1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 453 463 Land in farms ..................acres.. 771 632 2 108 834 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 703 4 555 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 591 717 880 030 Average per acre .........dollars.. 359 200 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 439 25 643 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 94 102 10 to 49 acres ...................... 121 115 50 to 179 acres ..................... 69 77 180 to 499 acres .................... 50 36 500 to 999 acres .................... 40 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 79 106 Total cropland .................farms.. 236 271 acres.. 23 840 25 838 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 122 153 acres.. 4 517 4 575 Irrigated land .................farms.. 209 230 acres.. 9 229 8 529 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 648 19 473 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 825 42 058 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 252 4 695 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 396 14 778 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 160 184 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 71 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 30 $100,000 or more .................... 37 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 509 16 919 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 311 36 542 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 259 263 Other ............................... 194 200 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 238 228 200 days or more ................... 126 137 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 281 294 number.. 68 257 58 605 Beef cows ..................farms.. 232 254 number.. (D) 37 172 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 23 number.. (D) 31 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 260 260 number.. 35 128 28 090 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 22 number.. 96 139 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 17 number.. 81 407 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 29 number.. 354 15 111 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 48 53 number.. 2 094 2 908 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 8 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 71 80 acres.. 3 305 3 384 tons, dry.. 13 116 10 818 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 18 acres.. 197 138 Land in orchards..............farms.. 39 56 acres.. 167 224 @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.