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Irrigation and Drainage on Farms

Census Year: 1969

Within: Volume 2: General Report

Part 1: Irrigation of Agricultural Lands

1. Introduction

Summary Tables

1. Comparison of Numbers of Farms Irrigated Any Time During the January 1965 to December 1969 Period

2. Acreage and Percent of Land in Three Crop Intensity Groups on Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1969

3. Acres Fertilized and Rate of Application on Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms

4. Average Acre-Feet of Water Applied, by Area and Method of Application

5. Index of Average Yield for Specified Crops Harvested From Wholly Irrigated Land and Nonirrigated Land When U.S. Average Yield = 100

6. Percentage of Selected Items on Irrigated and Nonirrigated Class 1-5 Farms: 1969

All Farms

1. Trends in Number and Acreage of All Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 1959 to 1969

2. Number of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms and Acres in Farms by Size: 1969

3. All Irrigated Farms by Acres Irrigated: 1969 and 1964

Farms with Sales of $2,500 and over

4. Trends in Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1959 to 1969

5. Irrigated Farms and Acres in Farms by Acres Irrigated: 1969

6. Use of Irrigated Land on Farms: 1969

7. Farms Irrigating Harvested Land, Pasture, and Other Unharvested Land: 1969

8. Method of Water Distribution Used on Irrigated Farms: 1969

9. Use of Commercial Fertilizer on Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 1969

10. Cropping Intensity on Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 1969

11. Specified Crops Harvested - Yield Per Acre Irrigated and Nonirrigated: 1969

12. Land Use, Farm Sales and Expenses, by Percent of Cropland Irrigated: 1969

13. Sources of Irrigation Water Reported by Farms: 1969

Part 2: Drainage of Agricultural Lands

1. Introduction

Tables

1. Drainage on Farms by States: 1969

2. Types of Farm Drainage Systems by States: 1969

3. Drained Land by Economic Class of Farm and by Percent of Land in Farms Drained by States: 1969

4. Land Use on Drained Farms by States: 1969

5. Drainage on Irrigated Farms by States: 1969

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