1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COCHISE COUNTY, ARIZONA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 824 831 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 260 021 1 891 644 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 529 2 276 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 545 528 731 623 Average per acre .........dollars.. 348 318 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 138 32 720 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 68 10 to 49 acres ...................... 135 140 50 to 179 acres ..................... 172 165 180 to 499 acres .................... 141 128 500 to 999 acres .................... 97 89 1,000 acres or more ................. 219 241 Total cropland .................farms.. 446 501 acres.. 116 018 120 472 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 302 355 acres.. 50 363 42 546 Irrigated land .................farms.. 379 409 acres.. 63 252 52 434 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 60 154 47 277 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 003 56 891 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 054 27 654 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 101 19 623 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 210 260 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 84 79 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 100 106 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 162 126 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 81 72 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 58 74 $100,000 or more .................... 129 114 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 948 37 198 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 762 44 763 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 476 472 Other ............................... 348 359 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 429 436 200 days or more ................... 259 278 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 517 522 number.. 69 950 65 289 Beef cows ..................farms.. 457 456 number.. 39 563 36 311 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 35 number.. 409 331 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 488 498 number.. 42 844 39 064 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 39 number.. 3 464 9 911 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 28 number.. 5 732 16 119 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 26 number.. (D) 10 007 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 62 51 number.. 1 513 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 1 number.. 500 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 39 26 acres.. 15 293 6 375 bushels.. 2 636 231 1 014 881 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 97 bushels.. (D) (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 31 7 acres.. 4 603 667 bushels.. 525 362 43 855 Cotton .......................farms.. 48 56 acres.. 6 731 9 678 bales.. 12 422 12 487 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 88 114 acres.. 8 869 10 484 tons, dry.. 46 924 38 710 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 65 66 acres.. 6 953 5 969 Land in orchards..............farms.. 125 161 acres.. 6 032 6 943 @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.