1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LEA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 528 544 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 001 931 2 149 450 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 792 3 951 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 563 359 461 893 Average per acre .........dollars.. 161 115 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 190 31 949 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 85 50 to 179 acres ..................... 102 66 180 to 499 acres .................... 77 80 500 to 999 acres .................... 56 46 1,000 acres or more ................. 192 208 Total cropland .................farms.. 315 325 acres.. 103 501 98 045 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 174 178 acres.. 38 726 30 577 Irrigated land .................farms.. 199 207 acres.. 40 985 35 126 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 60 392 42 220 Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 379 77 611 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 490 9 096 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 44 902 33 124 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 163 172 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 54 67 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 70 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 59 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 39 $100,000 or more .................... 81 85 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 50 080 35 057 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 849 64 444 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 273 281 Other ............................... 255 263 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 280 277 200 days or more ................... 185 204 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 364 380 number.. 76 041 73 263 Beef cows ..................farms.. 280 291 number.. 28 998 31 464 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 34 number.. 11 238 4 570 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 348 358 number.. 43 326 46 093 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 22 number.. 266 225 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 14 number.. 439 776 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 31 number.. 7 792 8 654 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 30 number.. (D) 561 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 2 acres.. 364 (D) bushels.. 40 398 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 11 16 acres.. 2 464 5 689 bushels.. 81 211 380 443 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 29 acres.. 2 966 5 177 bushels.. 115 131 198 351 Cotton .......................farms.. 31 23 acres.. 9 531 4 589 bales.. 12 984 4 805 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 98 87 acres.. 14 264 7 032 tons, dry.. 53 718 28 835 Land in orchards..............farms.. 36 50 acres.. 531 655 @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.