1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 940 964 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 463 396 1 552 865 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 557 1 611 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 369 965 565 999 Average per acre .........dollars.. 250 365 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 694 20 138 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 234 226 10 to 49 acres ...................... 298 280 50 to 179 acres ..................... 157 135 180 to 499 acres .................... 96 109 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 74 1,000 acres or more ................. 110 140 Total cropland .................farms.. 785 790 acres.. 65 078 68 156 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 690 687 acres.. 18 872 20 765 Irrigated land .................farms.. 708 682 acres.. 23 943 25 280 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 435 11 948 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 101 12 395 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 055 1 543 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 380 10 405 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 429 416 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 157 174 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 145 148 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 134 138 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 57 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 16 $100,000 or more .................... 11 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 601 10 554 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 169 10 937 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 409 428 Other ............................... 531 536 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 575 592 200 days or more ................... 297 305 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 599 628 number.. 32 497 39 644 Beef cows ..................farms.. 509 555 number.. 16 210 19 847 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 30 number.. 42 81 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 551 586 number.. 19 741 23 917 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 20 number.. 54 102 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 10 number.. 130 78 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 62 93 number.. 3 364 9 064 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 51 69 number.. 1 025 1 138 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 21 acres.. 63 77 bushels.. 5 265 4 867 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 13 acres.. 235 274 bushels.. 9 550 5 668 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 552 520 acres.. 17 793 19 263 tons, dry.. 29 485 27 477 Land in orchards..............farms.. 171 193 acres.. 609 880 @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.