1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COLFAX COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 322 303 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 227 155 2 085 387 Average size of farm .......acres.. 6 917 6 882 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 348 196 1 311 089 Average per acre .........dollars.. 187 184 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 658 36 305 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 27 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 47 46 180 to 499 acres .................... 62 44 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 134 134 Total cropland .................farms.. 191 155 acres.. 46 354 34 489 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 133 116 acres.. 17 730 13 894 Irrigated land .................farms.. 151 127 acres.. 27 224 24 685 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 236 34 827 Average per farm .........dollars.. 124 955 114 939 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 422 1 335 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 38 814 33 491 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 53 57 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 43 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 50 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 25 $100,000 or more .................... 60 57 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 979 28 493 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 623 94 037 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 208 190 Other ............................... 114 113 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 151 136 200 days or more ................... 79 84 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 261 250 number.. 58 993 57 098 Beef cows ..................farms.. 203 207 number.. 20 067 18 141 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 21 number.. 55 57 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 271 251 number.. 74 390 59 426 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 10 number.. (D) 48 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 7 number.. (D) 123 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 25 number.. 747 962 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 16 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 76 bushels.. (D) 6 240 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 125 111 acres.. 17 147 13 428 tons, dry.. 35 156 27 513 Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) (D) @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.