1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 14 094 14 279 Land in farms ..................acres.. 45 787 108 46 849 244 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 249 3 281 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 625 307 645 677 Average per acre .........dollars.. 195 194 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 047 36 992 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 594 2 600 10 to 49 acres ...................... 2 618 2 611 50 to 179 acres ..................... 2 163 2 142 180 to 499 acres .................... 1 721 1 748 500 to 999 acres .................... 1 232 1 260 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 766 3 918 Total cropland .................farms.. 9 435 9 447 acres.. 2 179 428 2 252 970 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 7 008 7 213 acres.. 1 079 953 1 060 345 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 444 7 331 acres.. 804 616 738 272 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 617 708 1 258 883 Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 780 88 163 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 462 178 375 571 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 155 530 883 312 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 5 097 4 868 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 1 811 1 840 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 1 710 1 738 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 1 755 1 852 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 1 099 1 208 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 896 969 $100,000 or more .................... 1 726 1 804 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 204 227 1 049 010 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 558 73 465 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 7 197 7 540 Other ............................... 6 897 6 739 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 7 506 7 590 200 days or more ................... 4 592 4 673 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 8 677 8 964 number.. 1 676 171 1 589 978 Beef cows ..................farms.. 6 894 7 248 number.. 581 812 631 738 Milk cows ..................farms.. 523 650 number.. 215 844 110 422 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 8 094 8 426 number.. 1 308 236 1 181 980 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 346 496 number.. 6 114 20 233 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 246 326 number.. 7 997 43 633 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 917 1 156 number.. 291 808 460 700 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 669 899 number.. (D) 1 363 949 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 11 20 number.. (D) 2 026 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 316 398 acres.. 80 122 72 348 bushels.. 13 795 021 11 773 777 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 496 568 acres.. 188 615 180 421 bushels.. 7 059 484 8 144 520 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 711 892 acres.. 264 190 341 016 bushels.. 8 605 057 10 433 609 Cotton .......................farms.. 459 459 acres.. 67 996 53 393 bales.. 113 281 74 954 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 4 616 4 502 acres.. 318 213 267 507 tons, dry.. 1 207 842 934 026 Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 744 1 885 acres.. 33 600 31 648 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.