1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SAN JUAN COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 666 641 Land in farms ..................acres.. (D) 1 896 131 Average size of farm .......acres.. (D) 2 958 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 313 797 953 881 Average per acre .........dollars.. (D) 317 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 824 35 496 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 194 165 10 to 49 acres ...................... 234 214 50 to 179 acres ..................... 141 162 180 to 499 acres .................... 47 58 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 545 522 acres.. 83 839 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 432 419 acres.. 60 807 61 552 Irrigated land .................farms.. 536 494 acres.. 68 589 70 036 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. (D) 51 645 Average per farm .........dollars.. (D) 80 570 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 38 193 27 446 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) 24 199 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 304 303 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 101 115 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 110 85 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 87 74 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 21 $100,000 or more .................... 16 17 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 51 404 44 271 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 299 69 066 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 298 278 Other ............................... 368 363 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 385 385 200 days or more ................... 268 269 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 367 326 number.. 39 495 45 196 Beef cows ..................farms.. 274 246 number.. 18 754 20 836 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 25 number.. 22 392 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 312 280 number.. (D) 22 405 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 34 number.. 292 228 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 20 number.. 353 334 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 75 77 number.. 18 576 30 511 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 57 62 number.. 1 054 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 23 34 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 379 360 acres.. 20 193 25 087 tons, dry.. 91 831 105 402 Land in orchards..............farms.. 43 65 acres.. 382 544 @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.