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



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



Characteristics 



Irrigated farms 



Nonirrigated farms 



Land in farms acres 



Value of land and buildings': 



Average per farm dollars. 



Average per acre dollars, 



Irngated land acres. 



Land in farms according to use: 



Total cropland farms. 



acres. 



Han/ested cropland farms. 



acres. 



Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured farms. 



Land set aside in federal farm programs farms. 



acres 

 Owned and rented land in farms: 

 Owned land in farms farms. 



Rented or leased land in farms _ farms. 



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



Average per farm dollars. 



Crops, including nursery and greenfiouse crops _. farms. 



$1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products farms. 



$1,000 



Total farm production expenses' — $1,000 



Average per farm dollars 



Livestock and poultry purchased _. 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 chemicals^ farms. 



$1,000. 

 Petroleum products _ farms. 



$1,000. 

 Electricity farms. 



$1,000. 

 Hired farm labor _. farms. 



$1,000. 



Contract labor farms. 



$1,000. 

 Repairs and maintenance farms. 



$1,000. 

 Customwork. machine hire, and rental of machinery 

 and equipments __ farms. 



$1,000. 

 Interest" farms. 



$1,000. 

 Cash rent paid for land and buildings — farms. 



$1,000. 

 Property taxes paid farms. 



$1,000. 

 All other farm production expenses -. farms. 



$1,000. 



Commodity Credit Corporation loans farms. 



$1,000. 

 Government payments received ._ farms. 



$1,000. 

 Other 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. 



Milk cows___ farms 



Hogs and pigs farms 



number 

 Sheep and lambs _._ farms 



8 999 



559 



15 606 



6 974 

 236 527 

 33 916 



68 548 

 274 510 



55 206 

 292 309 



129 361 



3 234 



247 029 



IB 004 



1 323 



2 677 



2 532 

 13 823 



1 210 



3 218 

 5 732 



10 576 

 5 286 

 34 147 



5 905 

 217 349 

 36 808 



'Data are based on a sample of farms. 

 2Data for 1 987 include cost of custom applications 

 ^Data for 1 987 exclude cost of custom applications 

 'Data tor 1 982 do not include imputation lor 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



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