Table 2. Irrigation: 1982, 1978, and 1974 



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



Farms with irrigation 



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.. 



46 

 8.1 

 667 



15 



35 

 75 



B 

 177 



2 

 (D) 



1 

 (D) 



35 

 9.1 

 920 



26 



17 



32 



10 



173 



5 



347 



3 



368 



28 

 9.6 



17 

 (NA) 



6 

 (NA) 



1 

 (NA) 



3 

 (NA) 



1 

 (NA) 



(NA^ 

 (NA) 



Irrigated land use: 



Harvested cropland farms.. 



acres.. 



Pastureland and other land farms.. 



acres.. 



Land in irngated 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.. 



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 irrigated 



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.. 



Han/ested 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, arid 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.. 



570 

 1 323 953 



463 849 

 200 

 667 



460 

 54 311 



395 

 25 694 



281 

 1 223 365 



207 



8 729 



64 



963 



88 



3 741 



21 



(D) 



564 



18 562 

 32 912 



11 399 



19 999 

 292 



6 010 

 326 



5 389 

 98 

 (D) 



335 



2 293 



198 



359 



351 



1 118 



90 



45 



562 



1 559 



255 



1 925 



38 



91 



231 



1 466 



383 

 1 286 463 



364 527 

 109 

 920 



320 

 29 341 



303 

 20 538 



195 

 1 215 953 



141 



8 743 



59 



1 330 



55 



845 



19 



(D) 



358 



7 762 

 21 683 



8 225 

 21 475 



252 

 4 661 



206 



3 564 



69 



374 



222 



1 665 

 145 

 238 

 256 

 776 

 96 

 68 



361 



671 



156 



1 823 



11 



27 



(NA) 



(NA) 



46 



4 705 



530 957 



5 191 

 667 



46 

 1 862 



46 

 1 084 



10 

 171 



363 

 2 



(D) 

 2 



(D) 

 2 



(D) 



46 



1 948 



42 357 



4 136 



89 915 



44 



3 434 



14 



702 



8 



4 



13 

 298 

 32 

 106 

 40 

 96 

 28 

 26 



46 



374 



32 



1 020 



6 



29 



23 



284 



35 

 7 676 



564 686 



2 575 



920 



34 

 726 



33 



111 



6 



195 



272 



6 



179 



1 



(D) 



4 



(D) 



34 



1 300 

 38 240 



2 691 

 76 889 



30 



2 296 



12 



395 



13 

 184 



25 

 130 



32 

 179 



26 



28 



34 



184 



25 



909 



3 



11 



(NA) 



(NA) 



34 

 3 076 



539 588 



5 964 



(D) 



34 

 955 



34 



522 



5 



113 



3 

 349 



2 

 (D) 



2 

 (D) 



1 

 (D) 



34 



1 365 



40 157 



3 689 



114 369 



32 



3 191 



9 



698 



6 



4 



8 

 294 

 22 

 86 

 29 

 55 

 22 



34 

 341 



24 



935 



6 



(D) 



17 

 238 



21 



2 458 



410 952 



3 511 

 358 



21 

 840 



21 



352 



3 



158 



2 

 (D) 



2 

 (D) 



2 



(D) 



20 



661 



33 033 



1 618 



77 048 



21 



1 604 



4 



13 



4 



(D) 



4 

 (D) 

 18 

 103 

 20 

 65 

 17 

 17 



20 



129 



15 



816 



2 



(D) 



(NA) 



(NA) 



524 

 1 319 248 



457 958 

 182 

 (X) 



414 

 52 449 



349 

 24 610 



271 

 1 223 194 



201 

 8 366 



62 

 (D) 



86 

 (D) 



19 



(D) 



518 

 16 614 

 32 073 



7 263 



13 861 



248 



2 577 



312 



4 687 



90 



(D) 



322 



1 995 



166 



253 



311 



1 022 



62 



19 



516 



1 186 



223 



905 



32 



62 



208 



1 182 



348 

 1 278 787 



344 397 

 94 

 (X) 



286 



24 615 



270 



17 427 



189 



1 215 758 



133 



8 471 



53 



1 151 



54 



(D) 



15 



4 942 



324 

 6 462 

 19 945 



5 534 



15 902 



222 



2 365 

 194 



3 169 



61 

 372 



209 



1 481 



120 



107 



224 



597 



70 



39 



327 

 486 

 130 

 914 

 8 

 16 

 (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. 



2 ALASKA 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



