Table 29. Methods Used in Deciding When to Irrigate: 1998 and 1994 (Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms, 1994 excludes Alaska and Hawaii) ------------------------ ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Farms reporting method used 1 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- Scheduled by water State delivery organi- Soil Commer- zation (no moisture cial choice by Computer Condition Feel of sensing scheduling Media water Calendar simulation Farms Any method of crop soil devices service reports user) schedule models Other ------------------------ ---------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- U.S. TOTAL........1998.. 182 101 179 485 134 410 74 250 15 379 6 526 9 338 18 642 31 564 1 953 12 640 Conterminous U.S..1994.. 198 115 187 914 135 183 78 164 18 940 9 725 8 769 27 935 33 100 4 633 17 311 1998 DATA Alabama................. 385 376 298 166 41 4 10 4 40 3 29 Alaska.................. 41 37 30 25 7 - - - 4 - - Arizona................. 2 637 2 606 1 854 451 223 153 27 157 803 6 45 Arkansas................ 5 103 5 056 4 748 1 887 488 318 215 122 435 273 299 California.............. 40 121 40 080 25 981 17 027 5 511 650 3 025 1 895 14 342 675 4 773 Colorado................ 11 846 11 538 8 028 3 792 532 436 550 4 256 1 071 177 364 Connecticut............. 121 117 96 81 - - 1 - 1 - 11 Delaware................ 242 236 209 138 30 13 18 - 14 1 2 Florida................. 6 452 6 365 5 868 3 395 1 076 5 28 20 449 3 256 Georgia................. 2 377 2 323 2 136 795 127 50 137 - 177 56 132 Hawaii.................. 848 780 631 445 30 5 - 14 117 4 65 Idaho................... 12 346 12 341 9 545 6 381 514 493 326 2 070 1 657 24 437 Illinois................ 920 919 831 570 65 19 28 - 54 5 76 Indiana................. 783 776 669 433 66 15 49 8 48 3 56 Iowa.................... 313 308 281 156 34 - 10 - 21 3 15 Kansas.................. 4 703 4 590 3 282 1 951 508 1 359 335 55 581 39 450 Kentucky................ 953 916 826 271 50 16 26 16 40 16 38 Louisiana............... 2 004 1 984 1 910 646 68 21 75 8 81 9 109 Maine................... 169 158 132 96 28 - 19 - 9 - 12 Maryland................ 472 467 423 241 56 5 10 3 38 1 12 Massachusetts........... 734 703 620 371 153 11 52 6 66 17 49 Michigan................ 1 625 1 619 1 267 959 178 52 203 23 136 44 186 Minnesota............... 1 111 1 101 918 703 155 56 105 4 63 5 98 Mississippi............. 1 145 1 131 1 029 462 77 19 76 3 94 16 49 Missouri................ 1 606 1 512 1 421 586 88 14 82 1 204 30 60 Montana................. 6 956 6 672 4 588 2 872 302 35 78 690 702 122 465 Nebraska................ 13 159 12 902 10 987 6 534 796 1 595 2 142 447 474 43 1 333 Nevada.................. 1 764 1 627 1 056 788 69 79 6 275 384 3 90 New Hampshire........... 105 105 89 69 8 - 4 - 12 - 7 New Jersey.............. 624 605 544 377 79 4 30 15 42 1 57 New Mexico.............. 6 035 5 994 3 870 1 510 344 29 43 1 365 1 763 17 137 New York................ 598 586 499 299 82 22 57 22 47 22 49 North Carolina.......... 2 218 2 180 2 046 576 145 3 106 - 32 4 118 North Dakota............ 484 475 368 288 42 32 43 31 70 15 53 Ohio.................... 346 339 319 206 38 5 23 - 23 - 31 Oklahoma................ 1 416 1 365 1 194 468 94 90 41 28 120 7 137 Oregon.................. 10 012 9 949 6 832 4 292 574 220 254 1 179 1 814 9 485 Pennsylvania............ 666 655 605 320 51 6 20 2 32 4 27 Rhode Island............ 28 26 24 18 6 - 3 - 6 - 3 South Carolina.......... 529 511 463 219 50 9 8 - 31 1 12 South Dakota............ 981 963 748 468 160 20 13 36 77 3 77 Tennessee............... 275 271 232 94 13 8 14 - 22 6 9 Texas................... 12 019 11 635 9 592 3 758 1 104 257 254 405 1 669 175 852 Utah.................... 9 427 9 336 5 489 2 401 309 126 117 4 329 1 205 11 525 Vermont................. 55 53 41 38 6 - 1 - - - 4 Virginia................ 1 088 1 084 1 001 407 84 6 76 - 37 5 15 Washington.............. 8 742 8 658 6 425 4 016 690 168 469 325 1 637 73 133 West Virginia........... 50 49 42 26 2 3 2 1 8 - 2 Wisconsin............... 1 025 1 024 904 729 109 34 61 2 82 17 75 Wyoming................. 4 442 4 382 3 419 1 449 117 61 66 825 730 5 321 Water resources areas: WRA 01 New England..... 1 184 1 134 981 655 199 11 80 6 94 17 83 WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic.... 2 674 2 628 2 358 1 408 306 43 130 30 169 22 133 WRA 03 South Atlantic- Gulf.................. 12 686 12 477 11 484 5 448 1 457 72 381 24 764 66 560 WRA 04 Great Lakes..... 2 374 2 367 1 922 1 406 259 77 272 32 175 53 235 WRA 05 Ohio............ 1 898 1 842 1 630 752 137 43 46 28 97 28 124 WRA 06 Tennessee....... 289 285 247 85 18 8 12 - 30 1 2 WRA 07 Upper Mississippi........... 3 131 3 087 2 716 1 909 309 72 173 6 264 24 239 WRA 08 Lower Mississippi........... 8 182 8 090 7 600 2 928 616 298 343 98 551 246 439 WRA 09 Souris-Red- Rainy................. 337 329 249 226 60 43 34 8 39 7 40 WRA 10 Missouri........ 28 755 27 838 22 127 12 650 1 630 2 286 2 649 2 380 2 293 89 2 402 WRA 11 Arkansas White- Red................... 11 883 11 594 8 704 3 960 959 1 459 513 2 408 1 176 178 693 WRA 12 Texas-Gulf...... 8 980 8 679 7 488 2 806 830 77 221 190 913 129 716 WRA 13 Rio Grande...... 6 447 6 418 4 053 2 107 494 132 191 1 295 2 216 163 159 WRA 14 Upper Colorado.............. 6 455 6 345 4 642 1 942 83 23 56 2 218 754 11 272 WRA 15 Lower Colorado.............. 3 427 3 364 2 259 467 231 153 27 441 890 6 78 WRA 16 Great Basin..... 9 474 9 352 5 275 2 550 333 185 123 4 162 1 514 6 493 WRA 17 Pacific Northwest............. 32 353 32 210 23 542 14 987 1 897 874 1 054 3 403 5 134 226 1 079 WRA 18 California...... 40 683 40 629 26 472 17 494 5 524 665 3 033 1 899 14 370 677 4 828 WRA 19 Alaska.......... 41 37 30 25 7 - - - 4 - - WRA 20 Hawaii.......... 848 780 631 445 30 5 - 14 117 4 65 ------------------------ ---------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- 1 Respondents could choose more than one.