Table 2. Irrigation: 1982, 1978, and 1974 



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



Farms with irrigation 



1982 



1978 



Farms with 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. . 



4 443 



9.0 



575 306 



129 



1 061 



4 014 



1 266 



29 673 



633 



44 156 



670 



92 727 



558 

 170 840 



179 



120 478 



76 



113 418 



4 568 



8.9 



462 850 



101 



1 238 



5 284 



1 408 



31 933 



641 



44 260 



589 



81 604 



519 



151 967 



135 



90 779 



38 



57 023 



2 138 



3,9 



112 271 



53 



933 

 (NA) 



723 

 (NA) 



169 

 (NA) 



157 

 (NA) 



125 

 (NA) 

 28 

 (NA) 

 3 

 (NA) 



Irrigated land use: 

 Harvested cropland farms- 

 acres. 



Pastureland and other land farms. 



acres. 



Land in irrigated farms ..acres. 



Cropland acres. 



Harvested cropland acres. 



Phncipal 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. 



4 386 



567 378 



172 



7 928 



2 834 176 



1 809 960 



1 552 155 



2 007 

 368 718 



1 594 

 275 071 



2 350 

 199 637 



2 119 



158 836 



86 



6 951 



80 

 6 139 



4 451 



452 431 



(NA) 



10 419 



2 772 167 



1 683 396 



1 371 133 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 1 112 908 

 (NA) 

 479 054 



(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 



All farms 



1978 



Irrigated farms 



Any land irrigated 



All harvested cropland 

 irrigated 



1978 



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.. 



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 labor farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Contract labor farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Interest expense farms.. 



$1,000.. 



49 630 

 12 291 885 



225 092 



929 



575 306 



43 390 

 6 531 234 



35 650 

 4 761 260 



29 469 

 2 193 997 



30 440 

 1 578 250 



2 623 



130 542 



8 911 



1 317 396 



256 



5 614 



49 623 



1 535 677 



31 013 



2 767 679 



55 766 



24 654 



1 180 988 



35 804 



1 586 691 



5 181 



936 860 



31 822 

 660 526 



23 337 

 63 300 



32 855 

 199 916 



19 854 

 111 568 



49 238 

 188 261 



18 421 



149 524 



2 932 



14 181 



20 806 

 193 325 



61 405 

 13 416 833 



200 201 



768 



462 850 



46 529 

 6 828 187 



39 312 

 4 687 895 



29 943 

 2 348 190 



29 591 



1 559 994 



3 100 



126 902 



14 602 



1 642 059 



129 



3 681 



51 214 



1 412 802 



27 586 



2 340 505 



45 531 



27 781 



913 046 



38 518 



1 427 458 



6 540 



828 092 



35 532 

 635 109 

 28 265 

 60 396 

 37 996 

 200 367 

 32 370 

 87 940 



50 940 



124 138 



21 878 



138 769 



3 362 



11 820 



(NA) 



(NA) 



4 443 

 2 834 176 



604 783 



964 



575 306 



4 436 

 1 809 960 



4 414 

 1 552 155 



2 046 

 292 905 



1 977 



272 335 



191 



22 976 



1 092 



337 134 



17 



206 



4 338 



401 638 



92 563 



712 543 



160 374 



4 209 



549 086 



2 449 



163 467 



140 



22 638 



2 245 



47 494 



3 613 

 25 856 



4 223 

 73 515 



3 920 



48 653 



4 322 

 60 386 



2 993 

 57 114 



505 

 6 326 



3 128 

 65 490 



4 568 

 2 772 167 



488 107 



830 



462 850 



4 555 

 1 683 396 



4 516 

 1 371 133 



2 385 

 321 676 



2 257 



280 095 



175 



15 261 



1 736 



406 003 



7 



246 



4 853 



384 634 



79 257 



551 683 



120 771 



4 350 



399 016 



2 944 



152 667 



162 



27 735 



2 882 

 50 589 



4 382 

 24 769 



4 628 

 68 361 



4 502 

 34 383 



4 863 

 37 267 



3 621 

 48 089 



696 



5 638 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



1 030 

 232 013 



310 809 



1 264 



96 968 



1 030 

 127 762 



1 030 

 94 881 



333 

 31 413 



266 



21 742 



32 



2 169 

 125 



22 482 



2 

 (D) 



900 

 43 276 

 48 086 



91 088 



88 435 



907 



74 858 



323 



16 230 



27 



3 628 



279 



5 135 



469 



2 637 

 842 



5 265 

 742 



3 660 



895 



6 803 

 497 



9 776 

 102 



1 867 

 460 



6 679 



835 

 206 173 



256 626 



1 034 



90 119 



836 

 120 044 



835 

 87 404 



323 

 28 180 



248 



19 555 



25 



748 



211 



38 846 



2 



(D) 



965 



46 132 



47 805 



64 135 



76 808 



752 



51 764 



366 



12 371 



23 



3 291 



418 



4 350 

 750 



3 916 

 850 



5 508 

 816 



2 891 



965 



4 694 

 581 



8 061 

 97 



1 867 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



45 187 

 9 457 709 



188 698 

 919 

 (X) 



38 964 

 4 721 274 



31 236 

 3 209 105 



27 423 

 1 901 092 



28 463 

 1 305 915 



2 432 

 107 567 



7 819 



980 262 



239 



5 408 



45 185 



1 134 339 



25 104 



2 055 136 



46 481 

 20 445 



631 902 



33 355 



1 423 234 



5 041 



914 321 



29 577 

 613 033 

 19 724 

 37 444 

 28 632 



126 401 

 15 934 

 62 906 



44 916 



127 876 

 15 428 

 92 410 



2 427 



7 855 



17 678 



127 835 



46 837 

 10 644 666 



170 179 

 751 

 (X) 



41 974 

 5 144 791 



34 796 

 3 316 762 



27 558 

 2 026 514 



27 334 

 1 279 899 



2 925 

 111 641 



12 866 



1 236 056 



122 



3 435 



46 361 

 1 028 168 



22 177 



1 788 822 

 38 192 



23 431 

 514 031 



35 574 



1 274 791 



5 378 



800 357 



32 650 

 584 520 



23 883 

 35 627 



33 368 

 132 006 



27 868 

 53 557 



46 087 



86 871 



18 257 



90 680 



2 767 



6 182 



(NA) 



(NA) 



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



^Data for 1978 include the cost of time which was not collected in 1982. 



2 GEORGIA 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



