Table 2. Irrigation: 1982, 1978, and 1974 



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



Famns with irrigation 



1962 



1978 



Farms with irrigation 



Farms number.. 



Proportion of farms percent.. 



Irrigated land acres.. 



Average per farm acres.. 



Acres inigated: 

 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. famis.. 



acres.. 

 SOO to 999 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 1.000 acres or more farms.. 



acres.. 



1 548 



2.8 



18 139 



12 



1 178 



2 925 

 278 



5 791 

 64 



4 269 

 23 

 (0) 



2 



(D) 



3 



1 860 



1 297 



2.3 



14 662 



11 



988 



2 363 



243 



6 045 



42 



2 589 



16 



1 853 



6 

 (D) 



2 

 (D) 



992 



1.9 



17 734 



18 



626 

 (NA) 

 281 

 (NA) 

 61 

 (NA) 

 13 

 (NA) 



9 

 (NA) 



2 

 (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.. 



1 526 



17 692 



38 



447 



213 036 



140 679 



120 657 



561 

 3 513 



500 

 2 318 



867 

 13 743 



813 



12 411 



120 



883 



1 259 



13 848 



(NA) 



814 



153 583 



102 804 



79 646 



(NA) 

 (NA 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



114 

 742 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 165 783 

 (NA) 

 90 505 



(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 



Irrigated farms 



Any land irrigated 



1978 



All harvested cropland 

 irrigated 



1982 



Nonimgated 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 vatue 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.. 



Uvestock. 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 fami labor farms.. 



$1,000.- 

 Contract labor farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 Interest expense farms.. 



$1,000.. 



55 535 

 8 297 713 



225 794 



1 520 



18 139 



52 795 

 5 545 787 



50 423 

 4 363 789 



36 960 

 1 370 226 



38 682 



1 848 087 



17 894 



690 779 



9 229 



869 389 



3 530 



113 608 



55 440 



2 141 296 



38 624 



2 848 207 



51 287 



33 033 



751 988 



41 456 



2 096 220 



5 855 



456 382 



38 OSS 

 603 501 



38 511 

 56 475 



39 870 

 127 808 



33 396 

 47 445 



55 207 

 201 054 



19 293 



224 174 



2 155 



12 249 



22 853 

 182 961 



56 202 

 8 543 661 



193 558 



1 262 



14 662 



54 208 

 5 687 734 



52 406 

 4 263 952 



38 407 

 1 542 892 



38 588 



1 698 928 



18 963 



656 363 



11 769 



782 922 



3 096 



100 620 



56 130 



1 730 912 



30 838 



2 166 637 



38 551 



37 669 



639 454 



42 219 



1 527 183 



6 2S3 



335 471 



40 070 

 428 887 

 40 576 

 53 147 

 43 940 

 102 986 

 40 871 

 36 916 



6S 837 

 126 742 



20 986 



177 403 



2 466 



10 335 



1 548 

 213 036 



472 488 

 3 341 

 18 139 



1 548 



140 679 



1 546 



120 657 



452 



16 887 



345 



24 Oil 



122 



5 836 



121 



32 797 



40 



1 181 



1 456 

 109 576 

 75 258 



372 133 



240 396 



1 490 



335 864 



426 



36 269 



121 



12 461 



332 

 11 434 



925 

 9 794 

 1 060 

 6 135 

 1 218 

 5 950 



1 456 



32 970 



949 



99 518 



360 



5 169 



798 



15 464 



1 297 

 153 583 



282 771 



2 236 

 14 662 



1 296 



102 804 



1 295 



79 646 



323 



13 701 



227 



12 071 



84 



3 488 



85 



9 952 



26 



1 251 

 79 553 

 63 591 



282 651 



217 927 



1 254 



266 559 



295 



16 092 



102 



6 563 



281 

 6 155 



958 

 11 928 



963 

 3 903 

 1 Oil 



3 636 



1 251 

 21 032 



932 

 70 038 



301 



4 261 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



738 

 22 620 



321 004 

 12 762 

 3 969 



738 

 8 479 



738 



3 896 



96 



2 626 



28 



459 



S 



60 



11 



2 432 



7 



464 



740 

 39 176 

 52 941 



197 059 



267 018 



721 



195 437 



48 



1 622 



21 



1 181 



59 

 740 

 32S 



5 173 

 409 



1 341 

 SS6 



1 327 



740 

 22 223 



478 

 49 108 



238 



2 687 

 359 



8 782 



683 



21 339 



184 070 

 S 523 

 3 903 



683 

 9 343 



683 



3 775 



79 



2 234 



31 



521 



5 



120 



8 



40 



10 



443 



646 

 31 805 

 49 233 



152 899 



223 864 



671 



152 555 



41 



344 



15 



21 



32 



51 



421 



7 955 



393 



1 056 



449 



1 228 



646 

 13 954 



498 

 38 150 



200 



2 496 



53 987 

 8 084 677 



219 151 



1 473 



(X) 



51 247 

 5 405 108 



48 877 

 4 243 132 



36 508 

 1 353 339 



38 337 



1 824 076 



17 772 



684 943 



9 108 



836 592 



3 490 



112 427 



53 984 



2 031 720 



37 636 



2 476 075 



45 864 



31 543 



416 124 



41 030 



2 059 951 



5 734 



443 921 



37 723 

 592 067 



37 586 

 46 680 



38 810 

 121 674 



32 178 

 41 495 



53 751 



168 084 



18 344 



124 656 



1 795 



7 080 



22 OSS 



167 496 



54 905 

 8 390 078 



191 527 



1 244 



(X) 



52 912 

 5 584 930 



51 111 

 4 184 306 



38 084 

 1 529 191 



38 361 



1 666 857 



18 879 



652 875 



11 684 



772 970 



3 070 



99 621 



54 879 



1 651 359 



30 091 



1 883 986 



34 314 



36 415 



372 895 



41 924 



1 511 091 



6 1S1 



326 906 



39 789 



422 732 



39 618 



41 219 



42 977 

 99 082 

 39 860 

 33 280 



54 586 



105 710 



20 054 



107 36S 



2 165 



6 074 



(NA) 



(NA) 



iQata are based on a sample of farms; see text. 



3Data for 1978 include the cost of lime which was not collected in 1982. 



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