Table 2. Irrigation: 1982, 1978, and 1974 



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



Farms with irrigation 



1982 



1974 



Farms with inigation 



1982 



1978 



1974 



Farms number.. 



Proportion of farms percent.. 



Irrigated land acres.. 



Average per farm acres.. 



Acres irrigated; 

 1 to 9 acres farms.. 



aaes.. 

 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.. 



1 040 



2.1 



66 020 



63 



478 

 1 319 



230 

 5 670 



117 

 8 316 



120 

 16 108 



76 

 21 097 

 17 

 (D) 

 2 

 (D) 



994 



2.0 



58 581 



59 



415 



1 202 



273 



6 310 



134 



9 554 



97 



12 975 



57 

 16 064 

 16 

 (D) 

 2 

 (D) 



427 



.8 



13 909 



33 



256 

 (NA) 

 108 

 (NA) 

 26 

 (NA) 

 17 

 (NA) 



16 

 (NA) 



(NA) 



(NA) 



Irrigated land use; 



Harvested cropland farms.. 



acres.. 



Pastureland and other land farms.. 



acres.. 



Land in irrigated farms 



Cropland 



Harvested cropland 



Pnncipal source of irrigation water 

 (see text); 



Wells on farm farms. 



irrigated acres. 



Wells as only source farms. 



irhgated 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- 



1 004 

 63 448 



77 



2 572 

 457 301 

 280 055 

 223 144 



392 

 22 475 



347 

 16 105 



556 

 41 019 



521 



38 860 



92 



2 526 



85 

 2 092 



916 



54 960 



(NA) 



3 621 



414 219 



246 973 



192 568 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 138 164 

 (NA) 

 54 487 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



Table 3. Seiected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 1982 and 1978 



(For meaning of at)breviations and symtxjis. see introductory text] 



Characteristics 



Irrigated farms 



Any land irrigated 



All harvested cropland 

 irrigated 



Nonirrigated farms 



Farms number.. 



l.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 



number.. 



Milk cows farms.. 



number.. 



Hogs and pigs farms.. 



numt)er.. 



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 .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.. 

 Ottter agricultural chemteals' 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.. 



48 448 

 10 200 547 



171 210 



626 



66 020 



41 975 

 5 105 734 



33 361 

 3 265 361 



31 420 

 2 646 555 



33 671 

 1 652 524 



2 361 

 58 946 



6 061 



463 840 



150 



3 181 



48 327 



1 167 165 



24 151 



1 704 160 



35 175 

 19 617 



606 916 



36 379 

 1 097 244 



4 239 

 685 475 



32 317 

 467 749 

 19 803 

 38 929 

 30 372 

 110 580 

 14 932 

 63 014 



48 067 



113 393 



16 307 



87 505 



2 141 



6 515 



16 707 



110 691 



50 780 

 11 147 825 



138 257 



630 



58 581 



45 443 

 5 448 622 



37 301 

 3 364 231 



32 980 

 3 019 699 



33 304 

 1 646 340 



3 236 



65 275 



10 325 



677 280 



113 



2 181 



SO 628 



1 061 994 



20 976 



1 531 432 



30 158 



23 200 



504 120 



39 451 



1 027 312 



4 834 



629 745 



35 827 

 456 407 



23 569 

 38 528 



36 564 

 104 751 



27 464 

 51 862 



50 330 

 77 299 

 19 150 

 82 662 

 2 743 

 5 324 



P 



1 040 

 457 301 



409 869 



1 018 



66 020 



1 038 



280 055 



1 024 



223 144 



528 



79 228 



481 



66 327 



48 



3 878 



149 



30 416 



3 



101 



1 134 

 80 211 

 70 733 



140 204 



134 812 



908 



112 727 



522 



27 477 



45 



4 987 



500 



8 846 



773 



6 645 

 974 



10 553 

 951 



7 873 



1 133 



11 472 

 632 



19 264 

 212 



2 365 

 665 



10 760 



994 

 414 219 



326 096 



747 



58 581 



989 

 246 973 



950 

 192 568 



537 

 73 071 



517 



57 296 



49 



2 965 



218 



37 864 



3 



136 



966 

 62 919 

 65 133 



95 948 



96 527 

 838 



73 976 



573 



21 972 



57 



6 064 



519 

 8 374 



735 

 5 395 



811 

 8 095 



786 



4 972 



957 



5 730 

 570 



12 944 



91 



565 



P 



407 

 41 813 



192 044 

 2 135 

 10 804 



407 

 18 125 



407 

 9 984 



143 

 10 650 



103 



5 976 



7 



656 



32 



3 563 



1 



(D) 



410 

 14 308 

 34 898 



33 870 



83 220 



335 



30 725 



116 



3 146 



13 



636 



150 



1 152 



171 



1 571 

 308 

 832 

 308 

 506 



410 



2 953 

 212 



7 252 



96 



279 



194 



1 841 



355 

 32 142 



142 593 



1 473 



11 089 



355 

 16 559 



355 

 10 056 



113 

 6 013 



105 



3 854 



13 



446 



38 



2 417 



1 



(D) 



307 



8 954 



29 165 



24 149 



68 025 



302 



21 463 



117 



2 685 



16 



1 174 



1 280 

 184 



1 149 

 243 

 752 

 220 

 382 



302 



1 556 



160 



4 718 



15 



73 



(NA) 



(NA) 



47 408 

 9 743 246 



165 487 

 817 

 (X) 



40 937 

 4 825 679 



32 327 

 3 042 217 



30 892 

 2 567 327 



33 190 

 1 586 197 



2 313 

 55 068 



5 912 



433 424 



147 



3 080 



47 193 



1 086 954 



23 032 



1 563 956 



32 989 



18 709 



494 189 



35 857 



1 069 767 



4 194 



680 488 



31 817 

 458 903 



19 030 



32 285 

 29 398 



too 026 

 13 981 

 55 141 



46 934 

 101 921 



15 675 

 68 241 



1 929 

 4 149 



16 042 

 99 931 



49 786 

 10 733 606 



134 615 

 625 

 (X) 



44 454 

 5 201 649 



36 351 

 3 171 663 



32 443 

 2 946 628 



32 787 



1 589 044 



3 187 



62 310 



10 107 



639 416 



110 



2 045 



49 662 

 999 075 



20 lie 



435 484 

 28 833 

 22 362 



430 144 

 38 878 



005 340 

 4 777 



623 681 



35 308 

 448 033 

 22 834 

 33 133 

 35 753 

 96 656 

 26 678 

 46 890 



49 373 



71 568 



18 580 



69 718 



2 652 



4 759 



(NA) 



(NA) 



^Data are based on a sample of farms: see text. 



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



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1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



