Table 2. Irrigation: 1982, 1978, and 1974 



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



Farms with irrigation 



1982 



1978 



1974 



Farms with irrigation 



1982 



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.. 



acres.. 

 500 to 999 acres farms.. 



acres. . 

 1,000 acres or more farms.. 



acres.. 



1 713 



4.1 



52 125 



30 



975 



2 661 



451 



10 313 



150 



10 400 



81 



10 756 



51 



14 448 



4 



(D) 



1 



(D) 



1 715 



4.0 



56 106 



33 



939 



2 448 



469 



10 912 



156 



10 679 



92 



11 938 



50 

 13 785 



8 

 (D) 



1 

 (D) 



1 447 



3.3 



54 580 



38 



696 

 (NA) 



418 

 (NA) 



172 

 (NA) 



105 

 (NA) 



51 



(NA) 



5 



(NA) 



(NA) 



Irrigated land use: 



Harvested cropland farms. 



acres. 



Pastureland and other land farms. 



acres. 



Land in irrigated farms _ acres. 



Cropland acres. 



Harvested cropland acres.. 



Principal source of irrigation water 

 (see text): 



Wells on farm farms.. 



irrigated acres.. 



Wells 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.. 



1 694 



50 673 



42 



1 452 



276 501 



200 283 



170 686 



728 



27 042 

 648 



22 484 

 738 



21 941 



685 



19 721 



247 



3 142 



241 

 2 993 



1 677 



54 660 



(NA) 



1 446 



306 087 



218 065 



180 608 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



263 721 

 (NA) 



151 701 



(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] 



^ata are based on a sample of farms; see text. 



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



2 NEW YORK 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



