1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ARIZONA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 6 773 7 669 Land in farms ..................acres.. 35 037 618 36 287 794 Average size of farm .......acres.. 5 173 4 732 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 621 530 1 317 765 Average per acre .........dollars.. 316 279 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 607 55 702 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 678 2 158 10 to 49 acres ...................... 1 418 1 510 50 to 179 acres ..................... 1 048 1 133 180 to 499 acres .................... 741 910 500 to 999 acres .................... 613 678 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 275 1 280 Total cropland .................farms.. 4 356 4 840 acres.. 1 344 091 1 453 852 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 3 323 3 646 acres.. 911 355 865 817 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 965 4 241 acres.. 956 454 913 841 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 515 384 1 628 544 Average per farm .........dollars.. 223 739 212 354 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 899 242 896 681 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 616 141 731 863 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 2 241 2 494 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 695 820 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 648 775 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 779 757 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 485 583 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 462 533 $100,000 or more .................... 1 463 1 707 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 239 020 1 301 666 Average per farm .........dollars.. 182 908 169 642 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 6 774 7 673 $1,000.. 247 273 306 975 Average per farm..........dollars.. 36 503 40 007 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 3 613 3 782 Other ............................... 3 160 3 887 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 3 583 4 423 200 days or more ................... 2 382 2 997 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 3 064 3 521 number.. 928 783 1 110 912 Beef cows ..................farms.. 2 288 2 497 number.. 292 848 334 851 Milk cows ..................farms.. 305 476 number.. 88 582 86 280 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 2 777 3 302 number.. 744 147 1 009 492 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 281 331 number.. 83 262 135 414 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 181 242 number.. 150 140 237 623 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 427 456 number.. 247 068 301 279 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 513 741 number.. 391 979 331 462 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 15 23 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 108 166 acres.. 15 547 12 794 bushels.. 2 104 384 1 530 568 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 310 443 acres.. 80 533 97 407 bushels.. 6 823 397 7 991 708 Barley for grain..............farms.. 165 168 acres.. 19 984 14 654 bushels.. 1 952 678 1 365 067 Cotton .......................farms.. 887 1 199 acres.. 428 637 381 733 bales.. 895 992 1 005 493 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 242 1 402 acres.. 191 277 181 319 tons, dry.. 1 037 443 1 040 321 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 360 328 acres.. 118 125 98 138 Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 162 1 141 acres.. 68 465 74 921 @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. .