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Western Irrigated Agriculture: Tables

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All tables summarize data by farm size and State

1-1 (.xls)(.html) Total number of irrigated farms
1-2 (.xls)(.html) Total 1997 value of farm sales
1-3 (.xls)(.html) Total farm acres
1-4 (.xls)(.html) Total harvested cropland acres
1-5 (.xls)(.html) Total pastureland acres
1-6 (.xls)(.html) Total irrigated acres
1-7 (.xls)(.html) Total harvested irrigated cropland acres
1-8 (.xls)(.html) Total water applied
1-9 (.xls)(.html) Total groundwater applied
1-10 (.xls)(.html) Total onfarm surface water applied
1-11 (.xls)(.html) Total off-farm surface water applied
1-12 (.xls)(.html) Total groundwater-irrigated acres
1-13 (.xls)(.html) Total irrigated acres using onfarm surface water
1-14 (.xls)(.html) Total irrigated acres using off-farm surface water
2-1 (.xls)(.html) Average value of farm sales per irrigated farm ($/farm)
2-2 (.xls)(.html) Average total farm acres per irrigated farm
2-3 (.xls)(.html) Average total irrigated acres per irrigated farm
2-4 (.xls)(.html) Average harvested cropland acres per irrigated farm
2-5 (.xls)(.html) Average groundwater-irrigated acres per irrigated farm
2-6 (.xls)(.html) Average acres using onfarm surface water per irrigated farm
2-7 (.xls)(.html) Average acres using off-farm surface water per irrigated farm
2-8 (.xls)(.html) Average total water applied per irrigated farm by farm size and State
2-9 (.xls)(.html) Average total water applied per harvested irrigated acre
2-10 (.xls)(.html) Average total water applied per irrigated acre
3-1 (.xls)(.html) Number of irrigated farms using groundwater
3-2 (.xls)(.html) Average groundwater applied per acre by farm size and State
3-3 (.xls)(.html) Share of all irrigated farms that use groundwater
3-4 (.xls)(.html) Number of irrigated farms using onfarm surface water
3-5 (.xls)(.html) Average onfarm surface water applied per acre
3-6 (.xls)(.html) Share of all irrigated farms that use onfarm surface water
3-7 (.xls)(.html) Number of irrigated farms using off-farm surface water
3-8 (.xls)(.html) Average off-farm surface water applied per acre
3-9 (.xls)(.html) Share of all irrigated farms that use off-farm surface water
3-10 (.xls)(.html) Average purchased water cost ($ per acre)
3-11 (.xls)(.html) Average purchased water cost ($ per acre-foot)
4-1a (.xls)(.html) Irrigated farms using wells or pumps (all energy sources)
4-1b (.xls)(.html) Average pumping costs (all energy sources)
4-1c (.xls)(.html) Number of irrigation wells or pumps (all energy sources)
4-2a (.xls)(.html) Irrigated farms using electricity to power pumps
4-2b (.xls)(.html) Average pumping costs (pumps using electricity)
4-2c (.xls)(.html) Number of irrigation wells or pumps using electricity
4-3a (.xls)(.html) Irrigated farms using natural gas to power pumps
4-3b (.xls)(.html) Average pumping costs (pumps using natural gas)
4-3c (.xls)(.html) Number of irrigation wells or pumps using natural gas
4-4a (.xls)(.html) Farms using LP gas, propane, or butane to power pumps
4-4b (.xls)(.html) Average pumping costs (using LP gas, propane, or butane)
4-4c (.xls)(.html) Number of wells or pumps using LP gas, propane, or butane
4-5a (.xls)(.html) Irrigated farms using diesel fuel to power pumps
4-5b (.xls)(.html) Average pumping costs (pumps using diesel fuel)
4-5c (.xls)(.html) Number of irrigation wells or pumps using diesel fuel
4-6a (.xls)(.html) Irrigated farms using gasoline to power pumps
4-6b (.xls)(.html) Average pumping costs (pumps using gasoline)
4-6c (.xls)(.html) Number of irrigation wells or pumps using gasoline
5-1 (.xls)(.html) Average irrigation maintenance and repair costs (per acre)
6-1 (.xls)(.html) Farms using a gravity irrigation system (all types)
6-2 (.xls)(.html) Acres irrigated with gravity irrigation systems (all types)
6-3 (.xls)(.html) Acres irrigated with furrow gravity systems Using either an above-ground or buried pipe for water delivery
6-4 (.xls)(.html) Acres irrigated with furrow gravity systems using only above-ground pipe for water delivery
6-5 (.xls)(.html) Acres irrigated with furrow gravity systems using a lined open ditch for water delivery
6-6 (.xls)(.html) Acres irrigated with furrow gravity systems using an unlined open ditch for water delivery
6-7 (.xls)(.html) Acres irrigated with gravity flood irrigation systems using above-ground or buried pipe for water delivery
6-8 (.xls)(.html) Acres irrigated with gravity flood irrigation systems using a lined open ditch for water delivery
