Table 1 1 . Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Irrigated farms 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Any land irrigated 
All harvested 
cropland 
irrigated 
Nonirrigated farms 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
number 
7,000 
7,521 
2,498 
2,810 
1,865 
2,047 
4,502 
4,711 
Land in farms 
acres 
1,129,317 
1,121,329 
281,111 
388,891 
124,346 
264,215 
848,206 
732,438 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,461,342 
1,146,213 
1,595,425 
1,211,107 
1,225,909 
1,016,165 
1,386,944 
1,107,505 
Average per acre 
dollars 
9,058 
7,688 
14,177 
8,751 
18,387 
7,873 
7,361 
7,123 
Irrigated land 
acres 
81,813 
58,635 
81,813 
58,635 
58,905 
45,301 
(X) 
(X) 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
farms 
5,551 
6,281 
2,388 
2,753 
1,865 
2,047 
3,163 
3,528 
acres 
174,042 
177,626 
99,964 
115,133 
79,676 
75,077 
74,078 
62,493 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
5,293 
6,044 
2,377 
2,729 
1,865 
2,047 
2,916 
3,315 
acres 
99,031 
103,120 
46,300 
60,557 
38,932 
40,940 
52,731 
42,563 
Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured 
farms 
1,997 
1,974 
380 
402 
164 
216 
1,617 
1,572 
acres 
777,623 
761,764 
129,221 
177,055 
21,571 
119,815 
648,402 
584,709 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 
Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
farms 
16 
2 
4 
2 
12 
2 
acres 
2,902 
(D) 
98 
- 
(D) 
- 
2,804 
(D) 
Owned and rented land in farms: 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
5,322 
5,836 
1,828 
2,082 
1,371 
1,516 
3,494 
3,754 
acres 
608,146 
594,546 
189,810 
209,661 
69,565 
115,828 
418,336 
384,885 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
2,364 
2,460 
918 
1,037 
651 
732 
1,446 
1,423 
acres 
521,171 
526,783 
91,301 
179,230 
54,781 
148,387 
429,870 
347,553 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) 
$1,000 
661,347 
513,626 
461,317 
376,806 
402,640 
250,519 
200,029 
136,820 
Average per farm 
dollars 
94,478 
68,292 
184,675 
134,095 
215,893 
122,384 
44,431 
29,043 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
farms 
5,057 
5,376 
2,306 
2,572 
1,799 
1,940 
2,751 
2,804 
$1,000 
538,873 
429,916 
449,376 
367,484 
397,130 
244,359 
89,497 
62,432 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
farms 
1,469 
1,531 
312 
285 
143 
170 
1,157 
1,246 
$1,000 
122,474 
83,711 
1 1 ,942 
9,323 
5,511 
6,160 
110,532 
74,388 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
659,262 
486,648 
449,618 
350,651 
395,835 
245,321 
209,644 
135,996 
Average per farm 
dollars 
94,180 
64,705 
179,991 
124,787 
212,244 
119,844 
46,567 
28,868 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners purchased 
farms 
4,428 
5,653 
2,020 
2,459 
1,552 
1,807 
2,408 
3,194 
$1,000 
46,584 
29,807 
37,415 
23,158 
34,662 
17,318 
9,169 
6,649 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
4,487 
4,207 
1,914 
1,848 
1,458 
1,372 
2,573 
2,359 
$1,000 
32,993 
17,238 
26,464 
13,854 
24,722 
9,622 
6,530 
3,384 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
2,154 
2,579 
1,210 
1,471 
916 
1,069 
944 
1,108 
$1,000 
18,825 
17,950 
16,766 
16,737 
15,490 
14,033 
2,059 
1,213 
Livestock and poultry purchased or leased 
farms 
741 
547 
178 
