1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 643 1 856 Land in farms ..................acres.. 708 656 729 947 Average size of farm .......acres.. 431 393 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 383 573 1 016 555 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 944 2 809 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 318 66 076 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 693 755 10 to 49 acres ...................... 415 470 50 to 179 acres ..................... 207 237 180 to 499 acres .................... 123 149 500 to 999 acres .................... 79 118 1,000 acres or more ................. 126 127 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 061 1 307 acres.. 340 563 376 423 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 824 1 018 acres.. 296 150 269 741 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 040 1 255 acres.. 297 636 273 339 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 664 057 504 909 Average per farm .........dollars.. 404 174 272 041 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 382 451 274 638 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 281 606 230 271 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 587 664 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 159 192 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 160 139 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 145 181 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 104 96 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 62 126 $100,000 or more .................... 426 458 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 513 673 407 403 Average per farm .........dollars.. 312 834 219 624 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 776 920 Other ............................... 867 936 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 885 996 200 days or more ................... 639 737 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 487 524 number.. 170 174 150 171 Beef cows ..................farms.. 219 203 number.. 10 734 7 812 Milk cows ..................farms.. 115 128 number.. 106 945 79 075 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 423 424 number.. 115 655 121 029 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 60 90 number.. 4 700 13 002 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 54 number.. 9 985 24 476 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 49 83 number.. 7 178 8 316 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 117 168 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 3 number.. 332 93 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 17 10 acres.. 4 552 520 bushels.. 715 998 71 392 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 83 70 acres.. 28 767 19 103 bushels.. 2 540 413 1 703 196 Barley for grain..............farms.. 108 65 acres.. 25 487 9 513 bushels.. 2 512 658 973 319 Cotton .......................farms.. 185 297 acres.. 112 706 142 345 bales.. 303 173 295 992 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 307 331 acres.. 75 059 52 860 tons, dry.. 510 959 287 529 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 54 78 acres.. 23 760 25 751 Land in orchards..............farms.. 279 369 acres.. 16 103 14 358 @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.