1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HIDALGO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 146 147 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 104 820 843 401 Average size of farm .......acres.. 7 567 5 737 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 124 802 906 981 Average per acre .........dollars.. 153 160 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 243 53 952 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 11 6 50 to 179 acres ..................... 19 22 180 to 499 acres .................... 17 21 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 71 77 Total cropland .................farms.. 77 77 acres.. 23 047 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 50 59 acres.. 8 084 8 837 Irrigated land .................farms.. 60 62 acres.. 9 837 9 081 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 311 18 676 Average per farm .........dollars.. 125 417 127 049 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 668 9 510 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 643 9 166 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 22 14 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 6 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 11 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 33 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 28 $100,000 or more .................... 32 31 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 074 14 174 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 549 96 422 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 85 88 Other ............................... 61 59 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 79 77 200 days or more ................... 46 51 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 110 106 number.. 29 410 31 406 Beef cows ..................farms.. 102 97 number.. 19 246 16 764 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 11 number.. 11 15 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 106 105 number.. 13 652 16 188 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 5 number.. 100 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 4 number.. 197 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 43 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 6 number.. (D) 58 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 11 acres.. 1 278 1 576 bushels.. 198 402 221 298 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 10 8 acres.. 918 761 bushels.. 98 022 70 047 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 7 acres.. (D) 352 bushels.. (D) 29 174 Cotton .......................farms.. 12 18 acres.. 1 219 2 404 bales.. 1 433 2 268 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 22 22 acres.. 974 604 tons, dry.. 5 086 2 411 Land in orchards..............farms.. 12 5 acres.. 103 41 @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.