1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 643 661 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 556 803 2 579 730 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 976 3 903 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 762 327 720 571 Average per acre .........dollars.. 189 177 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 280 20 502 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 76 55 50 to 179 acres ..................... 109 116 180 to 499 acres .................... 117 134 500 to 999 acres .................... 91 100 1,000 acres or more ................. 207 222 Total cropland .................farms.. 357 358 acres.. 50 498 53 605 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 231 214 acres.. 7 742 5 760 Irrigated land .................farms.. 224 226 acres.. 11 653 8 025 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 654 17 993 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 121 27 222 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 092 271 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 562 17 723 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 317 311 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 110 103 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 107 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 83 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 6 $100,000 or more .................... 33 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 794 17 489 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 160 26 459 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 295 338 Other ............................... 348 323 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 372 379 200 days or more ................... 185 187 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 529 554 number.. 61 081 59 448 Beef cows ..................farms.. 453 508 number.. 31 375 32 654 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 32 number.. 77 89 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 491 517 number.. 38 775 36 793 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 25 number.. 42 172 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 12 number.. (D) 137 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 31 number.. (D) 1 082 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 44 number.. 469 1 295 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 11 acres.. 86 68 bushels.. 5 206 4 169 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 5 acres.. 450 390 bushels.. (D) 18 330 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 4 acres.. 500 (D) bushels.. 24 033 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 197 183 acres.. 6 545 4 712 tons, dry.. 15 279 7 322 Land in orchards..............farms.. 16 20 acres.. 28 58 @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.