1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRANT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 286 297 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 173 599 1 209 335 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 103 4 072 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 557 997 682 069 Average per acre .........dollars.. 133 172 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 958 25 165 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 42 56 50 to 179 acres ..................... 49 52 180 to 499 acres .................... 31 21 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 128 116 Total cropland .................farms.. 122 148 acres.. 13 428 10 433 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 58 71 acres.. 954 1 158 Irrigated land .................farms.. 98 96 acres.. 3 155 3 566 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 319 10 637 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 590 35 813 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 216 566 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 103 10 070 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 96 101 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 52 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 18 $100,000 or more .................... 21 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 696 8 461 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 412 28 488 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 154 163 Other ............................... 132 134 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 153 147 200 days or more ................... 97 91 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 243 252 number.. 37 806 40 001 Beef cows ..................farms.. 219 229 number.. 24 064 26 358 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 16 number.. 15 30 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 222 231 number.. 16 691 25 749 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 12 number.. 249 138 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 10 number.. 206 165 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 7 number.. 37 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 25 number.. 517 806 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 9 acres.. (D) 26 bushels.. (D) 1 909 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 7 acres.. 0 121 bushels.. 0 3 243 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 27 24 acres.. 788 477 tons, dry.. 2 290 1 275 Land in orchards..............farms.. 31 39 acres.. 144 232 @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.