1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 448 520 Land in farms ..................acres.. 3 472 248 3 194 736 Average size of farm .......acres.. 7 751 6 144 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 228 639 913 992 Average per acre .........dollars.. 161 148 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 267 30 383 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 164 221 10 to 49 acres ...................... 113 112 50 to 179 acres ..................... 40 53 180 to 499 acres .................... 24 29 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 88 73 Total cropland .................farms.. 179 204 acres.. 36 043 39 369 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 132 140 acres.. 24 861 25 125 Irrigated land .................farms.. 156 170 acres.. 27 455 27 376 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 576 56 669 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 106 108 978 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 769 35 597 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 806 21 072 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 184 231 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 46 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 13 $100,000 or more .................... 62 75 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 163 41 627 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 860 80 053 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 449 520 $1,000.. 4 511 11 258 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 047 21 650 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 186 205 Other ............................... 262 315 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 276 333 200 days or more ................... 179 242 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 180 191 number.. 50 938 47 133 Beef cows ..................farms.. 133 127 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 18 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 170 179 number.. 27 413 29 495 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 29 number.. 122 276 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 24 number.. 234 502 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 16 number.. 404 424 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 38 50 number.. 3 084 3 441 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 110 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 13 22 acres.. 2 579 2 034 bushels.. 239 929 150 142 Barley for grain..............farms.. 4 5 acres.. 174 162 bushels.. (D) 15 289 Cotton .......................farms.. 25 37 acres.. 15 160 13 406 bales.. 31 787 29 531 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 23 28 acres.. 1 137 1 772 tons, dry.. 4 148 7 904 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 16 11 acres.. 534 2 376 Land in orchards..............farms.. 40 43 acres.. (D) (D) @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. .