Table 2. Irrigation: 1982, 1978, and 1974 



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



Fams with irrigation 



1982 



1974 



Farms with irrigation 



Farms numtter. 



Proportion of farms percent. 



Irrigated land acres- 

 Average per farm acres.. 



Acres irrigated: 

 1 to 9 acres — (amis.. 



acres.. 

 10 to 49 acres farms.. 



acres- 

 50 to 99 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 100 to 199 acres farms. 



acres- 



200 to 499 acres farms. 



acres.. 

 500 to 999 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 1,000 acres or more..- _._ farms. 



acres.. 



22 190 



36.8 



6 039 292 



272 



345 



1 484 



1 877 



57 795 



3 294 



240 1 93 



6 375 



893 262 



7 354 

 2 270 062 



2 274 



1 497 536 



671 



1 078 960 



23 862 



37.4 



5 682 931 



238 



363 



1 660 



2 225 

 67 349 



3 918 

 285 387 



7 517 

 1 048 515 



7 435 



2 260 379 



1 908 



1 255 344 



496 



764 297 



20 331 



30.1 



3 966 930 



195 



312 



(NA) 

 2 430 



(NA) 

 4 186 



(NA) 

 6 613 



(NA) 



5 529 

 (NA) 



1 058 

 (NA) 

 203 

 (NA) 



Irrigated land use: 



Harvested cropland farms.. 



acres.. 



Pastureland and other land farms.. 



acres.. 



l.and in Imgated farms acres.. 



Cropland acres.. 



Harvested cropland .acres.. 



Principal source of irrigation water 

 (see text): 



Wells on farm farms.. 



irrigated acres.. 



Welts as only source farms.. 



irrigated acres.. 



On-farm surface supply _.- farms.. 



irrigated acres.. 

 On-farm surface supply as only 



source farms.. 



irrigated acres.. 



Off-farm water suppliers farms.. 



irrigated acres.. 

 Off-farm water suppliers as only 



source farms.. 



irrigated acres.. 



22 094 



5 948 974 



1 048 



90 318 



22 678 837 



12 017 321 



9 511 620 



18 871 

 380 333 



16 414 



463 057 



830 



138 129 



684 



107 513 



2 489 



520 830 



1 853 

 317 928 



23 673 



5 491 725 



(NA) 



191 206 



22 473 173 



11 465 445 



8 777 822 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 18 162 421 

 (NA) 

 7 104 602 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



Table 3. Selected Characteristics of irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 1982 and 1978 



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



Characteristics 



All farms 



Irrigated farms 



Any land imgated 



1982 



All harvested cropland 

 irrigated 



1982 



1978 



Nonirrigated farms 



1982 



1978 



Farms number.. 



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.. 



acres.. 



Harvested cropland farms.. 



acres.. 



Pastureland. excluding woodland pastured farms.. 



acres.. 

 Inventory of livestock: 



Cattle and calves farms.. 



number.. 



Milk cows farms.. 



number.. 



Hogs and pigs farms.. 



number.. 



Sheep and lambs farms.. 



number.. 



Estimated market value of all machinery and 



equipment' farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Average per farm dollars.. 



f^arket value of agricultural products sold $1.000.. 



Average per farm dollars.. 



Crops, including nursery and greenhouse products farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Livestock, poultry, and their products farms.. 



$1.000.. 



Poultry and poultry products farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Selected farm production expenses': 

 Feed for livestock and poultry farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Commercial fertilizer farms.. 



$1,000__ 

 Other agncultural chemicals* farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Energy and petroleum products farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Hired farm latwr farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Contract labor fanns.. 



$1,000.. 

 Interest expense farms.. 



$1,000-. 



60 243 

 44 961 371 



532 741 



701 



6 039 292 



54 475 



22 434 059 



52 497 



17 075 625 



39 506 



22 934 307 



39 555 



6 530 561 



4 686 



117 536 



15 998 



3 963 364 



2 929 



231 239 



60 123 



4 088 785 



68 007 



6 625 742 



109 984 



46 471 



2 379 811 



45 893 



4 245 931 



2 952 



43 522 



40 221 

 843 922 



46 546 

 151 996 



42 945 

 326 124 



37 355 

 141 128 



59 968 



473 263 



23 391 



167 515 



2 654 



7 757 



39 203 



613 708 



63 768 

 46 113 973 



382 902 



523 



5 682 931 



58 594 

 22 274 197 



56 644 

 16 371 595 



44 457 

 24 444 238 



42 724 



6 412 288 



5 827 



119 068 



20 532 



3 723 774 



2 279 



171 468 



63 686 



3 461 586 



54 354 



5 149 297 



80 750 



51 107 



1 718 714 



49 937 



3 430 583 



4 119 



31 585 



45 594 

 654 728 



51 288 

 110 919 



47 710 

 267 026 



45 510 



88 096 



63 558 



282 486 



24 773 



129 597 



3 053 



8 162 



(NA) 



