1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRAHAM COUNTY, ARIZONA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 281 317 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 244 760 1 846 497 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 430 5 825 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 648 121 1 427 931 Average per acre .........dollars.. 377 247 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 363 71 616 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 62 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 54 54 50 to 179 acres ..................... 48 53 180 to 499 acres .................... 38 51 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 48 64 Total cropland .................farms.. 208 235 acres.. (D) 54 762 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 165 199 acres.. 38 972 39 415 Irrigated land .................farms.. 200 233 acres.. 40 164 41 219 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 56 005 34 816 Average per farm .........dollars.. 199 306 109 829 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 50 430 25 120 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 575 9 696 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 75 84 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 34 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 36 $100,000 or more .................... 65 80 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 399 25 894 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 740 81 172 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 152 180 Other ............................... 129 137 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 134 156 200 days or more ................... 96 104 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 132 144 number.. 25 165 36 541 Beef cows ..................farms.. 104 112 number.. 15 071 21 862 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 14 number.. 22 20 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 125 128 number.. 12 409 19 875 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 8 number.. (D) 9 945 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 16 395 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 11 number.. 74 226 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 21 number.. 259 409 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 10 acres.. 4 521 3 703 bushels.. 906 149 702 922 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 10 acres.. 504 509 bushels.. 45 181 42 539 Barley for grain..............farms.. 16 11 acres.. 1 651 590 bushels.. 209 113 69 751 Cotton .......................farms.. 52 74 acres.. 22 903 26 913 bales.. 42 162 43 882 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 77 65 acres.. 4 092 2 164 tons, dry.. 26 992 10 446 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 11 acres.. 769 208 Land in orchards..............farms.. 51 79 acres.. 3 745 4 513 @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.