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1984 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey: documentation

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                      1984 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey
                         AG84-SR-1 Special Report Series
                 Bureau of Census, U. S. Department of Commerce
                                   June, 1986

Tables 1-23 from the special report, 1984 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey, are 
contained in 23 Lotus 1-2-3 files, version 2.  The 1984 survey, conducted to 
supplement the basic irrigation data collected from all farm operators in the 
1982 Census of Agriculture, used similar methods and procedures as that used in 
the 1979 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey.  Definitions and explanations of 
terms used in the tables can be found in the 1982 Census of Agriculture or the 
Special Report Series AG84-SR-1, Bureau of Census.

Information contained in the files is listed below.  State data are provided 
for the 17 western states, Arkansas, Florida and Louisiana with all other 
states combined.  Data are provided for 18 Water Resources Area.

         File                               Contents                 

       IRRT1.WKS       Irrigated Farms in the Censuses of Agriculture:  1959   
                       through 1982
       IRRT2.WKS       Irrigated Farms by Acres Irrigated: 1984
       IRRT3.WKS       Land Use:  1984
       IRRT4.WKS       Land Irrigated by Method of Water Distribution:  1984
       IRRT5.WKS       Estimated Quantity of Water Applied Using Only One 
                       Method of Distribution:  1984
       IRRT6.WKS       Estimated Quantity of Water Applied by Source:  1984
       IRRT7.WKS       Irrigation by Quantity of Water Applied:  1984
       IRRT8.WKS       Irrigation Wells on Farms:  1984
       IRRT9.WKS       Irrigation Wells Used on Farms by Pumping Depth:  1984
       IRRT10.WKS      Irrigation Pumps on Farms by Type:  1984
       IRRT11.WKS      Energy Expenses for On-Farm Pumping of Irrigation Water
                       by Type of Energy:  1984
       IRRT12.WKS      Investment in Irrigation Equipment, Facilities, and Land
                       Improvement:  1984
       IRRT13.WKS      Expenses for Maintenance and Repairs of Irrigation 
                       Equipment and Facilities:  1984
       IRRT14.WKS      Irrigation Water From Off-Farm Suppliers:  1984
       IRRT15.WKS      Farms With Diminished Crop Yields Resulting From Irri-
                       gation Interruption by Cause:  1984
       IRRT16.WKS      Crops Harvested From Irrigated Farms:  1984
       IRRT17.WKS      Estimated Quantity of Water Applied, Method of 
                       Distribution, and Application of Chemicals in            
                       Irrigation, by Selected Crop:  1984
       IRRT18.WKS      Other Uses of Irrigation Water:  1984
       IRRT19.WKS      Irrigated Farms by Size:  1984
       IRRT20.WKS      Irrigated Farms by Standard Industrial Classification:
                       1984
       IRRT21.WKS      Irrigated Farms by Value of Agricultural Products
                       Sold:  1984
       IRRT22.WKS      Methods Used in Deciding When to Irrigate:  1984
       IRRT23.WKS      Discontinuance of All Irrigation Since 1982 by 
                       Reason:  1984

For further information about irrigation data contact:
       John Hostetler (202) 786-1412