Table 2. Irrigation: 1982, 1978, and 1974 



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



Farms with irrigation 



1982 



1978 



1974 



Farms witin irrigation 



1982 



Farms - number. _ 



Proportion of farms percent.. 



Irrigated land acres.. 



Average per farm acres.. 



Acres irrigated: 

 1 to 9 acres famis__ 



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.. 



616 



.5 



91 427 



148 



147 



397 



85 



2 269 



81 



5 781 



136 



18 392 



135 



39 756 



25 



14 742 



7 



10 090 



739 



.6 



100 770 



136 



155 

 477 

 151 



3 344 

 113 



8 202 



163 



22 787 



125 



38 240 



26 



17 265 



6 



10 455 



348 



,3 



39 417 



113 



81 

 (NA) 



65 

 (NA) 



60 

 (NA) 



78 

 (NA) 



57 

 (NA) 



4 

 (NA) 



3 

 (NA) 



Irrigated land use; 



Harvested cropland farms. 



acres., 



Pastureland and otfier land farms.. 



acres.. 



Land in irrigated farms acres.. 



Cropland acres.. 



Harvested cropland _ acres.. 



Pnncipal source of irrigation water 

 (see text); 



Wells on farm farms.. 



irngated 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.. 



608 



91 175 



18 



252 



304 670 



272 432 



253 538 



499 



83 758 



489 



81 802 



74 



5 997 



74 

 5 997 



43 

 1 672 



34 

 1 301 



708 



97 681 



(NA) 



3 089 



345 435 



308 167 



274 255 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



164 731 

 (NA) 



129 977 



(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] 



Characteristics 



Irrigated farms 



Any land irngated 



1982 



1978 



All fiarvested cropland 

 irrigated 



Nonirrigated farms 



Farms number.. 



Land 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.. 



Stieep and lambs __ farms,, 



number,. 



Estimated market value of all macfiinery 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 (arms., 



$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,, 



115 413 

 32 611 964 



471 Oil 



1 684 



91 427 



106 859 

 27 580 749 



103 644 



24 137 670 



58 922 



4 091 476 



62 412 



5 822 488 



10 485 



339 664 



45 768 



14 332 644 



9 988 



486 316 



115 266 



6 731 271 



58 398 



9 828 932 

 86 163 

 92 378 



4 143 086 



85 613 



5 685 846 



5 208 

 164 052 



78 070 



1 214 715 



98 770 



313 092 



86 632 

 562 767 



87 700 

 331 924 



114 955 



668 410 



47 873 



222 146 



3 570 



8 358 



76 462 



1 015 561 



121 339 

 33 258 233 



427 161 



1 548 



100 770 



114 391 

 28 063 990 



111 379 

 23 622 212 



68 520 

 4 850 157 



69 226 

 6 531 710 



12 623 



339 469 



57 325 



14 695 418 



8 827 



380 824 



121 156 



5 774 996 



47 666 



8 172 960 



67 356 



99 767 



3 133 218 



93 571 



5 039 742 



7 168 



144 609 



87 743 

 033 523 

 105 943 

 232 130 



98 993 

 481 090 

 101 522 

 208 549 



120 939 



373 582 



53 718 



192 667 



4 515 



6 672 



(NA) 



(NA) 



616 

 304 670 



780 292 



1 809 



91 427 



616 

 272 432 



616 

 253 538 



215 

 22 869 



200 



60 102 



22 



730 



129 



53 989 



26 



971 



674 

 65 457 

 97 117 



142 890 



231 964 



592 



79 538 



289 



63 352 



21 



54 



284 

 12 481 



660 

 4 662 



600 

 6 977 



583 

 4 182 



673 



8 278 

 422 



9 633 



72 



579 



491 



12 878 



739 

 345 435 



678 709 



1 456 



100 770 



736 

 308 167 



729 

 274 255 



295 

 27 651 



280 



67 056 



31 



910 



207 



65 895 



32 



1 652 



802 

 70 930 

 88 442 



124 518 



168 496 



690 



69 477 



380 



55 041 



29 



379 



355 

 10 105 



745 

 6 522 



717 

 6 983 



742 

 3 181 



802 

 5 087 

 548 

 10 971 

 117 

 210 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



119 

 11 879 



197 820 

 3 947 

 8 731 



119 

 9 928 



119 



8 640 



14 



1 879 



15 



2 477 



1 



(D) 



7 



3 163 



4 

 92 



128 



5 305 



41 447 



16 360 



137 478 



112 



13 558 



27 



2 802 



12 

 645 

 120 

 745 



73 

 238 



82 



90 



128 



1 823 



85 



2 098 



17 



65 



81 



615 



152 

 17 967 



233 908 



1 759 



12 371 



152 



14 035 



152 



10 594 



26 



4 782 



29 



12 138 



1 



(D) 



16 



2 447 



8 



176 



152 



6 179 



40 652 



26 720 



175 789 



139 



11 199 



50 



15 521 



5 



18 



53 

 4 086 

 122 

 2 157 

 103 

 513 

 122 

 173 



152 



1 178 



70 



2 393 



19 



40 



(NA) 



(NA) 



114 797 

 32 307 294 



469 194 



1 683 



(X) 



106 243 

 27 308 317 



103 028 



23 884 132 



58 707 



4 068 607 



62 212 



5 762 386 



10 463 



338 934 



45 639 



14 278 655 



9 962 



485 345 



114 592 



6 665 814 



58 170 



9 686 043 



84 375 

 91 786 



4 063 548 



85 324 



5 622 494 



5 187 

 163 998 



77 786 



1 202 233 



98 110 



308 430 



86 032 

 555 791 



87 117 

 327 742 



114 282 



660 132 



47 451 



212 513 



3 498 



7 780 



75 971 



1 002 683 



120 600 

 32 912 798 



425 487 



1 549 



(X) 



113 655 



27 755 823 



110 650 



23 347 957 



68 225 



4 822 506 



68 946 



6 464 654 



12 592 



338 559 



57 118 



14 629 523 



8 795 



379 172 



120 354 



5 704 066 



47 394 



8 048 442 

 66 737 

 99 077 



3 063 741 



93 191 



4 984 702 



7 139 

 144 230 



87 388 



1 023 418 



105 198 



225 608 



98 276 

 474 107 

 100 780 

 205 368 



120 137 



368 495 



53 170 



181 696 



4 398 



6 462 



(NA) 



(NA) 



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



'Data for 1 978 include the cost of lime which was not collected in 1 982. 



2 IOWA 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



