1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHAVES COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 592 622 Land in farms ..................acres.. 3 112 271 2 991 513 Average size of farm .......acres.. 5 257 4 810 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 790 873 612 777 Average per acre .........dollars.. 150 129 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 093 42 378 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 81 76 10 to 49 acres ...................... 81 104 50 to 179 acres ..................... 81 82 180 to 499 acres .................... 70 106 500 to 999 acres .................... 58 56 1,000 acres or more ................. 221 198 Total cropland .................farms.. 341 384 acres.. 120 517 113 360 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 260 277 acres.. 53 448 57 766 Irrigated land .................farms.. 285 297 acres.. 57 744 64 724 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 150 968 85 499 Average per farm .........dollars.. 255 014 137 458 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 528 21 521 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 124 440 63 978 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 135 154 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 61 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 70 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 69 67 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 71 62 $100,000 or more .................... 170 160 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 126 950 71 839 Average per farm .........dollars.. 214 442 115 869 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 592 620 $1,000.. 23 323 13 038 Average per farm..........dollars.. 39 397 21 029 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 357 377 Other ............................... 235 245 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 282 318 200 days or more ................... 188 200 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 328 343 number.. 131 275 90 892 Beef cows ..................farms.. 250 259 number.. 44 148 38 632 Milk cows ..................farms.. 44 59 number.. 34 086 9 628 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 328 341 number.. 113 539 86 258 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 32 number.. 200 174 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 14 number.. 838 1 061 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 126 141 number.. 140 041 127 894 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 58 number.. 573 1 553 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 70 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 8 acres.. 509 592 bushels.. 67 976 40 204 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 8 36 acres.. 447 2 188 bushels.. 23 649 171 950 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 22 acres.. (D) 1 833 bushels.. (D) 92 786 Cotton .......................farms.. 70 110 acres.. 8 536 12 062 bales.. 11 583 19 908 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 191 225 acres.. 31 291 32 899 tons, dry.. 152 305 173 976 Land in orchards..............farms.. 74 71 acres.. 2 998 2 782 @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. .