Table 2. Irrigation: 1982, 1978, and 1974 



[Fof m«anln{] of abbroviattons and symbols, see introductory text] 



Farms wtth Irrigation 



1982 



1978 



1974 



Farms with irrigation 



Farms number.. 



Proportion o( farms percent.. 



Irrigated land acres.. 



Average per farm acres.. 



Acres imgated: 



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. 



15 232 



562 



3 200 942 



210 



1 862 

 8 930 

 3 941 



98 291 



2 188 

 152 428 



2 705 

 375 999 



2 983 

 922 117 



1 067 



714 506 



486 



928 671 



16 016 



59,5 



3 430 860 



214 



1 466 

 7 043 

 3 916 



99 146 



2 504 

 175 325 



3 195 

 445 852 



3 325 



1 013 116 



1 129 



760 361 



481 



930 017 



14 687 



57,6 



2 873 692 



196 



1 075 

 (NA) 



3 531 

 (NA) 



2 587 

 (NA) 



3 208 

 (NA) 



3 045 

 (NA) 



914 

 (NA) 



327 

 (NA) 



Irrigated land use: 



Harvested cropland farms.. 



acres., 



Pastureland and other land farms.. 



acres.. 



Land in irrigated farms acres.. 



Croplana 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.. 



14 080 



2 656 328 



4 721 



544 614 



17 351 278 



5 158 800 



3 435 646 



3 876 

 1 330 272 



2 673 

 923 618 



1 672 

 448 740 



1 272 



314 556 



9 684 



1 421 930 



8 138 

 1 002 185 



14 941 



2 726 221 



(NA) 



704 639 



18 364 766 



S 429 582 



3 516 095 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 NA) 

 (NA 

 (NA) 

 17 612 006 

 (NA) 

 3 276 876 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



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



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



Cliaracteristics 



1982 



1978 



Imgated farms 



Any land irrigated 



1982 



1978 



All fiarvested cropland 

 irrigated 



1982 



1978 



Nonirrigated farms 



Farms number.. 



Ijind 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. - 

 ac^es.- 



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 famis.. 



number.. 



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.. 

 Other agricultural chemicals' farms.. 



$1.000.. 



Energy and petroleum products farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Hired farm latwr farms.. 



$1,000- 

 Contract labor farms-. 



$1,000-- 

 Interest expense farms-. 



$1,000-- 



27 111 

 33 537 998 



562 479 



454 



3 200 942 



22 421 

 10 552 383 



20 061 

 6 036 679 



17 544 

 22 194 309 



16 127 



2 944 702 



2 735 



76 279 



2 518 



333 370 



2 107 



738 570 



27 026 



1 390 665 



51 457 



2 940 897 

 108 476 



14 920 



847 323 



18 591 



2 093 574 



1 333 



74 255 



17 285 

 497 587 

 12 108 

 43 244 

 11 637 

 77 644 

 9 621 

 32 960 



26 922 

 182 864 



10 271 

 129 180 



2 539 



11 205 

 14 667 



267 692 



26 907 

 35 253 411 



416 988 



317 



3 430 860 



23 341 

 10 607 070 



21 217 

 5 844 805 



17 736 

 23 758 120 



16 102 



3 154 131 



3 321 



70 9O0 



3 492 



383 804 



1 706 



803 282 



26 833 



1 071 443 



39 930 



2 589 989 



96 257 



15 964 



573 567 



18 696 



2 016 422 



1 097 



58 349 



17 863 



463 545 



12 937 



37 033 



11 723 

 69 064 



12 530 

 22 759 



26 794 



114 652 



11 513 



106 999 



3 080 



11 446 



(NA) 



(NA) 



15 232 

 17 351 278 



672 542 



592 



3 200 942 



14 819 



5 158 800 



14 131 



3 435 646 



9 787 



11 591 831 



9 126 



1 821 341 



1 699 



53 296 



1 346 



179 856 



1 398 



519 010 



14 949 



910 141 



60 883 



1 717 789 



112 775 



9 923 



659 022 



10 170 



1 058 767 



676 



8 705 



9 109 

 225 403 



8 334 

 37 776 



9 257 

 67 872 



7 440 

 27 739 



14 875 



131 629 



6 977 



96 796 



1 873 



9 099 



8 898 

 187 233 



16 016 

 18 364 766 



477 395 



412 



3 430 860 



15 742 

 5 429 582 



15 050 

 3 516 095 



10 562 

 12 375 770 



9 683 



1 890 138 



2 221 



51 761 



1 965 



192 769 



1 262 



619 300 



15 992 



732 656 



45 814 



443 896 



90 153 



10 736 



468 287 



10 791 



975 609 



616 



4 127 



10 120 

 214 330 



9 792 

 32 777 



9 986 

 60 790 



9 348 

 18 398 



15 978 



85 739 



7 851 



78 739 



2 270 



9 556 



(NA) 



(NA) 



11 690 

 11 019 250 



629 001 



675 



2 408 183 



11 690 

 2 720 934 



11 690 



1 992 708 



6 964 



7 770 353 



6 758 



1 279 022 



1 303 



42 259 



972 



123 272 



1 062 



411 677 



11 546 



651 401 



56 418 



1 165 820 



99 728 



7 856 



452 669 



7 463 

 713 151 



477 



8 504 



6 607 

 145 629 



6 600 

 28 250 



7 456 

 44 320 



5 892 

 18 614 



11 499 

 90 644 



5 409 

 76 789 



1 518 

 7 363 



6 887 

 127 543 



12 334 

 12 012 056 



437 789 



447 



2 636 546 



12 334 

 2 917 289 



12 334 



2 102 340 



7 545 



8 550 760 



7 162 



1 388 395 



1 745 



40 934 



1 439 



137 841 



942 



464 542 



12 334 



518 549 



42 042 



1 065 328 



86 373 



8 430 



343 996 



7 907 



721 332 



444 



2 890 



7 420 

 158 831 



7 526 

 24 281 



7 911 

 41 897 



7 272 

 12 459 



12 320 

 59 526 



6 048 

 62 347 



1 879 



8 441 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



11 879 

 16 186 720 



425 751 

 312 

 (X) 



7 602 

 5 393 583 



5 930 

 2 601 033 



7 757 

 10 602 478 



7 001 



1 123 361 



1 036 



22 983 



1 172 



153 514 



709 



219 560 



12 077 



480 524 



39 788 



1 223 108 



102 964 



4 997 



188 301 



8 421 



1 034 808 



657 



65 550 



8 176 

 272 184 



3 774 

 5 467 

 2 380 



9 773 



2 181 

 5 221 



12 047 

 51 235 



3 294 

 32 384 



666 



2 106 



5 769 



60 459 



10 891 

 16 888 645 



328 059 

 212 

 (X) 



7 599 

 5 177 488 



6 167 

 2 328 710 



7 174 

 1 1 382 350 



6 419 



1 263 993 



1 100 



19 139 



1 527 



191 035 



444 



183 982 



10 841 



338 787 



31 251 



1 146 093 



105 233 



5 228 



105 280 



7 905 



1 040 813 



479 



54 222 



7 743 

 249 215 



3 145 



4 257 

 1 737 



8 274 



3 182 



4 362 



10 816 



28 913 



3 662 



■ 28 260 



810 



1 889 



(NA) 



(NA) 



'Data are based on a sample of farmSi see text, 



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



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