1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MC KINLEY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 224 213 Land in farms ..................acres.. 3 157 138 3 224 090 Average size of farm .......acres.. 14 094 15 137 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 396 217 2 564 078 Average per acre .........dollars.. 99 168 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 768 28 092 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 23 20 50 to 179 acres ..................... 37 31 180 to 499 acres .................... 32 26 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 84 70 Total cropland .................farms.. 75 72 acres.. (D) (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 32 32 acres.. 1 804 2 651 Irrigated land .................farms.. 34 25 acres.. 3 869 1 635 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 330 10 184 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 651 47 812 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 74 73 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 256 10 111 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 92 91 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 48 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 17 31 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 6 $100,000 or more .................... 8 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 804 7 937 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 029 37 261 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 88 99 Other ............................... 136 114 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 131 122 200 days or more ................... 72 61 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 183 167 number.. 26 948 32 895 Beef cows ..................farms.. 144 142 number.. (D) 20 791 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 7 number.. (D) 71 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 177 163 number.. 15 866 18 227 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 10 number.. 247 296 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 11 number.. (D) 472 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 65 60 number.. 36 424 60 738 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 6 number.. 164 260 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 13 acres.. 32 433 bushels.. 2 130 12 598 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 25 26 acres.. 1 741 1 403 tons, dry.. 4 578 3 310 Land in orchards..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) @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.