1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TORRANCE COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 473 485 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 477 127 1 797 466 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 123 3 706 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 498 327 456 578 Average per acre .........dollars.. 175 116 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 918 22 863 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 47 39 50 to 179 acres ..................... 81 71 180 to 499 acres .................... 78 106 500 to 999 acres .................... 65 67 1,000 acres or more ................. 177 181 Total cropland .................farms.. 186 206 acres.. 64 825 41 390 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 76 83 acres.. 17 053 11 296 Irrigated land .................farms.. 102 95 acres.. 20 013 12 645 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 847 18 926 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 215 39 022 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 769 4 879 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 078 14 047 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 151 178 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 81 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 71 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 59 71 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 51 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 38 $100,000 or more .................... 47 46 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 144 16 251 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 034 33 437 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 256 260 Other ............................... 217 225 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 252 261 200 days or more ................... 172 172 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 373 384 number.. 41 309 41 898 Beef cows ..................farms.. 310 309 number.. 17 932 20 036 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 17 number.. 29 62 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 351 359 number.. 33 251 29 096 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 22 number.. 157 232 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 15 number.. 160 155 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 38 number.. 8 676 13 062 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 43 number.. 434 848 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 17 13 acres.. 5 612 1 262 bushels.. 721 270 152 008 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 2 acres.. 140 (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 48 52 acres.. 7 229 4 870 tons, dry.. 27 231 18 036 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 13 acres.. 63 67 @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.