1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MORA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 398 398 Land in farms ..................acres.. 974 759 905 235 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 449 2 274 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 634 096 405 155 Average per acre .........dollars.. 261 179 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 555 14 613 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 54 50 to 179 acres ..................... 94 100 180 to 499 acres .................... 89 93 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 103 87 Total cropland .................farms.. 305 296 acres.. 40 639 36 680 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 247 248 acres.. 9 296 8 060 Irrigated land .................farms.. 225 209 acres.. 13 433 9 648 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 059 8 907 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 787 22 379 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 428 975 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 631 7 932 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 168 159 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 86 82 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 42 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 8 $100,000 or more .................... 21 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 473 6 391 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 381 16 057 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 183 203 Other ............................... 215 195 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 221 212 200 days or more ................... 124 107 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 331 331 number.. 26 545 22 722 Beef cows ..................farms.. 293 304 number.. 11 663 10 885 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 13 number.. 16 72 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 305 321 number.. 21 347 16 389 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 5 number.. 16 7 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 31 number.. 404 1 030 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 23 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.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 4 bushels.. (D) 75 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 240 244 acres.. 8 286 7 236 tons, dry.. 12 286 10 236 Land in orchards..............farms.. 7 5 acres.. 19 16 @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.