1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PINAL COUNTY, ARIZONA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 611 730 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 902 452 1 958 489 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 114 2 683 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 2 973 797 1 837 844 Average per acre .........dollars.. 977 722 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 126 854 118 275 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 108 122 10 to 49 acres ...................... 64 75 50 to 179 acres ..................... 79 82 180 to 499 acres .................... 86 161 500 to 999 acres .................... 134 141 1,000 acres or more ................. 140 149 Total cropland .................farms.. 457 597 acres.. 299 656 339 104 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 415 535 acres.. 209 625 186 567 Irrigated land .................farms.. 449 562 acres.. 213 265 189 691 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 322 839 402 557 Average per farm .........dollars.. 528 377 551 448 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 153 247 173 701 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 169 592 228 857 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 107 107 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 37 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 47 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 70 $100,000 or more .................... 324 393 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 271 884 326 361 Average per farm .........dollars.. 444 981 446 458 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 611 731 $1,000.. 44 219 70 267 Average per farm..........dollars.. 72 372 96 124 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 448 509 Other ............................... 163 221 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 229 328 200 days or more ................... 138 224 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 172 192 number.. 209 516 268 994 Beef cows ..................farms.. 113 129 number.. 10 964 16 548 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 29 number.. 6 437 5 573 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 159 184 number.. 261 066 367 367 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 28 number.. (D) 8 493 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 17 number.. (D) 16 167 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 21 number.. 19 758 19 892 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 38 number.. 134 078 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 5 acres.. 0 406 bushels.. 0 46 006 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 71 137 acres.. 13 254 19 332 bushels.. 1 018 812 1 408 286 Barley for grain..............farms.. 60 56 acres.. 7 332 5 713 bushels.. 668 804 501 802 Cotton .......................farms.. 302 409 acres.. 155 393 127 639 bales.. 325 896 354 634 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 89 105 acres.. 16 180 14 588 tons, dry.. 73 983 64 473 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 34 34 acres.. 4 507 5 613 Land in orchards..............farms.. 70 81 acres.. 10 327 10 089 @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. .