1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PINAL COUNTY, ARIZONA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 541 611 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 303 431 1 902 452 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 409 3 114 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 891 035 2 973 797 Average per acre .........dollars.. 760 977 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 144 896 126 854 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 78 108 10 to 49 acres ...................... 63 64 50 to 179 acres ..................... 74 79 180 to 499 acres .................... 84 86 500 to 999 acres .................... 116 134 1,000 acres or more ................. 126 140 Total cropland .................farms.. 404 457 acres.. (D) 299 656 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 355 415 acres.. 226 588 209 625 Irrigated land .................farms.. 397 449 acres.. 227 725 213 265 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 363 479 322 839 Average per farm .........dollars.. 671 865 528 377 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 190 214 153 247 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 173 265 169 592 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 95 107 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 31 $100,000 or more .................... 281 324 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 303 092 271 884 Average per farm .........dollars.. 560 243 444 981 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 369 448 Other ............................... 172 163 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 233 229 200 days or more ................... 140 138 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 179 172 number.. 174 147 209 516 Beef cows ..................farms.. 114 113 number.. 26 269 10 964 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 15 number.. 10 879 6 437 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 160 159 number.. 249 942 261 066 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 23 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 16 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 18 number.. 10 761 19 758 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 25 number.. 710 134 078 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 0 acres.. 3 270 0 bushels.. 512 037 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 95 71 acres.. 27 582 13 254 bushels.. 2 234 841 1 018 812 Barley for grain..............farms.. 131 60 acres.. 30 489 7 332 bushels.. 3 029 904 668 804 Cotton .......................farms.. 220 302 acres.. 118 608 155 393 bales.. 298 499 325 896 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 140 89 acres.. 29 676 16 180 tons, dry.. 202 790 73 983 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 26 34 acres.. 4 332 4 507 Land in orchards..............farms.. 44 70 acres.. 10 116 10 327 @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.