1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CURRY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 610 659 Land in farms ..................acres.. 924 678 990 255 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 516 1 503 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 501 997 522 009 Average per acre .........dollars.. 337 365 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 934 71 646 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 57 10 to 49 acres ...................... 41 34 50 to 179 acres ..................... 81 62 180 to 499 acres .................... 115 138 500 to 999 acres .................... 113 127 1,000 acres or more ................. 221 241 Total cropland .................farms.. 512 572 acres.. 454 101 474 552 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 383 451 acres.. 243 849 220 912 Irrigated land .................farms.. 221 247 acres.. 84 377 85 456 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 140 506 153 459 Average per farm .........dollars.. 230 338 232 867 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 38 237 25 246 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 102 269 128 213 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 111 109 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 84 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 66 95 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 84 104 $100,000 or more .................... 192 166 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 119 460 134 570 Average per farm .........dollars.. 195 836 204 513 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 610 658 $1,000.. 19 133 18 772 Average per farm..........dollars.. 31 365 28 529 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 378 441 Other ............................... 232 218 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 286 299 200 days or more ................... 159 177 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 377 380 number.. 120 149 126 336 Beef cows ..................farms.. 216 189 number.. 12 382 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 14 number.. 7 285 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 384 405 number.. 132 594 204 779 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 28 number.. 632 877 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 29 number.. 892 940 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 35 number.. 757 2 719 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 49 number.. (D) 1 315 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 79 82 acres.. 21 489 14 722 bushels.. 3 901 895 2 432 899 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 206 246 acres.. 63 745 50 975 bushels.. 3 199 269 3 347 435 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 321 396 acres.. 150 077 139 051 bushels.. 4 669 977 4 367 045 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 19 acres.. (D) 1 430 bales.. (D) 1 852 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 86 116 acres.. 5 719 10 313 tons, dry.. 11 629 26 234 Land in orchards..............farms.. 9 5 acres.. 103 (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. .