1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 463 484 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 108 834 2 358 559 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 555 4 873 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 880 030 783 282 Average per acre .........dollars.. 200 162 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 643 24 416 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 102 117 10 to 49 acres ...................... 115 102 50 to 179 acres ..................... 77 75 180 to 499 acres .................... 36 44 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 106 110 Total cropland .................farms.. 271 301 acres.. 25 838 28 043 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 153 159 acres.. 4 575 3 720 Irrigated land .................farms.. 230 240 acres.. 8 529 7 204 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 473 19 482 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 058 40 253 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 695 1 595 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 778 17 887 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 184 194 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 48 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 71 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 34 $100,000 or more .................... 45 53 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 919 18 533 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 542 38 370 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 463 483 $1,000.. 1 285 1 306 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 775 2 703 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 263 238 Other ............................... 200 246 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 228 263 200 days or more ................... 137 170 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 294 332 number.. 58 605 72 881 Beef cows ..................farms.. 254 260 number.. 37 172 41 343 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 36 number.. 31 209 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 260 319 number.. 28 090 41 915 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 29 number.. 139 222 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 23 number.. 407 440 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 33 number.. 15 111 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 53 97 number.. 2 908 4 040 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 4 acres.. (D) 91 bushels.. (D) 11 706 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 4 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 80 96 acres.. 3 384 2 891 tons, dry.. 10 818 7 203 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 18 16 acres.. 138 169 Land in orchards..............farms.. 56 61 acres.. 224 263 @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. .