Table 2. Irrigation: 1982, 1978, and 1974 



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



Farms with irrigation 



1982 



Farms witti irrigation 



Farms --_ number. _ 



Proportion of 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.. 



3 693 



11.7 



693 698 



188 



673 



2 110 



636 



17 092 



404 



28 366 



739 



104 382 



951 

 285 664 



228 



148 444 



62 



107 650 



3 799 



12.1 



681 056 



179 



635 

 2 026 



647 

 16 428 



533 

 38 058 



717 

 99 616 



1 023 



312 033 



188 



122 987 



56 



89 908 



3 777 



11.4 



701 587 



186 



487 

 (NA) 



747 

 (NA) 



528 

 (NA) 



704 

 (NA) 



1 001 

 (NA) 

 265 

 (NA) 

 45 

 (NA) 



Irrigated land use: 



Han/ested 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.. 



irngated acres.. 



3 644 



686 489 



115 



7 209 



2 272 562 



1 918 390 



1 677 279 



2 493 

 453 847 



2 229 



368 977 



847 



174 620 



678 



121 945 



353 



65 231 



290 

 51 187 



3 710 



668 355 



(NA) 



12 701 



2 223 037 



1 808 278 



1 590 152 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



2 048 420 

 (NA) 



1 212 703 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



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



IFor meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



Charactenstics 



Irrigated farms 



Any land irrigated 



All harvested cropland 

 irngated 



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.. 



(.and 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.. 



Sheep and lambs farms.. 



number.. 



Estimated market value of all machirtery 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.. 



31 628 

 8 928 827 



381 817 



1 351 



693 698 



27 424 

 6 093 474 



21 991 

 4 699 323 



18 121 

 1 937 135 



20 049 



1 003 833 



2 652 



100 159 



2 188 



55 657 



688 



11 354 



31 552 

 1 373 382 



43 528 



1 406 458 



44 469 

 14 049 



994 976 



19 944 



411 482 



1 190 



137 971 



18 478 

 169 501 



12 773 

 60 161 



19 181 

 95 050 

 12 514 



117 109 



31 408 



139 294 



11 663 



107 345 



1 504 



4 255 



11 992 



133 823 



31 370 

 9 295 029 



290 454 



981 



681 056 



28 351 

 6 343 637 



23 528 

 4 838 520 



17 948 

 2 124 923 



19 532 



1 052 216 



3 134 



112 316 



3 047 



73 475 



569 



10 794 



31 271 



1 195 087 



38 217 



1 211 920 



38 633 



15 842 



839 265 



20 483 



372 655 



1 114 



120 108 



19 533 

 140 153 

 14 059 

 54 249 

 21 562 

 81 354 

 19 162 

 76 231 



31 099 



85 579 



13 846 



101 312 



2 012 



4 403 



(NA) 



(NA) 



3 693 

 2 272 562 



876 142 



1 361 



693 698 



3 684 

 918 390 



3 662 

 677 279 



1 082 

 206 645 



1 006 

 61 751 



115 



3 238 



141 



2 745 

 125 



2 174 



3 530 

 384 725 

 108 987 



410 988 



111 288 



3 506 



397 643 



1 016 



13 345 



70 



272 



708 

 3 121 

 3 174 



30 361 

 3 380 



41 998 



2 938 

 40 933 



3 530 

 48 749 



2 130 



31 046 

 238 

 897 



2 354 

 44 563 



3 799 

 2 223 037 



582 707 



996 



681 056 



3 787 



1 808 278 



3 749 



1 590 152 



1 286 



292 199 



1 298 

 89 224 



152 



2 822 

 229 



5 021 



148 



1 611 



3 832 



336 494 



87 812 



319 758 



84 169 



3 597 



304 316 



1 327 



15 441 



69 



1 990 



1 386 

 4 289 

 3 347 



28 727 

 3 667 



33 648 

 3 184 



22 149 



3 832 



26 664 



2 567 



27 467 

 272 

 866 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



1 160 

 231 521 



320 421 



1 501 



116 858 



1 160 



169 215 



1 160 



115 820 



386 



45 175 



345 

 11 754 



41 

 600 



53 

 373 



40 

 445 



1 003 

 49 641 

 49 493 



48 622 



41 915 



1 046 



46 704 



330 



1 918 



39 



23 



212 

 451 

 747 

 3 416 

 876 



3 542 

 670 



2 162 



1 003 



5 816 



419 



4 881 

 103 

 320 

 414 



3 737 



1 292 

 326 669 



251 514 



1 067 



161 706 



1 292 



222 322 



1 292 



157 063 



460 



92 021 



479 

 23 096 



58 

 406 



77 

 818 



48 

 539 



1 320 

 51 098 

 38 710 



48 217 



37 320 



1 202 



44 053 



479 



4 164 



34 



1 569 



562 

 1 576 

 1 012 

 4 729 

 1 243 

 4 189 



947 

 1 607 



1 320 



4 119 



659 



4 582 



77 



203 



(NA) 



(NA) 



27 935 

 6 656 265 



319 683 



1 348 



(X) 



23 740 

 4 175 084 



18 329 

 3 022 044 



17 039 

 1 730 490 



19 043 

 942 082 



2 537 

 96 921 



2 047 



52 912 



563 



9 180 



28 022 



988 657 



36 281 



995 470 

 35 635 

 10 643 



597 333 

 18 928 



398 137 

 1 120 



137 699 



17 770 

 166 380 



9 599 

 29 800 

 15 801 

 53 052 



9 576 

 76 176 



27 878 



90 544 



9 533 



76 299 



1 266 



3 358 

 9 638 



89 260 



27 571 

 7 071 992 



249 782 

 977 

 (X) 



24 564 

 4 535 359 



19 779 

 3 248 368 



16 662 

 1 832 724 



18 234 



962 992 



2 982 



109 494 



2 818 



68 454 



421 



9 183 



27 439 

 858 592 



31 291 



892 163 



32 359 

 12 245 



534 949 



19 156 



357 214 



1 045 



118 118 



18 147 

 135 864 



10 712 

 25 521 

 17 895 

 47 706 

 16 978 

 54 082 



27 267 

 58 915 



11 279 

 73 845 



1 740 



3 537 



(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 



