Table 2. Irrigation: 1982, 1978, and 1974 



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



Farms with irrigation 



1982 



1978 



Farms witti irrigation 



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 famns.. 



acres. - 

 50 to 99 acres farms.. 



acres-. 

 100 to 199 acres farms.. 



acres. . 



200 to 499 acres farnis.. 



acres.. 

 500 to 999 acres _ farms.. 



acres.. 

 1.000 acres or more farms.. 



2 172 



2.3 



315 376 



145 



439 



1 134 



292 



8 018 



400 



28 908 



575 



79 552 



362 



105 327 



85 



57 337 



19 



35 100 



2 031 



2.1 



271 704 



134 



386 



1 016 



329 



B 921 



363 



25 960 



544 



73 046 



341 

 98 660 



48 

 30 154 



20 

 33 947 



853 



77 823 

 91 



257 

 (NA) 



220 

 (NA) 



132 

 (NA) 



134 

 (NA) 



(NA) 



15 



(NA) 



6 



(NA) 



Irrigated land use: 

 Harvested cropland. farms- 

 acres. 



Pastureland and ottier 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. 



2 156 



312 667 



71 



2 709 



1 087 527 



896 148 



801 288 



1 698 



270 459 



1 594 



247 376 



401 



37 405 



377 



33 169 



73 



7 512 



70 

 7 373 



1 991 



268 405 



(NA) 



3 299 

 938 207 

 758 705 

 645 773 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



335 567 

 (NA) 



208 501 



(NA) 



P 

 (NAl 

 (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 irrigated 



All harvested cropland 

 irrigated 



Nonirrigated farms 



1978 



Farms number.. 



(.and 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.. 



Market value of agricultural products sold $1,000.. 



Average per mrm 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-- 

 Gommercial fertilizer farms.- 



$1,000-- 

 Other agricultural chemicals^ farms. - 



$1,000.. 



Eriergy and petroleum products farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 Hired farm labor .- farms-- 



$1,000-- 

 Cont/acl labor-- --- farms-- 



$1,000-- 

 tnterest expense - farms.. 



$1,000.. 



94 382 

 27 708 456 



342 593 



1 165 



315 376 



88 399 

 22 189 292 



85 948 

 19 722 645 



41 993 



2 333 059 



51 589 



3 377 956 



24 178 



839 302 



20 813 



4 473 181 



5 090 

 296 509 



94 262 



5 719 009 



60 671 



5 939 629 

 62 932 

 67 566 



2 671 482 



65 014 



3 268 146 



5 541 

 391 005 



58 257 



711 701 

 74 607 



205 020 

 66 171 



374 854 

 62 791 



224 044 



94 074 



533 461 



40 405 



207 615 



2 984 



9 127 



59 001 



712 786 



98 671 

 28 459 790 



261 096 



898 



271 704 



94 255 

 22 577 389 



92 257 

 19 122 640 



47 400 



2 828 418 



54 088 



3 271 602 



25 911 



766 494 



25 703 



4 089 987 



4 675 

 242 133 



98 617 



4 578 958 



46 432 



4 523 148 



45 841 



77 779 



2 075 014 



68 237 



2 448 134 



7 108 



303 328 



63 095 

 496 206 



78 849 

 137 210 



75 892 

 317 597 



73 618 

 123 394 



98 474 



276 628 



43 645 



158 571 



4 074 



10 617 



(NA) 



(NA) 



2 172 

 1 087 527 



574 477 



1 121 



315 376 



2 172 



896 148 



2 166 



801 288 



892 



82 070 



1 067 



129 582 



580 



29 363 



449 



144 262 



62 



5 409 



2 096 

 241 350 

 115 148 



318 091 



146 451 



1 993 



185 380 



1 307 



132 711 



138 



18 803 



1 202 

 29 545 



1 920 

 13 002 



1 933 

 22 061 



1 818 

 11 739 



2 096 

 27 572 



1 335 



24 683 



145 



830 



1 648 



36 343 



2 031 

 938 207 



415 389 



899 



271 704 



2 028 

 758 705 



2 023 

 645 773 



847 

 76 645 



999 



102 348 



527 



22 259 



471 



115 320 



53 



3 736 



1 933 

 164 329 

 85 012 



209 519 



103 160 



1 861 



128 999 



1 257 



80 520 



131 



8 691 



1 128 



15 353 

 1 803 

 8 695 

 1 758 



16 451 

 1 709 

 5 944 



1 928 



13 245 



1 139 



16 188 



140 



549 



(NA) 



(NA) 



470 

 105 614 



393 318 



1 666 



65 344 



470 

 78 482 



470 

 64 007 



103 

 7 516 



82 



5 314 



39 



1 528 



36 



11 933 



10 



890 



486 

 36 936 

 76 000 



64 027 



136 229 



437 



58 364 



130 



5 663 



30 



119 



97 



962 



359 



4 059 



383 



2 513 

 388 



1 716 



486 



6 308 



331 



12 327 



39 



124 



308 



3 942 



429 

 96 036 



246 786 



1 065 



54 515 



429 



70 224 



429 



53 391 



91 



8 738 



71 



3 616 



29 



904 



43 



10 836 



6 



181 



402 

 21 034 

 52 324 



45 202 



105 366 



400 



38 817 



117 



6 385 



22 



2 634 



115 



2 032 

 319 



3 358 

 307 



2 343 

 300 



1 089 



397 



3 890 

 227 



6 131 



41 



170 



(NA) 



(NA) 



92 210 

 26 620 929 



337 323 



1 166 



(X) 



86 227 

 21 293 144 



83 782 

 18 921 357 



41 101 



2 250 989 



50 522 



3 248 374 



23 598 



809 939 



20 364 



4 328 919 



5 028 

 291 100 



92 166 

 5 477 658 



59 433 



5 621 538 



60 965 

 65 573 



2 486 103 



63 707 



3 135 435 



5 403 

 372 202 



57 055 

 682 156 



72 687 

 192 019 



64 238 

 352 793 



60 973 

 212 306 



91 978 



505 889 



39 070 



182 932 



2 839 



8 296 



57 353 



676 443 



96 640 

 27 521 583 



258 013 

 898 

 (X) 



92 227 

 21 818 684 



90 234 

 18 476 867 



46 553 



2 751 773 



53 089 



3 169 254 



25 384 



744 235 



25 232 



3 974 667 



4 622 



238 397 



96 684 



414 629 



45 660 



313 629 

 44 636 

 75 918 



946 015 

 66 980 



367 614 

 6 977 



294 637 



61 967 

 480 853 



77 046 

 128 515 



74 134 

 301 146 



71 909 

 117 450 



96 546 



263 382 



42 506 



142 383 



3 934 



10 067 



(NA) 



(NA) 



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



'Data for 1978 include the cost of lime which was riol collected In 1982. 



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