6-9 (.xls)(.html) Acres irrigated with gravity flood irrigation systems using an unlined open ditch for water delivery
6-10 (.xls)(.html) Acres irrigated for all open-ditch (lined & unlined) gravity furrow systems
6-11 (.xls)(.html) Acres irrigated for all gravity flood irrigation systems
6-12 (.xls)(.html) Acres irrigated for all gravity furrow systems
6-13 (.xls)(.html) Acres irrigated with a more water-conserving gravity irrigation technology
7-1 (.xls)(.html) Farms using a sprinkler irrigation system (all types)
7-2 (.xls)(.html) Acres irrigated with sprinkler irrigation systems (all types)
7-3 (.xls)(.html) Acres irrigated with high-pressure, center-pivot sprinkler systems
7-4 (.xls)(.html) Acres irrigated with medium-pressure, center-pivot sprinkler systems
7-5 (.xls)(.html) Acres irrigated with low-pressure, center-pivot sprinkler systems
7-6 (.xls)(.html) Acres irrigated with high-pressure, mechanical-move sprinkler systems
7-7 (.xls)(.html) Acres irrigated with medium-pressure, mechanical-move sprinkler systems
7-8 (.xls)(.html) Acres irrigated with low-pressure, mechanical-move sprinkler systems
7-9 (.xls)(.html) Acres irrigated with traveler or big-gun sprinkler systems
7-10 (.xls)(.html) Acres irrigated with "all other" sprinkler systems
7-11 (.xls)(.html) Irrigated farms using drip/trickle irrigation systems
7-12 (.xls)(.html) Acres irrigated with drip/trickle irrigation systems
7-13 (.xls)(.html) Irrigated farms using a sub-irrigation system
7-14 (.xls)(.html) Acres irrigated with a sub-irrigation system
7-15 (.xls)(.html) Acres irrigated with all low-pressure sprinkler systems
7-16 (.xls)(.html) Acres irrigated with a more water-conserving pressure irrigation technology
8-1 (.xls)(.html) Irrigated farms using a gravity system with one or more gravity water-management practices
8-2 (.xls)(.html) Gravity-irrigated acres for all farms using one or more gravity water-management practices
8-3 (.xls)(.html) Furrow gravity-irrigated acres for farms using a gravity system and one or more gravity water-management practices
8-4 (.xls)(.html) Furrow gravity-irrigated acres for farms using an above-ground pipe for water delivery and one or more gravity water-management practices
8-5 (.xls)(.html) Flood-irrigated acres for farms using a gravity system and one or more gravity water-management practices
8-6 (.xls)(.html) Gravity-irrigated acres using tailwater reuse pits
8-7 (.xls)(.html) Gravity-irrigated acres with surge-flow or cablegation systems
8-8 (.xls)(.html) Gravity-irrigated acres using limited-irrigation techniques
8-9 (.xls)(.html) Gravity-irrigated acres using alternate-row irrigation practices
8-10 (.xls)(.html) Gravity-irrigated acres using water-soluble polyacrylamide
8-11 (.xls)(.html) Gravity-irrigated acres using special furrow water-management techniques
9-1 (.xls)(.html) Share of gravity-irrigated acres using tailwater reuse pits
9-2 (.xls)(.html) Share of gravity-irrigated acres using surge-flow or cablegation systems
9-3 (.xls)(.html) Share of gravity-irrigated acres using limited-irrigation techniques
9-4 (.xls)(.html) Share of gravity-irrigated acres using alternate-row irrigation techniques
9-5 (.xls)(.html) Share of gravity-irrigated acres using water-soluble polyacrylamide (PAM)
9-6 (.xls)(.html) Share of gravity-irrigated acres using special-furrowing techniques
10-1 (.xls)(.html) Laser-leveled irrigated acres
11-1 (.xls)(.html) Low-pressure sprinkler irrigation (farm-size shares by State)
11-2 (.xls)(.html) Low-pressure sprinkler irrigation (farm size distribution of State-level shares)
11-3 (.xls)(.html) Water-conserving pressure irrigation systems (farm-size shares by State)
11-4 (.xls)(.html) Water-conserving pressure irrigation systems (farm size distribution of State-level shares)
12-1 (.xls)(.html) Farms with laser-leveled acres using pipe or lined open-ditch water delivery systems
12-2 (.xls)(.html) Furrow-irrigated acres using a pipe or lined open-ditch water delivery system (on farms with laser-leveled acres)
12-3 (.xls)(.html) Gravity-irrigated acres (on farms with laser-leveled acres using a pipe or lined open-ditch water delivery system)
12-4 (.xls)(.html) Gravity-irrigated acres between borders or within basins (on farms with laser-leveled acres using a pipe or lined open-ditch water delivery system)
12-5 (.xls)(.html) Uncontrolled flood-irrigated acres (on farms with laser-leveled acres using a pipe or lined open-ditch water delivery system)
