1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 212 212 Land in farms ..................acres.. 997 171 1 981 938 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 704 9 349 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 237 355 1 858 722 Average per acre .........dollars.. 257 191 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 781 41 937 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 42 35 50 to 179 acres ..................... 27 20 180 to 499 acres .................... 24 15 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 67 76 Total cropland .................farms.. 98 104 acres.. 18 635 23 150 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 63 65 acres.. 12 060 17 209 Irrigated land .................farms.. 75 86 acres.. 13 105 18 638 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 983 17 816 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 674 84 037 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 165 8 315 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 818 9 501 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 69 69 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 20 $100,000 or more .................... 24 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 834 15 998 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 821 75 463 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 107 121 Other ............................... 105 91 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 120 99 200 days or more ................... 75 60 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 138 135 number.. 26 436 34 226 Beef cows ..................farms.. 118 120 number.. 16 865 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 9 number.. 770 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 130 126 number.. 11 066 17 048 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 10 number.. 90 109 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 7 number.. 127 149 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 8 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 16 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 298 bushels.. (D) 22 799 Barley for grain..............farms.. 4 0 acres.. 320 0 bushels.. 26 094 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 9 11 acres.. 3 977 6 203 bales.. 10 802 14 624 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 35 32 acres.. 7 469 10 740 tons, dry.. 44 338 49 664 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 3 acres.. (D) (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 18 24 acres.. 217 232 @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.