1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRAHAM COUNTY, ARIZONA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 317 323 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 846 497 1 852 684 Average size of farm .......acres.. 5 825 5 736 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 427 931 1 548 087 Average per acre .........dollars.. 247 270 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 616 51 719 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 56 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 54 59 50 to 179 acres ..................... 53 61 180 to 499 acres .................... 51 59 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 41 1,000 acres or more ................. 64 52 Total cropland .................farms.. 235 254 acres.. 54 762 53 925 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 199 209 acres.. 39 415 35 937 Irrigated land .................farms.. 233 228 acres.. 41 219 37 835 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 816 30 462 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 829 94 308 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 120 19 149 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 696 11 313 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 84 70 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 49 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 37 $100,000 or more .................... 80 76 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 894 25 638 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 172 79 374 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 319 323 $1,000.. 7 860 4 125 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 639 12 772 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 180 184 Other ............................... 137 139 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 156 172 200 days or more ................... 104 109 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 144 166 number.. 36 541 35 648 Beef cows ..................farms.. 112 123 number.. 21 862 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 22 number.. 20 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 128 168 number.. 19 875 19 243 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 15 number.. 9 945 16 170 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 11 number.. 16 395 23 015 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 15 number.. 226 352 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 27 number.. 409 464 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 14 acres.. 3 703 1 809 bushels.. 702 922 293 531 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 17 acres.. 509 1 544 bushels.. 42 539 127 962 Barley for grain..............farms.. 11 19 acres.. 590 1 190 bushels.. 69 751 123 150 Cotton .......................farms.. 74 85 acres.. 26 913 23 163 bales.. 43 882 40 948 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 65 88 acres.. 2 164 3 015 tons, dry.. 10 446 15 197 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 9 acres.. 208 90 Land in orchards..............farms.. 79 75 acres.. 4 513 3 792 @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. .