1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 14 279 14 249 Land in farms ..................acres.. 46 849 244 46 018 005 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 281 3 230 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 645 677 582 012 Average per acre .........dollars.. 194 180 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 992 33 093 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 600 2 421 10 to 49 acres ...................... 2 611 2 710 50 to 179 acres ..................... 2 142 2 164 180 to 499 acres .................... 1 748 1 846 500 to 999 acres .................... 1 260 1 341 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 918 3 767 Total cropland .................farms.. 9 447 9 429 acres.. 2 252 970 2 279 119 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 7 213 7 269 acres.. 1 060 345 989 214 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 331 7 022 acres.. 738 272 718 449 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 258 883 1 060 112 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 163 74 399 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 375 571 261 488 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 883 312 798 624 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 4 868 5 104 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 1 840 1 802 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 1 738 1 700 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 1 852 1 828 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 1 208 1 234 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 969 966 $100,000 or more .................... 1 804 1 615 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 049 010 892 641 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 465 62 659 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 14 279 14 246 $1,000.. 196 574 165 007 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 767 11 583 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 7 540 7 243 Other ............................... 6 739 7 006 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 7 590 8 137 200 days or more ................... 4 673 4 937 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 8 964 8 926 number.. 1 589 978 1 445 062 Beef cows ..................farms.. 7 248 6 939 number.. 631 738 572 828 Milk cows ..................farms.. 650 848 number.. 110 422 58 606 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 8 426 8 517 number.. 1 181 980 1 298 570 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 496 592 number.. 20 233 44 248 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 326 373 number.. 43 633 89 200 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 156 1 363 number.. 460 700 468 264 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 899 1 363 number.. 1 363 949 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 20 19 number.. 2 026 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 398 434 acres.. 72 348 37 540 bushels.. 11 773 777 5 300 378 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 568 776 acres.. 180 421 156 979 bushels.. 8 144 520 8 680 130 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 892 1 229 acres.. 341 016 309 184 bushels.. 10 433 609 8 820 030 Cotton .......................farms.. 459 697 acres.. 53 393 79 135 bales.. 74 954 113 013 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 4 502 4 830 acres.. 267 507 276 861 tons, dry.. 934 026 960 735 Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 885 1 526 acres.. 31 648 28 529 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .