1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SANTA FE COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 336 313 Land in farms ..................acres.. 651 977 517 952 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 940 1 655 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 685 048 466 739 Average per acre .........dollars.. 312 267 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 229 19 771 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 94 104 10 to 49 acres ...................... 87 78 50 to 179 acres ..................... 47 32 180 to 499 acres .................... 30 32 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 58 47 Total cropland .................farms.. 188 202 acres.. 23 231 23 576 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 129 145 acres.. 9 524 7 877 Irrigated land .................farms.. 152 155 acres.. 10 863 8 471 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 507 7 984 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 223 25 508 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 580 3 140 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 927 4 844 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 181 187 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 27 23 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 11 $100,000 or more .................... 16 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 670 7 013 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 851 22 477 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 127 123 Other ............................... 209 190 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 199 191 200 days or more ................... 135 119 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 174 162 number.. 19 698 12 593 Beef cows ..................farms.. 128 136 number.. (D) 6 936 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 9 number.. (D) 83 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 149 129 number.. 9 230 8 409 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 21 number.. 67 150 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 11 number.. 29 224 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 19 number.. 271 311 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 36 number.. 514 965 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 11 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 6 acres.. (D) 397 bushels.. (D) 9 090 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 87 95 acres.. 4 585 3 959 tons, dry.. 12 719 13 225 Land in orchards..............farms.. 44 38 acres.. 147 108 @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.