1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SANDOVAL COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 353 345 Land in farms ..................acres.. 779 766 770 155 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 209 2 232 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 373 723 723 478 Average per acre .........dollars.. 178 321 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 545 27 092 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 87 87 10 to 49 acres ...................... 84 81 50 to 179 acres ..................... 62 70 180 to 499 acres .................... 41 41 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 54 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 231 234 acres.. 31 822 25 554 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 171 171 acres.. 6 410 6 761 Irrigated land .................farms.. 211 203 acres.. 10 731 8 269 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 987 15 177 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 291 43 991 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 137 2 474 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 850 12 703 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 173 146 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 49 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 40 54 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 4 $100,000 or more .................... 11 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 969 11 942 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 799 34 714 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 154 172 Other ............................... 199 173 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 193 183 200 days or more ................... 119 84 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 221 240 number.. 16 502 20 513 Beef cows ..................farms.. 192 196 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 19 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 194 212 number.. 8 709 16 564 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 11 number.. 119 92 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 6 number.. 176 141 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 41 number.. 632 1 676 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 23 number.. 529 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 10 acres.. 769 121 bushels.. 41 905 16 802 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 55 bushels.. (D) 2 050 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 116 123 acres.. 5 146 4 791 tons, dry.. 17 926 13 744 Land in orchards..............farms.. 42 52 acres.. 230 315 @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.