1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHAVES COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 562 592 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 944 354 3 112 271 Average size of farm .......acres.. 5 239 5 257 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 074 931 790 873 Average per acre .........dollars.. 194 150 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 584 64 093 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 75 81 10 to 49 acres ...................... 93 81 50 to 179 acres ..................... 66 81 180 to 499 acres .................... 80 70 500 to 999 acres .................... 51 58 1,000 acres or more ................. 197 221 Total cropland .................farms.. 333 341 acres.. (D) 120 517 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 261 260 acres.. 63 045 53 448 Irrigated land .................farms.. 288 285 acres.. 65 590 57 744 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 220 127 150 968 Average per farm .........dollars.. 391 684 255 014 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 906 26 528 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 186 220 124 440 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 114 135 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 49 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 69 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 54 69 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 61 71 $100,000 or more .................... 168 170 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 163 913 126 950 Average per farm .........dollars.. 292 181 214 442 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 345 357 Other ............................... 217 235 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 272 282 200 days or more ................... 184 188 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 336 328 number.. 164 137 131 275 Beef cows ..................farms.. 233 250 number.. 37 503 44 148 Milk cows ..................farms.. 51 44 number.. 67 118 34 086 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 332 328 number.. 117 673 113 539 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 24 number.. 350 200 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 15 number.. 372 838 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 77 126 number.. 73 305 140 041 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 32 number.. (D) 573 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 5 acres.. 1 050 509 bushels.. 173 344 67 976 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 8 8 acres.. 482 447 bushels.. 43 190 23 649 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 6 acres.. 1 556 (D) bushels.. 93 040 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 57 70 acres.. 6 954 8 536 bales.. 11 930 11 583 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 203 191 acres.. 39 419 31 291 tons, dry.. 215 694 152 305 Land in orchards..............farms.. 63 74 acres.. 3 221 2 998 @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.