Table 2. Irrigation: 1982, 1978, and 1974 



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



Farms with irrigation 



1982 



Farms witti irngation 



Farms number.. 



Proportion of farms percent-. 



Irrigated land acres.. 



Average per farm acres,. 



Acres irrigated: 

 1 to 9 acres farms.. 



acres,, 

 10 to 49 acres farms,, 



acres.. 

 50 to 99 acres farms.. 



acres,, 

 100 to 199 acres farms,. 



acres.. 



200 to 499 acres farms,, 



agres.. 



500 to 999 acres farms.. 



acres,, 



1.000 acres or more farms,, 



acres.. 



1 815 



4.9 



376 447 



207 



87 



298 



220 



6 004 



306 



22 112 



578 



78 756 



489 



146 260 



108 



69 864 



27 



53 153 



1 776 



4.6 



334 755 



188 



79 



236 



238 



6 558 



291 



20 563 



596 



81 240 



453 



133 274 



92 



58 746 



27 



34 138 



1 072 



2.5 



152 203 



142 



57 

 (NA) 



212 

 (NA) 



247 

 (NA) 



308 

 (NA) 



211 

 (NA) 

 34 

 (NA) 

 3 

 (NA) 



Irrigated land use: 



Harvested cropland farms., 



acres.. 



Pastureland and other land farms,. 



acres.. 



Land in irrigated farms acres.. 



Cropland acres,. 



Harvested cropland _ ..acres.. 



Pnncipal source of irrigation water 

 (see text): 



Wells on farm farms,. 



irrigated acres.. 



Wells as only source farms,. 



irrigated acres,. 



On-farm surface supply ._ farms.. 



irngaled 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,. 



1 772 



364 657 



180 



11 790 



197 909 



440 979 



923 

 195 012 



887 

 181 169 



347 

 67 659 



316 



60 846 



545 



113 776 



502 

 99 586 



1 710 



313 802 



(NA) 



20 953 



3 857 853 



1 316 307 



1 005 989 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 2 509 383 

 (NA) 

 473 854 



(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 o( abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



Characteristics 



Farms number,. 



Land in farms acres,. 



Value of land and buildings': 



Average per farm dollars.. 



Average per acre doltars-. 



Imgated 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.. 



Market 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 agricultural chemicals^ farms 



$1.000__ 



Energy and petroleum products farms 



$1,000.. 

 Hired farm labor farms,, 



$1,000-. 

 Contract labor farms _ 



$1,000.- 

 Interest expense farms,. 



$1,000-- 



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



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



2 SOUTH DAKOTA 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE -STATE DATA 



