1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BERNALILLO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 504 434 Land in farms ..................acres.. 415 263 (D) Average size of farm .......acres.. 824 (D) Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 393 646 316 173 Average per acre .........dollars.. 436 386 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 894 23 749 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 254 202 10 to 49 acres ...................... 138 123 50 to 179 acres ..................... 51 38 180 to 499 acres .................... 21 28 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 376 289 acres.. 18 026 17 393 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 281 203 acres.. 8 289 6 896 Irrigated land .................farms.. 331 238 acres.. 10 042 7 445 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 553 26 693 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 748 61 505 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 151 2 956 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 402 23 737 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 298 248 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 76 60 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 4 $100,000 or more .................... 20 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 508 22 697 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 771 52 296 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 503 434 $1,000.. 1 754 3 190 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 487 7 351 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 179 146 Other ............................... 325 288 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 307 300 200 days or more ................... 213 221 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 216 181 number.. 15 563 14 838 Beef cows ..................farms.. 139 117 number.. 5 366 5 176 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 21 number.. 4 802 4 688 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 146 147 number.. 8 118 9 283 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 15 number.. 200 481 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 15 number.. 327 712 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 24 number.. (D) 2 550 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 55 46 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 8 acres.. 78 118 bushels.. 12 335 9 193 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 7 577 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 193 155 acres.. 7 583 6 055 tons, dry.. 15 534 17 402 Land in orchards..............farms.. 75 34 acres.. 174 95 @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. .