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 Hired farm labor farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Contract labor farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 , — farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 J rental of macfilnery 

 and equipment^ farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 Interest* farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 Casfi rent paid for land and buildings farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Property taxes paid farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 All otfier farm production expenses farms.. 



$1.000.. 



Commodity Credit Corporation loans farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 Government payments received farms.. 



$1,000. 

 Otfier farm-related income' farms.. 



$1.000.. 



Estimated market value of all machinery and 



equipment' farms.. 



$1,000. 

 Average per farm ...dollars. 



Inventory of livestock: 

 Cattle and calves farms- 

 number. 



Milk cows farms. 



number. 



Hogs and pigs farms. 



Sheep and lambs farms. 



58 685 

 420 279 



9 968 

 521 029 



6 908 



84 



5 942 



7 570 

 2 312 



339 624 

 4 265 



(X) 



37 606 



176 



10 427 



'Data are based on a sa 

 ^Data for 1987 include c 

 'Data for 1 987 exclude ( 

 'Data for 1982 do not in 



I of custom applications. 



it of custom applications for c 



ide imputation for item nonresponse. 



I agricultural chemicals. 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



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