1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 148 143 Land in farms ..................acres.. (D) 1 151 284 Average size of farm .......acres.. (D) 8 051 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 2 776 902 2 263 027 Average per acre .........dollars.. (D) 278 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 972 41 513 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 50 50 50 to 179 acres ..................... 38 30 180 to 499 acres .................... 15 11 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 64 50 acres.. 7 649 2 961 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 24 22 acres.. 318 742 Irrigated land .................farms.. 47 44 acres.. 1 179 996 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 927 4 829 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 775 33 771 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 75 (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 851 (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 52 49 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 21 18 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 15 $100,000 or more .................... 4 10 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 402 4 878 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 990 34 111 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 84 74 Other ............................... 64 69 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 81 80 200 days or more ................... 45 49 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 115 116 number.. 18 963 26 525 Beef cows ..................farms.. 94 101 number.. 11 699 16 469 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 12 number.. 12 21 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 113 108 number.. 8 159 10 597 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. 17 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 13 number.. 367 177 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 6 9 acres.. 219 687 tons, dry.. 232 939 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 14 13 acres.. 81 (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.