Table 2. Irrigation: 1982, 1978, and 1974 



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



Farms with irrigation 



1982 



Farms with irngation 



1974 



Farms _ number.. 



Proportion of farms percent.. 



Irngated 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.. 



9 860 



12 



704 

 (NA) 

 103 

 (NA) 

 15 

 (NA) 

 6 

 (NA) 



5 

 (NA) 



1 

 (NA) 



2 

 (NA) 



Irrigated land use: 



Harvesled 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.. 



1 103 



16 382 



60 



1 363 



191 185 



125 914 



83 500 



291 

 9 888 



251 

 7 726 



718 

 7 121 



699 



6 868 



132 



736 



113 

 494 



1 167 

 11 045 



(NA) 



2 118 

 187 181 

 111 104 



62 540 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 176 996 

 (NA) 

 48 652 



(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] 



Cfiaracteristics 



Irrigated farms 



Any land irngated 



All harvested cropland 

 irrigated 



Nonirrigated farms 



Farms __ number. _ 



Land in farms acres.. 



Value of land and buildingsV 



Average per farm dollars.. 



Average per acre _ dollars.. 



Irrigated land _ acres.. 



Land in farms according to use: 



Total cropland farms.. 



acres., 



Han/ested 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 agncultural 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.. 



90 565 

 12 474 931 



139 141 



1 014 



17 745 



84 774 

 7 602 106 



74 518 

 4 548 895 



60 440 

 3 565 699 



60 924 



2 242 905 



8 098 



217 234 



12 963 



866 226 



501 



11 385 



90 324 



1 870 910 



20 713 



1 683 852 



18 593 



56 935 



848 819 



62 531 



835 033 



2 485 



98 346 



51 754 

 228 199 

 48 137 

 40 459 

 63 803 

 124 921 

 36 913 

 57 848 



89 754 

 128 069 

 36 364 

 109 251 

 3 891 

 8 187 

 28 686 

 161 398 



86 910 

 12 680 809 



125 238 



856 



13 163 



82 450 

 7 786 086 



73 823 

 4 409 331 



59 343 

 3 780 033 



56 962 



2 056 341 



9 662 



204 084 



19 535 



1 016 050 



446 



11 886 



86 738 



1 561 026 



17 997 



1 395 535 



16 057 



56 418 



658 403 



63 491 



737 132 



2 581 



98 670 



54 865 

 209 886 

 41 929 

 37 395 

 69 609 

 107 441 

 47 089 

 40 824 



86 176 



79 569 



35 615 



81 407 



4 623 



6 745 



(NA) 



(NA) 



1 

 191 



237 919 



1 482 



17 745 



1 137 



125 914 



1 128 



83 500 



622 



46 350 



572 



35 611 



120 



4 362 



109 



10 074 



5 



45 



1 129 

 43 213 

 38 276 



69 494 



60 906 



1 052 



56 387 



586 



13 108 



37 



167 



433 



3 276 

 715 



2 581 

 982 



2 552 

 673 



2 030 



1 129 

 5 985 



649 

 14 922 



141 

 1 157 



403 



4 242 



1 254 

 187 181 



171 801 



1 159 



13 163 



1 250 



111 104 



1 223 



62 540 



767 



51 171 



699 



35 151 



174 



4 700 



217 



6 746 



2 



(D) 



1 221 

 34 193 

 28 004 



57 791 



46 085 



1 146 



44 165 



710 



13 626 



31 



314 



629 



2 931 

 804 



3 543 



1 119 



2 080 

 828 

 842 



1 211 



2 934 

 643 



10 515 



129 



1 162 



(NA) 



(NA) 



497 

 21 851 



142 364 

 3 233 

 3 018 



497 

 10 403 



497 

 2 861 



198 

 7 443 



144 



2 880 



20 



240 



40 



976 



1 



(D) 



541 

 10 091 

 18 652 



22 671 



45 615 



459 



21 879 



152 



792 



15 



1 



137 

 127 

 277 

 886 

 436 

 202 

 292 

 251 



541 



3 067 



285 



7 874 



41 



380 



141 



386 



487 

 25 552 



97 902 

 1 706 

 3 489 



487 

 10 974 



487 

 3 036 



191 

 6 562 



161 



2 453 



31 



81 



59 



846 



511 

 11 337 

 22 186 



18 592 



38 177 



452 



18 093 



160 



500 



9 



86 



188 

 140 

 309 

 1 146 

 470 

 207 

 317 

 116 



501 



1 335 



260 



5 009 



63 



491 



(NA) 



(NA) 



89 424 

 12 283 746 



137 893 



1 007 



(X) 



83 637 

 7 476 192 



73 390 

 4 465 395 



59 818 

 3 519 349 



60 352 

 2 207 294 



7 978 



212 872 



12 854 



856 152 



496 



11 340 



89 195 



1 827 696 



20 491 



1 614 358 



18 053 



55 883 



792 432 



61 945 



821 926 



2 448 



98 179 



51 321 

 224 922 

 47 422 

 37 879 

 62 821 

 122 369 

 36 240 

 55 818 



88 625 

 122 084 

 35 715 

 94 330 

 3 750 

 7 030 

 28 283 

 157 156 



85 656 

 12 493 628 



124 574 

 851 

 (X) 



81 200 

 7 674 982 



72 600 

 4 346 791 



58 576 

 3 728 862 



56 263 



2 021 190 



9 488 



199 384 



19 318 



1 009 304 



444 



(D) 



85 517 



1 526 833 



17 854 



1 337 744 



15 618 



55 272 



614 238 



62 781 



723 506 



2 550 



98 356 



54 236 



206 955 



41 125 



33 852 

 68 490 



105 361 

 46 261 

 39 982 



84 965 

 76 635 



34 972 

 70 892 



4 494 



5 583 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



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



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



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1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE -STATE DATA 



