Table 2. Irrigation: 1982, 1978, and 1974 



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



Famis with irrigation 



Farms number_. 



Proportion ot 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- 



278 277 



12.4 



49 002 433 



72 793 

 274 317 

 71 863 



1 714 587 



32 693 



2 287 180 



37 371 

 5 198 943 



40 064 

 12 377 487 



15 555 



10 533 030 



7 938 



16 616 889 



280 779 



12.4 



50 349 906 



60 967 

 238 715 

 76 392 



1 844 188 



36 770 



2 582 563 



41 326 

 5 744 004 



42 242 

 12 965 846 



15 257 



10 313 057 



7 825 



16 661 533 



236 733 



10.2 



41 243 023 



43 442 

 177 869 

 68 305 



1 676 113 



34 743 



2 442 032 



36 958 

 5 136 375 



35 165 



10 687 025 



12 100 



8 142 780 



6 020 



12 980 829 



Farms with irrigation 



Irrigated land use: 



Harvested cropland farms.. 



acres.. 



Pastureland and otfier land farms.. 



acres-. 



Land in irrigated farms acres.. 



Cropland acres.. 



Han/ested cropland -. acres-. 



Principal source of irrigation water 

 (see text): 



Weils 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-farni water suppliers farms-. 



Irrigated acres.. 

 Off-farm water suppliers as only 



source farms.. 



Irrigated acres.. 



256 463 

 44 433 008 

 55 442 

 4 569 425 

 246 603 071 

 92 144 627 

 70 846 456 



123 410 



26 986 309 



105 967 



21 139 433 



46 724 



5 996 053 



40 586 



4 293 550 



108 143 



16 020 071 



259 651 

 43 679 819 

 (NA) 

 6 670 087 

 251 648 772 

 91 660 049 

 67 888 524 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 229 002 962 

 (NA) 

 55 569 660 



(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 abtweviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



Characteristics 



Farms - number.. 



Land in farms - acres.- 



Value of land and buildings^: 



Average per farm dollars-. 



Average per acre doilars-. 



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--- -- famis.. 



number.. 



Mitk 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 dotlars.- 



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, butbs. plants, and trees farms.. 



$1,000.- 

 Commercial fertilizer farms.. 



$1,000.- 

 Other agricultural chemicals^ famis.. 



$1,000.. 



Energy and petroleum products farms.. 



$1,000-. 

 Hired farm labor farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 Contract latwr ..- farms,. 



$1,000-- 

 Interest expense _.- farms.. 



$1.000.. 



2 UNITED STATES 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-UNITED STATES DATA 



