1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SOCORRO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 395 413 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 650 979 1 868 074 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 180 4 523 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 651 623 766 569 Average per acre .........dollars.. 165 165 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 420 32 693 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 64 10 to 49 acres ...................... 113 119 50 to 179 acres ..................... 73 76 180 to 499 acres .................... 30 34 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 117 109 Total cropland .................farms.. 245 273 acres.. 20 257 23 175 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 177 205 acres.. 10 626 13 076 Irrigated land .................farms.. 241 257 acres.. 14 664 16 180 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 229 27 563 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 872 66 738 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 686 4 339 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 543 23 223 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 111 109 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 50 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 46 $100,000 or more .................... 43 60 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 928 22 424 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 578 54 427 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 223 248 Other ............................... 172 165 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 212 207 200 days or more ................... 116 140 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 270 298 number.. 44 509 53 861 Beef cows ..................farms.. 223 235 number.. 20 398 30 630 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 34 number.. 5 460 3 378 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 257 279 number.. 22 633 38 845 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 13 number.. 17 43 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 12 number.. (D) 114 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 24 number.. 995 3 019 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 21 number.. 445 462 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 8 acres.. 351 152 bushels.. 53 558 23 036 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 7 acres.. 37 354 bushels.. 1 128 23 764 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 159 175 acres.. 9 539 11 527 tons, dry.. 39 518 46 587 Land in orchards..............farms.. 19 19 acres.. 32 362 @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.