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.
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. Distribution in this form does not imply U.S. Department of Agriculture approval of a particular data series or statistic, nor does the Department attest to their accuracy. Moreover, the Economic Research Service makes no warranty that data supplied in this form are either accurate transcriptions from source materials or appropriate for a particular user purpose. Back to the top of this page.