1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COLFAX COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 303 303 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 085 387 1 877 995 Average size of farm .......acres.. 6 882 6 198 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 311 089 1 027 376 Average per acre .........dollars.. 184 169 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 305 28 093 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 18 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 46 37 180 to 499 acres .................... 44 53 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 134 130 Total cropland .................farms.. 155 165 acres.. 34 489 36 429 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 116 128 acres.. 13 894 17 383 Irrigated land .................farms.. 127 119 acres.. 24 685 21 438 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 827 24 857 Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 939 82 035 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 335 1 032 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 491 23 825 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 57 74 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 58 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 29 $100,000 or more .................... 57 43 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 493 23 243 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 037 76 708 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 303 303 $1,000.. 5 687 1 975 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 769 6 518 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 190 168 Other ............................... 113 135 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 136 173 200 days or more ................... 84 106 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 250 227 number.. 57 098 37 983 Beef cows ..................farms.. 207 179 number.. 18 141 15 113 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 35 number.. 57 88 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 251 241 number.. 59 426 49 883 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 12 number.. 48 120 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 7 number.. 123 117 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 25 number.. 962 696 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 28 number.. (D) 529 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 5 acres.. 76 82 bushels.. 6 240 5 038 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 19 acres.. (D) 942 bushels.. (D) 19 922 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 111 125 acres.. 13 428 16 194 tons, dry.. 27 513 29 333 Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) (D) @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. .