1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SIERRA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 180 207 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 286 887 1 233 794 Average size of farm .......acres.. 7 149 5 960 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 467 495 (D) Average per acre .........dollars.. 215 (D) Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 052 33 569 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 23 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 33 31 180 to 499 acres .................... 14 28 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 74 70 Total cropland .................farms.. 106 126 acres.. (D) (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 71 98 acres.. 4 670 5 054 Irrigated land .................farms.. 95 110 acres.. 5 871 5 973 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 766 13 056 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 589 63 072 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 361 3 722 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 405 9 334 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 52 62 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 23 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 31 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 20 $100,000 or more .................... 25 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 061 10 578 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 006 51 348 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 118 130 Other ............................... 62 77 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 82 101 200 days or more ................... 44 64 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 130 124 number.. 26 809 25 253 Beef cows ..................farms.. 103 107 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 10 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 119 119 number.. 12 414 13 524 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 5 number.. 15 8 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 7 number.. 503 271 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 16 number.. 209 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 4 3 acres.. (D) 37 bales.. (D) 42 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 43 42 acres.. 2 489 1 841 tons, dry.. 15 381 7 707 Land in orchards..............farms.. 37 53 acres.. 506 1 381 @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.