1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 164 179 Land in farms ..................acres.. 334 284 346 266 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 038 1 934 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 629 616 1 276 697 Average per acre .........dollars.. 743 654 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 802 18 918 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 29 50 to 179 acres ..................... 45 36 180 to 499 acres .................... 20 34 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 42 38 Total cropland .................farms.. 76 75 acres.. 11 610 9 928 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 39 31 acres.. 1 202 (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 57 42 acres.. 6 580 6 828 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 751 6 741 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 967 37 659 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 339 447 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 412 6 294 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 43 43 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 20 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 17 $100,000 or more .................... 14 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 403 5 414 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 847 30 416 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 164 178 $1,000.. 271 750 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 654 4 213 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 87 95 Other ............................... 77 84 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 76 103 200 days or more ................... 40 63 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 111 137 number.. 15 177 24 895 Beef cows ..................farms.. 100 122 number.. 10 921 16 717 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 15 number.. 12 31 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 108 133 number.. 9 690 17 156 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 7 number.. 46 60 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 4 number.. 52 29 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 4 number.. 114 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 24 number.. 322 534 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 15 14 acres.. 985 1 754 tons, dry.. 2 495 4 952 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 3 acres.. 25 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 17 16 acres.. 233 222 @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. .