1. Full PDF

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2. Introduction

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1. Total Annual Precipitation: 1978 and 1977

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2. Percentage of Normal Annual Precipitation: 1978 and 1977

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1. Regions and Divisions of the United States

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2. 17 Western States and Louisiana and All Other States

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1. General Explanation

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Maps

1. Irrigated Land in Farms: 1978

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2. Irrigated Pastureland and Rangeland: 1978

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Charts

1. Acres Irrigated: 1935 to 1978

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2. Percent Change in Acres Irrigated: 1974 to 1978

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3. Irrigated Cropland as a Percent of Total Cropland Harvested: 1978

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4. Specified Crops by Percent of Acres Irrigated: 1978

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5. Specified Crops Harvested by Acres Irrigated: 1978

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Tables

1. Irrigated Farms and Land: 1954 to 1978

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2. Trends in Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms by States: 1978, 1974, and 1969

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3. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974

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4. Irrigated Land Use: 1978

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5. Farms and Acres Irrigated and Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 1978, 1974, and 1969

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6. Value of Agricultural Products Sold From Irrigated Farms by States: 1978

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7. Standard Industrial Classification of Irrigated Farms by States: 1978

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8. Specified Crops Irrigated: 1978 and 1974

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9. Berries: 1978

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10. Grains - Corn, Sorghums, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1978

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11. Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and Peanuts: 1978

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12. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1978

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13. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons, Harvested for Sale: 1978

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14. Other Crops: 1978

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15. Specified Crops Harvested - Yield Per Acre Irrigated and Nonirrigated: 1978

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1. General Explanation

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Maps

1. Water Resources Regions and Subregions

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Charts

1. Percent Change in Acres Irrigated by States: 1969 to 1978

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2. Source of Water as a Percent of Total Water Supply by States: 1978

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3. Irrigation Organizations, Acres Irrigated, and Water Delivered to Farms and Ranches as a Percent of Each Total, by States: 1978

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4. Irrigation Organizations, Acres Irrigated, and Water Delivered to Farms and Ranches as a Percent of Each Total, by Type of Organization: 1978

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Tables

1. Farms, Irrigated Land, and Irrigation Organizations: 1940 to 1978

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2. Types of Irrigation Organization and Acres Irrigated by States: 1940 to 1978

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3. Sources and Disposition of Water by States: 1978, 1969, and 1959

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4. Water Acquisition and Disposition by Type of Irrigation Organization: 1978

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5. Acres Irrigated in 1978 Compared With the Average Acres Irrigated 1975 Through 1977 and Quantity of Water Delivered Compared With Normal Amount Delivered: 1978

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6. Natural Sources, Imports, Exports, and Net Water Supply: 1978

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7. Net Water Supply, Disposition and Exchange Between Irrigation Organizations: 1978

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8. Origin of Water Imports by Area: 1978

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9. Origin of Water Exports by Area: 1978

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10. Method of Water Distribution on Acres Irrigated Served by Irrigation Organizations: 1978

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11. Water From Other Sources: 1978

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12. Agricultural Land Taken Out of Production in Areas Served: January 1970 to December 1978

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13. Proportion of Water Measured: 1978

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14. Irrigation Organizations Reporting Measuring Devices Used and Frequency of Water Measured: 1978

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15. Water Control Facilities by Type of Irrigation Organization: 1978

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16. Water Pumps by Use: 1978

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17. Water Conveyance Facilities by Type and Size: 1978

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18. On-Stream Reservoirs With Capacities of 1,000 Acre-Feet of More: 1978

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19. Off-Stream Reservoirs With Capacities of 1,000 Acre-Feet of More: 1978

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20. Operation and Maintenance Costs, Including Fuel and Energy Expenses, by Type of Irrigation Organization: 1978

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21. Operation and Maintenance Costs, Including Fuel and Energy Expenses: 1978

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22. New Capital Investment by Type of Irrigation Organization: 1970 to 1978

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23. New Capital Investment: 1970 to 1978

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24. New Capital Investment and Estimated Investment: 1939 to 1978

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25. Debts Outstanding by Type of Irrigation Organization: December 31, 1978

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26. Debts Outstanding: December 31, 1978

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27. Revenue From Water Users and Other Irrigation Organizations by Type of Irrigation Organization: 1978

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28. Revenue From Water Users and Other Irrigation Organizations: 1978

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29. Selected Characteristics of Irrigation Organizations by Farms and Ranches Served: 1978

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30. Selected Characteristics of Irrigation Organizations by Acres Irrigated: 1978

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31. Selected Characteristics of Irrigation Organizations by Water Conveyed: 1978

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32. Selected Characteristics of Irrigation Organizations by Miles of Conveyance Facilities Operated: 1978

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33. Selected Characteristics of Irrigation Organizations by Amount of Operation and Maintenance Costs: 1978

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34. Selected Characteristics of Irrigation Organizations by Amount of Revenue Received: 1978

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35. Selected Characteristics of Irrigation Organizations Serviing Nonfarm Users: 1978

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36. Exchange of Water With Other Irrigation Organizations: 1978

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1. Appendixes

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