1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ROOSEVELT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 738 734 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 419 250 1 646 707 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 923 2 243 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 521 346 455 070 Average per acre .........dollars.. 275 191 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 653 67 177 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 82 85 50 to 179 acres ..................... 138 100 180 to 499 acres .................... 126 131 500 to 999 acres .................... 113 105 1,000 acres or more ................. 249 286 Total cropland .................farms.. 562 527 acres.. 348 902 378 637 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 340 371 acres.. 197 780 218 667 Irrigated land .................farms.. 207 238 acres.. 68 168 76 365 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 128 293 96 081 Average per farm .........dollars.. 173 839 130 901 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 38 885 40 312 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 89 408 55 769 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 228 114 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 54 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 50 74 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 104 124 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 84 93 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 61 74 $100,000 or more .................... 157 180 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 94 806 79 286 Average per farm .........dollars.. 128 464 107 872 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 421 475 Other ............................... 317 259 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 349 336 200 days or more ................... 222 204 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 413 494 number.. 96 963 81 783 Beef cows ..................farms.. 273 335 number.. 20 067 23 036 Milk cows ..................farms.. 41 49 number.. 31 600 13 812 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 398 498 number.. 56 062 59 543 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 32 number.. 383 811 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 26 number.. 1 018 1 288 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 25 number.. 1 715 1 354 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 25 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 32 53 acres.. 11 873 17 501 bushels.. 1 686 780 2 706 941 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 139 169 acres.. 80 550 85 087 bushels.. 2 410 610 3 482 116 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 159 203 acres.. 48 431 79 565 bushels.. 1 290 546 2 016 429 Cotton .......................farms.. 35 15 acres.. 7 009 2 662 bales.. 9 780 2 957 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 152 146 acres.. 25 151 16 858 tons, dry.. 73 265 52 005 Land in orchards..............farms.. 15 12 acres.. 87 146 @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.