1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 EDDY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 467 495 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 275 527 1 138 681 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 731 2 300 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 578 406 420 935 Average per acre .........dollars.. 203 189 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 783 48 212 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 87 88 10 to 49 acres ...................... 73 78 50 to 179 acres ..................... 67 83 180 to 499 acres .................... 79 68 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 117 133 Total cropland .................farms.. 320 350 acres.. 65 198 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 280 296 acres.. 44 161 45 103 Irrigated land .................farms.. 289 300 acres.. 45 983 47 209 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 84 586 40 802 Average per farm .........dollars.. 181 127 82 429 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 124 21 097 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 59 463 19 705 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 131 119 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 55 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 65 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 59 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 55 $100,000 or more .................... 86 90 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 64 172 35 698 Average per farm .........dollars.. 137 709 72 117 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 250 275 Other ............................... 217 220 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 245 259 200 days or more ................... 157 175 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 254 274 number.. 65 107 49 044 Beef cows ..................farms.. 189 207 number.. 21 773 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 31 number.. 21 153 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 234 263 number.. 34 909 26 107 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 14 number.. 17 116 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 13 number.. 15 167 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 59 number.. 9 346 24 952 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 27 number.. 2 300 2 493 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 7 6 acres.. 280 317 bushels.. 6 809 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 75 91 acres.. 9 808 9 299 bales.. 16 290 12 250 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 213 235 acres.. 29 759 29 869 tons, dry.. 160 043 151 221 Land in orchards..............farms.. 78 78 acres.. 1 719 1 263 @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.