Table 10. Irrigation: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Louisiana 
Maine 
Maryland 
Massachusetts 
Michigan 
Minnesota 
Farms 
number, 2012 
3,015 
1,365 
1,220 
1,746 
5,025 
2,853 
2007 
3,218 
901 
1,326 
1,630 
5,078 
2,918 
Land in irrigated farms 
acres, 2012 
2,535,761 
274,884 
415,220 
126,843 
1,871,594 
1 ,902,489 
2007 
2,366,975 
228,468 
378,351 
1 1 1 ,632 
1,759,261 
1,715,496 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
2,884 
1,358 
1,199 
1,699 
4,922 
2,821 
2007 
2,769 
883 
1,296 
1,566 
4,832 
2,830 
acres, 2012 
1,868,577 
96,173 
330,088 
40,095 
1,545,855 
1,634,907 
2007 
1,648,217 
77,847 
291,234 
41,494 
1 ,434,358 
1,416,247 
Other cropland, excluding cropland pastured ... 
farms, 2012 
764 
450 
348 
385 
1,467 
797 
2007 
867 
280 
387 
358 
1,576 
869 
acres, 2012 
199,028 
11,155 
10,329 
5,171 
48,578 
45,860 
2007 
282,069 
11,012 
11,356 
4,928 
61,084 
55,139 
Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured 
farms, 2012 
920 
460 
382 
377 
1,049 
842 
2007 
1,206 
280 
461 
390 
1,372 
1,012 
acres, 2012 
212,371 
8,142 
7,634 
7,170 
31,085 
59,190 
2007 
229,357 
5,360 
(D) 
5,548 
35,677 
78,350 
Irrigated land 
acres, 2012 
1,092,881 
30,887 
104,910 
23,433 
592,243 
524,016 
2007 
954,353 
20,994 
92,805 
23,133 
500,428 
506,357 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
2,790 
1,355 
1,192 
1,692 
4,865 
2,797 
2007 
2,682 
873 
1,284 
1,543 
4,728 
2,787 
acres, 2012 
1 ,078,596 
30,811 
104,451 
23,119 
589,020 
519,952 
2007 
910,458 
20,799 
91,926 
22,662 
496,295 
499,583 
Pastureland and other land 
farms, 2012 
306 
15 
45 
65 
238 
112 
2007 
613 
36 
74 
112 
444 
198 
acres, 2012 
14,285 
76 
459 
314 
3,223 
4,064 
2007 
43,895 
195 
879 
471 
4,133 
6,774 
2012 irrigated acres by size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
403 
399 
194 
621 
848 
258 
acres irrigated 
869 
476 
287 
1,101 
1,575 
387 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
516 
362 
310 
588 
1,532 
473 
acres irrigated 
4,756 
688 
1,414 
3,063 
7,954 
2,132 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
117 
107 
90 
127 
318 
103 
acres irrigated 
2,348 
241 
1,041 
1,422 
4,286 
1,064 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
118 
102 
76 
106 
343 
136 
acres irrigated 
3,637 
698 
928 
1,441 
5,954 
2,793 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
130 
125 
66 
89 
247 
121 
acres irrigated 
5,736 
520 
1,636 
1,800 
5,853 
4,378 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
88 
84 
56 
50 
216 
106 
acres irrigated 
6,174 
312 
1,821 
(D) 
9,713 
4,672 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
96 
28 
32 
56 
146 
129 
acres irrigated 
8,384 
276 
1,729 
2,168 
7,784 
8,426 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
64 
26 
35 
30 
114 
115 
acres irrigated 
7,047 
343 
1,493 
(D) 
7,642 
9,601 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
272 
63 
121 
47 
377 
458 
acres irrigated 
43,258 
1,026 
12,265 
2,533 
39,982 
52,955 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
319 
30 
121 
19 
369 
409 
acres irrigated 
115,139 
1,549 
30,302 
2,391 
89,469 
85,152 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
471 
21 
74 
11 
294 
319 
acres irrigated 
319,622 
2,691 
25,326 
2,624 
125,071 
122,272 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
421 
18 
45 
2 
221 
226 
acres irrigated 
575,91 1 
22,067 
26,668 
(D) 
286,960 
230,184 
2007 irrigated acres by size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
376 
269 
271 
506 
785 
283 
acres irrigated 
953 
371 
428 
934 
1,465 
486 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
604 
235 
350 
611 
1,655 
532 
acres irrigated 
6,635 
515 
2,121 
3,417 
8,498 
2,698 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
145 
65 
96 
127 
299 
91 
acres irrigated 
3,808 
125 
789 
1,548 
3,490 
1,097 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
140 
67 
71 
92 
348 
134 
acres irrigated 
3,981 
334 
873 
1,585 
6,977 
2,719 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
159 
82 
86 
90 
283 
114 
acres irrigated 
8,616 
432 
2,409 
1,901 
7,264 
3,640 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
155 
27 
50 
47 
199 
144 
acres irrigated 
1 1 ,026 
177 
1,503 
1,102 
7,509 
7,259 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
81 
25 
45 
45 
144 
84 
acres irrigated 
6,623 
223 
2,108 
1,876 
8,001 
4,991 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
88 
23 
38 
32 
107 
115 
acres irrigated 
9,488 
579 
2,057 
(D) 
7,478 
10,646 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
285 
48 
105 
46 
388 
450 
acres irrigated 
51 ,449 
757 
11,221 
3,423 
40,179 
52,220 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
374 
23 
110 
21 
383 
445 
acres irrigated 
117,310 
1,463 
21,055 
1,844 
84,206 
101,912 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
452 
21 
65 
12 
284 
328 
acres irrigated 
290,080 
2,410 
25,200 
3,988 
122,055 
131,795 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
359 
16 
39 
1 
203 
198 
acres irrigated 
444,384 
13,608 
23,041 
(D) 
203,306 
186,894 
-continued 
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