1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NAVAJO COUNTY, ARIZONA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 375 376 Land in farms ..................acres.. 7 229 585 7 687 460 Average size of farm .......acres.. 19 279 20 445 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 3 188 606 3 091 955 Average per acre .........dollars.. 165 150 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 443 32 625 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 75 100 10 to 49 acres ...................... 85 66 50 to 179 acres ..................... 66 64 180 to 499 acres .................... 37 25 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 92 94 Total cropland .................farms.. 228 211 acres.. 18 933 24 762 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 138 125 acres.. 5 579 4 878 Irrigated land .................farms.. 182 154 acres.. 6 357 8 869 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 818 29 060 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 181 77 288 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 044 1 315 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 774 27 746 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 166 151 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 16 $100,000 or more .................... 32 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 149 20 619 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 065 54 694 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 375 377 $1,000.. 3 060 8 176 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 160 21 686 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 163 143 Other ............................... 212 233 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 233 262 200 days or more ................... 159 170 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 269 303 number.. 47 005 57 684 Beef cows ..................farms.. 209 227 number.. 29 254 35 565 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 46 number.. 337 195 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 231 287 number.. 25 787 29 113 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 21 number.. 42 631 80 506 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 17 number.. 81 727 124 041 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 77 76 number.. 46 764 63 632 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 36 50 number.. 919 1 782 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. 245 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 19 acres.. 1 676 127 bushels.. 92 077 5 943 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 5 acres.. 280 124 bushels.. 11 863 1 649 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 64 79 acres.. 1 861 2 098 tons, dry.. 6 387 5 758 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 20 25 acres.. 456 1 372 Land in orchards..............farms.. 40 16 acres.. 272 46 @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. .