1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LINCOLN COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 337 338 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 975 017 1 881 764 Average size of farm .......acres.. 5 861 5 567 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 858 362 638 587 Average per acre .........dollars.. 139 110 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 566 26 171 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 46 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 33 34 180 to 499 acres .................... 40 40 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 169 154 Total cropland .................farms.. 96 120 acres.. 9 252 9 932 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 48 66 acres.. 597 1 418 Irrigated land .................farms.. 85 93 acres.. 3 016 4 643 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 026 12 431 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 620 36 777 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 113 207 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 913 12 224 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 106 123 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 35 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 43 $100,000 or more .................... 42 37 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 815 10 970 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 115 32 455 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 214 205 Other ............................... 123 133 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 162 154 200 days or more ................... 88 85 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 269 255 number.. 43 624 36 352 Beef cows ..................farms.. 238 231 number.. 26 493 23 141 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 30 number.. 138 121 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 262 243 number.. 22 188 19 707 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 6 number.. (D) 17 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 1 number.. 40 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 58 79 number.. 66 973 93 189 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 28 number.. 366 592 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 12 18 acres.. 357 848 tons, dry.. 1 015 2 038 Land in orchards..............farms.. 36 55 acres.. 235 378 @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.