1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CURRY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 655 610 Land in farms ..................acres.. 947 748 924 678 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 447 1 516 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 588 033 501 997 Average per acre .........dollars.. 434 337 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 247 78 934 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 48 41 50 to 179 acres ..................... 99 81 180 to 499 acres .................... 134 115 500 to 999 acres .................... 123 113 1,000 acres or more ................. 211 221 Total cropland .................farms.. 561 512 acres.. 443 861 454 101 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 351 383 acres.. 249 767 243 849 Irrigated land .................farms.. 204 221 acres.. 92 884 84 377 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 195 438 140 506 Average per farm .........dollars.. 298 378 230 338 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 47 631 38 237 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 147 807 102 269 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 207 111 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 56 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 76 66 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 58 84 $100,000 or more .................... 191 192 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 144 109 119 460 Average per farm .........dollars.. 220 349 195 836 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 371 378 Other ............................... 284 232 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 312 286 200 days or more ................... 193 159 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 338 377 number.. 149 617 120 149 Beef cows ..................farms.. 191 216 number.. 15 180 12 382 Milk cows ..................farms.. 33 16 number.. 23 855 7 285 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 332 384 number.. 168 037 132 594 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 28 number.. 214 632 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 31 number.. 381 892 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 22 number.. 849 757 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 20 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.. 83 79 acres.. 24 906 21 489 bushels.. 4 472 949 3 901 895 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 191 206 acres.. 75 401 63 745 bushels.. 3 134 301 3 199 269 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 268 321 acres.. 122 879 150 077 bushels.. 3 858 518 4 669 977 Cotton .......................farms.. 15 2 acres.. 2 037 (D) bales.. 3 434 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 96 86 acres.. 9 250 5 719 tons, dry.. 25 848 11 629 Land in orchards..............farms.. 9 9 acres.. 87 103 @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.