1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 528 609 Land in farms ..................acres.. 229 365 272 399 Average size of farm .......acres.. 434 447 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 695 369 1 452 113 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 349 3 356 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 369 112 140 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 129 113 10 to 49 acres ...................... 141 190 50 to 179 acres ..................... 80 106 180 to 499 acres .................... 70 78 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 50 1,000 acres or more ................. 63 72 Total cropland .................farms.. 505 565 acres.. 207 385 222 532 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 487 538 acres.. 188 887 186 954 Irrigated land .................farms.. 503 548 acres.. 189 736 194 452 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 402 187 356 150 Average per farm .........dollars.. 761 719 584 812 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) 256 493 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) 99 657 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 116 120 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 52 74 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 53 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 48 60 $100,000 or more .................... 191 197 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 318 944 282 787 Average per farm .........dollars.. 605 207 463 586 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 527 610 $1,000.. 75 151 72 147 Average per farm..........dollars.. 142 602 118 273 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 290 319 Other ............................... 238 290 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 288 334 200 days or more ................... 205 240 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 47 66 number.. (D) (D) Beef cows ..................farms.. 12 38 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 7 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 41 47 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 17 number.. 15 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 14 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 11 number.. 17 671 21 622 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 27 number.. 575 811 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 103 97 acres.. 35 956 28 024 bushels.. 3 093 866 2 629 648 Barley for grain..............farms.. 9 20 acres.. 1 352 2 798 bushels.. 155 233 235 274 Cotton .......................farms.. 76 108 acres.. 27 210 34 849 bales.. 60 897 97 177 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 201 235 acres.. 45 999 43 476 tons, dry.. 263 316 291 439 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 70 68 acres.. 75 892 49 796 Land in orchards..............farms.. 246 256 acres.. 26 206 31 118 @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. .