1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CIBOLA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 184 210 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 080 760 2 087 815 Average size of farm .......acres.. 11 308 9 942 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 490 186 1 180 005 Average per acre .........dollars.. 129 118 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 843 30 502 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 46 10 to 49 acres ...................... 32 34 50 to 179 acres ..................... 14 18 180 to 499 acres .................... 16 15 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 78 80 Total cropland .................farms.. 76 87 acres.. 22 761 26 109 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 52 54 acres.. 6 644 (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 45 49 acres.. 4 685 6 547 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 791 9 004 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 209 42 878 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 343 562 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 448 8 443 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 71 70 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 12 $100,000 or more .................... 11 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 807 8 733 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 430 41 785 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 184 209 $1,000.. 1 040 415 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 654 1 986 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 81 92 Other ............................... 103 118 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 99 125 200 days or more ................... 63 71 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 135 157 number.. 29 313 30 251 Beef cows ..................farms.. 112 137 number.. 15 179 15 273 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 13 number.. 9 47 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 125 154 number.. 17 486 16 803 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 10 number.. 0 227 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 8 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 25 number.. 9 087 22 935 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 14 number.. 90 474 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 7 acres.. (D) 772 bushels.. (D) 32 645 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 4 988 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 36 45 acres.. 3 498 4 055 tons, dry.. 4 733 10 034 Land in orchards..............farms.. 9 8 acres.. 15 13 @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. .