1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 419 448 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 913 607 3 472 248 Average size of farm .......acres.. 6 954 7 751 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 2 346 352 1 228 639 Average per acre .........dollars.. 340 161 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 738 28 267 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 162 164 10 to 49 acres ...................... 90 113 50 to 179 acres ..................... 47 40 180 to 499 acres .................... 28 24 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 73 88 Total cropland .................farms.. 172 179 acres.. (D) 36 043 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 124 132 acres.. 27 579 24 861 Irrigated land .................farms.. 142 156 acres.. 29 497 27 455 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 861 38 576 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 841 86 106 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 37 751 22 769 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 111 15 806 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 158 184 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 57 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 24 $100,000 or more .................... 57 62 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 648 33 163 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 693 73 860 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 191 186 Other ............................... 228 262 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 233 276 200 days or more ................... 145 179 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 166 180 number.. 39 038 50 938 Beef cows ..................farms.. 127 133 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 12 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 152 170 number.. 17 504 27 413 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 16 number.. 80 122 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 10 number.. 111 234 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 11 number.. 512 404 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 38 number.. (D) 3 084 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 13 acres.. 3 181 2 579 bushels.. 262 792 239 929 Barley for grain..............farms.. 5 4 acres.. 737 174 bushels.. 73 750 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 18 25 acres.. 14 570 15 160 bales.. 32 932 31 787 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 25 23 acres.. 2 211 1 137 tons, dry.. 12 092 4 148 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 16 acres.. 107 534 Land in orchards..............farms.. 31 40 acres.. (D) (D) @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.