1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TAOS COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 422 440 Land in farms ..................acres.. 310 284 324 476 Average size of farm .......acres.. 735 737 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 390 492 339 908 Average per acre .........dollars.. 554 523 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 650 20 152 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 76 10 to 49 acres ...................... 164 169 50 to 179 acres ..................... 117 116 180 to 499 acres .................... 34 37 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 391 388 acres.. 26 849 31 032 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 354 348 acres.. 11 089 10 045 Irrigated land .................farms.. 361 369 acres.. 14 145 12 833 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 748 (D) Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 882 (D) Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 317 (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 431 (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 219 249 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 71 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 72 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 31 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 1 $100,000 or more .................... 5 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 662 2 149 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 322 4 883 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 164 186 Other ............................... 258 254 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 258 270 200 days or more ................... 108 138 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 276 289 number.. 7 569 (D) Beef cows ..................farms.. 249 273 number.. 4 140 4 649 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 12 number.. 29 19 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 241 249 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 22 number.. 36 73 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 6 number.. 5 72 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 43 59 number.. 997 2 180 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 28 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 7 acres.. 33 19 bushels.. 3 300 1 196 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 1 acres.. 390 (D) bushels.. 5 381 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 331 329 acres.. 10 632 9 653 tons, dry.. 18 323 15 942 Land in orchards..............farms.. 17 16 acres.. 30 53 @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.