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TRENDS IN U.S.
AND ARIZONA AGRICULTURE
Trends in U.S. Agriculture – A 20th Century Time Capsule
Beginning End of
of Century Century
Number of Farms 5,739,657 2,215,876
Average Farm Acreage 147 acres 431 acres
Crops: Percent of Farms Growing:
Corn for Grain 82% 20%Hay 62% 46%
Vegetables 61% 2.7%
Potatoes 49% 0.5%
Orchards 48% 5.6%
Oats 37% 4.3%
Soybeans 0% 17%
Trends in U.S. Agriculture – A 20th Century Time Capsule
Beginning End of
of Century Century
Livestock: Percent of Farms Raising:
Cattle 85% 54%
Milk Cows 79% 5.6%
Hogs and Pigs 76% 5.6%
Chickens 97% 5%
Farm Mechanization: Percent of Farms With:
Wheel Tractors 4% 89%
Horses 79% 22%
Mules 26% 2%
Trends in U.S. Agriculture – A 20th Century Time Capsule
Beginning End of
of Century Century
Government Payments: $ 0 $ 5 billion
% of Population Living on Farms 39.2% 1.8%
% of Labor Force on Farms 38.8% 1.7%
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010
Arizona
Durum Wheat - Acres Harvested
1982-2010
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010
Arizona
Winter Wheat - Acres Harvested
1982-2010
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010
ArizonaGrain Sorghum - Acres Harvested
1982-2010Official Estimates Not Available During the 1990s. 1992 data is from 1992
Census of Agriculture
05,000
10,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,000
1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009
ArizonaSorghum for Silage - Acres Harvested
1981-2009
Official Estimates Not Available During the
1990s.
0
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
700,000
1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009
Arizona
Upland Cotton - Acres Harvested
1981-2009
020,00040,00060,00080,000
100,000120,000140,000160,000180,000200,000220,000240,000260,000
1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009
Arizona
Pima Cotton - Acres Harvested
1981-2009
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010
Arizona
Alfalfa Hay - Acres Harvested
1982-2010
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009
Arizona
Corn for Silage - Acres Harvested
1981-2009
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009
Arizona
Head Lettuce - Acres Harvested
1980-2009
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009
Arizona
Leaf Lettuce - Acres Harvested
1993-2009
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009
Arizona
Romaine Lettuce - Acres Harvested
1992-2009
0
4,000
8,000
12,000
16,000
20,000
1980 1986 1992 1998 2004 2009
ArizonaCantaloupes - Acres Harvested
1980-2009
Estimates were discountinued after 1980 and
resumed in 1992
0500
1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,500
1980 1988 1992 1997 2003 2009
Arizona
Honeydews - Acres Harvested
1980-2009
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009
Arizona
Lemons - Acres Harvested
1989-2009
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009
ArizonaTangerines - Acres Harvested
1989-2009
Includes Tangelos
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009
Arizona
Valencia Oranges - Acres Harvested
1989-2009
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009
Arizona
Navel Oranges - Acres Harvested
1989-2009
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009
Arizona
Grapefruit - Acres Harvested
1989-2009
0
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010
Arizona
All Cattle Inventory
January 1, 1982-2010
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010
Arizona
Milk Cow Inventory
January 1, 1982-2010
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010
Arizona
Beef Cow Inventory
January 1, 1982-2010
0
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010
Arizona
Cattle On Feed Inventory
January 1, 1982-2010