1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 212 236 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 981 938 1 906 756 Average size of farm .......acres.. 9 349 8 079 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 858 722 953 182 Average per acre .........dollars.. 191 118 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 937 31 627 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 48 68 10 to 49 acres ...................... 35 41 50 to 179 acres ..................... 20 19 180 to 499 acres .................... 15 15 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 76 79 Total cropland .................farms.. 104 93 acres.. 23 150 21 399 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 65 69 acres.. 17 209 10 130 Irrigated land .................farms.. 86 83 acres.. 18 638 12 479 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 816 13 504 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 037 57 222 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 315 6 079 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 501 7 425 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 69 79 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 31 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 17 $100,000 or more .................... 30 27 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 998 10 639 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 463 45 082 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 212 236 $1,000.. 961 2 627 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 531 11 133 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 121 112 Other ............................... 91 124 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 99 136 200 days or more ................... 60 93 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 135 146 number.. 34 226 34 773 Beef cows ..................farms.. 120 121 number.. (D) 20 107 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 15 number.. (D) 78 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 126 143 number.. 17 048 19 577 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 17 number.. 109 200 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 12 number.. 149 303 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 14 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 29 number.. (D) 733 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 3 acres.. 298 373 bushels.. 22 799 29 405 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 11 7 acres.. 6 203 (D) bales.. 14 624 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 32 35 acres.. 10 740 5 779 tons, dry.. 49 664 37 713 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 24 31 acres.. 232 318 @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. .