1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DONA ANA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 290 1 271 Land in farms ..................acres.. 581 436 526 407 Average size of farm .......acres.. 451 414 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 540 790 720 823 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 305 1 763 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 432 54 362 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 691 630 10 to 49 acres ...................... 285 298 50 to 179 acres ..................... 129 166 180 to 499 acres .................... 85 98 500 to 999 acres .................... 57 41 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 38 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 202 1 184 acres.. 91 148 94 405 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 164 1 133 acres.. 80 940 78 282 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 189 1 126 acres.. 82 265 80 029 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 235 484 199 700 Average per farm .........dollars.. 182 546 157 121 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 128 371 118 672 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 107 113 81 029 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 550 453 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 168 182 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 150 138 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 115 143 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 70 105 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 65 69 $100,000 or more .................... 172 181 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 177 315 158 476 Average per farm .........dollars.. 137 560 124 686 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 521 538 Other ............................... 769 733 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 746 769 200 days or more ................... 507 530 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 197 164 number.. 82 714 60 511 Beef cows ..................farms.. 121 100 number.. 7 432 10 292 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 26 number.. 38 103 30 044 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 142 139 number.. 29 486 26 713 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 26 number.. 230 216 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 13 number.. 218 333 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 36 number.. 1 049 1 041 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 39 50 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 25 acres.. 575 1 442 bushels.. 88 670 154 952 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 5 acres.. 235 64 bushels.. 21 750 4 855 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 22 acres.. 926 4 261 bushels.. 69 617 234 332 Cotton .......................farms.. 176 192 acres.. 22 016 20 896 bales.. 41 099 33 601 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 445 411 acres.. 19 947 14 905 tons, dry.. 119 761 85 043 Land in orchards..............farms.. 746 701 acres.. 21 121 18 065 @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.