1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BERNALILLO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 468 504 Land in farms ..................acres.. 464 801 415 263 Average size of farm .......acres.. 993 824 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 402 766 393 646 Average per acre .........dollars.. 436 436 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 345 15 894 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 254 254 10 to 49 acres ...................... 106 138 50 to 179 acres ..................... 45 51 180 to 499 acres .................... 29 21 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 336 376 acres.. 17 672 18 026 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 241 281 acres.. 7 507 8 289 Irrigated land .................farms.. 303 331 acres.. 11 021 10 042 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 028 22 553 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 298 44 748 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 566 3 151 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 462 19 402 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 272 298 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 79 76 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 7 $100,000 or more .................... 19 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 257 20 508 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 084 40 771 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 151 179 Other ............................... 317 325 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 261 307 200 days or more ................... 177 213 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 178 216 number.. 17 625 15 563 Beef cows ..................farms.. 104 139 number.. 4 525 5 366 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 18 number.. 6 560 4 802 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 135 146 number.. 10 317 8 118 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 29 number.. 129 200 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 18 number.. 71 327 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 36 number.. 1 960 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 45 55 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. 90 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 9 acres.. (D) 78 bushels.. (D) 12 335 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 165 193 acres.. 6 665 7 583 tons, dry.. 30 320 15 534 Land in orchards..............farms.. 61 75 acres.. 189 174 @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.