1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LA PAZ COUNTY, ARIZONA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 101 109 Land in farms ..................acres.. 246 038 226 954 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 436 2 082 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 3 611 439 3 216 670 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 480 1 521 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 175 528 244 949 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 8 20 50 to 179 acres ..................... 20 14 180 to 499 acres .................... 28 18 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 89 94 acres.. 115 686 88 820 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 82 85 acres.. 95 334 81 242 Irrigated land .................farms.. 86 92 acres.. 95 178 82 345 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 61 584 67 963 Average per farm .........dollars.. 609 743 623 509 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 60 606 67 476 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 978 487 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 16 24 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 6 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 3 6 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 8 8 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 9 $100,000 or more .................... 50 51 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 53 164 54 529 Average per farm .........dollars.. 526 378 500 270 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 101 109 $1,000.. 8 600 15 257 Average per farm..........dollars.. 85 153 139 974 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 73 75 Other ............................... 28 34 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 44 58 200 days or more ................... 26 34 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 25 23 number.. (D) (D) Beef cows ..................farms.. 24 16 number.. 1 051 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 2 number.. 3 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 21 19 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 5 number.. 19 53 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 3 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 6 number.. (D) 273 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 3 acres.. 316 345 bushels.. 40 635 40 280 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 18 acres.. 8 172 14 199 bushels.. 660 355 697 873 Barley for grain..............farms.. 3 1 acres.. 193 (D) bushels.. 22 195 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 39 33 acres.. 44 858 16 361 bales.. 109 233 44 210 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 73 56 acres.. 38 282 42 630 tons, dry.. 272 934 293 897 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 15 14 acres.. 3 773 12 401 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 18 acres.. 198 1 172 @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. .