1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 APACHE COUNTY, ARIZONA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 332 380 Land in farms ..................acres.. 5 785 707 5 779 528 Average size of farm .......acres.. 17 427 15 209 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 2 087 919 1 868 852 Average per acre .........dollars.. 122 126 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 092 21 748 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 79 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 66 50 to 179 acres ..................... 63 51 180 to 499 acres .................... 37 36 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 41 1,000 acres or more ................. 101 107 Total cropland .................farms.. 182 215 acres.. 31 210 36 898 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 122 143 acres.. 6 839 (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 150 161 acres.. 13 968 13 576 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 302 17 594 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 078 46 300 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 298 1 371 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 004 16 223 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 135 149 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 71 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 20 $100,000 or more .................... 16 21 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 064 14 945 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 336 39 434 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 332 379 $1,000.. 3 309 1 798 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 967 4 743 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 151 139 Other ............................... 181 241 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 200 259 200 days or more ................... 132 158 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 253 300 number.. 53 984 57 691 Beef cows ..................farms.. 231 234 number.. 30 821 32 415 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 31 number.. 79 87 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 240 293 number.. 29 469 34 886 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 10 number.. 109 35 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 2 number.. 116 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 58 66 number.. 90 028 107 181 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 37 number.. 758 906 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 25 acres.. 1 565 2 114 bushels.. 36 141 49 287 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 4 acres.. 133 (D) bushels.. (D) 44 676 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 95 122 acres.. 4 631 7 128 tons, dry.. 9 567 22 784 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 6 acres.. (D) (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 16 10 acres.. 63 (D) @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .