Table 2. Irrigation: 1982, 1978, and 1974 



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



Farms with irrigation 



1974 



Farms with imgation 



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.. 



ZOO to 499 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 500 to 999 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 1,000 acres or more farms.- 



acres-. 



367 



9.8 



6 695 



18 



263 



628 



70 



1 520 



18 



1 066 



9 



1 255 



7 

 2 226 



298 



8.5 



6 927 



23 



207 



546 



52 



1 044 



22 



1 446 



9 



1 173 



6 



(D) 



2 



(D) 



319 



9.3 



7 474 



23 



202 

 (NA) 



78 

 (NA) 



24 



(NA) 



8 



(NA) 



6 



(NA) 



(NA) 



1 



(NA) 



Irrigated land use: 

 Harvested 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.. 



imgated acres.. 



On-farm surface supply farms.. 



irrigated acres.. 

 On-farm surface supply as only 



source farms.. 



inigated acres.. 



Off-fann water suppliers farms.. 



irrigated acres.. 

 Off-farm water suppliers as only 



source farms.. 



irrigated acres.. 



359 



6 650 



12 



45 



36 086 



20 602 



16 945 



85 

 365 



78 



339 



235 



6 024 



209 



4 122 



47 



306 



43 

 300 



295 



6 854 



(NA) 



73 



39 229 



22 398 



17 278 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



39 907 

 (NA) 



17 600 



(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] 



Characteristics 



Irrigated farms 



Any land irrigated 



All harvested cropland 

 irrigated 



Nonirrigated farms 



1982 



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.. 



numl)er.. 



Estimated market value of alt machinery and 



equipment' _ ___ farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Average per farm __ dollars.. 



Martlet 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.. 



3 754 

 444 242 



316 317 

 2 655 

 6 695 



3 326 

 224 986 



3 062 

 171 229 



1 999 

 70 067 



1 896 



110 029 



880 



51 795 



379 



6 915 



328 



6 316 



3 756 



127 424 



33 925 



285 324 



76 005 



1 896 

 102 058 



2 318 

 183 266 



454 

 74 387 



2 369 

 66 821 



1 556 

 4 760 



2 256 

 7 547 

 1 665 



3 377 



3 738 

 20 636 



1 643 



44 278 



181 



1 462 



1 205 

 12 018 



3 519 

 455 731 



279 270 

 2 158 

 6 927 



3 226 

 232 026 



3 009 

 169 681 



1 885 

 74 853 



1 722 



99 507 



922 



49 959 



345 



8 388 



215 



3 626 



3 513 

 96 944 

 27 596 



225 972 

 64 215 



1 863 

 82 977 



2 189 

 142 995 



469 

 64 854 



2 178 

 60 525 

 2 039 

 5 861 

 2 270 

 7 707 



2 184 



3 189 



3 492 



12 362 



1 893 



36 372 



221 



905 



(NA) 



(NA) 



367 

 36 086 



449 350 

 4 716 

 6 695 



365 



20 602 



364 



16 945 



74 



2 232 



34 

 1 839 

 11 

 587 

 12 

 98 

 10 

 85 



357 

 26 273 

 73 594 



79 719 



217 217 



352 



78 154 



51 



1 565 



18 



23 



61 

 428 

 215 



2 966 

 311 



2 082 

 313 



1 445 



357 



8 055 



240 



26 041 



48 



644 



132 



2 262 



298 

 39 229 



422 450 

 3 049 

 6 927 



298 



22 398 



297 



17 278 



45 



1 512 



20 



1 616 



6 



406 



12 



606 



4 



40 



289 

 20 219 

 69 960 



60 616 



203 409 



294 



59 619 



41 



997 



9 



30 



32 

 316 

 266 



3 648 

 262 



2 852 



271 



1 360 



289 



4 315 

 221 



21 088 



22 



404 



(NA) 



(NA) 



199 

 9 629 



346 378 

 6 767 

 3 204 



199 

 576 

 199 

 198 

 27 

 982 



4 

 20 



1 

 (D) 



2 

 (D) 



5 

 31 



196 

 13 877 

 70 800 



40 658 



204 313 



195 



40 593 



14 



65 



9 



19 



17 



16 



97 



1 971 



152 



434 



171 



360 



196 



5 278 



119 



12 851 



23 



183 



76 



919 



151 

 6 281 



254 746 

 6 304 

 2 661 



151 

 3 442 



151 

 2 621 



10 

 131 



2 

 (D) 



1 

 (D) 



1 

 (D) 



2 

 (D) 



1.^4 



9 541 



71 200 



24 894 



164 861 



150 



24 829 



13 



65 



6 



30 



3 



58 

 123 

 2 300 

 119 

 401 

 118 

 207 



134 



1 949 



94 



7 704 



4 



230 



(NA) 



(NA) 



3 387 

 408 156 



302 345 



2 485 



(X) 



2 961 

 204 384 



2 698 

 154 284 



1 925 

 67 835 



1 862 



108 190 



869 



51 208 



367 



6 817 



318 



6 231 



3 399 

 101 151 

 29 759 



205 606 

 60 704 



1 544 

 23 904 



2 267 

 181 702 



436 

 74 364 



2 308 

 66 393 



1 341 

 1 795 

 1 945 

 5 464 

 1 352 

 1 932 



3 381 

 12 581 



1 403 



18 237 



133 



818 



1 073 



9 757 



3 221 

 416 502 



266 459 



2 072 



(X) 



2 928 

 209 628 



2 712 

 152 403 



1 840 

 73 341 



1 702 



97 891 



916 



49 553 



333 



7 782 



211 



3 586 



3 224 

 76 726 

 23 798 



165 356 

 51 337 



1 569 

 23 358 



2 148 

 141 998 



460 

 64 824 



2 146 

 60 209 



1 773 



2 214 



2 008 

 4 855 

 1 913 

 1 829 



3 203 

 8 047 

 1 672 



15 283 

 199 

 502 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



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



2Data for 1978 include the cost of lime which was not collected in 1982. 



2 CONNECTICUT 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



