Table 2. Irrigation: 1982, 1978, and 1974 



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



Farms with irrigation 



1982 



1978 



1974 



Farms with irrigation 



1982 



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 _. 



946 



3.8 



81 326 



86 



441 



1 241 



225 



5 375 



76 



5 125 



80 



11 135 



87 

 26 357 



31 



21 414 



6 



10 679 



770 



2.9 



32 031 



42 



393 

 1 248 



251 



5 620 



50 



3 294 



34 



4 605 



34 

 10 344 



6 

 (D) 



2 

 (D) 



446 



1.5 



10 335 



23 



261 

 (NA) 

 148 

 (NA) 

 22 

 (NA) 

 3 

 (NA) 



10 

 (NA) 



1 

 (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.. 



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.. 



926 



80 738 



40 



588 



499 686 



327 401 



286 752 



327 

 36 476 



292 

 25 094 



558 

 42 625 



500 



36 892 



61 



2 225 



56 



719 



30 440 



(NA) 



1 591 



316 002 



178 428 



145 199 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 148 257 

 (NA) 

 57 511 



(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 



All harvested cropland 

 irrigated 



Nonirrigated farms 



1978 



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 1 __ farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Average per farm ._ dollars.. 



Market value of agncultural 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 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.. 



24 929 



5 589 799 



208 524 



946 



81 326 



23 166 

 3 179 278 



20 144 

 2 474 025 



11 983 

 751 012 



12 133 

 507 279 



1 219 



47 559 



4 709 



399 810 



60 



1 119 



24 890 



761 038 



30 576 



968 554 

 38 853 

 14 964 



601 018 

 14 014 



367 536 

 906 



159 580 



12 158 

 141 310 



13 817 

 21 440 

 18 370 

 97 736 

 11 839 

 59 103 



24 725 



85 396 

 9 380 



79 734 

 1 191 

 9 581 

 9 271 



74 196 



26 706 

 6 045 719 



171 558 



758 



32 031 



25 427 

 3 375 565 



22 875 

 2 524 147 



12 447 

 844 826 



11 683 



474 050 



1 485 



45 544 



7 210 



478 660 



43 



1 050 



26 629 



692 409 



26 002 



854 974 

 32 014 

 17 758 



543 171 

 15 621 



311 804 

 1 026 



132 847 



14 017 

 129 971 



15 120 



21 973 



22 362 

 94 953 

 18 303 

 48 546 



26 450 



58 474 



11 018 



79 173 



1 406 



7 885 



(NA) 



(NA) 



946 

 499 686 



559 784 



1 047 



81 326 



940 

 327 401 



931 

 286 752 



323 

 30 196 



272 



30 225 



52 



5 985 



120 



44 961 



6 



146 



913 

 81 545 

 89 315 



135 655 



143 399 



847 



111 119 



335 



24 536 



38 



2 163 



280 

 6 598 



703 

 3 777 



828 

 12 456 



710 

 9 677 



912 



10 811 

 527 



16 937 



120 



3 126 



517 



11 246 



770 

 316 002 



387 767 



932 



32 031 



767 

 178 428 



749 

 145 199 



296 

 23 066 



217 



20 373 



35 



2 065 



133 



20 223 



1 



(D) 



797 

 47 807 

 59 984 



82 450 



107 078 



693 



70 680 



291 



11 771 



23 



710 



287 



3 472 



585 



3 248 

 733 



6 902 

 694 



4 329 



797 



4 802 

 517 

 15 465 

 106 

 2 930 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



352 

 35 578 



216 461 



1 602 



11 854 



352 



16 275 



352 



11 830 



91 



2 227 



64 



1 202 



7 



12 



32 



8 514 



4 



24 



334 

 11 609 

 34 758 



24 529 



69 684 



301 



20 922 



82 



3 606 



22 



1 656 



63 

 1 379 

 205 

 995 

 268 

 714 

 209 

 519 



334 



1 699 

 139 



3 666 

 40 

 185 

 150 



1 314 



282 



20 717 



128 807 

 1 744 

 5 640 



282 

 9 363 



282 



5 593 



62 



1 711 



35 

 419 



5 



7 



31 



648 



274 



7 856 



28 671 



17 840 



63 262 



261 



17 303 



56 



537 



9 



392 



46 

 140 

 165 

 1 749 

 228 

 345 

 202 

 362 



274 

 995 

 121 

 4 399 

 31 

 337 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



23 983 

 5 090 113 



195 155 

 936 

 (X) 



22 226 

 2 851 877 



19 213 

 2 187 273 



11 660 

 720 816 



11 861 



477 054 



1 167 



41 574 



4 589 



354 849 



54 



973 



23 977 



679 493 



28 339 



832 899 

 34 729 

 14 117 



489 899 

 13 679 



343 000 

 868 



157 418 



11 878 

 134 712 

 13 114 

 17 662 

 17 542 

 85 280 

 11 129 

 49 426 



23 813 



74 585 

 8 853 



62 797 

 1 071 

 6 455 

 8 754 



62 950 



25 936 

 5 729 717 



164 897 

 747 

 (X) 



24 660 

 3 197 137 



22 126 

 2 378 948 



12 151 

 821 760 



11 466 



453 677 



1 450 



43 479 



7 077 



458 437 



42 



(D) 



25 832 



644 602 



24 954 



772 524 

 29 786 

 17 065 



472 491 

 15 330 



300 033 

 1 003 



132 137 



13 730 

 126 498 



14 535 

 18 725 

 21 629 

 88 051 

 17 609 

 44 217 



25 653 



53 671 



10 501 



63 707 



1 300 



4 955 



(NA) 



(NA) 



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



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



2 SOUTH CAROLINA 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



