1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LUNA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 192 185 Land in farms ..................acres.. 603 428 797 117 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 143 4 309 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 738 486 727 478 Average per acre .........dollars.. 243 168 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 427 86 450 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 28 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 20 32 180 to 499 acres .................... 45 34 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 66 72 Total cropland .................farms.. 129 113 acres.. (D) (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 108 103 acres.. 30 560 28 501 Irrigated land .................farms.. 116 108 acres.. 31 184 29 732 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 067 49 784 Average per farm .........dollars.. 255 557 269 105 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 38 424 35 190 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 643 14 594 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 33 28 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 14 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 13 6 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 19 17 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 21 $100,000 or more .................... 68 76 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 538 41 817 Average per farm .........dollars.. 190 305 224 822 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 133 133 Other ............................... 59 52 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 67 73 200 days or more ................... 37 42 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 103 91 number.. 29 121 37 108 Beef cows ..................farms.. 89 77 number.. (D) 14 578 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 5 number.. (D) 5 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 95 91 number.. 19 534 23 789 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 24 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 5 number.. 60 116 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 10 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 5 acres.. 719 866 bushels.. 70 802 40 394 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 28 13 acres.. 1 935 977 bushels.. 157 567 72 299 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 9 acres.. 1 853 1 881 bushels.. 169 330 112 887 Cotton .......................farms.. 45 34 acres.. 6 448 3 887 bales.. 11 799 6 001 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 46 32 acres.. 5 017 2 730 tons, dry.. 23 028 15 587 Land in orchards..............farms.. 32 25 acres.. 1 471 1 763 @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.