12-6 (.xls)(.html) All other gravity-irrigated acres (on farms with laser-leveled acres using a pipe or lined open-ditch water delivery system)
12-7 (.xls)(.html) Uncontrolled flood and "other" gravity-irrigated acres (on farms with laser-leveled acres using a pipe or lined open-ditch water delivery system
12-8 (.xls)(.html) All flood and "other" gravity-irrigated acres (on farms with laser-leveled acres using a pipe or lined open-ditch water delivery system)
12-9 (.xls)(.html) Total laser-leveled irrigated acres (on farms with laser-leveled acres using a pipe or lined open-ditch water delivery system)
13-1 (.xls)(.html) Farms using "condition of crop - by observation" to decide when to apply water
13-2 (.xls)(.html) Farms using "feel of the soil" to decide when to apply water
13-3 (.xls)(.html) Farms using "soil-moisture sensing devices" to decide when to apply water
13-4 (.xls)(.html) Farms using "commercial-scheduling services" to decide when to apply water
13-5 (.xls)(.html) Farms using "media reports on crop water needs" to decide when to apply water
13-6 (.xls)(.html) Farms that depend on "water delivered in turn" to decide when to apply water
13-7 (.xls)(.html) Farms using a "calender schedule" to decide when to apply water
13-8 (.xls)(.html) Farms using "computer simulation models" to decide when to apply water
13-9 (.xls)(.html) Farms specifying "other practices" used to decide when to apply water
13-10 (.xls)(.html) Farms using the most water-management-intensive and water-conserving means to decide when to apply water
14-1 (.xls)(.html) Farms using "extension agents or university specialists" to reduce irrigation costs or to conserve irrigation water
14-2 (.xls)(.html) Farms using "government specialists" to reduce irrigation costs or to conserve irrigation water
14-3 (.xls)(.html) Farms using "irrigation equipment dealers" to reduce irrigation costs or to conserve water
14-4 (.xls)(.html) Farms using "local irrigation district employees or others hired by the water supplier" to reduce irrigation costs or to conserve water
14-5 (.xls)(.html) Farms using "private irrigation specialists or consultants" to reduce irrigation costs or to conserve water
14-6 (.xls)(.html) Farms using "media reports or information in the press" to reduce irrigation costs or to conserve water
14-7 (.xls)(.html) Farms using "neighboring farmers" to reduce irrigation costs or to conserve water
14-8 (.xls)(.html) Farms using "other information sources" to reduce irrigation costs or to conserve water
15-1 (.xls)(.html) Farms citing "have not investigated improvements" as a barrier to conserving energy and/or water
15-2 (.xls)(.html) Farms citing "risk of reduced yield or poorer quality water" as a barrier to conserving energy and/or water
15-3 (.xls)(.html) Farms citing "physical field/crop conditions limiting system improvements" as a barrier to conserving energy and/or water
15-4 (.xls)(.html) Farms citing "improvement installation costs greater than benefits" as a barrier to conserving energy and/or water
15-5 (.xls)(.html) Farms citing "lack of financial ability" as a barrier to conserving energy and/or water
15-6 (.xls)(.html) Farms citing "lack of landlord participation in cost-sharing improvements" as a barrier to conserving energy and/or water
15-7 (.xls)(.html) Farms citing "uncertainty about future water availability" as a barrier to conserving energy and/or water
15-8 (.xls)(.html) Farms citing "will not be farming the farm in the near future" as the barrier to conserving energy and/or water
15-9 (.xls)(.html) Farms citing some "other reason" as the barrier to conserving energy and/or water
16-1 (.xls)(.html) Farms receiving USDA EQIP cost-share payments (1994-98) for irrigation or drainage improvements
16-2 (.xls)(.html) Farms receiving cost-share payments (1994-98) from non-USDA Federal programs for irrigation or drainage improvements
16-3 (.xls)(.html) Farms receiving cost-share payments (1994-98) from State/local programs for irrigation or drainage improvements
16-4 (.xls)(.html) Farms receiving cost-share payments (1994-98) from "other programs" for irrigation or drainage improvements
16-5 (.xls)(.html) Farms receiving cost-share payments (1994-98) from any Federal program for irrigation or drainage improvements
16-6 (.xls)(.html) Farms receiving cost-share payments (1994-98) from any program source (Federal, State, or other) for irrigation or drainage improvements
For more information, contact: Glenn Schaible

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Updated date: May 3, 2004