1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 856 2 334 Land in farms ..................acres.. 729 947 1 391 456 Average size of farm .......acres.. 393 596 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 016 555 838 914 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 809 1 416 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 076 56 693 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 755 1 011 10 to 49 acres ...................... 470 527 50 to 179 acres ..................... 237 290 180 to 499 acres .................... 149 233 500 to 999 acres .................... 118 127 1,000 acres or more ................. 127 146 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 307 1 508 acres.. 376 423 423 836 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 018 1 169 acres.. 269 741 269 748 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 255 1 442 acres.. 273 339 275 592 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 504 909 548 789 Average per farm .........dollars.. 272 041 235 128 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 274 638 308 606 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 230 271 240 183 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 664 865 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 192 221 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 139 196 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 181 186 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 96 134 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 126 131 $100,000 or more .................... 458 601 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 407 403 438 282 Average per farm .........dollars.. 219 624 187 540 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 855 2 337 $1,000.. 88 594 102 878 Average per farm..........dollars.. 47 759 44 021 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 920 1 040 Other ............................... 936 1 294 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 996 1 398 200 days or more ................... 737 1 033 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 524 693 number.. 150 171 210 759 Beef cows ..................farms.. 203 298 number.. 7 812 22 945 Milk cows ..................farms.. 128 164 number.. 79 075 72 799 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 424 615 number.. 121 029 193 787 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 90 85 number.. 13 002 15 470 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 54 57 number.. 24 476 27 267 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 83 84 number.. 8 316 13 166 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 168 210 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 11 number.. 93 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 7 acres.. 520 413 bushels.. 71 392 40 362 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 70 110 acres.. 19 103 29 163 bushels.. 1 703 196 2 771 453 Barley for grain..............farms.. 65 57 acres.. 9 513 4 406 bushels.. 973 319 466 318 Cotton .......................farms.. 297 419 acres.. 142 345 144 219 bales.. 295 992 402 753 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 331 396 acres.. 52 860 48 023 tons, dry.. 287 529 253 544 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 78 67 acres.. 25 751 22 683 Land in orchards..............farms.. 369 365 acres.. 14 358 16 326 @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. .