118 
77 
58 
563 
429 
$1,000 
3,880 
3,343 
645 
611 
78 
201 
3,235 
2,732 
Feed purchased 
farms 
2,028 
1,939 
402 
395 
188 
233 
1,626 
1,544 
$1,000 
43,811 
24,678 
5,619 
3,233 
3,780 
1,636 
38,192 
21,445 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
6,283 
7,091 
2,248 
2,742 
1,642 
1,995 
4,035 
4,349 
$1,000 
33,157 
24,443 
22,017 
16,625 
18,354 
12,113 
11,140 
7,817 
Utilities 
farms 
4,365 
3,881 
1,944 
2,168 
1,438 
1,583 
2,421 
1,713 
$1,000 
28,174 
25,473 
16,219 
18,950 
13,459 
13,293 
11,955 
6,523 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms 
5,305 
6,611 
2,043 
2,681 
1,489 
1,974 
3,262 
3,930 
$1,000 
55,463 
53,497 
42,257 
41,712 
37,137 
32,127 
13,207 
1 1 ,784 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
1,977 
1,783 
893 
909 
647 
607 
1,084 
874 
$1,000 
269,907 
178,496 
217,138 
145,632 
195,993 
97,923 
52,768 
32,864 
Contract labor 
farms 
1,066 
1,005 
388 
419 
253 
264 
678 
586 
$1,000 
21,618 
14,240 
9,390 
9,486 
7,050 
7,153 
12,228 
4,755 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
447 
393 
161 
159 
100 
96 
286 
234 
$1,000 
4,002 
1,789 
1,150 
930 
606 
590 
2,852 
859 
Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing fees 
farms 
1,567 
1,718 
646 
783 
453 
546 
921 
935 
$1,000 
24,230 
20,211 
14,637 
11,599 
12,171 
8,728 
9,593 
8,612 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
388 
350 
161 
191 
115 
137 
227 
159 
$1,000 
3,666 
2,675 
1,870 
1,887 
1,460 
848 
1,797 
788 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,331 
1,223 
506 
550 
347 
372 
825 
673 
$1,000 
13,208 
14,838 
5,171 
7,552 
3,494 
5,070 
8,037 
7,286 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
5,872 
5,975 
2,075 
2,244 
1,532 
1,591 
3,797 
3,731 
$1,000 
1 1 ,633 
10,873 
5,057 
5,469 
3,830 
3,363 
6,576 
5,404 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms 
2,575 
2,843 
1,067 
1,321 
744 
895 
1,508 
1,522 
$1,000 
48,109 
47,097 
27,803 
33,217 
23,549 
21,303 
20,307 
13,880 
Commodity Credit Corporation loans (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Government payments received 
farms 
628 
218 
248 
89 
165 
57 
380 
129 
$1,000 
5,228 
2,378 
1,459 
908 
879 
651 
3,770 
1,470 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
farms 
1,276 
636 
482 
284 
327 
174 
794 
352 
$1,000 
36,663 
46,522 
17,730 
27,900 
13,840 
15,519 
18,933 
18,622 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
7,000 
7,500 
2,498 
2,808 
1,865 
2,045 
4,502 
4,692 
$1,000 
307,994 
304,997 
144,693 
158,551 
108,331 
114,403 
163,301 
146,446 
Average per farm 
dollars 
43,999 
40,666 
57,924 
56,464 
58,086 
55,943 
36,273 
31,212 
Livestock inventory: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
1,314 
1,142 
160 
136 
44 
63 
1,154 
1,006 
number 
133,957 
151,479 
23,881 
30,931 
5,740 
19,409 
110,076 
120,548 
Milk cows 
farms 
12 
15 
9 
1 
1 
- 
3 
14 
number 
(D) 
2,296 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
231 
225 
50 
43 
21 
35 
181 
182 
number 
11,441 
14,933 
1,774 
1,373 
846 
1,284 
9,667 
13,560 
Sheep and lambs 
farms 
353 
394 
91 
77 
39 
45 
262 
317 
number 
21,921 
22,376 
1,657 
1,964 
387 
1,507 
20,264 
20,412 
18 Hawaii 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
