Table 2. Irrigation: 1982, 1978, and 1974 



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



Farms with irrigation 



1982 



1978 



1974 



Farms with irrigation 



Farms number,. 



Proportion of (arms 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.. 



1 839 



3.5 



42 824 



23 



1 057 



3 906 



599 



11 713 



88 



5 803 



57 



7 293 



32 



585 



5 



(D) 



1 

 (D) 



2 416 



4.6 



42 030 



17 



1 389 



5 918 



681 



16 992 



79 



4 963 



45 



5 334 



16 

 4 130 



4 

 (D) 



2 

 (D) 



1 965 



3.7 



28 257 



14 



1 209 

 (NA) 

 680 

 (NA) 

 39 

 (NA) 

 26 

 (NA) 



7 

 (NA) 



3 

 (NA) 



1 

 (NA) 



Irrigated land use: 



Harvested cropland farms.. 



acres.. 



Paslureland 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.. 



1 815 



42 400 



49 



424 



485 319 



264 293 



200 789 



271 

 4 529 



253 



3 928 



1 504 



36 906 



1 459 



35 621 



64 



1 389 



55 

 896 



2 355 



40 372 



(NA) 



1 658 



540 273 



267 423 



177 554 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



438 698 

 (NA) 



133 559 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



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



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



'Data lor 1978 include the cost of lime which was not collected In 1982. 



2 VIRGINIA 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



