1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 UNION COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 448 460 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 227 347 2 364 443 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 972 5 140 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 681 647 644 257 Average per acre .........dollars.. 141 127 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 636 45 340 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 47 38 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 50 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 270 275 Total cropland .................farms.. 160 182 acres.. 89 715 106 297 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 105 114 acres.. 43 868 (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 88 90 acres.. 46 580 32 848 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 130 494 109 089 Average per farm .........dollars.. 291 281 237 151 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 445 6 431 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 117 049 102 658 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 69 74 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 78 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 61 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 60 60 $100,000 or more .................... 127 135 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 95 835 93 645 Average per farm .........dollars.. 213 917 203 577 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 303 326 Other ............................... 145 134 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 210 193 200 days or more ................... 125 109 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 385 377 number.. 170 998 169 312 Beef cows ..................farms.. 291 285 number.. 37 545 36 248 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 24 number.. 161 88 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 388 395 number.. 189 861 175 517 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 12 number.. 1 580 751 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 11 number.. 1 194 907 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 27 number.. 1 004 2 598 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 13 number.. (D) 722 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 34 30 acres.. 16 167 8 728 bushels.. 3 277 732 1 487 266 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 14 25 acres.. 3 503 5 269 bushels.. 159 599 210 423 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 41 47 acres.. 11 432 11 877 bushels.. 669 895 577 727 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 70 78 acres.. 11 348 9 346 tons, dry.. 26 988 21 359 Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) 13 @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.