Table 2. Irrigation: 1982, 1978, and 1974 



[For meaning of abbreviations and symbots. see introductory text] 



Farms with irrigation 



1982 



1974 



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 fo 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. . 



176 

 6.4 



1 307 



7 



150 



336 



22 



391 



1 



(D) 



2 



(D) 



1 



(D) 



163 



6.5 



1 747 



11 



131 



350 



22 



420 



5 

 292 



5 

 685 



119 



4.9 



2 130 



18 



(NA) 



20 



(NA) 



5 

 (NA) 



4 

 (NA) 



2 

 (NA) 



(NA) 



(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- 

 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. 



172 



1 272 



7 



35 



19 825 



6 563 



5 215 



64 

 168 



59 

 157 



91 



1 009 

 14 



160 



1 721 



(NA) 



26 



22 013 



7 874 



6 269 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 15 671 

 (NA) 

 5 453 



(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 



Irrigated farms 



Any land irrigated 



All harvested cropland 

 irrigated 



Nonirrigated farms 



Farms number. _ 



Land in farms acres. _ 



Value of land and buildings 1 : 



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 1 ___ 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 1 : 

 Feed for livestock and poultry farms 



$1.000.. 

 Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___ farms 



$1,000.. 

 Commercial fertilizer farms 



$1,000.. 

 Other agricultural chemicals 2 _ _ 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- 



2 508 

 484 631 



169 736 



880 



1 747 



2 367 

 172 753 



2 232 

 124 510 



1 435 

 56 431 



1 386 



66 885 



809 



30 609 



443 



8 013 



289 



5 814 



2 507 

 60 720 

 24 220 



87 711 

 34 972 



1 281 

 22 213 



1 705 



65 498 



318 



17 929 



1 772 

 22 140 

 1 190 

 1 420 

 1 515 

 3 018 

 1 310 



1 235 



2 491 

 5 610 

 1 108 



12 296 

 150 

 304 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



176 

 19 825 



251 753 

 2 158 

 1 307 



176 

 6 563 



175 



5 215 



45 



1 553 



25 



659 



9 



251 



20 

 164 



14 

 187 



170 



7 031 



41 359 



15 845 



90 028 



166 



14 925 



51 



920 



28 



323 



53 

 454 

 112 

 544 

 155 

 347 

 144 

 445 



170 



1 923 



127 



4 062 



18 



210 



87 



909 



163 

 22 013 



224 857 

 1 939 

 1 747 



163 

 7 874 



161 



6 269 



40 



1 167 



25 

 1 191 



12 

 533 



16 

 135 



13 

 146 



168 



6 046 



35 991 



14 008 



85 939 



156 



11 858 



38 



2 150 



22 



1 257 



37 

 960 

 141 

 638 

 149 

 342 

 135 

 292 



168 



1 174 



107 



3 165 



19 



35 



(NA) 



(NA) 



101 

 5 187 



158 110 



3 038 



369 



101 

 690 

 101 

 358 

 16 

 270 



6 

 29 



1 

 (D) 



8 

 79 



4 

 29 



91 



2 090 



22 965 



7 760 



76 833 



96 



7 419 



24 



341 



16 



319 



27 

 242 

 50 

 228 

 78 

 81 

 74 

 80 



91 



1 262 



57 



2 039 



10 



25 



50 



298 



81 



3 139 



141 800 



3 845 



470 



81 

 632 



81 

 459 



12 

 297 



5 

 27 

 3 

 3 

 4 

 17 

 2 

 (D) 



90 



2 272 

 25 249 



4 909 



60 605 



80 



3 749 



10 

 1 160 



669 

 76 



277 

 79 

 58 

 73 

 59 



90 



471 



57 



936 



6 



6 



(NA) 



(NA) 



2 581 



449 757 



197 849 



1 131 



(X) 



2 317 

 148 363 



2 107 

 111 398 



1 539 

 49 770 



1 490 



68 347 



776 



30 733 



423 



6 175 



377 



8 897 



2 588 

 70 208 

 27 128 



86 675 

 33 582 



1 181 

 11 282 



1 752 



75 392 



331 



11 657 



1 788 



25 165 



812 



726 



1 182 



2 419 

 739 

 905 



2 585 



7 190 



1 050 



9 565 



139 



368 



887 



4 776 



2 345 

 462 618 



165 778 

 836 

 (X) 



2 204 

 164 879 



2 071 

 118 241 



1 395 

 55 264 



1 361 



65 694 



797 



30 076 



427 



7 878 



276 



5 668 



2 339 

 54 674 

 23 375 



73 703 

 31 430 



1 125 

 10 355 



1 667 



63 348 



296 



16 672 



1 735 



21 179 



1 049 



782 



1 366 



2 676 



1 175 

 943 



2 323 

 4 436 

 1 001 

 9 131 



131 

 269 

 (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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