(NA) 



22 190 

 22 678 837 



811 930 



783 



6 039 292 



22 162 

 12 017 321 



22 133 

 9 511 620 



14 973 

 10 870 612 



14 679 



3 669 964 



1 514 



50 637 



5 710 



1 583 932 



937 



105 576 



22 202 



2 359 448 



106 272 



4 125 194 

 185 903 

 20 669 



1 668 006 



16 391 



2 457 188 



779 

 7 453 



14 328 

 445 151 



21 288 

 106 089 



21 504 

 243 937 



18 491 

 95 950 



22 203 

 299 941 



11 060 



112 808 



1 369 



4 445 



17 947 



411 413 



23 862 

 22 473 173 



579 535 



609 



5 682 931 



23 835 

 1 1 465 445 



23 767 

 8 777 822 



17 048 

 11 326 565 



16 142 



3 511 458 



1 850 



50 591 



7 464 



1 502 009 



766 



84 274 



24 090 



2 044 358 



84 863 



3 100 360 

 129 929 



22 347 



1 187 923 



18 180 



1 912 437 



1 121 



5 099 



16 682 

 334 755 



23 197 

 77 327 

 22 481 



190 942 

 21 304 

 60 631 



24 083 

 180 068 



11 577 



86 926 



1 617 



4 915 



(NA) 



(NA) 



6 042 

 4 115 064 



626 568 

 899 



1 830 856 



6 042 

 2 200 466 



6 042 

 1 780 778 



3 060 

 1 946 108 



2 950 



792 785 



266 



8 184 



1 042 



331 044 



192 



40 120 



5 974 



557 889 



93 386 



010 704 



167 280 



5 535 



428 342 



3 457 



582 362 



134 



480 



2 816 



112 613 



5 610 



27 246 

 5 724 



60 514 



4 782 

 22 630 



5 968 

 71 798 



2 533 



28 375 

 469 



1 895 



4 630 



95 733 



6 982 

 4 522 174 



490 862 



737 



1 999 668 



6 982 



2 405 058 



6 982 



1 911 325 



3 830 



2 189 591 



3 634 



912 640 



336 



9 681 



1 636 



360 410 



186 



36 548 



7 053 



571 523 



81 033 



007 928 

 144 361 



6 433 

 362 448 



4 368 



645 480 



215 



1 241 



4 047 

 124 647 



6 686 

 22 679 



6 445 

 56 217 



6 099 

 17 055 



7 051 

 53 316 



3 186 



27 987 



713 



2 244 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



38 053 

 22 282 534 



367 681 

 617 

 (X) 



32 313 

 10 416 738 



30 364 

 7 564 005 



24 533 

 12 063 695 



24 876 



2 860 597 



3 172 



66 899 



10 288 



2 379 432 



1 992 



125 663 



37 921 



1 729 338 



45 604 



2 500 548 



65 712 



25 802 



711 806 



29 502 



1 788 743 



2 173 



36 070 



25 893 

 398 771 

 25 258 

 45 908 

 21 441 

 81 187 

 18 864 

 45 178 



37 765 



173 322 



12 331 



54 707 



1 285 



3 312 



21 256 



202 295 



39 906 

 23 640 800 



263 452 

 440 

 (X) 



34 759 

 10 808 752 



32 877 

 7 593 773 



27 409 

 13 117 673 



26 582 



2 900 830 



3 977 



68 477 



13 068 



2 221 765 



1 513 



87 194 



39 596 



1 417 228 



35 792 



2 048 937 



51 344 



28 760 



530 791 



31 757 



1 518 146 



2 998 



26 486 



28 912 

 319 973 

 28 091 

 33 592 

 25 229 

 76 083 

 24 206 

 27 465 



39 475 



102 418 



13 196 



42 670 



1 436 



3 247 



(NA) 



(NA) 



'Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 



^Data for 1978 include the cost of lime which was not collected in 1982. 



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