1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 QUAY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 583 586 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 855 726 1 769 177 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 183 3 019 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 514 167 425 730 Average per acre .........dollars.. 167 137 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 649 42 214 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 45 40 50 to 179 acres ..................... 83 74 180 to 499 acres .................... 93 88 500 to 999 acres .................... 90 87 1,000 acres or more ................. 262 276 Total cropland .................farms.. 418 384 acres.. 245 021 237 927 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 259 281 acres.. 107 310 106 175 Irrigated land .................farms.. 208 193 acres.. 40 519 27 386 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 630 40 484 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 691 69 085 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 359 8 327 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 271 32 157 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 108 104 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 62 77 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 109 115 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 82 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 78 74 $100,000 or more .................... 94 85 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 338 33 642 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 373 57 410 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 383 395 Other ............................... 200 191 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 271 278 200 days or more ................... 169 157 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 445 454 number.. 86 141 77 256 Beef cows ..................farms.. 379 380 number.. 34 800 32 202 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 14 number.. 161 78 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 441 453 number.. 56 722 57 096 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 17 number.. 151 393 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 15 number.. 589 592 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 15 number.. 1 074 881 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 31 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 21 acres.. 2 002 2 606 bushels.. 243 078 313 645 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 74 99 acres.. 21 932 16 463 bushels.. 896 982 589 281 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 131 159 acres.. 63 515 76 168 bushels.. 1 546 995 1 779 479 Cotton .......................farms.. 7 8 acres.. 2 389 535 bales.. 3 396 635 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 172 152 acres.. 19 223 9 457 tons, dry.. 60 248 27 806 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 6 acres.. 13 15 @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.